16 October 2012

For Immediate Release

Nominations Open for EcoWise Community Awards

Keep Waitakere Beautiful Trust is again calling for nominations for their annual EcoWise Awards. The awards celebrate hard working Westies who actively care for the environment and help keep our community beautiful.

Any West Auckland individual or group is eligible to nominate either themselves or others. This year KWBT is proud to introduce the inaugural Brent Peters Award to honour the contractor who goes beyond the call of duty in graffiti vandalism education and eradication.

“Brent Peters was a founding trustee of the Tag Out Trust and a tireless advocate for eliminating graffiti in our community. The awards are the highlight of the year for us and a great way to recognise the incredible environmental volunteer work that takes place throughout the year” says KWBT Chair, Iris Donoghue.

For nomination forms and further information visit www.kwbt.org.nz
Nominations close 5pm, Friday 2nd November

2012 Categories:

• Kauri Award: Most active individual volunteer working in the community to beautify West Auckland by reducing litter, weeds and/or graffiti.

• Totara Award: Most active group of volunteers working in the community to beautify West Auckland by reducing litter, weeds and graffiti.

• Kowhai Award: For student leadership, whose positive actions have helped beautify West Auckland, discouraged graffiti and overcome other vandalism.

• Puriri Award: For the best school grounds, edible garden tended by students, that are litter, weed and graffiti-free and/or feature composting facilities and plant propagation sites.

• Rata Award: For the caretaker in a Waitakere school who is making a difference to the school environment through their ongoing pride, actions and care.

• Kahikatea Award: For the teacher who empowers students to take action to create a sustainable community.

• Karaka Award: For the best Community Edible Garden that is tended and utilised by the community.

• Brent Peters Award: For the contractor who goes over and beyond the call of duty to help educate groups and residents of West Auckland around graffiti vandalism issues.

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