Teacher Testimonials

"Students at CMS found the T-shirts very easy to sell because of the high quality and variety of designs. They are looking forward to selling even more T-shirts next year!"

- Tiffany Ferguson, Carson Middle School, NV – 66.7 Acres

“The students at Fort Mill High School, SC surpassed their goal of 50 to save 58 acres! This huge accomplishment was the result of hard work by students, faculty and the entire community. The success of this project proves that FMHS is dedicated to recycling and protecting the environment.”

- Deborah Bustamante, Fort Mill High School, SC – 58 acres

“The community of Hereford Middle School is proud to have saved 87.3 acres of the rainforest in their first year helping out the Earth Foundation. 

- Hilary Blanchard, Hereford Middle School, MD – 87.3 acres

“Saving rainforest through the Earth Foundation has been a Pray-Woodman tradition for many years. It’s a great way to make kids aware of the importance of the balance of nature.”

- Sheryl Connell, Pray-Woodman, KS – 73.6 acres

“Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School in Brownsville, TX really got with it this year, increasing their rainforest drive sales by 300! Our slogan was "Out of Africa".”

- Stephanie Tarpey, Americo Paredes Elementary School, TX – 88.7 acres

“Learning about the plants and animals in Africa was an enjoyable lesson. For over 10 years now, the sixth graders try to outdo the previous class in the number of acres saved. What a worthwhile project!!”

- Diane Hollander, Owensville Middle School, MO – 66.1 acres

“The students celebrated with a school wide t-shirt sale and Rainforest Musical. For our 1st year we adopted 51.3 acres of East African Rainforest. Way to go Mavericks!!! 

- Kirsten Meyer, Arlon Seay Intermediate School, TX – 51.3 acres

“I would like to thank you (the Earth Foundation) for doing what you're doing and for the way you're doing it. We need to get as many people as we can thinking about the rain forests of the world and other related issues.”

- Jeff McLaughlin, Spring Forge Intermediate School, PA – 50.3 acres 

“The 5th graders were very excited about this year's rainforest project. They really learned a lot about the rainforests and the important habitat for several animals that are featured on the Earth Foundation video.”

- Sue Kanz, Rippleside Elementary School, MN – 53.7 acres