COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — March 5, 2013 — Copper Mountain employees are excited to announce the Copper Environmental Foundation’s 2013 grant recipients. The Copper Environmental Foundation focuses on providing funding for youth (ages 5-18) environmental programs for projects in Summit and Lake Counties. The Copper Environmental Foundation has supported a variety of youth environmental projects producing tangible results throughout the years.

12/13 Copper Environmental Foundation grant recipients include: Friends of the Dillon Ranger District, Girl Scouts of Colorado, High Country Conservation Center, Cloud City Conservation Center, Keystone Science School, Lake Dillon Pre-School, Summit County Pre-School and Swan Center Outreach. 

Projects approved for this year’s grant cycle cover a wide variety of initiatives to increase and inspire levels of environmental stewardship among the youth of Summit County by expanding and improving community-based education and leadership opportunities. Projects also focus on community wide education of waste reduction, clean energy, sustainable food and how to care for our natural resources. Copper Mountain employees would like to thank all organizations that applied for support in the 12/13 grant cycle.

The Copper Environmental Foundation (CEF) was started in November 2007 by Copper employees, with a long-term goal to support environmental initiatives in Summit County and the surrounding area. For more information of the Copper Mountain Environmental Foundation can be found at www.coppercolorado.com. 

Media Note

More info and broadcast-quality photos of CEF projects are available at here.

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