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CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION ENCOURAGED BY EPA WHITMAN TO LAUNCH NEW PEN PAL PROGRAM

Release Date: 10/02/2001
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Note to Correspondents

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, OCT. 2, 2001

CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION ENCOURAGED BY
EPA WHITMAN TO LAUNCH NEW PEN PAL PROGRAM

Contact: Steffanie Bell 202-564-6976; Cell phone: 202-320-7851



EPA Administrator Christie Whitman on Thursday, Oct. 4, will join a Texas fourth grade class to kick off a new EPA program encouraging children to learn more about protecting the environment by collaborating with other students across the nation and the world. The event is part of EPA’s Children’s Health Month, launched Monday, Oct. 1 in Washington. Students in Medway, Massachusetts will also participate via the Internet.
          WHERE: Vilas Elementary
          220 Lawton Drive
          El Paso, Texas

WHEN: Thursday, October 4
          11:15 a.m.

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