Lower Merion Township: Go For The Green Awards-Now A Virtual Event

Press release from the Lower Merion Township:

09/15/2021 12:00 PM

The Lower Merion Township Environmental Advisory Council and Shade Tree Commission  and the Narberth Borough Environmental Advisory Council will host the annual “Go for the Green” Awards to recognize Lower Merion and Narberth residents, businesses, organizations and schools for significant contributions to improve or protect the environment and the natural resources, and to raise awareness about important environmental issues.

Winners will be recognized at a virtual awards ceremony to be held on September 30, 2021, from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm via ZOOM online platform.

To RSVP for the virtual event, please contact Paloma Vila via email at eac@lowermerion.org or phone at (610) 645-6149.

The 2021 Go For The Green Winners are:

Resident 

Joe MacNeal, Ardmore for environmental stewardship and advocacy

Neighbors Working Together

Delmont Street neighbors for streetscape greening

Organization

Ardmore Progressive Civic Association, President Micah Snead for the Sheldon Lane pollinator garden

Institution(s) 

Beth Am Israel, Penn Valley for the congregation’s environmental stewardship and advocacy initiatives

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Ardmore for the congregation’s Creation Care initiatives

Sustainability

Climate Action Narbs  Nearbs (CANN), Stacey Griffin and Amy Feldman

Green Design and Development  

 Refugia Design/Build for residential meadow conversion at Amies Lane in Bryn Mawr

Tishman Speyer - Janet Giuliani, Andropogon Associates, Ltd. and Yaki Midovnik, ASLA for One Bala, Bala Cynwyd for commercial green redevelopment/renovation

Penn’s Wood

Alan Wood, Gladwyne for tree stewardship and advocacy

Commercial Business

Tiffin Indian Cuisine, Wynnewood and Bryn Mawr for Turn2Tiffin initiative to reduce single-use plastic waste

Green Mobility and Transportation

Narberth Cycling Club, Kimberley Bezak for active transportation and cycling/pedestrian pathways advocacy

Honorable Mention

Bethel AME of Ardmore for their victory garden supporting pollinators and composting program

Bryn Mawr Beautiful for streetscape greening in the Bryn Mawr commercial district 

Peace Advocacy Network for supporting the vegan lifestyle and their recycling initiative 

This press release was produced by the Lower Merion Township. The views expressed here are the author’s own.