As a late update after the crazy week I’ve had since last Tuesday, I wanted to mention here if you hadn't caught it yet that I won the grand prize for ECOVER’s 30 under 30 contest Wednesday evening.
The prize was for outstanding environmental leadership by a person under 30 and was a nationwide contest. For those who may not know, I flew over to NYC on Tuesday to accept the prize, which was a choice of a new Santomer Bed Set or Dining Table set from Environment Furniture and a year’s worth of cleaning supplies from ECOVER. Besides the award, I participated on a round table discussion on Green Blogging with a group including moderator Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff of EcoStiletto, and panelists Meaghan O’Neill of Treehugger, Jill Fehrenbacher of Inhabitat, Starre Vartan of Eco-Chick, and Brian Clark Howard of TheDailyGreen. It was a bit overwhelming speaking with such respected people, but it was a great experience, I met some fantastic people, and got featured on a few different websites (LivingOnTheVedge, TheMidwestSide) and in NYU’s Newspaper. The official article on the event by ECOVER can be found here.
I wanted to thank anyone who took the time to lend me their vote two weeks ago (I received over 500 votes in 5 days, twice as many as the next person), and for the warm support from friends, family, and colleagues.
Sincerely,
Ryan S. Arnold