(Left-Right) Brandie Farkas and Emily Goldstein. Photo by Daniel J. Cox/NaturalExposures.com

We are excited to announce that this website recently won 1st place in the international Project Polar Bear contest! The contest, sponsored by Polar Bears International, challenged teens to find ways to reduce carbon emissions in their home communities. We were privileged enough to receive an all-expense paid trip to San Diego and go to Sea World and San Diego Zoo, where the announcement was made.

We are very proud to be able to represent the Louisville Zoo and want to thank the Zoo for supporting us in this project, as well as everyone who has signed on to take our pledge! You really are making a difference!

Our grand prize is a 6-day, 5-night trip to Churchill, Manitoba, Canada—the polar bear capital of the world—in October 2009 to see polar bears in the wild, go dog sledding and gaze at the Northern Lights. We can’t wait.

Click here to read the full press release.