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June 22, 2009  
 
 
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NATIONAL NEWS
Guidelines for Eco Friendly Service Projects
(Washington, DC)- KaBOOM! and The Home Depot Foundation are excited to present the first comprehensive guidelines on how to make playspace service projects as eco-friendly as possible. The guidelines are the result of interview research, workshops, and surveys including dialogue with ACT. As part of a broader partnership with KaBOOM!, we hope that these guidelines are a useful tool in your outreach locally.

 

   
 


LOCAL STORY
Nonprofit works to restore green canopy to Detroit
(Detroit, MI)- A batch of trees that will soon be planted on a wild, overgrown patch of land near a Detroit neighborhood is expected to be a step toward bringing back a vibrant, green canopy to the Motor City. The nonprofit group Greening of Detroit is pushing urban reforestation- even during a tough economy. "The need is expanding, so we're trying to keep pace," said Rebecca Salminen Witt, the organization's president.

 
     
 
   
 
 

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