Today, Episencial, the first skincare company to create authentically green and all natural products for the health of babies, kids and the planet proudly announces the winners of the 2010 Green Your School Grant program: Ivybrook Academy of Waxhaw, North Car olina and Village Tree Preschool of Los Angeles. More than a dozen schools and programs competed for the grants supporting student-related projects that teach green concepts benefiting the school environment.

Ivybrook Academy's winning project "4G: Grow Green; Give Generously" is designed to provide children with hands-on experiences in both a green lifestyle and giving back to the community. The Green Your School Grant will go toward the purchase of a greenhouse, allowing the students to grow fresh fruits and vegetables year round for both themselves and the Second Harvest Food Bank.

The only preschool in the nation serving terminally and chronically ill parents, Village Tree Preschool will be using their Green Your School Grant to expand their gardening program for students and embrace organic practices at their new location. The produce grown at these gardens will not only feed the children at the school, but ailing parents and caregivers at home.

Each school will be granted all three components of the Episencial Green Your School Grant:
1. $250 cash towards their submission project
2. $500 of Episencial good-for-you skincare products
3. $500 of eco-friendly products from each Green Your School Grant co-sponsors: CleanWell, Eco-Kids and Revolution Foods, delivered to their doors by Ecomom.

"Viva la vivid green generation!" said Kim Walls, M.S. and CEO of Episencial. "Ivybrook Academy and Village Tree Preschool are tapping into the power of the planet to promote the education and health of their students – the precise intention of the Green Your School Grant program. Other programs across the country can take inspiration from these two schools; I encourage all to submit projects for consideration." Applications for 2011 Episencial's Green Your School Grant program are being accepted now through November 30, 2011. The application form and guidelines for submission are available at www.episencial.com/grant.

Episencial is the first company to make newborn-safe, problem-solving products designed to support the essential immune functions of the skin. Made exclusively from all-natural ingredients and loaded with organics, Episencial is leading the chemical-free charge in personal care products for kids with pricing intended to support today's actively healthy families with green values. The co-sponsors for the Green Your School Grant are manufacturers and retailers of products that embrace the program's directive toward helping to reduce young children's exposure to chemicals.

CleanWell Company
CleanWell Company's mission was born over a decade ago from a family's need to find cleaning and disinfecting products that could be used around the founder's severely immune compromised son. The CleanWell scientific team was the first to discover how to blend natural plant oils, including thyme, to kill 99.99% of germs naturally. CleanWell is passionately committed to developing innovative solutions that offer a way to clean without compromise. For information about CleanWell Company visit www.cleanwelltoday.com.

Eco-Kids
Eco-Kids brings environmentally friendly art supplies into the imaginative hands of children. Using safe, natural ingredients, we've developed a line of products that aim to raise awareness about our planet. From the colorful fruit, plant and vegetable extracts used in our signature product eco-dough, to the tree-free pages of our art pads, eco-kids brings creative play the natural way into your home. For more information about eco-kids visit www.eco-kidsusa.com.

Revolution Foods
Revolution Foods was founded on the belief that all children deserve access to healthy, wholesome foods where they need it most – in their schools. After great success revolutionizing the school lunch line, providing over 2 million healthy meals to date, Revolution Foods now offers an entire line of organic snacks for on-the-go nutrition. To find a store or learn more about Revolution Foods visit www.revolutionfoods.com.

EcoMom
EcoMom.com is bridging the gap between making healthy choices and making easy choices – making eco-conscious living easy, affordable, and rewarding. We created EcoMom because we care and are concerned for babies and their moms, our families and our communities. By addressing the connection between the health of our environment and the health of our children, we are helping women begin to take better care of themselves and their families – with education, support, tools and vetted products. We empower women to take the all-important first steps toward a healthier, more balanced, and sustainable lifestyle. We want every mom to be an EcoMom because being an EcoMom means making choices that are good for all of us, and the planet which we all share.

EcoMom will deliver Green Your School Grant product awards to Ivybrook Academy and Village Tree Preschool. To learn more about EcoMom visit www.EcoMom.com.

ABOUT Episencial skincare…good-for-you skincare:
Episencial's all natural formulas feature an exclusive skin immune complex to specifically care for the developing skin type of babies and kids, ages 0 – 5. Understanding the critical function skin plays in the immune system, Episencial uses advanced skincare technology to formulate its products to first lay the basis for maintaining healthy skin. The professional grade skincare formulas are then infused with exclusive blends of natural ingredients known to protect, support and boost skin immunity and therefore, overall health.

Sharing these fun and inviting products – and the care and consideration that goes into making them – with children can serve as a building block for making actively healthy choices for themselves and the planet. Episencial was founded by Kim Walls, M.S., a second-generation skincare expert from the Epicuren family, who couldn't find skincare products for her babies that met her professional standards for quality and care for the environment – so, she created her own with the help of several moms and dads. Episencial products are free from the bad stuff and loaded with good stuff to soothe and protect. The entire Episencial skincare system is safe for newborns and good for the planet.

Episencial products are available nationwide. To find a retailer near you, please visit www.episencial.com. Got a question? Ask us at www.facebook.com/episencial and follow us @Episencial for deals and updates. Sales of Episencial products benefit the company's philanthropic partner Healthy Child Healthy World and its mission to protect children from harmful chemicals. With Episencial skincare, a lifetime of healthy skin and choices can begin from day one.

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