The Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority, along with the Centre Region Council of Governments and the Borough of State College held an awards luncheon Thursday to honor 60 of our area’s best green businesses, schools and organizations.
Close to 100 area business owners, teachers, school administrators and employees were present at the awards luncheon, held in coordination with America Recycles Day, to receive recognition for their efforts both in recycling and sustainability.
State College Borough Mayor Elizabeth Goreham addressed the crowd and they also heard from three special Emerald Award Winners: Foxdale Village Retirement Community, Restek Corporation & Park Forest Elementary; all who have been paving the way in recycling for over 20 years.
Here is a list of all 60 honorees –
Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania
Bald Eagle Jr/Sr High School
Bellefonte Area High School
Bellefonte Elementary School
Caspian SPA
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI)
Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority
Centre Region Council of Governments
CLC Charter School
Coldwell Banker University Realty
Corl Street Elementary School
Dante's Restaurants, Inc.
Delta Program – SCASD
DEP ‐ Moshannon District Mining Operations
Easterly Parkway Elementary School
Ferguson Township Elementary School
Fest Zero
Foxdale Village Retirement Community
Grace Lutheran Church; Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten
Grace Prep High School
Gray's Woods Elementary School
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County ReStore
Harrison’s Wine Grill & Catering
Hoag's Catering
Houserville Elementary School
Howard Elementary School
K‐B Offset Printing, Inc.
Lemont Elementary School
Mount Nittany Elementary School
Mountaintop Area Elementary School
Nittany Christian School
Nittany Valley Charter School
Our Lady of Victory School
Park Forest Elementary School
Penn State Interfraternity Council (IFC)
Penn State Outreach Green Team
Penns Valley Area School District
Philipsburg‐Osceola Area Senior High School
Pick Research Solutions, Inc.
Radio Park Elementary School
Restek Corporation-Emerald Aw
SCASD's Agricultural Science Program
School of Hospitality Management ‐ Penn State
State College Area School District’s Food Service
State College Area School District’s Physical Plant
State College Borough
State College Presbyterian Church
State College Spikes
State of the Art, Inc.
Straley Veterinary Associates
The Childcare Center @ Hort Woods
The Goddard School
The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
The State College Friends School
The Tavern Restaurant
Videon Central, Inc.
Village Eatinghouse
Weis Markets
Wingate Elementary School
Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania Charter School
For additional information on this awards luncheon, please contact Amy Schirf at 814-238-7005, or send email to: aschirf@centrecountyrecycles.org.