CNR STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN
FOCUS THE NATION’S GREEN TORCH RELAY TO ALBANY
Students from area colleges invite New York’s elected leaders
to discussion on climate change solutions

On October 25, 2007, six students from The College of New Rochelle (CNR) will join students from Bard and Vassar as part of a three-college Green Torch Relay team that will walk, run and bike to Albany for Focus The Nation’s Green Torch Relay.

WHAT:
On January 31, 2008, CNR will join the more than 1,000 universities and colleges from all 50 states participating in Focus The Nation, an unprecedented educational initiative on global warming solutions for America. As the largest teach-in in U.S. history, Focus The Nation is preparing hundreds of thousands of students to become leaders in the largest civilizational challenge any generation has faced.

The Green Torch Relay team will deliver invitations to New York’s elected leaders in Albany, asking them to participate in Focus The Nation’s discussion on global warming solutions at their colleges. The CNR invitation will include approximately 500 signatures.

WHEN:
 Relay starts at 9 a.m. on Friday, October 26. Students will finish the relay and deliver the invitation at 3:30 p.m. on the steps of the State Capitol Building in Albany, where they will be joined by a team from Skidmore College, who will arrive from the north.

WHERE:
The route will start in Red Hook, NY, travel to the city of Hudson and then on to the state capital. Following are times and locations for media opportunities along the route.