Great news: EPA’s Surabhi Shah and the Urban Waters Partnership team have made it to the Final Four candidates for the Sammies award in the People’s Choice category! The Sammies (aka, the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals) are considered the “Oscars of Public Service,” and the People’s Choice award is the one category of the Sammies that allows the public to vote. Thanks to everyone who voted to get the Urban Waters team this far. Now let’s help them win!
Please vote DAILY through September 15 at https://servicetoamericamedals.org/peoples-choice/.
YOUR VOTE REALLY MATTERS! The Urban Waters team is the only environmental candidate still in the running, and a win for the Urban Waters demonstrates that there is a strong base of support for restoring communities’ environments and natural resources. We believe that the national visibility of a win will open doors for more support at the national and local level. The simple action of voting daily now can make a tremendous difference in strengthening support for our work in the months and years ahead. So please bookmark the site, share this link with your networks, it on Facebook and Twitter, and vote daily!
Here are some sample social media posts you can share (along with the attached images):
Example posts for Twitter:
-Keep conservation & the environment in the federal spotlight! Vote 4 Surabhi & #UrbanWaters #Sammies2017! http://bit.ly/peopleschoicevoting
-Vote Surabhi & #UrbanWaters! Show support 4 our enviro & connecting people to nature! #Sammies2017 http://bit.ly/peopleschoicevoting
Example posts for Facebook:
– Please VOTE for Surabhi and the #UrbanWaters team, the last environment & outdoors program standing for a People’s Choice Service to America award! Help keep conservation and the environment in the federal spotlight. Let’s show our support and vote DAILY through September 15 to help win this thing! #Sammies2017 http://bit.ly/peopleschoicevoting
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