Challenge Award Winners

Thanks to all our groups, schools, and organizations who signed up for our annual Challenge Awards and River Partner Certifications! The waterways were the true winners of the day, but read below to see who earned the dirt on their shirt as they cleaned their streams!

Youth Challenges:

1^st place Battle of the Bags (most bags of trash) – Toledo Early College High School – 94 bags

1^st place Most Volunteers – Toledo Early College High School – 141 volunteers

1^st place Awesome Effort (bags/person) – Toledo ZOOTeens– 3.22/person

Collegiate Challenges:

1^st place Battle of the Bags (most bags of trash) – BGSU Environmental Service Club – 47.5 bags

1^st place Most Volunteers – BGSU Environmental Service Club – 10 volunteers

1^st place Awesome Effort (bags/person) – BGSU Environmental Service Club – 4.75 bags/person

River Partner Certifications:

Watershed Warrior (50+ volunteers) – First Solar (88)

Stream Protector (10-29 volunteers) – Westside Montessori (26), Johns Manville (18), LyondellBasell (17), Ohio EPA Northwest District Office (14), Monroe Street United Methodist Church (14), Owens-Illinois (17)

Creek Crusaders (1-9 volunteers) – Toledo Divisions of Environmental Services and Water Reclamation (8), Toledo Correctional Institution (6), Toledo Campus Ministry (3)