7-Eleven® 'Green Team' Helping to Restore Silver Spring Neighborhood Center

MILWAUKEE, March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- From 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 10, the 7-Eleven, Inc. 'Green Team' of volunteers along with Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful are working to restore the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center's greenhouse as a part of their new reduced emissions program, RENEWtm, powered by GreenPrint, to provide more sustainable options to the city.

The RENEW program allows drivers to help reduce their carbon footprint, even as they drive.  For every gallon and grade of gas pumped at participating 7-Eleven locations, RENEW plants trees throughout the Milwaukee and Madison areas and invests in certified carbon emissions reduction projects to neutralize emissions by up to 30 percent. 

Photo and video opportunities are available from 9 a.m. to noon on March 10, as the 7-Eleven volunteers working with Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, work to restore the Sliver Spring Neighborhood Center's attached greenhouse for the community to enjoy. Silver Springs Neighborhood Center is located at 5460 N. 64^th St, Milwaukee, WI. 

"We are thrilled to join efforts with the 7-Eleven RENEW program to work in the Milwaukee community," said Joe Wilson, executive director at Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful. "By rolling up their sleeves, their volunteers will make the greenhouse at the Silver Springs Neighborhood Center a great sustainability resource for the community. I look forward to getting our hands dirty with 7-Eleven RENEW to beautify the Milwaukee community."

"7-Eleven believes in giving back to the communities where we live, work, and play," said Brent Schultz, certified business consultant with 7-Eleven Wisconsin. "We look forward to making a positive impact at the Silver Springs Neighborhood Center, as well as in the rest of the Milwaukee community, by continuing to plant thousands more trees and engaging in sustainability efforts."

Additionally, as part of the one-year RENEW pilot, 100,000 trees will be planted across the U.S. in cooperation with the Arbor Day Foundation. This Milwaukee area project is one of the many local, regional and global initiative RENEW has invested in to reduce emissions.

The 7-Eleven RENEW program, powered by GreenPrint, is available at 93 participating 7-Eleven stations in Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. For additional information on the reduced emissions fuel program and a store locator, visit www.7-ElevenRENEW.com/locator.  

About 7-Eleven, Inc.
7?Eleven, Inc. is the premier name and largest chain in the convenience-retailing industry. Based in Irving, Texas, 7?Eleven® operates, franchises and/or licenses more than 65,000 stores in 18 countries, including 11,600 in North America. Known for its iconic brands such as Slurpee®, Big Bite® and Big Gulp®, 7-Eleven has expanded into high-quality salads, side dishes, cut fruit and protein boxes, as well as pizza, chicken wings, cheeseburgers and hot chicken sandwiches. 7-Eleven offers customers industry-leading private brand products under the 7-Select® brand including healthy options, decadent treats and everyday favorites, at an outstanding value. Customers also count on 7-Eleven for bill payments, self-service lockers and other convenient services. Find out more online at www.7-Eleven.com, via the 7Rewards® customer loyalty platform on the 7-Eleven mobile app, or on social media at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

About GreenPrint
Founded by a team of loyalty and rewards experts, GreenPrint created the first reduced emissions programs for fuel which is licensed to convenience store chains, energy companies, and corporate fleets ? enabling them to sell, or fill up with, more environmentally friendly fuel. Today the company reduces emissions on almost 500 million gallons annually across hundreds of retail locations and 40,000 corporate and municipal fleets in 8 countries.

Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful
Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful serves as an open forum for debate and discussion addressing environmental issues and working on viable solutions. Programming is designed to establish positive approaches to solving waste, water and environmental challenges by changing attitudes and behavior. Thousands of tons of litter are cleaned up annually from Milwaukee County parks, river parkways, public lands and neighborhoods through KGMB-facilitated cleanup campaigns, such as The Great American Cleanup, which occurs every spring from March through May. Focusing on litter cleanup and prevention, waste reduction, recycling, beautification, and anti-graffiti keeps our communities clean, healthy and beautiful.

SOURCE GreenPrint