It’s hard to believe that summer is nearly over and that soon it will be back-to-school for kids across the U.S. You may recall my last Living the Promise blog post about my experience presenting PepsiCo’s first Dream Machine Recycle Rally grand prize to St. Pascal School of Chicago, Illinois. The students of St. Pascal collected the most beverage containers per student in the Rally. Today, we announced the launch of the 2011-2012 Dream Machine Recycle Rally with new contest opportunities. Read more

Yesterday, on behalf of the Dream Machine Recycle Rally, I had the privilege to present the program’s first grand prize, a $100,000 Dream Green School Makeover, to St. Pascal School of Chicago, Illinois. The school recycled more than 2,286 plastic bottles and aluminum cans—the most per student of all eligible participants. St. Pascal plans to use the funds to build an energy-efficient computer lab powered by solar energy, along with a few smaller environmentally-focused projects.  We’re thrilled to help St. Pascal along its journey of greening the school and congratulate them on their achievement! It is so exciting to be a part of this first year of the Dream Machine Recycle Rally. The Dream Machine Recycle Rally –a pillar of the broader Dream Machine program – is a nationwide school recycling program designed to raise awareness among students, grades K-12, about the importance of recycling, and... Read more