SmartRoofs, LLC, a subsidiary of Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx), and Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) are co-hosting an event called, “Green Roofs, Green Jobs!” on Saturday, September 27th, 2008 at 10am on the SLC campus located at 1 Mead Way in Bronxville, New York.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL next Saturday, Oct. 4th!!

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The event will kick off at 10:00am by publicly showcasing SmartRoofs’ first official green roof installation, followed by a press conference at 11:30am with heroes of the green-jobs movement and local elected officials. There will be locally-grown refreshments, tabling from Yonkers community organizations, music, tours of Sarah Lawrence's newly retrofitted Green Dorm, and a networking session! Bring a group! Bring your family! Bring youth! Let's make this a huge event! We'll see you there! _____________________________________________________________________________________ SmartRoofs, a green roof installation company based in the Bronx, is guided by SSBx’s mission to “create environmental justice (EJ) through innovative, economically sustainable projects that are informed by community needs.” Sarah Lawrence College is leading the way among colleges and universities by playing a key role in demanding governmental action for Green Jobs. The installation date coincides with the national day of action, “Green Jobs Now!”—calling for Green-Collar Jobs as a way to lift people out of poverty and restore our planet. By employing graduates of SSBx’s Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training program (BEST) to install and maintain the green roofs we design, SmartRoofs will show this solution in action on the local scale by simultaneously creating green space and green jobs, now! And for this exciting installation, the SmartRoofs crew will be comprised of ten talented BEST graduates! SmartRoofs, SSBx, SLC, and GFA are collaborating to call for positive change in our communities and demanding congressional leadership for Green Jobs legislation. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ For more information about the day’s events, or to reserve a table for your organization, please contact Justin Butler at jbutler@gm.slc.edu, or call 860-573-9564.