Christmas came early for the local Conservation Youth Corps.
Shell Canada awarded a grant of $100,000 as part of its Fuelling Change program. The grant will be used to enhance the Conservation Youth Corps (CYC) program and provide local youth with leading-edge educational tools.
“We are absolutely thrilled with this announcement and with what it means for youth engagement,” said Jim Muscat, chair of the Credit Valley Conservation Foundation.
“We are deeply grateful to Shell Canada for its commitment to the local environment and environmental education.”
CYC is one of two environmental initiatives to receive a $100,000 grant in the latest round of the Fuelling Change program – based on votes from Shell customers nation-wide.
The Conservation Youth Corps is a program of Credit Valley Conservation and Credit Valley Conservation Foundation focused on youth engagement.
Each summer hundreds of students from across the Credit River watershed earn community volunteer hours outdoors by planting trees, tending community gardens, monitoring the local environment and other tasks. “We are encouraged that Shell customers across Canada voted for our project,” said Terri LeRoux, Executive Director, Credit Valley Conservation Foundation.
Credit Valley Conservation Foundation re-enrolled in the Fuelling Change program, aiming to secure a $50,000 grant for the Credit River Clean Water Campaign which focuses on installing low impact development (LID) features such as community rain gardens and stormwater infiltration systems throughout the Credit River watershed. LID features improve water quality and help reduce damaging floods from storm events.
“We strongly encourage our supporters to make their next fuel purchase at Shell, participate in the Fuelling Change program online and vote for the Credit River Clean Water Campaign,” noted LeRoux.
The Fuelling Change program allows Canadians to vote on environmental programs that help improve, protect and restore air, land and water.
To participate in the program make a purchase at Shell, save the receipt and visit www.fuellingchange.com to register for a free account. Redeem the code on the receipt for votes that can be assigned to the project of choice.
