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ERM is Giving Back Every Day through the ERM Foundation “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” – Sir Winston Churchill President’s Message Dear ERM Colleagues, The ERM Foundation in North America experienced quite a few changes in 2011 that I am confident will help to heighten the Foundation’s profile and sustain the Foundation for years to come. During 2011, under the guidance of Foundation Board member and ERM founder, Paul Woodruff, we launched the Sustainability Fellowship program and awarded the inaugural award to Mr. Jesse Randall for his entrepreneurial concept called EnergyBLOC. The launch of the Sustainability Fellowship Program is the culmination of an idea fostered by Mr. Woodruff and a select few key founding ERM Partners 10 years ago. Many thanks to Paul’s leadership to advance this fellowship program. Also in 2011, we drafted an updated strategic plan. In keeping with ERM’s focus on sustainable business practices, the North America Foundation’s updated strategic plan is more closely aligned with the goals and initiatives of the operating company. We are confident that this alignment will serve to benefit both organizations, and will help raise the profile of both organizations as leaders in Sustainable Business Practices and provide ERMers with greater opportunities to support the Foundation’s good works programs. Two themes – Giving and Giving Back – weave through the work of the ERM Foundation-North America. The synergy between them is powerful and takes many forms during the course of a year. It is a pancake breakfast where ERMers gather to inspire campaign giving; it is a river clean-up or tree- planting event uniting ERMers in support of their communities; and it is the construction of a bridge in rural Kenya connecting 4,200 people to year-round health care, education and clean water, made possible by your generosity. This report tells the story of your commitment to improve lives and your pledge to minimize our environmental footprint. Together, we are building a sustainable future for communities local and afar. As I complete my term as Board President, I hand the gavel to Rob Livermore with great pride in the work that we have all accomplished and the lives we have bettered. I continue to be humbled and inspired by your unwavering commitment to give and to give back. With gratitude, David T. Murtha, QEP 2010-2011 President, Board of Directors ERM Foundation-North America 2011 Report to the ERM Community

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ERM is Giving Back Every Day through the ERM Foundation“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”

– Sir Winston Churchill

President’s Message

Dear ERM Colleagues,

The ERM Foundation in North America experienced quite a few changes in 2011 that I am confident will help to heighten the Foundation’s profile and sustain the Foundation for years to come. During 2011, under the guidance of Foundation Board member and ERM founder, Paul Woodruff, we launched the Sustainability Fellowship program and awarded the inaugural award to Mr. Jesse Randall for his entrepreneurial concept called EnergyBLOC. The launch of the Sustainability Fellowship Program is the culmination of an idea fostered by Mr. Woodruff and a select few key founding ERM Partners 10 years ago. Many thanks to Paul’s leadership to advance this fellowship program.

Also in 2011, we drafted an updated strategic plan. In keeping with ERM’s focus on sustainable business practices, the North America Foundation’s updated strategic plan is more closely aligned with the goals and initiatives of the operating company. We are confident that this alignment will serve to benefit both organizations, and will help raise the profile of both organizations as leaders in Sustainable Business Practices and provide ERMers with greater opportunities to support the Foundation’s good works programs.

Two themes – Giving and Giving Back – weave through the work of the ERM Foundation-North America. The synergy between them is powerful and takes many forms during the course of a year. It is a pancake breakfast where ERMers gather to inspire campaign giving; it is a river clean-up or tree-planting event uniting ERMers in support of their communities; and it is the construction of a bridge in rural Kenya connecting 4,200 people to year-round health care, education and clean water, made possible by your generosity.

This report tells the story of your commitment to improve lives and your pledge to minimize our environmental footprint. Together, we are building a sustainable future for communities local and afar.

As I complete my term as Board President, I hand the gavel to Rob Livermore with great pride in the work that we have all accomplished and the lives we have bettered. I continue to be humbled and inspired by your unwavering commitment to give and to give back.

With gratitude,

David T. Murtha, QEP 2010-2011 President, Board of Directors ERM Foundation-North America

2011 Report to the ERM Community

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Grants Awarded in 2010 Deliver Results in 2011

Funding

The Board of Directors sincerely thanks the employees, alumni

and friends who gave generously to the 2011 campaign, and gratefully acknowledges the year-round commitment and generous philanthropic support of ERM Group.

