THE NEW SCHOOL LAUNCHES A SUSTAINABILITY CONTEST ON EARTH DAY USING MTA METROCARDS — 50,000 METROCARDS WILL INCLUDE A CHALLENGE FOR SUBWAY RIDERS: “HOW WOULD YOU MAKE NYC MORE SUSTAINABLE?”This is the first time a contest of this kind will be advertised on Metrocards |
NEW YORK, April 12, 2018 — The New School, a university in Greenwich Village, will be using MetroCards to launch a unique contest in which New Yorkers will be asked — via an announcement printed on the back of 50,000 subway cards — ‘How would you make New York City more sustainable?” This is the first time the MTA will be used by an educational institution to launch a contest, and the first time such an initiative will be advertised on Metrocards. The New School will be handing out MetroCards with two free trips and helping New Yorkers post sustainability ideas to social media using the hashtag #NewSchoolNewPath at Union Square on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22. The winner of the contest will get funding to realize his or her project, as well as mentoring and guidance from New School faculty and students. New Yorkers who do not receive a MetroCard can enter the contest on The New School’s website. |
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