Agency Details:

Generation Green

Generation Green is a 501 C3 organization whose mission is to assist and educate others in considering the impact of our decisions on the sustainability of the planet

Description:
Generation Green Currently sponsors four main projects.
The Dumpster Diversion Project educates young and old alike through using discards as an art medium and does outreach on recycling and reuse at events in Contra Costa County.The goal of the Dumpster Diversion Project is to have a reuse center in Contra Costa County. Green Rheem movie night is our monthly environmental film event featuring a documentary movie on the second Thursday of the month at the Rheem Theater in Moraga. The Contra Costa Climate Leaders program works with cities to adopt policies to reduce Green House emissions and holds quarterly workshops. Sustainable Contra Costa (SCOCO)is our most recent project to educate and inspire communities on sustainability. Generation Green has a board of 5 members that meet monthly on the third Thursday of the month.

History:
Generation Green started as a grass roots effort in 1990 and has participated in hundreds of events throughout the San Francisco Bay Area since it's inception. Generation Green became incorporated in February 2004. Generation Green currently partners with several non profit agencies to expand our outreach and education efforts. In 2008 we partnered with Sustainable Lafayette, Sustainable Moraga, and Parents for a Safer Environment to create Green Rheem Movie night. The Dumpster Diversion Project partnered with The Martinez Arts Association in 2008 and currently holds swap-o-ramas for artists and teachers on a quarterly basis to provide discarded art materials. The Dumpster Diversion Project also donates discarded material to after school programs, senior centers, and various other agencies throughout Contra Costa. Our Climate Leaders Program was started in 2008 and has successfully been awarded grants and provides an intern position. SCOCO,our most recent project will be having it's first Sustainable Awards night this year on September 30th at Heather Farms Garden Center highlighting businesses that are making a difference in Contra Costa County.

Contact people:

Lynda Deschambault, Board President, (phone), (email) R.C. Ferris, Vice President, (phone), (email) Sheilah Hill, Project Leader, (email)

Address:

2066 Donald Drive Moraga, CA 94556 (See a map)

Web Site: http://generationgreen.com

Last updated on September 24, 2009