To help recognize and celebrate the important initiatives companies, schools and community groups undertook on behalf of Earth Week 2012, NFTA-Metro sponsored five Good Going Awards. They were presented at D’arcy McGee’s Irish Pub during an Earth Week celebration to support the important work that is being done in the areas of alternative transportation, sustainable food movement, environmental stewardship, moving toward zero waste and obtaining carbon neutrality in our lives.
This year’s winners and categories are: Green Options Buffalo, Earth Day Alternative Transportation Award; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Earth Day Community Outreach Award; Rich Products, Earth Day Program Award; Clean Air Coalition of WNY, Earth Day Community Outreach Award and the University of Buffalo, Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Stewardship Award. Eunice Lewin NFTA Commissioner and Chairwoman of the Surface Transportation committee presented the awards to the happy winners. "On behalf of everyone here at the NFTA, congratulations and thank you"
Read more at http://transporter.nfta.com/2012/04/celebrating-earth-day.html.