Communities For All Ages to Showcase at EXPO ‘08

The most powerful approach to advance sustainability is to ensure the next generation has the intellectual tools necessary to design effective products, processes, and systems.  Join the Intergenerational Signature Project Committee as they participate in Students For a Sustainable Future EXPO'08 and learn how each of us can become a catalyst for change among future architects and designers, builders and scientists, craftsmen and computer wizards, policy makers and corporate leaders! 

Now in its third year, the EXPO was created to highlight real world examples of sustainable development from business, industry and government to middle and high school students throughout the Lower-Hudson Valley Region and surrounding communities. Realizing that students learn best from first-hand exposure to new concepts, the goal of the EXPO is to introduce students to fields of study and career paths that will inspire them to become part of the shift in thinking necessary to design sustainable communities and institutions.

Interest in the EXPO continues to grow among schools and corporations. Visiting and exhibiting students and teachers find the experience unique and inspiring, supporting existing studies and introducing new content areas to pursue. Corporate exhibitors, including government and non-government organizations, have been thrilled to participate and are excited by the level of interest and enthusiasm they see in this generation of learners. EXPO'08 attendance is anticipated to approach 1,500 participants.

The JLNW will join corporations, non-profits and NGOs across industries alongside students as they showcase the best practices in sustainable development to middle and high school students from across the New York's Lower Hudson Valley and Manhattan and surrounding regions. Exhibit topics range and must demonstrate the interconnectedness of environmental, economic, and societal considerations into programs, products and practices. 

Members of the Intergenerational Signature Project Committee invite you to attend the event on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at Pace University, 861 Bedford Road/Route 117, Pleasantville, NY.  The day begins at 9:00 a.m. and the event is open to students until 2:00 p.m.  At which time the doors open to the public and closing ceremonies will finish at 6:00 p.m.  Members are invited to observe and support them as they showcase the JLNW's future Intergenerational Initiatives alongside ALOFT, Better School Food, and the Jewish Council of Yonkers.  For further information or to become involved please contact Roseann Rutherford at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

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