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2023 MPTV State circle Rock Creek ES visit with Maryland's Secretary of the Environment, Secretary McIIwain

State Circle | Friday, April 21, 2023 | Season 2023 | Episode 19 | MPTNew leader for MD's Dept of Natural Resources, plus, kids leading the way on environment.

2023 Advocacy@ Montgomery County Board of Education - Business Meeting

2023 Advocacy@ Montgomery County Board of Education - Fiscal Management Meeting

2023 Women Making History Award

2023 DailyPointofLight Award

Teenager Facilitates Food Recovery and Composting Programs to Feed Families and Help the Environment - Points of LightMeet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Shrusti Amula. Read her story and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily…

Podcast Interview: By K-12 Food Rescue

Blog: By K-12 Food Rescue

Food Rescue Student LeaderShrusti Amula leads K-12 Food Rescue efforts in Rockville MD.

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

2022 Climate and Leadership award

Letter of Support from Montgomery County Council, Montgomery Division of Sustainability and Compliance, & Montgomery County Public Schools

Compost Support Shrusti Amula_Council member Craig Rice.pdf

Letter of Support_Shrusti Amula.pdf

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MCPS division of sustainability Letter of Support.pdf

Testimony for Composting and Food Recovery Program at William Gibbs ES.pdf

Letter of Support Rise N Shine MCPS Schools.pdf

Honoring of Rise N Shine & Founder @ Rockville City Mayor & Council Meeting

News Article from The MOCO Show

MOCO SHOW

Richard Montgomery Junior, Shrusti Amula, Wins 2022 Climate and Energy Leadership Award - The MoCo ShowThe Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) presented a 2022 Climate and Energy Leadership Award to the Rise N Shine Foundation Inc., founded by Richard Montgomery High School junior Shrusti Amula,…

News Article from Bethesda Beat Magazine

Bethesda Beat

Richard Montgomery High School student wins award for project that reduces food waste | Bethesda Magazine & Bethesda BeatRise N Shine Foundation works with five local elementary schools

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Manna Food (Community Food Rescue)

ReImagining School Food Waste Part 2: Food Recovery Begins! - Community Food RescueSometimes it takes the enthusiastic optimism of students to get the job done. In Spring 2022, we introduced you to a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) student-led initiative to reduce food waste in schools. The Coalition to ReImagine School Food Waste , comprised of students from Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Richard Montgomery high schools, started with a waste-sort study in a few MCPS schools.Continue Reading

2022 wusa9

Students press Maryland leaders to expand composting program in schoolsThe program diverted five tons of food waste from just one school away from landfills over a twelve-month period.

2022 Rotary: Environment Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG)

2022 Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education

2022 Advocacy@ Montgomery County Board of Education

2022 Advocacy@ Lauching Food Waste Action in Public Schools

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