Your donations made this possible:

29,540 people celebrate clean drinking water & improved nutrition;

$60,500 is helping preserve wildlife & the environment;

$69,500 was used to inspire environmental stewardship via 20 projects;

960 organic coffee farmers approached economic sustainability; and

$10,000 went to removing lead-contaminated soil and improving health.

Click HERE for grant award details

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2011 By the NumbersThese successes could not have been possible without the enthusiastic support of ERMers and alumni in all levels of fundraising, fund distribution and volunteerism. Thank you!

Sustainability in ActionA closer look at two projects committed to sustainable solutions

Supported by a Foundation grant this three-tiered plant,

herb and vegetable garden captures rain runoff from roofs, reducing the amount of stormwater that enters the New York City sewer system and ultimately the Bronx River. Created by youth from one of America’s poorest neighborhoods, this garden

is estimated to have filtered 55,000 gallons of water in just four months. Through hands-on stormwater management projects, traditional wooden boatbuilding, and on-water monitoring programs, Rocking the Boat in Bronx, New York is empowering youth through projects that improve the health and biodiversity of the Bronx River and revitalize the communities that line its banks.

Today, 115 women and their families in Uganda, East

Africa pasteurize drinking water and cook food using a solar cooking reflector system and a fireless basket. In addition, these women have been provided training to teach their families and communities about the benefits of clean cooking. This grant award to Light Gives Heat is improving health, providing local economic opportunities, and supporting sustainable cooking solutions.

Inaugural Sustainability Fellowship Award

In June, the first-ever Sustainability Fellowship was awarded. Jesse Randall

received $15,000 to continue work on his winning proposal to develop EnergyBloc, a sustainable business initiative that proposes the sale of virtual ownership of large, centrally-located renewable energy installations which would reduce the consumer’s electricity bill by 50 kilowatts (kW).

Jesse is an MBA candidate at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, AZ and is being mentored by ERM Partner and 2012-13 North America Foundation Board President, Robert Livermore.

Applicant proposals underwent blind reviews by an internal panel from the ERM sustainability team, and finalist expanded proposals underwent a blind review by an external panel of industry and academic experts in the field of sustainability.

Jesse Randall

100s of volunteers supported local organizations, and participated in Earth Day and Coastal Cleanup Day activities. We salute you!

707 individual donors supported the annual campaign

76 volunteer Grant Readers reviewed grant applications and recommended funding support

16 ERMers and alumni served one, two and three year terms on the Board of Directors

48 individuals committed to year-long roles as Liaisons to grant recipient organizations

94 Campaign Volunteers organized inspiring fundraising events throughout North America

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Volunteer Board of DirectorsRobert Livermore, President – Scottsdale, AZ

David Murtha, Vice President – Rochester, NY

Mike Starks, Treasurer – Tampa, FL

Truong Mai, Secretary – Irvine, CA

Deever Bradley – Houston, TX

Sheri Cook-Johnstone – Toronto, ON, Canada

Tim D’Apice – Boston, MA

Mike Eversman – Exton, PA

Alan Feldbaum – Alumni

Michael Herndon – Atlanta, G A

Debbie Lind – Walnut Creek, CA

Sarah Masson – Denver, CO

David McArthur – New York, NY

Allie Miles – Miami, FL

Elsie Palabrica – Indianapolis, IN

Paul Woodruff – Alumni

Janice Taplar, Executive Director – Exton, PA

ContributorsEnvironmental Stewards - Gifts $500 and Above Anonymous Donors - 9 Sue AustinMisti BaldwinJohn BeathJonathan BeeversJeff BilkertLeah BissonetteMike BittnerTerry BlackDebora BonnerBoston Office Mark BradfordDavid BrewsterDick BrownKevin BryanLisa CampbellCincinnati Office Ross ClarkeJack ColonellJune CooverPatty CorbettaPatricia CrotwellChris CuomoJay DablowJohn D’AgostinoJohn Deal, JrJoanne DellaValleLisa DennisTim DessellesShawn DohertyGraham DonaldsonGary DonnanScott DorrisJohn DrobinskiDavid DunnERM Group Kevin FlowersScot FosterPeter GagnonHenry GoyetteRob GronewoldVijay GudivakaTodd HallSteve HessKris HiattFranz HiebertEd HincheyAndrew HugginsKen JenkinsDave JordanMatthew KallerPaul KrauseLandon Family Foundation Angela LevertDebbie LindCatherine LyonsTruong MaiMansfield Office David McArthurSarah McBrideDeb McGovernLynn McGuirePaula McLemoreKent Miller

