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

Press release from the Lower Merion Township:

09/15/2021 5:00 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 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 for Sheldon Lane pollinator garden

Institution(s) - Beth Am Israel, Penn Valley for the congregation’s environmental stewardship and advocacy initiatives, and 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 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 Return2Tiffin 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

Winners will be recognized at a special virtual awards ceremony to be held on September 30 from 6:30 to 9pm.

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