8th annual Green Certification Banquet to be held September 26th

Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville Montgomery County Green Certification Program will hold its 8th annual Green Certification Banquet on the evening of September 26th. The Banquet celebrates local organizations that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to environmental stewardship in our community. This year’s theme is Sustainability in Education.

The Banquet will be from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center. A social hour, from 5:00pm to 6:00pm, will include recycling games with great prizes provided by local organizations.

Speakers for the evening include Jim Sumrell, Clarksville-Montgomery County School Systems’ Chief Operations Officer, and Amy Peterson, 6th grade teacher from West Creek Elementary School.

Mr. Sumrell will discuss school energy upgrades and the school systems ever growing propane bus fleet. A propane bus will even be onsite for attendees to tour. Ms. Peterson will discuss the sustainability training middle school teachers received earlier this year.

The evening will conclude with the presentation of the annual Green Certification Excellence Awards.

Tickets for the Banquet are $50.00 per person and are on sale now. You may purchase tickets online at www.mcgtn.org/green/green-certification-program-awards-banquet or if you prefer to pay by check you can request an invoice from cmsommers@mcgtn.net

Ticket sales will close on September 20th so don’t delay.

To learn more about the Green Certification Program, contact Carlye Sommers at cmsommers@mcgtn.net or call 931.245.1867. You can also find information about the Program at www.mcgtn.org/green