Locally, prom committee member Nadia Gronkowski, 18, has been pushing for a green prom for the past month. Gronkowski is a senior at Jones College Prep High School in the South Loop. More than 300 students are expected to attend the senior prom Saturday at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile.
“The prom committee wanted to think of a more mainstream way of involving students in the environment. So, I suggested that we incorporate a couple green elements into the planning,” said Gronkowski. “However, the committee wasn’t as enthusiastic as I hoped. Still, at every meeting, I came in with a new idea.”
Gronkowski said committee members “weren’t crazy” about some of her ideas, such as giving bags of seeds as party favors and using reusable water bottles.
“I also suggested fuel economy by getting a bunch of people together to rent one limo or take a bus. But no one on the prom committee liked those ideas,” she said.
But all was not lost:
Her prom committee finally settled on a couple of green-friendly ideas, such as gift bags made of recycled paper and tissue. Inside, there’s a sheet of paper with seeds in it.
Way to sacrifice for the cause.
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