Patrick MooreJim MorrisonDavid MurthaScott NadlerLeslie NicholasMichael O’ShaughnessyDavid PassPhil PateyLouise PearceCatherine PeddieJim PerazzoMichael PitreJerry ProsserLeonard RafalkoDan ReinkeJim RoccoKen RosenbaumDerek RossJulie RossSacramento Office Jorge SalcedoBrenda SandersHunter SartainMark SeamanTrey ShafferDouglas ShenkGreg ShkudaEd SimekHoiman SiuMatt SkificRick SmithMichelle SmithMike SmyliePatricia SorensenMike StarksPaul StefanGeni StevensAlan TrippelMelinda TruskowskiJeff TwaddleWalnut Creek Office Tony WardChris WeggemannHerbert WeidemannCarla WeinpahlKen WeissTom WhitehurstChrista WindsorMichael WisniewskiPaul WoodruffRobin WoolsonSue WrightMitch ZimmermanEnvironmental Champions - Gifts from $250 to $499 Anonymous Donors - 20 Susan AngyalMike ArnoldStephanie BaxterJeff BellRusty BenkoskyAndrea BlancoRoberta BorgesDeever BradleyCraig BradleyNikki Brenner

Bernly BresslerKaren BrodyLarry CahillQuentin CannatellaDavid CarpenterDavid ConnellyAlan CorkTed CotaRobert CrowleyJames DescheneauxAnna DurkinDavid DusingDave EdwardsMeme EngPatti ErnstJohnet EstradaMike EversmanExton Office Bob FarmerAlan FeldbaumJoe FiaccoRobert FraserMike GansnerNorma GarciaDaniel GoldsteinStephanie GoochEric GrahamDianne GreenJessica GreenTerry HairJosh HancockToby HannaTom HatchJohn HazardHeather HeaterJose HernandezMichael HerndonJason HilkerSion HillebrandDrew HiseyBeau HodgeJohn HollarIndianapolis Office Ben IobstErik IpsenRobert KeatingGary KeatingCindy KennedyKevin KingSummer KingJohn KinsellaPeter KloseKarl KlotzbachRobert KlotzbachDanny KringelMaureen LeahyBen Leslie-BoleWilliam LozierJohn LucioRamon LuisGeorge LynnNick MaidenJohn MarkeyDave MartinSarah MassonDenny MatheouGregory MazikLiza MedinaMelville Office

Simon MendumGregory MentelGregory MerrittBrad MicheelJulianna MichnaJim MillerKaren MillerDavid MinottJohn MoeJohn MohlinLaura MoodyTravis MooreBruce NeuschaeferPhil NorwoodJackie OberlyJohn OhmartSteven PerkinsRoberto PiccioniSarah PiperJeff PlantePhil PonebshekMason PritchettPuerto Rico Office Jill QuillinValerie RannestadLee ReadSteven RewaAndrea RieglerDavid RobbinsGuy RobertsScott RobinsonBrent RobinsonJordan RogersErnie RossanoJennifer RougeouMartin RyanScott SandersonKristopher SaumKristen SchulzDave ScrivnerJeremy SeibertHanna SeylVincent SheaGay SicklesDawn SmithGregory SmithAlicia SmithDavid SpencerJeff SummersJohn SyerAdam ThackstonShanna ThompsonKeith ThorneAlberto VegaLuis VelazquezCheri VelzyNanda VenkateshAndrew WallaceJim WarnerDave WasielaTom WilsonScott YanoverEnvironmental Guardians - Gifts to $249 Anonymous Donors - 96 Rob AdamsGray Adams

