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Triumph at Tour de Cookie
Tucson’s Tour de Cookie was a great success, with 292 participants racing and munching for good causes. GSA-Tucson sold cookies along the event route, helping raise $8,595 for the Tucson Kids’ Try-athlon and $5,000 for the Blue Pants Therapeutic Recreation Fund. Remaining cookies were donated to the Giving Tree, a local nonprofit serving Tucson’s homeless and needy, and the University Medical Center.

The Kids’ Try-athlon, a free triathlon for children with special needs and disabilities, is on March 28th! Learn more about it at www.tucsonkidstri.com.

GSA Partnership with Park Commission
GSA has partnered with the Palisades Interstate Park Commission and the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program at Cornell University to manage a chemical-free, environmentally friendly demonstration sports field in New York’s Bear Mountain State Park. Dubbed the “Eco-Friendly Playfield Project”, GSA-New York Team Captain and turf specialist Kevin Trotta is volunteering his time and expertise as project leader for this 10-acre turfgrass science and goodwill mission.

Upcoming Events

GSA on Ice
On January 24, Kevin Trotta will represent GSA at the Knickerbocker Ice Festival, where he will present an ecoflag to the Palisades Interstate Park Commissions to make its partnership with GSA official and formally announce the Eco-Friendly Playfield Project. This year’s Knickerbocker Ice Festival marks the launch of the year-long celebration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Hudson River.

Jane, Meet TED
GSA-USA President Jane Poynter has been invited to speak at the inaugural TEDx conference, to be held March 23 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. In the spirit of the TED conference, an annual invitation-only meeting of the world’s leading thinkers, TEDx brings together innovative thinkers and doers for interdisciplinary discussion and inspiration. Jane will discuss what it means to be more than an American or global citizen, but a citizen of the biosphere in which we all live.

Sports Eco-Tip

Keep Warm, Not Dry … the Green Way
Baby, it’s cold outside—and that can mean chapped lips and dry skin. This winter, protect your skin with balms and lotions that aren’t derived from petroleum (like petroleum or paraffin jellies), a non-renewable resource. Try products made from beeswax, shea butter, aloe and plant oils instead. While you’re at it, pull on some recycled polyester fleece too: Patagonia and other retailers offer fleeces spun from recycled plastic water and soda bottles. Patagonia will also accept worn polyester garments for recycling into new ones. Recycled fleeces will keep you cozy—and keep plastics out of our landfills.