Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has recognized 23 Connecticut businesses and individuals for their efforts to protect the environment and natural resources during a GreenCircle awards ceremony at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford.
In a ceremony Thursday, Bethel resident Harry Gibson was honored with the GreenCircle Award.
Since it was started, approximately 1050 individuals, businesses, schools and organizations have been recognized for making a real difference in preserving natural resources and protecting the quality of the state’s air, water and lands.
Gibson is a founding member of the Friends and Neighbors of Putnam Memorial Park, Redding, and along with other volunteers, he has spent thousands of hours weeding, mowing, pruning and helping to maintain 152 acres of Putnam Memorial Park.
Gibson also helped organize and coordinate Living History School Day and the Living History event. This event educates the public on the history of the Park as it relates to the American Revolution.
“For the past 15 years, GreenCircle Awards have called attention to the voluntary efforts of businesses, organizations, and individuals, that have played a very real role in improving the environment of our state,” said Daniel C. Esty, Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. “Through the GreenCircle awards we are able to recognize the good works being done by so many people to improve the quality of life in Connecticut and build a sustainable future for our state.”
The GreenCircle Program is an on-going award program and award categories are for both common and innovative activities in the environmental field. For a list of GreenCircle award recipients and a description of the program, visit the DEEP website at: http://www.ct.gov/deep/greencircle