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EDUCATORS

Empowering students with the tools and knowledge to champion environmental sustainability 
COMMUNITY BUILDERS

Hosting events and building partnerships that educate and inspire action
CHANGE MAKERS

Advocating for environmental policies and practices

Piedmont Environmental Alliance

Building a more just, resilient, and sustainable Piedmont Triad

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Beyond the Mantra: Redefining Recycling Practices for a Sustainable Future

July 10, 2023
Aspirational recycling is otherwise known as ‘wish-cycling.’ This is when you feel that something should be recycled, so you put it in the recycling bin under the assumption that someone will sort through it. However, this is unfortunately not always the case. More often than not, if you place something in the recycling bin that cannot be recycled, everything in that bin will be sent to the landfill, instead.
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A mission to support the environment

Piedmont Environmental Alliance educates and empowers, builds community, and inspires action to create a more just, resilient, and environmentally sustainable Piedmont Triad.

Dynamic programs that educate and empower

Our education programs engage 4,000+ students across the Piedmont Triad annually, with in-person and online curricula and programs that develop young leaders ready to champion environmental action. 

Exciting community engagement and events

We organize events that educate, build community, and provide engagement opportunities for people of all ages to become more sustainable and tackle climate change at home. Our Earth Day Fair is THE event for celebrating sustainability and green living in the region, with great food and music, activities for adults and kids, and wonderful exhibitors and sponsors.

Robust partnerships and action to support the environment

We partner with organizations, corporations, individuals, and communities across the region to influence policy and practice on environmental issues. From collecting signatures to support the elimination of styrofoam trays in local schools to launching our Green Business Network designed to motivate local business owners to take action on environmental issues, we’re focused on bringing a diverse range of folks to the table to create real community change.

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Thank you to our 2023 Earth Day Sponsors

Gold Sponsors 

Silver Sponsors

Bashavia Gardens     Duke Energy     FirstHand Climbing     Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County     HanesBrands     NC Foresty Association     Piedmont Land Conservancy     Preservation Forsyth      Reconsidered Goods     Salem Academy and College               Second Harvest Food Bank of NW NC     Siemens Energy     Sierra Club Foothills Group     Summit School      Triad Air Awareness     Truliant Federal Credit Union               Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of WS     Woshbox     WXII -TV/Triad CW     Yadkin Riverkeeper  


Bronze Sponsors

Audubon Society of Forsyth County    Beta Verde/Cobblestone Farmers Market     First Bank     Gateway Nature Preserve     greeNest     Image360      Parkway United Church of Christ     Passanante's Home Food Services     Renu Energy Solutions/Sun Service Specialists      Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA)     Wild Ones Central North Carolina     WM (Waste Management)     Z. Smith Reynolds Library/Wake Forest University

Environmental Debate Sponsors

EMP Law     Northwest Geoscience    

Program Partners

Double Creek Road, Forsyth County Beekeepers Association, Forsyth County Public Library, Kaleideum, Millie Barnhart Art, NC Cooperative Extension Forsyth County Center, NC Songwriters Co-op, Smart Start of Forsyth County, the Art SHAC, Yoga with Ms. Christine

Friends of the Fair

  • a/perture cinema    Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – Phi Omega Chapter     Beers N Gears     Best of Winston-Salem     Christine Rucker Photography    Freedom Creative Solutions         Mountain Park Spring Water    Triad Compost Service     Triad Moms on Main 
  • Kathy Ausen     Betsy Barre      Kozie Bartow      Lindsay  Batchelor      Clair  Baxter     Susan Beeler     Stephanie Bennett      Melissa & Scott Best     Bill & Eileen Blancato     Alexandra Bolick     Wendy & Mike Brenner      Charles  Brewer     Valerie & John Brockenbrough     Patsy Burdette      Jack & Susan Campbell.     Richard & Anna Marie Carr-Reinhard      Iris Cole      Jocelyn  Connors     Lila Cruikshank     Dedee DeLongpre Johnston      Debra Demske     Rebecca DePalma     Lawren Desai      Martina & Chad  Downard     Jim & Nancy Fields     Anne Fleeson     Katherine Foulser      Ron & Janet Frazier Frazier      Lauren Quartz DiBianca Frye      Sarah Squire & Mike Furr      Lyndsy & Peter  Gallins      Gayle  Goldsmith     Bobbie Gordon     Richard & Jessica Gordon     Gary  Gunderson    Peter Hairston     Jonathan Halsey     Mr. & Mrs. James    Hanes      Amret & Wesley Hawfield     Laura Hortal      Maureen  Ihrie     Eranda Jayawickreme     Annie & Gordon Jenkins     Eloise Johnson     Mary & Randell Jones      Elyse & Peter Jung     Deanna Kaplan     Megan  Kilpatrick     Rowie Kirby-Straker     Lois Koufman     Maxwell & Jane Langfitt     Sue Ann Langfitt     Leah Lavin     Terri Legrand     Don Lendle     Xiaoyan Leng      Barbara Libove      Fidelina Loeb      Janet & Josh Loew      Masha Long     Devon MacKay     Heath  Maranges     Katt & Amber  Mathias-Madrin     Sarah McCalla     Jessica & Mike McCrory       Rebecca Mckee      Stan Meiburg      Lisha Mejan      Lorraine Mortis     Louise  Mowbray      Katheryn & Otis  Northington     Lisa Northrop      Monique  O'Connell     Alan Palmitier      Tom Paulson      Nathan  Peifer     George Peterson     Sandy Phocas      Elizabeth  Pierce      Kathy & Dave Pounds      Karen  Pranikoff     Gus & Linda Preschle     Jeff Redwine      Teresa Reynolds     Ann Riddle      Alec & Stephanie Robinette    Gary Robinette     Christy Robinson      James Rolls      William Rowe      Cris Schamp     Michelle & Alex Schenker      Lenore  Shamey     Sid & Joyce Shapiro     Jaclyn Sheridan     Mike Silver     Hollis  Stauber      Dana  Strauch     Jesse David  Sykes     Patrick & Ali Turner      Claire & Randall Tuttle    JoAnn & Brent White     Mary Lynn  Wigodsky      Nancy Young     Mark & Margie Zivin