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2002-2003 Winners

Whether the projects were big or small, each school submission to The Great EcoKids Challenge showed tremendous commitment and dedication towards improving the health of our planet.

EcoKids are active all across the country and the 2002-2003 winners are proof! They are from Ontario and Alberta and serve as environmental inspiration to schools and students everywhere. The 2002-2003 winners took on projects that enriched their lives, broadened their knowledge, improved the state of their schools and communities, and ultimately, the health of the environment.

1st Prize: a Sony VAIO Desktop Computer goes to Concord Public School in Windsor, Ontario for:

• Cleaning up the north section of Little River in east Windsor over the last eleven years.
• Planting over 13,500 trees and shrubs in the Little River Watershed over the last thirteen years.
• Setting up a web site to report their progress to the community and the school.
• Collaborating with their American neighbours, the Friends of Detroit River, to celebrate this year’s Environment Week.
• Writing a book about their tremendous efforts and submitting it to a major publishing company.
• Winning many prestigious environmental awards such as the UN’s Champion Defenders of the Planet Award.

2nd Prize: a Sony Digital Camera goes to Prince of Peace Catholic School in Scarborough, Ontario for:

• Establishing an active and creative environmental club at the school.
• Producing and performing an informative and engaging play about the environment and the actions that we should take to reduce our impact.
• Lobbying the government and companies to improve environmental policy and reduce their packaging, respectively.
• Reducing lunch and classroom activity waste.

3rd Prize: a Sony combination CD/cassette player goes to G.P. Vanier Public School in Morinville, Alberta, for:

• School-wide recycling of paper, bottles, and juice containers.
• Setting up vermicomposting bins (worm composting).
• Establishing a Litterless Lunch policy.
• Producing and performing a skit on sustainable transportation to students and teachers at their own school and also at several environmental conferences across Alberta.

Over and over again, participating schools reminded us of Margaret Mead’s famous quote, "Never doubt that a small group of concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." So, to all environmental citizens, a big heartfelt thank you for making a difference!

A big thanks goes to The Great EcoKids Challenge sponsor, Sony of Canada Ltd, for the great prizes, and to all EcoKids out there who contribute to the health of the earth in their own way.

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