Hitting a Home Run for Ocean Literacy!

Project Green Schools and Players for the Planet are Joining Forces to Bring Ocean Literacy and Environmental Stewardship Together Through Experiential Learning and Citizen Science

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Project Green Schools (PGS) is proud to announce an exciting partnership with Players for the Planet (PFTP). Players for the Planet is an organization working to connect professional athletes, sports teams, and organizations with actionable opportunities to serve and protect our natural world and the environment.

PGS and PFTP are excited to work collaboratively to bring ocean literacy and environmental stewardship to Major League Baseball's Dominican Republic training facilities, as well as local schools and communities. Through our partnership we hope to increase the understanding and appreciation of the importance of healthy oceans and waterways to communities through experiential learning, citizen science and activism.

Above: Players for the Planet athletes and community members participating in a beach clean up at Montesinos Beach in the Dominican Republic.

Meet Players for the Planet Co-Founder and Executive Director, Chris Dickerson

After being drafted out of high school by the New York Yankees, he instead went to the University of Nevada, where he played college baseball for the Nevada Wolf Pack from 2001-2003. Dickerson was drafted again in 2003, this time by the Cincinnati Reds. He made his Major League debut with the Reds on August 12, 2008. Dickerson's MLB career spanned over 8 seasons with 5 different teams. (Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles).

In addition to his on-field efforts, Chris, along with fellow baseball player Jack Cassel, is a founder of Players for the Planet, a foundation that brings professional athletes together to inspire communities to build awareness of the growing environmental crisis. Other athletes including Robinson Cano, Jay Bruce, Ryan Braun, Matt Cassel, and Nelson Cruz are on board to spread the foundation’s message.

"Project Green Schools and I believe together, we have a winning team and that this program will be a home run for students, schools, communities and our oceans," says PGS Executive Director and Founder Robin Buchanan.

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