2010 Award Ceremony

Photos of all funded projects can be viewed on the
Funded Projects page.

Carmel Green Teen Micro-Grant recipients celebrate with Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard at the check presentation ceremonies at Carmel Japanese Gardens on March 27, 2010.

A Carmel Green Teen Micro-Grant Program representative congratulated the grant recipients and their sponsors for their commitment to community service and to the environment.

Boy Scout Troop 180 was awarded $825 to plant 75 trees at West Park. They will work with the Carmel Clay Parks Department to choose drought- and pest-resistant trees that are native to Indiana.

Representatives from MOSAICS school receive their $1000 check to help fund the MOSAICS’ Family organic teaching garden at their school. The school garden will have both educational and therapeutic components.

Mayor Jim Brainard looks on as a Carmel Green Teen representative awards the Towne Meadow Elementary School brownies their check to promote alternatives to disposable plastic water bottles at their school.

Towne Meadow Elementary Brownie Troop 88 accepts $650 to fund their “Ban the Bottle, Try the Tap!” educational program.

A Girl Scout from Carmel Troop 1166 describes the Flutter Flowers butterfly habitat projects.

Girl Scout troop 1166 received over $1000 for their two projects to reintroduce butterfly habitats at the Clay Middle School Eco-lab and at Carey Ridge Park.

Carmel Green Teen youth members are students at Carmel High School. This program is only one of many service projects carried out by Carmel Area Roots & Shoots youth members to benefit people, animals, and the environment. Roots & Shoots is a program of the Jane Goodall Institute. See rootsandshoots.org.