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Toyota Contributes to More Green Initiatives

December 28, 2011 Featured No Comments

Forty-four environmental projects received nearly $1.1 million dollars in combined funding through TogetherGreen Innovation Grants.  TogetherGreen is funded by a $20 million grant from Toyota over five years beginning in 2008, and is dedicated to environmental projects nation wide.  Schaumburg Toyota is very proud to be associated with TogetherGreen for a number of reasons.  One of which is because we appreciate the opportunities the Innovation Grants provide to engage new audiences in protecting the environment, much like Toyota has done with its vehicles for years.

The TogetherGreeen Innovation Grants have doled out over $4.7 million to more than 160 environmental projects since its inception, and in the past year there were grant recipients in twenty-seven different states.  The diversity of these grants is not only geographical, and we are very proud that many of the projects focus on audiences that traditionally have been under served by the conservation movement.  There is a large range of Grantees.  The Mountain Roots Food Project, in Colorado, will work with a variety of different groups in need to create six new community gardens in order to provide food for humans and habitat for animals.  There is also Lights Out San Diego! which aims to reduce artificial urban lighting to prevent bird collisions during spring and fall migrations and save energy.  TogetherGreen does not only offer financial help to these recipients.  Grantees also take part in workshops in order to strengthen their capacity to achieve conservation results.

David Yarnold said, “Never underestimate ingenuity and innovation.”  Innovation and ingenuity have been integral to the success Toyota has enjoyed over the years.  Schaumburg Toyota is happy to be associated with the TogetherGreen Innovation Grants because it allows others the financial support to facilitate people-powered conservation action all across the nation.  We also encourage all of you to find out how you can join the charge to bring about a more environmentally friendly community.

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