The Chick-fil-A Bowl leads all bowl games in charitable and scholarship contributions. This year, the Bowl contributed a record $1.2 million to charities and educational institutions, and the Chick-fil-A Bowl has given $5.8 million to various charitable organizations over the last eight years.
Now the Chick-fil-A Bowl is taking a lead in environmental responsibility, by beginning our journey to to become the greenest bowl game in the country. Together with our partners, we have established four initial areas of focus.
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Recycling
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There will be a total of 693 recycling bins located throughout the GWCC, tailgating parking lots, and the Georgia Dome during the game. Parking lot attendants will make recycling easy for tailgaters by passing out specially marked bags for all recycled goods, and then coming back by later to collect them. Please recycle cans and bottles by giving it back!
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Green Energy
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The 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl will be powered with Green Energy from Georgia Power. Georgia Power's Green Energy Program is Green-e certified by the Center for Resource Solutions, and the electricity is produced from local renewable resources. Home Depot will be handing out 10,000 coupons for Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs to fans on game day that are recycling.
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Sustainable Printing
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We have begun the process of converting all of our print projects over to FSC certified printers. The Forest Stewardship Council is a certifying body that ensures forests are managed responsibly.
Fans can help by recycling paper.
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Share the Wealth
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We can't always plan it exactly right. Which is why our hospitality partners will be donating left over food to local food banks or composting what is left.
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Join Us!
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The Chick-fil-A Bowl Sustainability Mission
To be a sporting event industry leader by embarking on an ambitious and forward-thinking initiative to meet our current needs with as little negative impact on future natural resources as possible. We will strive to benefit to our community through our actions and by positively influencing the actions of our partners, collectively maximizing the impact of our sustainability initiatives.
Become a partner next year in our mission to become the greenest bowl game. Contact Derek Martin at dmartin@cfabowl.com with any questions or suggestions about our sustainability program.
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Check Back
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Check back after the game for this year's metrics, and see just how much we recycled along and how much waste we diverted from landfills.
Learn about our plans for next year.
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Thanks to our partners for 2010
Our partners this year have helped us execute our vision and they each contribute to environmental sustainability in so many other ways.
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