Bayer Sponsors Youth Programs in Washington, D.C., Celebrating World Environment Day

U.S. Astronaut Leads High School Students in Interactive Sustainability Workshop

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the sixth consecutive year, Bayer has teamed up with the United Nations Environment Programme's Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA) to celebrate World Environment Day (WED) by sponsoring a series of youth-oriented environmental education programs in Washington, the 2012 WED host city in North America.  

More than 60 students from Woodrow Wilson High School will participate in "Green Living, Green Working," a half-day, hands-on interactive workshop that will identify and address key regional "green"  issues related to health, energy, recreation, education, economy and biodiversity.

The Bayer-sponsored program taking place at Woodrow Wilson High School includes an astronaut-led interactive workshop for high schoolers, a Bayer USA Foundation grant, and a Making Science Make Sense® booth at the WED Fair and Environmental Expo. Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the nation's first African-American female astronaut, science literacy advocate and environmental studies professor will lead the workshops.

The workshop will culminate in a series of presentations by the students to an audience of government, business and community leaders.

WHEN: Monday, June 4
9:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT

WHERE: Woodrow Wilson High School
3950 Chesapeake Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20016

WHO: Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the nation's first African-American female astronaut
Ms. Elisabeth Guilbaud-Cox, Deputy Director of UNEP RONA
Ms. Valerie Patrick, Sustainability Coordinator at Bayer Corporation
Mr. Pete Cahall, Principal at Woodrow Wilson High School
Over 60 students from Woodrow Wilson High School             
Other representatives from Bayer, government, NGOs, community leaders and more…

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About Bayer Corporation
Bayer Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is a subsidiary of Bayer AG, an international health care, nutrition and high-tech materials group based in Leverkusen, Germany. As an inventor company, it sets trends in research-intensive areas. The company's products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life.  The Corporation is committed to the principles of sustainable development and to its role as a socially and ethically responsible corporate citizen. Economy, ecology and social responsibility are corporate policy objectives of equal rank. In North America, Bayer had 2011 net sales of EUR 8,177 million ($11,366 million) and employed 15,800 at year-end. For more information, go to www.bayerus.com.

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