READY Program team wins $10,000 in Lexus Eco Challenge

CHAMPAIGN – The environmental measures initiated by students at the READY Program – turning off lights when no one is in the room, laminating hall passes to save paper, recycling whatever they can – are probably saving the school some pennies.

But they've also brought in some real money to the school and the students.

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