Join Healthy Schools Campaign's Corporate Green Team!

Co-Branded Green Cleaning Sales Sheet

Highlight your green products and your sponsorship of The Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools with a co-branded sales sheet inserted in guide. The sales sheet, which features products meeting HSC’s standards, highlights your green offerings to potential customers and aligns your company with the Healthy Schools Campaign brand. The sales sheet is designed by HSC with information you provide.

• Sales sheet lists your green products that meet HSC’s standards

• Includes description of your company with follow-up contact information

• Prominently displays your logo and HSC logo

Costs are based on quantity, and include copies of both the sales sheet and the guide. For a sample copy, please contact Rochelle Davis at 312-419-1810 or by email.

To learn how your company can get involved, contact Rochelle Davis at 312-419-1810 or by email

Sidebar Product Links

Sponsors may place sidebar links to their listed products in specially designated areas throughout the Guide. This is an opportunity to associate your products with specific HSC Green Cleaning recommendations. (See below for an example of a sidebar link.)

Sponsorship includes:

• Sidebar text links highlighting a maximum of three different manufacturers’ product lines in a given subject area.

• Available for qualified green cleaning products, equipment, supplies, paper and plastic products, pest management, assessment and management tools listed in the Guide.

• $1,000 per link or $2500 for three links

• Maximum three links available to any one sponsor

This is an example of a sidebar link:

Sales Training by Steve Ashkin

Who is Steve? Steve Ashkin, president of The Ashkin Group, is the author of Healthy Schools Campaign's Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools and a leader in the effort to green the cleaning and maintenance industry.

Host a customized session by Steve Ashkin on how sales staff and distributors can use The Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools to increase sales.

Speaking Opportunities

Learn more about green cleaning and prepare your team to take the lead in the growing market for environmentally preferable products for schools. The Healthy Schools Campaign and its associates are available to introduce your staff, customers and prospects to these important and timely topics and help you grow your green business. Presentations include:

• Introduction to Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools
• Why Green Cleaning in Schools? Why Not?
• Five Easy Steps to Green Cleaning in Schools
• Market and Regulatory Trends in Green Cleaning
• Introducing Your School Customers to Green Cleaning

Speaker Background

Stephen P. Ashkin is a 25-year veteran of the cleaning industry where he has held key management positions in leading commercial and household products companies and has been working on the issue of Green Cleaning since 1990. Author of the Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools, along with numerous articles and publications, Steve has introduced Green Cleaning to numerous school districts and is an advisor to the Healthy Schools Campaign.
Rochelle Davis is the founding Executive Director of the Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC), which advocates for policies and model programs that allow students and staff members to learn and work in healthy school environments. She is the Executive Editor of the Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools and speaks frequently before school and civic groups about green cleaning and how school and government policies can be changed to improve school environments.
Claris Olson recently joined Healthy Schools Campaign as an Environmental Health Specialist and is working directly on the Green Clean Schools Initiative. She contributed significantly to the development of the Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools. Her background includes 15 years with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 (EPA R9). She is an experienced public speaker and has worked with school and community stakeholders on environmental issues.
Mark Bishop is the Deputy Director of the Healthy Schools Campaign. He has a strong background working on indoor air quality issues with five years at the American Lung Association of Eastern Missouri as director of Environmental Programs. At the ALAEM, Mark directed state-wide environmental health education campaigns and policy initiatives.

Costs

$500- $1,500, plus travel and expenses, depending on the length of the session. Custom and multi-session programs are available for a negotiable fee. Note: discounts are available for Corporate Green Team members.

For information, email Rochelle Davis or call (312) 419.4810.

Be Part of Healthy Schools Campaign’s Marathon Program

Interested in drawing more attention to your organization’s commitment to green cleaning in schools? One very effective and low-cost way to promote your sponsorship of Healthy Schools Campaign to your customers, employees and the public is by building an employee marathon team to support HSC. (If your team does not want to run a marathon, you could also assemble teams to run a 5K, 10K, half-marathon or other race in your community.)

This program can be structured to meet the needs of your organization and your employees. HSC will work with you to customize the program, and will provide:

• Publicity and recognition in HSC’s promotions for our national marathon program

• Promotional materials to use in recruiting employee runners

• Design for co-branded performance running shirts

• Online fundraising support for runners

• HSC staff on-site to thank and cheer on the running team

This opportunity is available to all Green Team sponsors. The sponsor’s team makes a minimum of a $10,000 fundraising commitment, which can be reached through contributions from runners and their family and friends as well as through corporate contributions or matching donations. Sponsors also commit to purchasing co-branded running shirts for team. The sponsor may also wish to provide team-building amenities such as a training program, a pasta dinner before the race and race day support such as breakfast, private gear check, a rally station and photo opportunities.

National Summit for Green Cleaning in Schools

Working with a coalition of industry leaders, educators and advocates, the Healthy Schools Campaign was instrumental in passing 2007 legislation making Illinois the second state in the nation to require green cleaning in schools. Manufacturers and distributors of cleaning products were key to the success of the legislation. Their participation in the coalition and testimony to state legislators sent the important message that green cleaning is an effective, affordable, realistic solution for schools. Through the coalition, industry leaders in Illinois were able to make connections and align their brand with a high-profile effort to protect children's health and our environment.

In an effort to support other states interested in passing green cleaning legislation, HSC will host a summit in November 2008 to bring together business leaders, public health advocates, school officials and state activists. Deadline for this opportunity is September 1.

Sponsorship Advantages

• Position your company at the forefront of the national green clean schools movement

• Share your perspective with policymakers and educational decision-makers in schools

• Help shape legislative and regulatory action affecting your industry

• Get behind-the-scenes information on legislative and regulatory developments

• Appear in state and national media coverage of the coalition’s activities

Sponsorship Benefits

• Your company’s name on coalition-related materials and communications

• Invitations to participate in meetings with state-level opinion-leaders, educational decision-makers and advocates

• Speaking and presentation opportunities at coalition-related events and conferences

• Selected opportunities to interface with state and national policymakers

• Media and publicity opportunities at the local, state and national levels

Additional Copies of the Guide

Available at time of printing for $1.50 - $3.00 each depending on sponsorship level.

Use of HSC Logo

Logo use for your marketing materials can be negotiated. Price is based on context, scope and duration.

Conference Sponsorship

Sponsor Healthy Schools Campaign’s presence at one or more national education stakeholder conferences in 2008, where we will share information with education leaders about green cleaning in schools. This is a great way to maximize your exposure to national stakeholder groups. Sponsorship includes your company identity on handouts and signage and other promotional opportunities.