Danna AllenMonte AlvesKarrey AmmonsKeith AndersonAnnapolis Office Mike AppelTerry ArmstrongCarly AubreyGenevieve AzizThomas BaeKaren BakerWarren BankstonMaria BarajasBrady BarnstableTania BarronChris BattadShanna BauerJeff BaugussBrian BeachJaime BeckstromWayne BerginDerek BesslerBrian BjorklundJohn BlackmanDavid BlahaBailey BlosserSusan BoehmeAnne-Marie BonnevilleRobin BoornazianCraig BorgmeyerSara BostickEmma BrightJeremy BurkeAnna Buseman- WilliamsJohn ButowBob CarsonMarc CarverJoe CaseyChristina ChangArun ChemburkarTatyana ChetyrkinaSheryl ChinHenry ClancyChris ClarkJennifer ClarkKaren ClaussenLorraine CloseJeff CoffeySean ColellaBeatriz ColonWayne CoppelSara CovelliNeil CoyMatt CrandellChris CunninghamKirk CurryLisa CurthsHolly D’AgostinoMatthew DalyJim DavidsonJanice DavisEduardo Del RioMarsha DeMarcoLori DerSydney DeRondeLaura DesmondZoe Desouky

Deepu DethanLorna DiazCarrie DickersonPeter DillonMarsha DimitriRobert DixonLane DormanAllison DuganRob DyerKimberly EarlJennifer EastesCraig EckerleStuart EddyStewart EmhofDarren EnglebaughMatthew ErbeBernie EvansLisa EylerJennifer FagerLeanne FarrellJudy FedorowickJoshua FellJacob FerryMichael FicheraGerri FiliusBrittani FillmoreDenise FischerJennifer FlanneryJeff FlanzenbaumMatthew FortinCarol FortmanJon FoxWendy FritschHector GarcesShona GarciaMark GarrisonNathan GaspardBen GeorgeTaronn Gilbert-EvansAngela GillinghamCyrus GormanRobert GossettClive GrahamTeresa GrantPaulina GravierColleen GreenanConnie GriffithsMarissa GriswoldRoland GuerreroEthan GylesEvelyn HallDonald HallShanda HamiltonChastity HarperJill HartmanRebecca HauserMargaret HebertClarissa HeinerAngie HendrixEddie HenrichsonStephanie HijoshDarin HintzAugust HittleMichael HodgeHolland Office Matt HoskinsJesse HoughtonEric HuangJodi Hunt

Aaron HurleyJoan HustonVelislava IvanovaIan JanacekJulie JohnsonJenny JohnsonLinda JohnstonJames JohnstonLance JonesChirayu JoshiLaura JuddAlicia KabirGregory KanellisTim KanzelmeyerBrian KappenLucas KartawidjajaPeggy KasprakJodi KellerKate KennedyScott KirbyEleanor KnopfleMary KorbaMike KraeskiGeorge KrallisKatie KrzyzakKeith KuerzelMatthew KwiatkowskiStephanie LarsenRobert LaumannIrene LavigneSinang LeeJames LeistLarry LepardBenn LevineRick LewisGary LeyrerMarla LinnemannRyan LissonRobert LivermoreSusan LorenzFrans LowmanMarsha LutzBrian MageeDoyon MainLorrie MartinCaroline MastersChris MattinglyConor McDonoughCheryl McGeeJohn McGlennonMerritt McGlynnColin McGroartyTroy MeinenMike MendesSara MeyerAnna MiglioreElizabeth Mikucki FleuryAllie MilesJennifer MillerMichelle MiriglianoRoss MitchellRobert MitchellDoug MobergRandalle MooreEric MooteMarissa MoralesLisa MorettiAnna Morgan

Kevin MuchaDee MullinBrian MurphyGary MurphyPeter MyrczikSushil NadkarniSamantha NakataJames NalvenBeate NewsonHanh NguyenRick NicholsStephanie NicholsonPatricia NicholsonEllen NiemannThomas NumbersAlfonso NunezThomas O’ConnellTim OlsenRenee OlsonHeather OravecTamara OribelloEd OssiElsie PalabricaMichael PantaloniJenny PappalardoKurt ParkerJason PaulScott PearceKris PerrittJon PerryShannon PetchDebbie PetersTeri PetersonJames PfeiferTom PhillipsNatalie PickettTracy PoremskiPatricia PottsShwet PrakashAshley PriceMike QuilliciBruce RabeAndrew RadcliffDorothy RadwickSurya RamaswamyLinda ReiterAchie ReyesBill RobersonJohn RobertsBrendan RobinsonMargaret RockwellJessica RokaThomas RosenhammerSimon RossJames RyanJill SagiDominic SaleChristine SanchezMatt ScheelineMargot ScheurenRobin SchillingJoseph SchmidsInez ScottLeah SeaceBrandie SebastianSara SeldenDan SevickKatie Shackelford

