Centennial College wins event industry award for bold 'Paint the Town Green' eco initiative
TORONTO, March 31, 2017 /CNW/ - Centennial College's innovative Paint the Town Green celebration won the "Best Event Produced for a Corporation by an In-house Team" award at the Canadian Event Industry Awards Gala in Vaughan last night.
To boldly mark Centennial's 50th anniversary last fall, the college released its students, faculty and staff to take part in its Paint the Town Green environmental initiative. Thousands of volunteers fanned out across the city on September 27 to lend a hand in 11 major City of Toronto parks by planting trees, spreading mulch, removing trash from waterways and nature trails, painting fixtures and beautifying public areas.
With Centennial's growing international reputation, its partner schools in China, Korea, India, Turkey, Panama, Brazil and other countries released their students to make meaningful contributions in their own communities. In one example, the president of Suzhou Centennial College near Shanghai, China, was thrilled to join his students and collect litter in the beautiful canal city of Suzhou.
At home and abroad, Paint the Town Green – the college's principal corporate colour – was Centennial's way of giving back to the communities that helped Ontario's first college to grow into one of Canada's most innovative institutions. With photos of volunteers working all over the world rapidly accumulating on social media, Centennial garnered considerable attention by the news media.
Centennial's 50th anniversary event was judged against the best in the business in its category, which this year included Providence Healthcare Foundation, WestJet Airlines, Canadian Tire Corporation, McMaster University and Economical Insurance. The Canadian Event Industry Awards were established in 1997 as a platform for event and meeting professionals to be recognized for their talent, hard work and success.
About Centennial College www.centennialcollege.ca
Established in 1966, Centennial College is Ontario's first public college primarily serving the eastern portion of the Greater Toronto Area. It has a record of exemplary teaching, innovative programming and extensive partnership building. With enrolments of 21,000 full-time students and 20,000 part-time learners, Centennial is recognized as one of the most culturally diverse post-secondary institutions in Canada. It offers more than 250 diploma, certificate and degree programs in business, media, community and consumer services, culinary arts, engineering technology, health care and transportation.
SOURCE Centennial College
Media contact: Mark Toljagic, Communications Officer, Centennial College, 416-289-5000 ext. 7142, [email protected]
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