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4 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 The students created a website (www.Driving lsExhausting.com) that offers an Idle-Free <br /> 3 Schools Toolkit to help students generate more awareness and action. Resources included on <br /> 4 the website are aimed at helping the community reduce idling around the schools and <br /> 5 encouraging everyone to prioritize biking, walking and taking the bus whenever they can, <br /> 6 reducing traffic and air pollution. <br /> 7 Chair Rich said this initiative started with former Commissioner Jacobs and <br /> 8 Commissioner Marcoplos, and the kids helped to spread the word and to make it happen. <br /> 9 Todd McGee, Community Relations Director, said there are a lot of smart, talented kids <br /> 10 in Orange County, who started this campaign. <br /> 11 Mary Parry, parent, thanked Phillips Middle School teachers Kelly Fox and Lisa Clark, <br /> 12 who worked with the students on this project after school. <br /> 13 The students introduced themselves, and made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Driving NVMcOiringkfxhausUng.�m <br /> Is Exhausting <br /> 14 <br /> The Phillips <br /> GreenTearn <br /> 15 <br /> How this <br /> campaign got TURN OFF But we know that <br /> YOUR ENGINE parents are busy <br /> County and we worried <br /> Commissioners they wouldn't <br /> worked with our r�� understand the <br /> schools to get <br /> these signs importance of <br /> posted in all car RIBS BREATHE HERE these signs. <br /> circles. IL J <br /> 16 <br />