Scott ShackelfordIrene ShangRobert ShautEmily SheehanStephen SherlockPrasad ShettyPatricia ShortenSandy SimplicioJohan SkoglundKurt SmithSusan SongAnne SouthamGina SperindeTori StaigerPaul SterkenburgBarbara StokesBrad StokesAdam StreifferRachel SultanErin SurinakKelli SwainDonna SwitzerYvonne TackettCarmelita TalladaJanice TaplarRick TarravechiaTeke TaylorMatt TeichertLaura TeschMark TheobaldMary ThompsonBetty TodmanMelinda TodorovSteve TomlinChristie TracyRowan TrefzTina TseIsaiah UtneStephanie VizueteNikki VlahakisNic VreyBart VyoralDouglas WagnerKaci WalkerJennifer WarfieldCasey WarnerPat WebbSusan WelschChris WenczelEric WhiteDon WhitleyDan WilkensMegan WilliamsJeff WilliamsKristina WilliamsDavid WilsonAndrew WoernerKatie WolfKimberly WolfframChris WrightKarla YakopcicJuliet YeghiazarianJason Zhang

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Grants Awarded in 2010 Deliver Results in 2011 $19,000 Meds & Food for Kids, St. Louis, MO - build a factory in Haiti to produce a peanut-based therapeutic food to provide nourishment to 12,000 children and increase employment opportunities for Haitian factory workers and farmers. www.mfkhaiti.org

$11,000 Water For People, Denver, CO - construct 5 new water systems, repair 6 existing systems, and provide health and hygiene education to 5,616 community members and school children in rural Bolivia. www.waterforpeople.org

$10,000 Aguayuda, Inc., Easton, MD - drill 5 water wells and provide health education for 5,000 people in rural Cameroon. www.aguayuda.org

$10,000 Blacksmith Institute, New York, NY - remove lead contaminated soil from residential areas in Senegal and monitor health effects, particularly in children. www.blacksmithinstitute.org

$10,000 Brandywine Conservancy, Chadds Ford, PA - reforest previously cleared sloped areas within the watershed to protect and improve water supply and quality. www.brandywineconservancy.org

$10,000 Engineers Without Borders – MidAtlantic Professional Chapter, Philadelphia, PA - construct a potable water system for Apatut, Philippines to benefit 750 residents and 300 elementary school students. www.ewb-map.org

$10,000 Houston Audubon Society, Houston, TX - provide plants and restore native habitat destroyed by Hurricane Ike in 2008. www.houstonaudubon.org

$10,000 Save Our Leatherbacks Operation, Kingwood, TX - support hands-on efforts to reverse the decline of the Pacific Leatherback sea turtle in East Indonesia through research, education, monitoring and egg relocation. www.leatherbackturtles.org

$10,000 Wildlife Alliance, Washington, DC - train local community to replant 1900 hectares of destroyed rainforest in Cambodia to reconnect corridors for the endangered Asian elephants. www.wildlifealliance.org

$8,000 Jubilee House Community, Lewisville, NC – support the growth and harvest of organic cotton in Nicaragua to benefit 960 farmers and workers, and the local economy. www.jhc-cdca.org

$8,000 Light Gives Heat, Inc, Grand Junction, CO - provide 115 women in Uganda with solar cookers to improve cooking conditions, provide a sustainable way to pasteurize water, and benefit the environment. www.lightgivesheat.org

$7,500 Galveston Bay Foundation, Webster, TX - restore oyster reefs damaged by Hurricane Ike by installing 300 oyster bags in shoreline communities to collect and then disperse oyster larvae which will improve fishery and water quality, and restore habitats. www.galvbay.org

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$7,500 Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, San Antonio, TX - create a technical guidance manual on using low impact development in karst and arid regions to protect the improve watershed management. www.aquiferalliance.org

$5,000 EarthCorps, Seattle, WA – implement 10-15 environmental restoration projects, such as invasive plant removal and planting 1,000 native plants throughout the Seattle. www.earthcorps.org

$5,000 Engineers Without Borders -Lehigh Valley Professionals Chapter, Allentown, PA - install lighting, a water well and improved sanitation to restore a secondary school damaged by civil war in Mattru, Sierra Leone benefitting 1,500 students. www.ewb-lehighvalley.org

