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EarthCorps — Seattle, WA
EarthCorps restores parks and open spaces, while providing leadership and community service experiences for young people all over the globe. Based in Seattle, the organization works to restore public lands in the Puget Sound and Cascade Mountains. In May 2008, volunteers planted 2,536 trees, shrubs, and plants.
In addition to sponsoring events like the annual Carbon Offset Day, Esurance has planted more than 4,500 trees with EarthCorps. The first-ever Carbon Offset Day received accolades from Washington's governor, who went on to declare November 10 as the official Carbon Offset Day. Additionally, Esurance was awarded the Spirit & Awareness Award by EarthCorps volunteers and staff members.
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Greening of Detroit — Detroit, MI
The Greening of Detroit creates a greener Detroit through tree plantings and related educational programs, as well as through environmental leadership and advocacy. Together with Esurance and other corporate sponsors, the organization plants trees in neighborhoods, schoolyards, and parks throughout Detroit, Highland Park, and Hamtramck.
Esurance has sponsored several events with The Greening of Detroit since 2007, including the Big Gig St. Patty's Volunteer Recruiting Event and the Adopt-a-School Project. The recruiting event led to a record volunteer season, with over 700 people participating in the first year alone. The Greening of Detroit honored Esurance for years of valuable service and generous support with the Gold Trowel Award.
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NativeEnergy — Nationwide
NativeEnergy became an Esurance partner in March 2009, when we offset the carbon emissions from policyholders' vehicles as part of our sponsorship of the World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour. Since then, we've expanded the partnership to include consulting on our sustainability programs and NativeEnergy provides the renewable energy credits that we purchase to offset the electricity used in each of our office locations.
Additionally, in April 2010, they wrote a guest post for the Esurance blog —
3 Ways to Drive Down Your CARbon Footprint.
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Recycled Rides — Nationwide
Recycled Rides is a community awareness project that donates "recycled" vehicles to families and service organizations in need. The program recruits auto body shops, insurers, paint suppliers, and parts vendors to contribute in their own specific ways.
Esurance began partnering with Recycled Rides in 2008 with the goal of donating 10 vehicles per year. By the end of 2009 we'd donated a total of 19 vehicles, and on May 27, 2010, we presented a disabled veteran and his family with a much-needed vehicle.
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Tampa Bay Reforestation and Environmental Effort, Inc
(T.R.E.E., Inc.) — Tampa Bay, FL
T.R.E.E., Inc., is dedicated to creating and restoring natural beauty in the Tampa Bay area through reforestation. Over the past 25 years, their vision and efforts have resulted in the planting of nearly 47,000 native trees by more than 1,000 volunteers in 300 projects. Esurance has worked with T.R.E.E., Inc., since 2005 to beautify Tampa Bay communities through tree planting and volunteer events.
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Texas Trees Foundation — Dallas, TX
The Texas Trees Foundation has been working toward its motto, "The Greening of North Central Texas," since 1982. As part of its ongoing tree-planting initiative, the foundation recently planted 21,000 trees on an Urban Tree Farm in Dallas.
Esurance has sponsored seedling projects with the foundation since 2005. In 2006, Esurance planted seeds and paid for the seedlings' upkeep for at least 3 years at Hamilton Park Urban Tree Farm. In recent years, Esurance has cosponsored the planting of more than 42,000 trees on public lands throughout North Central Texas.
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The Park People — Denver, CO
The Park People organization works toward restoring, preserving, and expanding parks and natural areas in the Denver area. In partnership with Denver Digs Trees and Esurance, The Park People helped to add more than 31,500 trees to the Denver community so far.
Esurance sponsors volunteer tree plantings at the Monolith Festival, and with the Denver Outlaws lacrosse team at INVESCO Field. Esurance and The Park People have planted over 200 trees together.
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Zimride — Nationwide
Zimride offers a simple way for friends, classmates, and coworkers to carpool. By focusing on college, university and corporate communities, they've been able to build the critical mass of users necessary to sustain Zimride as a reliable form of transportation.
In 2009, Esurance teamed up with this innovative ridesharing company to provide an easy way to carpool to our sponsored events. We've combined forces to post more than 1,400 rides via the Esurance Carpool Lane for an estimated reduction of 500,000 miles.
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Future green partners
Interested in partnering with Esurance on a green event? Please visit our sponsorship portal to submit a request.