Shalom Institute (Camp JCA Shalom)
Green Beanie Winner
Shalom Institute’s Camp JCA Shalom
http://www.campjcashalom.com The Shalom Institute is a year-round Jewish experiential education center in Malibu and the home of Camp JCA Shalom, a Jewish Community Center overnight camp. Over the years, the Shalom Institute has striven to be a model for "green" practices; it recently launched the "True to Nature" initiative, which incorporates even more eco-friendly practices, and has developed a stronger culture of "green" (and Jewish!) in operations, administration and programming. “Greening" has included solar -powered buildings, solar water heated pool, waterfee urinals, composting, vermiculture, organic gardening and farming, all eco-friendly cleaning products, online program registration (there was no paper application for Camp JCA Shalom Summer in 2008), online rental agreements, paper use reduction, recycled paper and office products, recycling, compostable kitchenware, recycled plastic bunk beds, solar powered front gate, eco-design for refurbishment of buildings by LEED-certified architects, low-flow showerheads and toilets, compact fluorescent light bulbs and environmental education programs. And, this past summer, Camp JCA Shalom added the "Jamba Jews" Bike Blender, a way to exercise, save energy and get a good laugh. More photos can be seen here.
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