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HISTORY:

The Green Initiative made its first debut in 2002, making its appearance at the Walnut Grove Elementary School as the Go Green Initiative. However while that may have been the first public knowledge documented on the movement, that was not the pure starting point. Behind the operation was past Naval Officer with history in recycling programs, PTA Council President in Pleasanton, California - Jill Buck began with the idea in July of 2002. Her passion for the initiative stemmed from her awareness to the overuse of pesticides around the communal playgrounds. Given that they were teeming with young aged children, action needed to be taken, as the risks ran high, and she incorporated parents and teachers to take on the accomplishment. Writing the first comprehensive environmental program focusing on aiding schools aim towards responsibility to the health of the environment. Since its introduction to the schooling system, it has been endorsed by larger named associations such as the “National School Board Association, National Recycling Coalition, adopted by numerous State PTA Boards, implemented all 50 states and the District of Columbia, schools in Canada, Mexico, Asia, Europe and Africa” (Go Green Initiative).