$5,000 Engineers Without Borders- University of Delaware Chapter, Newark, DE - install pipes, pumps and solar panels to create a water distribution system to serve 3,000 people in Bakang and two nearby villages in Cameroon. http://udel.edu/stu-org/ewb/

$5,000 Godparents for Tanzania, Roanoke, VA - provide scholarships for two Tanzanian students to attend the College of African Wildlife Management and then work in Tanzania environmental preservation. www.godparents4tz.org

$5,000 North Cascades Institute, Sedro-Woolley, WA - Train 40 youth leaders in the effects of climate change and teach them to mentor younger students. www.ncascades.org

$5,000 Ocean Conservancy, Washington, DC - support the annual International Coastal Cleanup program to improve waterways and coastlines around the world. www.oceanconservancy.org

$4,000 E.A. Murchinson Middle School PTA, Austin, TX - enlarge a school outdoor garden that is used as a learning tool for teachers and students. www.murchisonpta.org

$4,000 The Einstein Project, Green Bay, WI – replenish consumable items contained in 80 ecosystem kits providing hands-on science experiences for 5th graders. www.einsteinproject.org

$4,000 Engineers Without Borders – Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO – install a system to bring water from natural springs to a holding tank and then to 15 taps in a village of 800+ people in rural Laos. www.fortlewis.edu/ewb

$4,000 Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Indianapolis, IN - provide tools and plants to create outdoor classrooms at two Indianapolis schools. www.kibi.org

$4,000 New York State Marine Education Association, Stony Brook, NY - recruit and train high school students to serve as monitors for marine environmental projects. www.NYSMES.org

$4,000 Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc., Philadelphia, PA - provide hands-on environmental education to 350 middle-schoolers while restoring a stream and surrounding area. www.ttfwatershed.org

$3,500 The Freshwater Trust, Portland, OR - provide hands-on watershed experiences for 900 students to encounter and address actual freshwater issues. www.thefreshwatertrust.org

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$3,000 The ACEER Foundation, West Chester, PA - train 191 teachers in Peruvian towns along the Amazon River to incorporate green concepts into their curriculum to teach 4,247 students to better understand and protect the rainforest. www.aceer.org

$3,000 Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA - provide scholarships for 355 students from a Title I school to participate in an interactive marine science experience. www.aquariumofpacific.org

$3,000 The Children’s Nature Institute, Los Angeles, CA - recruit and train urban teens as neighborhood-based nature walk leaders to serve as guides and mentors for younger children. www.cni-kids.org

$3,000 Rocking the Boat, Bronx, NY - Support youth environmental education programs along the Bronx River involving restoration and monitoring skills, water testing, and identifying and surveying aquatic wildlife. www.rockingtheboat.org

$3,000 United Neighborhood Houses of New York, New York, NY - provide after-school environmental-related activities for 300 elementary students at 20 sites. www.unhny.org

$3,000 The Yosemite Conservancy, San Francisco, CA - Support a crew of 20 at-risk youth hired for the summer to complete trail repair as they camp, eat and work together to build job skills, social bonds, and environmental stewardship. www.yosemiteconservancy.org

$2,500 Facing the Future, Seattle, WA - develop an environmental science and sustainability curriculum centered on the Puget Sound for 5,000 K-12 students. www.facingthefuture.org

$2,500 Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center, Katy, TX - provide 7,000 Houston area students the opportunity to view an educational theatre performance that teaches “green” concepts such as recycle, reuse and renew, and provides each child with a copy of “A Child’s Guide to Saving the World.” www.kvpac.org

$2,500 San Francisco Nature Education, San Francisco, CA - provide hands-on environmental education programs for 1,000 K-5 students. www.sfnature.org

$2,000 Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI - college students provide hands-on greenhouse planting education to 300 local school children and then work together to plant gardens at their schools. www.calvin.edu

$2,000 Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association, Peninsula, OH - provide scholarships for 20 low-income children to attend a 4-day/3-night environmental education camp. www.cvnpa.org

$2,000 Society of Women Engineers – Southeast Florida Section, West Palm Beach - provide environmental and sustainability workshops for 150 Girl Scouts to teach environmental stewardship and to inspire science-related careers. www.swe.org

