Newton-Needham Chamber Seeking Scholars, Green Businesses

Nominations are now open for the Newton Needham Chamber of Commerce's green business awards, as are applications for their scholarship, according to announcements on the Chamber's site.

The deadline for Green Businesses is first: by April 30, interested applicants must submit a one-page description of their business (based in either Newton or Needham), and how it has made progress toward either reducing energy and improving sustainability, or supplying green goods or services. 

These nominations should be in to Chamber member, and Environment Committee chair Peter Smith, psmith@igc.org, by a week from Tuesday. For questions, call him at 617-233-6071.

Scholarship applicants have a little bit longer to apply for the $1,000 cash prize--which goes to their college to pay for the first semester of tuition. The deadline for scholarship applications is May 8. 

The Scholarship application calls for between one and three letters of recommendation from someone who has worked with the student, and a 250-word essay. Those, along with a complete application form need to be mailed in by 5 p.m. on May 8.