Middle and high schools in the Delaware Valley are encouraged to apply for the Second Annual Environmental Community Service Award.

The deadline to apply is February 23. Winners will be announced just prior to Earth Day, April 22.

The goal of the award is to raise awareness of environmental concerns and to encourage middle and high schools in the Delaware Valley to participate in a community service project that will enhance and improve the quality of life in their community.

The judges of this educational competition are representatives from The Franklin Institute, the Academy of Natural Sciences, from Pennsylvania and New Jersey’s departments of Environmental Protection and Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

The award is sponsored by Wawa, NBC 10 and Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP.

The application can be submitted to publicrelations@wawa.com (providing it is sent from an official school e-mail address). It can also be mailed to Wawa, Public Relations Department, 260 Baltimore Pike, Wawa, PA 19063. It must be signed by a school official.

For more information, schools can call Wawa’s Customer Call Center at 1-800-444-9292 or visit the Environmental Community Service Award webpage.

12/15/2006