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EXHIBITORS
Exhibitors included:
American Lung Association of Houston
Baylor College of Medicine
Citizen's Environmental Coalition
City of Houston
- Environmental Health
- Health and Human Services
- Planning & Development Department
CompuCycle, Inc.
Earth Share of Texas
Free Oak & Pine Trees!
Green Bank
Green Mountain Energy Company
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
Gulf Coast Veloteq
Harris County Hospital District
Houston Area Women's Center
Houston Farmers Market
Houston Regional Monitoring
Houston Tomorrow
Iron Mountain
LifeGift
Medical Bridges
METRO
Naked Body + Bath
Nature's Way Resources
New Living
Rice University Custodial Department
Rice University EMS
Round2
Shred-It
Sprint Waste Services
TCO Development
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Texas Medical Center
The Center for Hearing and Speech
The University of Texas Health Science Center - The School of Nursing
The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
Urban Harvest
Waste Management Recycle America
OTHER SUPPORT
In addition to the work of the Earth Day Committee members, numerous organizations, institutions and others made significant contributions to this event, including but not limited to graphic design, printing, donations for exhibitor parking, creation of name tags, funding for student help, logistical support, day-of-event volunteers, lending of exhibit tables and canopies, and much more.
These included:
Baylor College of Medicine
BCM Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Research Center
BCM Creative Services/Document Center
BCM Graduate Student Council
Environment Texas Leadership Program
HAM-TMC Library
Houston Bikeway Program
Houston Endowment Inc.
Houston Farmers Market
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Livingston Super Tree Nursery (A division of Arborgen)
One People Media
Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Medical Center
The University of Texas Health Science Center
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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On Wednesday, April 22, 2009, thousands of students, employees and visitors came together to celebrate the first-ever collaborative Earth Day celebration at the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center. The Texas Medical Center consists of 47 member institutions, with 73,000 employees, 32,000 (full-time) students and approximately 160,000 visitors every day. Through this celebration, the TMC community learned about the benefits of recycling, ways to reduce one's ecological footprint, and how the TMC is going green.
Nearly 40 hospitals, universities, businesses, governmental agencies and community organizations participated and shared information on their sustainability initiatives. Special events included an electric car display, an “automated container recycler machine” that prints out a receipt—redeemable for a gift, and an Earth Day Roulette Wheel that awarded eco-prizes continuously during the event. In addition, the celebration included a demonstration of institutional green-cleaning techniques and much more. In addition, 1,200 Houston-friendly oak and pine trees were given away.
Recycling bins collected plastic, paper, composting, aluminum, eye glasses, hearing aids and cell phones.
The event was held at the John P. McGovern Texas Medical Center Commons located at 6550 Bertner at Moursund from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Waterside Court featured a special Earth-Day buffet.
This event was organized by the Houston Medical Center Recycling Collaborative. see press release and view a PowerPoint photo slide show
MEDIA CONTACT
For any media-related questions, including parking and help with coordinating media coverage of this event please contact:
Alexa Enriquez
Public Affairs Specialist
Texas Medical Center
2450 Holcombe Blvd., Ste. 1
Houston, TX 77021-2040
713-791-6136
aenriquez@texasmedicalcenter.org
Direct all other inquiries to EarthDay@HMCRC.org.
ROULETTE WHEEL
More than 400 prizes were donated to the Earth Day Roulette Wheel.
Contributors to the Earth Day Roulette Wheel included:
AbitibiBowater
Bayway Lincoln Mercury
Beautique Day Spa & Salon
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Cliff's Grill
Driscoll's Restaurant at the Medical Center
HAM-TMC Library
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Houston Community College System
Houston Medical Center Marriott Hotel
John P. McGovern Commons Food Court Restaurants
Klean Kanteen
Livingston Super Tree Nursery (A division of Arborgen)
METRO
Naked Body + Bath
Nature's Way Resources
New Living
Pilates by Janie Parker
Republic Services
River Oaks OfficeMax, Incorporated
Ruggles Green
The Methodist Hospital
Trevisio
Waterside Court
Winifred J. Hamilton, PhD
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