MLS Works, Major League Soccer’s community outreach initiative, and the Portland Timbers are awarding a solar panel installation and environmental beautification to Hosford Middle School in Portland, Ore., as part of the MLS Works/Continental Tire "How Green Are Your Goals?" contest.
Representatives from MLS, the Portland Timbers, Portland Public Schools and Continental Tire will unveil the sustainable additions during a special Earth Day event at the school today.
The "How Green Are Your Goals?" contest allowed MLS fans to participate and support environmentally-friendly efforts leading up to Earth Day 2012. Portland was the MLS city selected as having the “greenest” fans, with its many submissions detailing the city’s everyday approach to incorporating green efforts, according to Continental. The Hosford Middle School Environmental Beautification project included significant improvements in the following areas: energy/solar, storm water/garden and sustainable mural, transportation, recycling and CO2 reduction.
In addition to the award from MLS Works and Continental Tire, more than $10,000 in added donations from the Portland community and Portland-area businesses helped in making the projects at Hosford possible.