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2011 Liaisons Northern Division Matthew Erbe, Annapolis, MD Brett Shaver, Boston, MA Pat Fleischauer, Boston, MA Karen Brody, Boston, MA Crista Bozogan, Boston, MA Ethan Gyles, Boston, MA Leonard Rafalko, Exton, PA Scott Yanover, Exton, PA Winnie Okello, Ewing, NJ Matthew Kuniholm, Washington, DC George Lynn, St. Louis, MO Sarah Gregg, Cleveland, OH Michael O'Shaughnessy, Rolling Meadows, IL Ryan Lisson, St. Paul, NM Al Trippel, St. Paul, NM Nicole Repetti, Melville, NY Elsie Palabrica, Indianapolis, IN Southern Division Chris Mattingly, Charlotte, NC Phil Patey, Brentwood, TN Ben George, Brentwood, TN Peter Flaherty, Brentwood, TN Julianna Michna, Miami, FL Andrea Blanco, Miami, FL Angela Gillingham, Austin, TX

Kate Caldwell, Austin, TX Patrick Moore, Alexandria, LA Arti Vir, Houston, TX Chris Leavell, Houston, TX Amy Monier, Houston, TX Christa Henager, Houston, TX Jan Rodriguez, Houston, TX Chris Zeisloft, Houston, TX Western Division Mary Thompson, Denver, CO Kaci Walker, Denver, CO Aseem Telang, Denver, CO Monte Alves, Seattle, WA Eric Chapman, Seattle, WA Emily Cross, Seattle, WA Kara Lagerloef, Seattle, WA Shannon Logan, Seattle, WA Michael Mendes, Seattle, WA John Gangemi, Bigfork, MT Holly D'Agostino, Honolulu, HI Paul Krause, Marina del Rey, CA Kevin Bryan, Irvine, CA Tho Tran, Irvine, CA Guy Hopes, Sacramento, CA Mark Bradford, Sacramento, CA

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2011 Grant Readers Northern Division Joe Baker, Exton, PA Anand Yegnan, Exton, PA Ed Simek, Exton, PA Mike Eversman, Exton, PA Scott Yanover, Exton, PA David Dusing, Milwaukee, WI Ross Clarke, Melville, NY Chris Wenczel, Melville, NY Greg Shkuda, Melville, NY Nicole Repetti, Melville, NY Christopher O'Leary, Melville, NY Elizabeth Mikucki-Fleury, Melville, NY Karla Yakopcic, Boston, MA Joanne Herrick, Boston, MA Matthew Fortin, Boston, MA Karen Brody, Boston, MA Jodi Hunt, Rochester, NY Shannon Petch, Rochester, NY Glenn Keays, Toronto, ON, CA Sheri Cook-Johnstone, Toronto, ON, CA Sandra Thompson, Toronto, ON, CA David McArthur, Manhattan, NY Mark Errington, Manhattan, NY Spencer Pierini, Ewing, NJ Dick Brown Ewing, NJ Michael Schaffer, Ewing, NJ Matthew Erbe, Annapolis, MD Joe Lewandowski, Annapolis, MD Gary Walters, Annapolis, MD Margaret Rockwell, Richmond, VA Belinda McDowell, Cincinnati, OH Michael O'Shaughnessy, Rolling Meadows, IL Anna Ruszaj, Rolling Meadows, IL Susan Boehme, Rolling Meadows, IL Martin Ryan, Indianapolis, IL Ryan Lisson, St. Paul, MN Carol Fortman, St. Paul, MN Kelli Swain, Charleston, WV

Southern Division Paul Despres, Austin, TX Jessica Little, Austin, TX Laura Garcia, Austin, TX Angela Gillingham, Austin, TX MaryAnn Phillips, Brentwood, TN Ben George, Brentwood, TN Ed Ossi, Brentwood, TN Peter Flaherty, Brentwood, TN Yvonne Little, Atlanta, GA Lori Magyar, Houston, TX Erin Kallman, Houston, TX Marjie Boone, Houston, TX Pam Zelnick, Houston, TX Christa Henager, Houston, TX Jan Rodriguez, Houston, TX Shawn Doherty, Houston, TX Lindsey France, Houston, TX Sarah McBride, Houston, TX Patti Ernst, Houston, TX Clarissa Heiner, Houston, TX Prashant Krishnan, Houston, TX Sheila Burns, Kennesaw, GA Chris Mattingly, Charlotte, NC Western Division Rusty Benkosky, Sacramento,CA Patty Corbetta, Denver, CO Mary Thompson, Denver, CO Christine Sanchez, Scottsdale,AZ Kelsey Whittaker, Irvine, CA Kevin Bryan, Irvine, CA Scott Weaver, Irvine, CA Tho Tran, Irvine, CA Josh Hancock, Seattle, WA Holly D'Agostino, Honolulu, HI Nick Maiden, Walnut Creek, CA Mike Smylie, Walnut Creek, CA Victoria Evans, Walnut Creek, CA Kevin Mucha, Walnut Creek, CA Lisa Eyler, Anchorage, AK

