Players for the Planet
CINCINNATI REDS E-WASTE COLLECTION DRIVE
April 22 and 24, 2010
Collection Locations and Times:
Thursday, April 22, 2010 – 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kroger Western Hills
6150 Glenway Ave.
Cincinnati
Saturday, April 24, 2010 – 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Kroger Hyde Park
3760 Paxton Ave.
Cincinnati
UPDATE: Dickerson chats with fans about Earth Day
About Players for the Planet:
Players for the Planet was founded by Chris Dickerson of the Cincinnati Reds and former Major League Baseball player Jack Cassel to bring professional athletes together so that they could work with and inspire individuals in communities across the United States to be aware of the power we all have to reverse the environmental crisis we are just beginning to recognize.
About the E-Waste Collection Effort:
Players for the Planet is proud to have joined forces with Global Environmental Services and some of Cincinnati’s leading corporations to bring attention to this community wide effort. On Thursday, April 22 (Earth Day) and Saturday, April 24, the public is encouraged to come to the Kroger locations in greater Cincinnati with their electronic waste items for recycling. These include televisions, radios, computer monitors, hard drives and parts and all other electronic items. Volunteers from the various companies and environmental organizations will stand alongside Chris Dickerson and other Reds players to collect the items from the public, sign autographs, and provide information about how individuals can make their own environmental changes at home, work and school. A contribution of $5 per car to support Players for the Planet is suggested.
Following the two-day event, Global Environmental Services will recycle the items and turn the profits into a cash donation to Players for the Planet that will be reinvested into environmental education programs for youths and adults in the greater Cincinnati area.
Event Sponsors:
Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions
Duke Energy
Rumpke
Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District
Global Environmental Services
For Information about the Ewaste Event
Lindsey Richardson
859-494-4264
Players for the Planet Supports The Save My Oceans Tour with Participant Media
To culminate with the release
OCEANS to the big screen on Earth Day, 2010
The Save My Oceans Tour (www.savemyoceans.com) is Participant Media’s Social Action Campaign for Disneynature’s upcoming motion picture OCEANS. In conjunction with the opening of the film, the tour will visit a cross-section of college campuses nationwide with a series of events that celebrate our collective passion for the oceans and educate students on what they can do to help protect them. The universities Players for the Planet is set to participate in include the San Diego State University, George Washington University, University of California Berkeley, and University of Southern California.
At each campus, the Save My Oceans Tour will present a live Oceans Concert, featuring a combination of nationally and locally known musical acts, including T-Pain, Clipse, Cold War Kids, Slightly Stoopid, LMFAO, G. Love & Special Sauce, DJ Skeet Skeet, State Radio, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Rouge Wave and Pepper with many more to be announced; an art installation made from recycled materials and displayed in the center of each college campus; as well as an advance screening of Disneynature’s new movie OCEANS either on campus or a nearby theatre, depending on each school’s technical capabilities.
The Save My Oceans 2010 National College Tour Schedule Dates
University of Southern California: April 14th, 2010– April 16th, 2010
San Diego State University: April 19th, 2010 – April 23rd, 2010
University of California, Berkeley: April 17th, 2010 – April 22nd, 2010
George Washington University: April 20th, 2010 – April 24th, 2010
For Media Inquires Contact
Evolutionary Media Group
Julia Axelrod/ Jennifer Gross
323-658-8700
Julia@emgpr.com / Jennifer@emgpr.com
AFH ATHLETES – ARE YOU READY TO GO GREEN?
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, we are inviting you to join our AFH environmental initiative called Athletes Go Green. Athletes Go Green will provide players, fans, and teams with the opportunity to join the green movement leading up to Earth Day (April 22nd). Over the next four weeks, AFH members and other environmentally-minded athletes can commit to one of five “green plays” for a week (or more if you want!), and encourage their friends, family and fans to do the same. For example, Steve Nash will commit to carpooling to practice for a week, and then using facebook, e-mail, etc. he will encourage his fans to do the same. All of the athlete and fan commitments, team initiatives, videos, and comments will be housed on the Athletes Go Green Facebook Cause page – a virtual meeting place for everyone participating in the green movement.
Join the Cause: www.causes.com/athletesgogreen
Please stay tuned for videos from the Players for the Planet athletes about what they will be doing to help this Earth Day!
