The City of Lafayette and the Lafayette Environmental Task Force are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013 Lafayette Awards of Environmental Excellence, more commonly known as the Lafayette Green Awards, which recognize outstanding efforts that contribute to a more sustainable community and help the City achieve its environmental goals. Awards are chosen across five different categories: residents, local businesses, schools, community organizations, and green building.
The 2013 winners include:
- Resident – Tina Goodfriend
- Local Businesses – Rising Loafer Café & Bakery, and Hunsucker Goodstein PC
- Schools – Erika Pringsheim-Moore
- Community Organizations – Friends Corner Book Shop
- Green Building – The Fresh Connection (Scott Thomsen, Architect, and Hank Miller, Owner)
The winners will be formally announced at the Lafayette Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at noon at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center Plaza. Additionally, Mayor Tatzin will present the awards to the recipients at the next City Council meeting on Monday, April 28, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center Community Hall.
If you have further questions, please contact Michael Cass at (925) 299-3219 or Megan Canales at (925) 299-3242.
For more information on the Green Awards, please visit www.lovelafayette.org/GreenAwards. 