The National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) and the SportsEvents Media Group teamed up with the non-profit organization Clean the World to recycle soap and hotel ammenities at the 2011NASC Sports Event Symposium.
During the conference, which took place April 12-14, 2011 at the Sheraton Greensboro Four Seasons in
Greensboro, North Carolina, 150 lbs of soap was collected which will provide soap to 170 children for one month. Clean the World has put over four million soap bars and 200,000 pounds of shampoo and conditioner back into human use, simultaneously eliminati ng over 380 tons of waste.
“We’re really pleased to sponsor the Clean the World recycling program during the 2011 NASC Symposium,” said J. Talty O’Connor, founder and president of SportsEvents Media Group. “In conversations with our readers, it is clear that sports event organizers are more interested than ever in planning ‘green’ sports competitions. We all need to make every effort possible to reduce the environmental impact of our activities and events. This is one small way of fulfilling our ongoing commitment toward corporate social responsibility.”
The NASC Sports Event Symposium brings together serious minded professionals in the sports event industry for three days of educati on, the NASC Sports Marketplace where potential host cities and sports event planners meet in one-on-one pre-scheduled appointments, and unique networking opportunities. Future conference dates are April 17– 19, 2012 in Hartf ord, CT and April 23-25, 2013 in Louisville, KY.
ABOUT THE NASC
The Nati onal Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) is the sports event industry’s leading networking organization. Founded in 1992, the NASC represents over 500 organizations across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The NASC provides educati on, networking, and professional development to the sports event industry. For more informati on visit www.SportsCommissions.org.
ABOUT CLEAN THE WORLD
Clean the World is committ ed to reducing the waste created by discarded soap and shampoo products and collects these items from hotels to be recycled and distributed to domestic homeless shelters and impoverished people worldwide, helping to prevent deaths caused by hygiene- related illnesses. Clean the World Foundation,Inc. is a non- -profi t, 501(c) (3) tax- -exempt charitable organizati on. For more information visit www.CleanTheWorld.org.
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Don
