City of Rexburg, Residents Honored For National Water Challenge
August 20 2019 - 11:45AM
The city of Rexburg will be honored in a special ceremony at 10:30
am Thursday, Aug. 22, in front of hundreds of students and
dignitaries at Madison Middle School, 575 W. 7th St., as one of
five winning cities in the annual Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge
for Water Conservation. The event will recognize the efforts of
Rexburg residents who pledged in April to reduce water use by 42
million gallons over the next year and make lifestyle changes to
guard against future water shortages.
Presented each April by the Wyland Foundation and Toyota, with
support from the U.S EPA, National League of Cities, The Toro
Company, Earth Friendly Products – maker of ECOS, and Conserva
Irrigation, the mayor’s water challenge addresses the growing
importance of educating consumers about the many ways they use
water.
“This campaign is about reminding people across the country that
we need to work together to manage our water resources wisely,”
said renowned marine life artist Wyland, who started the foundation
over 25 years ago. “There are many things we can all do as a
nation, but it all starts with simple actions at home and in
communities like Rexburg.”
In addition to now being entered into a drawing for thousands of
dollars in water-saving or eco-friendly prizes, including $3,000
toward their annual home utility bill, residents who made
conservation pledges earned the right to nominate deserving
charities in their community to receive the National Grand Prize, a
2019 Toyota Highlander Hybrid XLE.
Mayor Jerry Merrill, Idaho Senate Leader Brent Hill, and Toyota
Director of Environmental Sustainability Kevin Butt will be on hand
to award the grand prize vehicle to the D.A.R.E. program of
Rexburg, which was among 20,000 charities nominated nationwide.
Charities with the most nominations from each winning city were
judged by organizers on the basis of how they would use a
fuel-efficient vehicle for the ongoing benefit of the
community.
“Conserving water and protecting water resources depends on the
actions each of us take,” said Toyota’s Kevin Butt. “The donation
of this vehicle to the regional D.A.R.E. program will impact over
90,000 people and serve as a visual reminder of the city’s
conservation commitment for years,” he added.
In addition to reducing overall water waste, challenge
participants in 50 states pledged to reduce their use of single-use
plastic water bottles by 8.6 million and eliminate 179,000 pounds
of hazardous waste from entering watersheds. By altering daily
lifestyle choices, residents also pledged to put 80 million fewer
pounds of waste in landfills. Potential savings of 22.6 million
gallons of oil, 12.9 billion pounds of carbon dioxide, 196 million
kilowatt hours of electricity, and $39.6 million in consumer cost
savings rounded out the final pledge results.
About the Wyland Foundation Founded 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 dedicated to promoting, protecting, and
preserving the world’s ocean, waterways, and marine life. The
foundation encourages environmental awareness through community
events, education programs, and public art projects.
www.wylandfoundation.org About Toyota Toyota
(NYSE:TM), creator of the Prius hybrid and the Mirai fuel cell
vehicle, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live
through our Toyota and Lexus brands. Over the past 60 years, we’ve
built more than 38 million cars and trucks in North America, where
we have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in
Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and directly employ more than 47,000
people (over 36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American
dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold 2.8 million cars and
trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2018.
Contact: Jonathan Abramson, tel. 619-807-6349
jonathan@bluetonemarketing.comSteve Creech, 949-436-2489
steve.creech@wylandfoundation.org
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