Cope Founders honored
The Cope Center, in Centerville, Indiana, provides green space along education about living in a more ecologically sustainable manner. Last Friday (Earth Day), 2 of the Center’s founders were honored by Ball State University as “environmental exemplars:”
Helen and the late Jim Cope, founders of Centerville’s Cope Environmental Center, which provides education, research, and demonstrations that inspire and challenge people and communities to achieve an ecologically sustainable lifestyle. In 1948, the Copes, both teachers, bought about 30 acres of land and began planting trees, shrubs and other plants. They pursued a sustainable lifestyle that included the use of alternative energy, composting and organic gardening.
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Congratulations to Helen on receiving recognition for an achievement that took a lifetime to see come to fruition (Jim passed away a few years ago).
