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2012 Project Green Funding Allocations
$5 Million of Redevelopment Funds Were Awarded to Fifteen Schools

Fourteen SCUSD schools and McClaskey Adult Center were allocated bond funding for green school projects at an event at Rosemont High School Thursday night. SCUSD launched Project Green this year to add a real-world application to classroom instruction about the environment and sustainable living. Campuses across the district were encouraged to form student “green teams” to conduct “green audits” of school facilities.

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2012 Project Green Funding Allocations
$5 Million of Redevelopment Funds Were Awarded to Fifteen Schools

Fourteen SCUSD schools and McClaskey Adult Center were allocated bond funding for green school projects at an event at Rosemont High School Thursday night. SCUSD launched Project Green this year to add a real-world application to classroom instruction about the environment and sustainable living. Campuses across the district were encouraged to form student “green teams” to conduct “green audits” of school facilities.

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Camellia Park Community Garden
Garden Ribbon Cutting and Fall Festival

There is no better way to start the Halloween weekend than to celebrate the opening of a community garden.  Saturday, October 29th was a beautiful crisp Fall morning at Camellia Basic Elementary School, where I had the honor of participating in the Ribbon Cutting Event for the new Community Garden.  Through a wonderful partnership between the schools PTA, the City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation Department and neighborhood community organizations over the past three years, the garden has been completed and ready for seeds.  The garden has a tool shed, one large raised bed,