Tickets are now on sale for Sustainable San Mateo County’s 25th Annual Awards Celebration, which will honor five local sustainability champions and two green building projects with a hosted reception, dinner, live auction and awards program filled with inspiring stories about local sustainability heroes. It will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at the Embassy Suites at 150 Anza Blvd. in Burlingame.
Tickets are available at https://bit.ly/SSMCAwards2024. Individual tickets cost $200; a table of 10 costs $1,850. Sponsorships range from $500 to $10,000 and include benefits. Visit sustainablesanmateo.org/sponsorship-opportunities for details. Most of the cost of tickets and sponsorships is tax-deductible. For more information, visit sustainablesanmateo.org/awards2024, email [email protected] or call 650-918-1992.
There is no charge to register for Sustainable San Mateo County’s (SSMC’s) 5th Annual Virtual Auction, which will kick off on April 3 and conclude on April 14 at 5 p.m. All online bids will be silent. Registration is on the same website at https://bit.ly/SSMCAwards2024.
SSMC, the American Institute of Architects’ San Mateo County Chapter and Peninsula Clean Energy, will present the Green Building Award to The Nueva School’s Science and Environmental Center in Hillsborough. They will award a Green Building Honorable Mention to The Bay Meadows Urban Village in San Mateo.
Recipients of SSMC’s Sustainability Awards will be Byrd’s Filling Station, San Mateo County’s first and only grocer focused on the sustainability of each product and the supply chain; Samuel Herzberg, a 33-year public servant of the Parks, Public Works and Planning Departments of San Mateo County; and the Youth Climate Ambassadors Leadership Program, a rigorous training program for 9th-12th graders in San Mateo County to become climate leaders of the future. The first-ever Student Sustainability Award will go to Kayla Ling, a 10th grade award-winning filmmaker who leads her school and community in climate action. The Ruth Peterson Award, established in memory of a dedicated SSMC leader, will be presented to longtime SSMC volunteer Bernard Bruand for his invaluable work on SSMC’s Indicators Report and Awards Celebrations.
SSMC, the American Institute of Architects’ San Mateo County Chapter and Peninsula Clean Energy, will present the Green Building Award to The Nueva School’s Science and Environmental Center in Hillsborough. They will award a Green Building Honorable Mention to The Bay Meadows Urban Village in San Mateo.
About Sustainable San Mateo County
Founded in 1992, Sustainable San Mateo County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to a vision of a sustainable future for everyone in the county. Its mission is to drive impactful action on economic, environmental and social equity issues that leads to sustainable practices and improves the long-term health of San Mateo County. For more information, visit sustainablesanmateo.org, email [email protected] or call 650-918-1992.
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