Sharon receives 2010 City of Lakewood Eco-Employee Sustainability Award

Sharon received an award last night at the Lakewood City Council meeting, along with several other employees, youth and local businesses during the city's 2010 Sustainability Awards ceremony. Sharon's "Eco-Employee Award" was in recognition of 13 years of being "responsible for the single-stream recycling awareness and collection for the Civic Center, Public Safety Center, four recreation centers and three other city facilities, and coordination and oversight of the shredding of confidential documents and media throughout the Civic Center. The positive impact to sustainability at Lakewood facilities resulting from these programs includes the recycling of an estimated 100 tons of materials each year through single-stream recycling and saving 196 trees through the shredding program. Sharon is currently an active member of the Employees' Committee for a Sustainable Lakewood and is actively planning for future expansion of the recycling program, including ways to increase employee participation."

And if you're REALLY interested, you can see a video of the presentation by clicking on this link to the city's website, then click on Item 6 for all the awards, or move the timer to minute 33 just to see Sharon.


Sharon's co-workers in the City Clerk's Office (who nominated her for the award) came to the reception and City Council meeting to cheer her on.

The award was presented by Lakewood Mayor Bob Murphy

And Dwight came, too, to take pictures!