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2011 Campaign Volunteers Northern Division Robert Costello, Exton, PA Susan Lorenz, Exton, PA Kaitlin Sheehan, Exton, PA Mike Eversman, Exton, PA Linda Johnston, Exton, PA Tom Lordan, Exton, PA Cathy DiSantis, Exton, PA Tyler Gansner, Exton, PA Surya Ramaswamy, Exton, PA Reshmi Nair, Exton, PA Eleanor Knopfle , Exton, PA Evelyn Hall, Exton, PA Jo Render, Washington, DC Nikki Vlahakis, Washington, DC Joe Lewandowski, Annapolis, MD Brandie Sebastian, Annapolis, MD Megan Williams, Annapolis, MD Jeff Coffey, Ewing, NJ Elizabeth Guise, Richmond, VA Kelli Swain, Charleston, WV Tim D'Apice, Boston, MA Joanne Herrick, Boston, MA Christa Bozogan, Boston, MA Ben Iobst, Boston, MA Karla Yakopcic, Boston, MA Nicole Eastman, Boston, MA Pat Webb, Mansfield, MA Al Kovalik, Hartford, CT Edyta Lagomarsini, Melville, NY Taronn Gilbert-Evans, New York, NY Michele Bianchi, Rochester, NY Shannon Petch, Rochester, NY Tori Staiger, Syracuse, NY Ian Janacek, Toronto, Canada Sheri Cook-Johnstone, Toronto, Canada Emma Bright, Vancouver, Canada Francois Cote, Montreal, Canada Christopher Christie, Calgary, Canada Nick Owens, Rolling Meadows David Dusing, Milwaukee, WI Michael Bates, St.Louis, MO Andrea McGinnis, St.Paul, MN Stacey Lucas, Pittsburgh, PA Tony Koulianos, Cleveland, OH Tatyana Chetyrkina , Cleveland, OH Mark Theobald, Holland, MI Kim Wolffram, Cincinnati, OH Elsie Palabrica, Indianapolis, IN Andrew Wallace, Indianapolis, IN

Southern Division Aaron Hurley, Charleston,SC Marsha Dimitri, Charleston,SC Candice Buzzelli, Brentwood, TN Chris Mattingly, Charlotte, NC Allison Dugan, Raleigh, NC Stephanie Gooch, Kennesaw, GA Michael Herndon, Kennesaw, GA Jim Morrison, Atlanta, GA Steve Hess, Miami, FL Sara Covelli, Tampa, FL Mark White, Alexandria, LA Hannah Moore, Baton Rouge, LA Scott Kirby, Mobile, AL Jeremy Burke, New Orleans, LA Clarissa Heiner, Houston, TX Edward Henrichson, Houston, TX Sheryl Chin, Houston, TX Allie Miles, Houston, TX Jim Morrison, Houston, TX Jennifer Warfield, Austin, TX Karen Barker, Austin, TX Katrina Patterson, Austin, TX Caroline Masters, Beaumont, TX Western Division Kaci Walker, Denver, CO Sarah Masson, Denver, CO Gary Henderson, Albuquerque, NM Christa Windsor, Overland Park, KS Teri Peterson, Salt Lake City, UT Jason Hilker, Scottsdale, AZ Holly D'Agostino, Honolulu, HI Heather Balfour, Sacramento Karyn Wong, Sacramento Lori Der, Walnut Creek Katie Wolf, Walnut Creek Tiffanie Brady, Bakersfield, CA Terry Armstrong, Irvine, CA Kevin Bryan, Irvine, CA Robert Mitchell, Ontario, CA Laura Desmond, Anchorage, AK Lisa Curths , Portland. OR Josh Hancock, Seattle, WA Ashley Powers, Seattle, WA Monte Alves, Seattle, WA Puerto Rico Beatriz Colon, San Juan, Puerto Rico Lorna Diaz, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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