Over 230 residents signed the Green Challenge Pledge.
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Monday, May 21, 2012
The Chatham Borough Green Initiatives Committee awarded a backyard composter to Mary Keselica, the president of the Town and Country Garden Club. Keselica is one of 232 borough residents to took the Green Challenge Pledge, a promise to live sustainably, at the 2011 Fishawack Festival. The committee's goal was to sign up at least 225 residents, or 2.5 percent of the borough's population, to the pledge, with the chance to win the composter. The names were placed in a flower vase and Keselica's name was drawn at the E-Carnival at Chatham High School on April 28. Keselica said she was "excited" at winning the composter. "It will make great compost for my gardens, including my home rain garden," she said. Volunteers from the Town and Country …
The Environmental Commissions of the borough and township offer prizes for residents who participate in the Walk This Way Challenge.
The Environmental Commissions in Chatham Borough and Chatham Township know that Walk to School day is coming up on Oct. 5, but they want to encourage more than just students to walk. The commissions and the School District of the Chathams are participating in TransOption's Walk This Way Challenge. All residents of Morris, Sussex and Warren counties are welcome to participate in the challenge, which urges residents to walk instead of drive, throughout the entire month of October. Kathy Abbott, the current vice chair of the Chatham Township Environmental Commission and committee member-elect, said “walking is a free, non-polluting form of transportation that also helps your quality of life and your wallet.” According to the township …
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