USAgain awards Pui Tak Christian School with $1,000 grand prize for 8th annual Earth Month Challenge

Chicago’s Pui Tak Christian School is the champion in the eighth annual Earth Month Challenge. At 2:30 p.m., on Thurs., May 29, Pui Tak received its $1,000 prize in an open-to-the-press school assembly.

USAgain, the for-profit textile recycling company that runs the competition each year, encouraged nationwide schools to get involved in the mission to reuse and recycle textiles. For its hard work and collection efforts, Pui Tak (located at 2301 S. Wentworth Ave.) collected a sum total of 4,415 pounds of deposits during Earth Month in April.

“We are so pleased to be receiving the first place prize for this competition,” said Bonnie Ho, Pui Tak Christian School’s principal. “Through the combined efforts of our school, Chinese Christian Union Church, Oak Park Bible Church, Wheaton Alliance Church and the Chinatown community, we are helping make the world a healthier and safer place for future generations by reducing textile waste.”

The other top four schools earned cash prizes ranging from $100 to $750. Click here to read more.