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Greenfox Partners with Impressed by Nature
 This December, boutique jewelry company IMPRESSED by nature has decided to partner with Greenfox Schools. IMPRESSED by nature will donate 10% of proceeds from the month of December to Greenfox Schools. These one-of-a-kind earrings and necklaces make wonderful eco-friendly gift for the holidays. To view the full collection and/or make a purchase, please visit the online shop at IMPRESSEDbynature.etsy.com.
Greenfox Founder at Yale Women's Leadership Conference
 For the third year in a
row, Kristen von Hoffmann, Founder and Chair of Greenfox Schools, was
invited to speak at the Women in Leadership Conference held at Yale Law
School, hosted by the Yale Women's Leadership Initiative (YWLI). The
conference was held on Saturday, November 12th, 2011.
Kristen was on the panel
entitled "Women in Social Entrepreneurship," speaking alongside
Jennifer Galvin, Founder and Producer of Reelblue, LLC, and Ruth
DeGolia, Co-founder and Executive Director of Mercado Global. The panel
was presented to women's leadership attendees, students, and business professionals. Kristen,
Jennifer, and Ruth answered questions about women's leadership in
business, strategies for revenue growth, and tenets of social
responsibility.
When asked about her
values, Kristen said, "We rise by lifting others, and that applies to
the impact we have on a widespread basis, and that applies to the way
we treat each other on a daily basis. Treating people well is
important."
Kristen Races for Greenfox Sunday, October 23rd,Greenfox founder Kristen von Hoffmann competed in the Boston Mayor's Cup in Boston, Massachusetts in honor of Greenfox Schools. Through her participation in this race, Kristen hopes to raise awareness and funds for Greenfox Schools so that we can continue to offer high-quality environmental education programs throughout the Boston area. Says Kristen, "It feels really good to be running for our 501c3non-profit. I feel great knowing that any money we raise will make it possible for children to learn more about sustainability, feel joy,and make a positive difference towards the future of their planet."
Greenfox Welcomes New Program Director  Greenfox Schools is excited to announce
that Will Nguyen will be joining our team
this August as the new Program Director!
A recent graduate of Notheastern
University's graduate school of public
administration, Will comes to Greenfox
Schools with experience and know-how in
the non-profit and education sectors.
Click here to learn more about WIll and
his plans for Greenfox programs next
fall.
Greenfox in the News On June 9th, BostInnovation chose Greenfox Schools as a leading innovator in Boston. Founder Kristen von Hoffmann describes what makes Greenfox Schools so unique in an article published by BostInnovation entitled, "Greenfox Schools' Sustainability Education: Creating a New, Niche Market in Boston." The article was part of BostInnovation's featured series that week highlighting leading non-profit innovation in Boston. The series aligns with New England's first Tech Gives Back citizenship day. To read the full article,
click here.
Earthfest and After Party
On Satuday, May 21st, the Greenfox Team hosted a booth at Boston's 92.9 Earthfest 2011. The event, which annually attracts over 100,000 people, was a huge success! Greenfox Schools' Development Coordinators, Tara Fortunato and Kat Parkinson Gaska, organized Greenfox's participation at the event, and were joined by Greenfox5 Global Fellow, Cece Santos, and Founder, Kristen von Hoffmann. The team was on hand running a seed-planting activity for hundreds of children and visitors who stopped by to check out Greenfox Schools, and the team educated visitors about Greenfox Schools' educational programming and mission. Children and visitors at our booth planted a variety of organic vegetable seeds in compostable pots, which they decorated and took home to plant. 
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Greenfox Earthfest After Party at Kitty O'Shea's in Boston on May 26! The event was great success, raising significant funds to go toward Greenfox's school programs in the fall. To see photos and read more about the event, click here. If you were not able to make it to the event but would
still like to contribute, please visit our donate page.
 Greenfox Schools partnered with Fresh Pond Reservation in Cambridge, MA, to help with the Adopt-A-Tree program at Fresh Pond Day on Saturday, May 7th. Fresh Pond Day is an event celebrating nature, environmental education, and eco-friendly activities. In an effort to increase the number of trees in Cambridge, the Adopt-A-Tree program, headed up by Ranger Jean Rogers, gave residents free pine, spruce, and cedar seedlings. Greenfox team members Ashlee Dahlberg, Tara Fortunato, Kristen von Hoffmann, and Audra Burns handed out trees and talked with children and families about tree care and Greenfox educational programs.
New Classes in Cambridge
Greenfox has launched 6 new sessions of Greenfox5 classes at the Cambridge Community Schools after school program in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Greenfox staff are working at the King Open School, theTobin School, the Martin Luther King, Jr. School and the Haggerty School. We are partnering with CitySprouts, a non-profit organization based in Cambridge that develops, implements, and maintains school gardens in the area.
Greenfox at Youth Can Sustainable Foods Fair
 On Saturday, November 13th, Greenfox intern Audra Burns represented Greenfox Schools at the
Youth CAN Sustainable Food Fair at Boston Latin School. The fair brought
together area high school students who are committed to climate change
and a number of organizations like Greenfox that promote sustainable
practices or raise awareness about different components of our food
chain. Boston Latin School students and community members were able to
learn about areas of particular interest to them while sampling a bounty
of fresh, local food.
Kristen von Hoffmann to present at Women In Leadership Conference @ Yale Law School
 Kristen von Hoffmann, founder of Greenfox Schools, has been invited to present again at this year’s Women in Leadership Conference hosted by the Yale Women's Leadership Initiative. The conference will be held at Yale Law School on Saturday, November 12th, 2010, from 10am-6pm. Kristen’s workshop is entitled “Business for Good: How to be a Successful Social Entrepreneur,” and will engage young women who are interested in becoming social business leaders. Kristen talks about being a teacher, and the way children have been her inspiration for making widespread positive change. Over the summer, Kristen traveled around the United States for 6 weeks learning about how other people live, documenting the Gulf Coast oil spill, and partaking in various sustainability initiatives.
Of her experience Kristen said, "I set out hoping to affirm a belief I have that all people are basically good and want the best for each other. This belief was affirmed in the communities I visited and the people I met. There is a sense of interconnectedness, a feeling of universality, that I have found cuts through all barriers of geography, race, religion, and socio-economics, a feeling that is at the core of our human race: a desire to help ourselves and help others. I believe this feeling of universality is also at the core of sustainability, which rests on the imperative that we must preserve the planet for ourselves and for future generations.”
Greenfox5 High School and University Clubs in 2010
A Greenfox5 Club is underway at a charter high school called Prospect Hill Academy in Cambridge, MA. These high school students will focus on sustainability initiatives within their school and in the Cambridge Community. Most recently they are running an Upcycling Program with the Greenfox5 Club in partnership with Terracycle to collect and recycle markers, pens, and other writing utensils that would otherwise be thrown away.
Greenfox5 Clubs are up and running at Yale University and University of California, Berkeley. The clubs will complete sustainability service projects on campus and in their surrounding community in each category of the Greenfox5. Read more about these clubs on the Greenfox5 Club @ Yale Blog and the Greenfox5 Club @ Berkeley Blog. Check out Greenfox Schools in the news!
January 28, 2009
www.Ecopreneurist.com
"Greenfox Schools: Greening the Obama Generation"
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