Greetings!
We are excited to see you at the Pioneer Valley Invitational (PVI) this weekend!
Every year we work to minimize our environmental impact at PVI. Each person can help by taking a few simple steps (below). Please share this message with your team and their supporters.
DRINKS: Please bring refillable water bottles and refrain from the use of single use bottles and cases of Gatorade or water. We will have plenty of water in coolers at the fields, and free cold Gatorade available continuously at tourney central. We will also have reusable PVI water bottles for sale at the merch tent. We hope to cut down on single use plastic bottles at the tournament.
FOOD: Please bring as little individually packaged food as possible. Beyond what we are offering at the main tent for free, please bring big bags and boxes to share, (especially without plastic packaging if possible). Please empty your pizza boxes in the compost bins and recycle the cardboard, etc.
COMPOST: Please put food waste (banana peels, watermelon rinds, any uneaten food) in the green compost bags we will be distributing, or in the compost bins at tourney central (not in the trash). This will save our volunteers from having to sort trash at the end of the tournament.
TRASH/RECYCLING: Please do a trash sweep of your sideline each time you switch fields during the day. At the end of each day, please bring trash/recycling and green compost bags to the dumpsters next to the main tent. Please do not leave anything on the fields, including windblown tents. Most plastic and metal containers can be recycled.
CARPOOLING: If you can drive together, please do. The fewer cars and fuel, the better.
We will be sending around environmental ambassadors during the tournament to meet with your captains, coaches, and chaperones to support these efforts. Together we can make PVI an example of how large youth sporting events can minimize waste and protect our environment for the benefit of our community and all living things. Thanks for your support and efforts towards this goal.
Sonia Bouvier
PVI Recycling and Compost Volunteer Coordinator
413.695.7247