This annual event culminates in a state contest held in Raleigh in May, sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation. A reference copy of a three-ring binder notebook with resource conservation materials is available for use by students and teachers in the reference section of all Cabarrus County public libraries, as well as in middle school media centers. For 2000 Poster Contest Information, click here . Tomorrow program provides financial and other support to develop and enhance model environmental education library collections and promote the integration of environmental education in the teaching of North Carolina's competency-based curriculum. Grants are awarded to K-12 schools, public libraries, and environmental education centers.
Grant applications are available upon request.
Project Tomorrow is administered by the Office of Environmental Education in the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Schools are encouraged by the Office of Environmental Education to seek an endorsement and expertise from the local conservation district in preparing Project Tomorrow Program grant applications. This annual event for seventh and eighth grade students was begun in 1967. The title of the public speaking contest and companion essay contest rotates annually between three titles. Each participant receives a certificate of participation at the awards day ceremony at his or her school.