Sixth Annual National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation Begins April 1
March 29 2017 - 8:35AM
Business Wire
- Wyland annual campaign, presented by
Toyota, issues challenge to mayors to inspire residents to see who
can be the most “water wise”
- In 2016, residents from 4,100 cities
participated and pledged their commitment to reducing water
consumption by 1.9 billion gallons
- Kickoff event at the Mall of America in
Bloomington, MN, on April 3, will feature national and local
leaders promoting the importance of water conservation
Mayors across the country will be asking residents to help
ensure the sustainability of the nation’s water resources by taking
part in the sixth year of a national contest aimed at reducing
water waste and pollution.
Presented nationally by the Wyland Foundation and Toyota, the
non-profit National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, April
1-30, is a friendly, community-based competition between cities
that encourages residents to make a series of water conservation
pledges on behalf of their city online at mywaterpledge.com.
Winning cities are those with the highest percentage of residents
who take the challenge. Participating residents from those cities
are entered to win hundreds of eco-friendly and water-saving
prizes, including a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid vehicle,
home irrigation makeovers with Toro water-saving products, home
cleaning products from ECOS, and home improvement store gift
cards.
The community service campaign was created in 2011 to supplement
existing municipal programs for water conservation awareness,
promote drought resiliency and healthy watersheds, and reduce
stress on aging water infrastructure. Last year, residents from
4,100 cities pledged to reduce water consumption by 1.9 billion
gallons — or roughly enough water to fill 2,877 Olympic-size
swimming pools. Participating cities for 2017 include Denver,
Sacramento, and Tucson.
In association with The Toro Company, National League of Cities,
Conserva Irrigation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and
Earth Friendly Products (makers of ECOS), the challenge brings
communities together to promote the sustainable use of water.
Students and teachers can take part in the pledge, too, by visiting
www.mywaterpledge.com/kids. Once there, teachers can download
lesson plans on water conservation, make pledges on behalf of their
class, and enter to win classroom supplies and gift cards for their
school.
The 2017 national kickoff event will take place from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. on Monday, April 3, at the Mall of America in Bloomington,
Minnesota. Minnesota will also be the launching pad for the Wyland
Foundation’s “Rolling Down the Mississippi Tour,” a month-long
water conservation educational initiative along the Mississippi
River watershed.
Cities that would like to participate can call 949-643-7070.
About the Wyland FoundationFounded in 1993 by
environmental artist Wyland (best known for his series of 100
monumental marine life murals), the Wyland Foundation, a 501c3
non-profit organization, has helped millions of children and
families around the nation to rediscover the importance of healthy
oceans and waterways through public art programs, mobile exhibits,
and classroom science education, and live events. Learn more at
www.wylandfoundation.org.
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Wyland FoundationSteve Creech,
949-436-2489steve.creech@wylandfoundation.org
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