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Novato High School and Novato Unified School District are incredibly proud of one senior who has gone beyond the mark of your average teenage volunteer to create a ripple effect down to her lower classman at Novato. Lucy London was recognized as one of five Youth Volunteers of the Year at the 2018 Heart of Marin Awards presented by CVNL Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership and event sponsor, Bank of Marin.

At this year’s event, 650 members of the community packed the Marin Center Exhibit Hall to honor nonprofits, volunteers, leaders, and businesses who give back. Lucy was recognized for her creation of the Novato High School Earth Club which spreads awareness about issues of sustainability and climate change and implements solutions to address them. The club meets twice per week and holds events and fundraisers to raise awareness and funds towards their green goals.

Lucy directs all of the club activities and recruitment and enthusiastically gets underclassmen excited about what they can do to help the environment. Over the last year, Lucy and the Earth Club have been successful with persuading the Novato Unified School Board to adopt a Climate Action Resolution, holding the district to their commitment to use green energy and sustainable resources when possible.

Lucy has also held multiple meetings with school district administration, facilities, and grounds departments in order to find the best way implement sustainability programs. She has campaigned for things like installing bottle fill stations, acquiring tri-sort trash/recycle/compost bins, and getting the facilities crews on-board with a modern recycling and composting program.  From beach clean-ups to lobbying the School Board and City Council, Lucy is committed and fights hard to get knowledge about climate change and sustainability and solutions for those into Novato Unified.

Fellow Senior McKenna O’Neill announced Lucy’s award and Deputy Superintendent Kris Cosca was also in attendance to congratulate her. Novato High School sends its congratulations to Lucy and everyone in the Novato High School Earth Club for their passion and dedication to making the planet a better place to live.

About Novato Unified School District

With a history of serving the community since 1859, the Novato Unified School District (NUSD) is situated in the gorgeous rolling hills in the North Bay. Just thirty minutes north of San Francisco, Novato is said to be the gateway to California’s wine country. The mission of Novato Unified School District is to engage, inspire and empower all students to reach their life goals in the rapidly changing world. The vision of NUSD is to create a caring environment at each school where students receive an innovative and personalized learning experience to help them develop the skills needed to be successful.

Visit the District website at www.nusd.org and follow NUSD on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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Company Name: Novato Unified School District
Contact Person: Leslie Benjamin
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Phone: (415) 897-4201
Address:1015 7th St
City: Novato
State: CA
Country: United States
Website: www.nusd.org