Guilford Students Discuss Environmental Issues with State Officials

State Rep. Sean Scanlon met with members of the Guilford Lakes Green Patrol before school June 10 to hear the students’ concerns and ideas for making Connecticut greener. Rep. Scanlon serves on the House Environmental Committee. Green Patrol, now 106 kids strong, is the group who last year succeeded in helping eliminate Styrofoam lunch trays in the Guilford Public Schools.

About 106 students serve on Green Patrol, which is co-chaired by Susan Ireland and Pam Medvecky. This year, the students taught their classmates about being good recyclers, shared green tips on the school intercom, spent the day before Earth Day on the Guilford Green reminding people to be green, and cleaned litter from the town Green after Nick Fradiani’s concert. They also launched their “Green Patrol Hot Potato” journal, which passed from classroom to classroom at Guilford Lakes, inviting each class to do something together to make a difference for our Earth.

The Green Patrol’s future initiatives include meeting with First Selectman Mazza, speaking with local garbage companies, working to help Guilford citizens become better recyclers, and going up to speak at a future Environmental Legislative session at the state capitol.