6/19/2008 The Greening of Detroit Building Renovation
With the support of Esurance, The Greening of Detroit recently completed their new building renovation. On June 19, they hosted an open house to showcase their new space. There is now room for additional staff members and space for the Garden Resource Program. In addition, the new building will host the Tool Bank, a program that lends resources to communities creating healthier environments. |
4/22/2008 Earth Day Webinar with Intercall
Chris Henn, Esurance's VP & Chief Operating Officer, and Community Relations representative Joann Lee spoke about best practices for a company's internal and external environmental initiatives in an Earth Day Webinar. |
4/19/2008 Esurance Temple Terrace Cleanup and Tree Planting
In under half an hour, 32 volunteers planted 38 trees in Temple Terrace, Florida. Litter was also removed from the surrounding area during this event as part of the Great American Cleanup. |
4/18/2008 Degolyer Elementary Garden of Discovery Dedication Ceremony
Esurance partners with Project Learning Tree and the GreenWorks! Grant Initiative to fund environmental learning projects in schools near our regional offices. Degolyer Elementary in Dallas created the Garden of Discovery to help 4th and 5th graders learn about earth sciences in a hands-on manner. |
4/16/2008 Earth Day with the SF Giants
Esurance teamed up with the San Francisco Giants to celebrate the first ever Earth Day at AT&T Park. Our environmental partner Friends of the Urban Forest received a $50,000 donation from Esurance, and threw out the first pitch of the game. |
3/29/2008 Earth Hour
Esurance was proud to partner with the World Wildlife Fund in support of Earth Hour. On March 29, from 8-9 p.m., millions of people around the world switched off their lights for Earth Hour. Visit Earth
Hour for more information and pictures from the event. |
2/9/2008 T.R.E.E., Inc. Silver Anniversary Tree Planting Project in St. Pete's, FL
Esurance sponsored the tree planting project, and helped with the purchase and planting of 195 trees. Visit T.R.E.E., Inc. for more information and pictures from the event. |
12/15/2007 South Portland Riverbank Tree Planting in Portland, OR
More than 20 volunteers, including 5 Esurance policyholders,
gathered on this cold December day to plant trees and fortify
existing trees along the South Portland Riverbank. Esurance
partnered with Friends of Trees to sponsor the event. |
11/10/2007 Carbon Offset Day with EarthCorps in Seattle, WA
EarthCorps, in partnership with Esurance, led volunteers at
sites throughout the greater Seattle area to plant over 3,000
trees and plants in the first-ever Carbon Offset Day.
Volunteers, including Seattle City Council Member Richard
Conlin, also learned other ways to reduce or offset their
carbon emissions. Governor Christine Gregoire proclaimed
November 10 as the state's Carbon Offset Day. |
11/10/2007 Flowering Tree Planting in Winter Park, FL
Thirty-plus volunteers planted 26 flowering trees in Lake
Island Park. Esurance worked with T.R.E.E., Inc and the
city's Parks and Recreation Department to add some green
as well as some pink, purple, yellow, and white plants to the
flourishing city. |
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