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Environmental Action/Awareness Award

Purpose

To promote the image of Business Professionals of America (BPA) as an organization that is aware of current environmental issues; to motivate all levels and divisions of BPA to participate in activities that prevent any further damage to our environment; and to encourage current chapters to implement plans of action to embrace the idea of a “Green” society.

Eligibility

All chapters who complete at least 3 activities aimed at going green and minimizing environmental harm.

Qualifications

Activities outlined may include recycling plans or the usage of electronic paperwork and documentation but can utilize any activity documented and executed that works toward improving current environmental issues.

Specifications

Each activity must be reported via a 300-800 word article written by a chapter member in the BPA.org Custom Web Site System before March 15. Each article must include the following:
  • A full description of the activity (what happened, how it went, who was involved).
  • The goals and results of the activity.
  • A photo related to the activity.
  • A quote from someone involved in the activity.
  • A statement regarding how many total service hours the chapter completed.
Write and submit each story using the BPA.org Custom Web Site system. When adding the story, be sure to select “Environmental Action/Awareness” from the “BPA Cares” dropdown box. For information on using the BPA.org Custom Web Site system, go to http://www.bpa.org/resources/customsites.

Recognition

Two outstanding awards will be given at the National Leadership Conference:
One will be given to the top Chapter in each division
Secondary/Middle Level chapters will be awarded at the Awards Session
Post-secondary teams will be awarded at the Post-secondary Awards Session

Deadline

March 15

Submission

Use the BPA.org Custom Web Site system to submit the appropriate articles as described above. Otherwise, no action is necessary. Any chapter that has written and submitted articles as specified will automatically be eligible for the award. For more information on how to use the BPA.org custom Web Site system, go to http://www.bpa.org/resources/customsites.