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Plastic Free Ecochallenge Results

Watch the video recording of "Plastic Free Ecochallenge Results"

This short webinar will wrap up the final results of the Plastic Free Ecochallenge, and serve as a discussion platform after viewing The Story of Plastic documentary.

We will be donating to two organizations.

Of 383 ecochallenge teams, the ACHS team placed

  • 9th overall
  • 2nd among schools
  • & 1st place in Oregon!

The ACHS “challenge” was to score at least 10,000….and we earned 19676 points in the end!

ACHS will be donating: $1,000 to MudBone Grown, an Oregon Black-owned intergenerational farm enterprise with a mission to to enhance food security, reduce energy use, and improve community health and well-being. Check out their Solidarity Love Shares CSA initiative! $500 to Ocean Matters, known for marine science through service, chosen by our highest scoring ACHS student, Lauren Steele, scored 1321 points, leading our team to victory!

Our collective impact:

ACHS placed 9th out of 383 teams.

83,900

Actions completed

5,137

Participants

381

Teams

46

Countries

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THANK YOU!

… to our entire team …to our behind the scenes crew, Andy & Gillian …to ACHS for generously donating time and cash prizes …to the Story of Plastics producers & Outcast Films