Dear Skibbereen Community School Green Schools Committee and Teacher Ms. Una McNulty,
Thank you for submitting an application to the Schools Drinking Water Refill Station Competition funded by Cork County Council’s Environmental Awareness Office.
Congratulations, your school has been selected as a winner.
We received a large number of applications which were assessed and scored on
· demonstration of need;
· potential to reduce single use plastics;
· previous environmental measures implemented by the school
· commitment to raise awareness about the initiative in the school and in the community.
The top 5 scoring schools in each of the Council’s 3 administrative divisions of North, South and West were selected as winners.
As a winning school, you will receive a FREE water refill station, including fitting, at a total prize value of approx. €1,300. A contactless machine, it is operated by a sensor which recognises when a bottle is placed underneath whilst also counting the number of refills. Please see attached image.