We Think Green
My EarthHarris Teeter THINKS GREEN.... Wow! What a turnout of schools that participated in our We Think GREEN contest. The schools that collected the most plastic shopping bags from October 3rd through October 31st had a chance to win up to $1,000. We selected the top 3 schools in each of our Harris Teeter regions. The results are finally in, please see below for the list of schools that won! Thank you for your patience.




School Recycling

We Think GREEN Contest Winners Are:
 
Northern
Reward Bins School Area
$1,000 393 Thurgood Marshall Elementary (MD) Gaithersburg, MD
$500 179 Tye River Elementary School Arlington, VA
$250 111 Glenwood Elementary School Virginia Beach, VA
Southern
$1,000 185 Highland Creek Elementary Charlotte, NC
$500 168 Fort Mill Elementary School PTO Fort Mill, SC
$250 152 Carmel Middle School Charlotte, NC
Southern
$1,000 228 Northwest Guilford High School Band Greensboro, NC
$500 143 Kirkman Park Elementary School High Point, NC
$250 120 Brassfield Elementary School Raleigh, NC


* Each 30 gallon bin collected was approximately 17lbs of bags, each bin held over 900 bags* Just think how much plastic your school saved from being dumped in a landfill! Thanks for helping Harris Teeter help the environment!

We hope that you had as much fun as we did with this contest. We would love to hear your story about the We Think GREEN contest. Any stories or pictures that your school can share will be appreciated.

We would also like to hear from your school about the program. Please respond to the questions below and we will take all feedback into consideration for the next event.

FEEDBACK:
  1. Do you feel there was enough communication about the We Think GREEN program?
  2. Were the rewards an incentive for your school to compete in this contest?
  3. What was your schools biggest challenge with this program?
  4. Do you feel students gained further knowledge of how they can help the environment?
  5. Is there anything else you would like to share with us about this program and how can we improve it?
Please send your response to tie@harristeeter.com.