Jackpot for the planet! Vegas Green charity bags $100k in F1 global award win

 

Green Our Planet, a Las Vegas non-profit focused on sustainability and education. Supported by Formula One (F1) plus Allwyn, the global lottery operator as well as F1 partner. Is the latest winner of the 2025 F1 Allwyn Global Community Award which recognises outstanding community impact with the charity receiving a $100,000 prize to expand its programs.

Chosen for its work in school garden programs, STEM education and sustainability initiatives, Green Our Planet empowers young people to learn about science, nutrition in addition to the environment.

Ales Vesely, CEO at Sazka, part of Allwyn and F1 Allwyn Global Community Award judge, said: “Combining STEM education with sustainable agriculture equips thousands of young students with vital real world skills while addressing challenges like food insecurity and unequal access to education.”

With the award reflecting F1 and Allwyn’s mission to support local communities to promote positive social impact around race destinations.

As part of its ongoing work the donation made at the F1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 will support its HydroConnect programme. The initiative teaches students to grow food while mastering STEM, nutrition and sustainability through hydroponics, the world’s most water efficient method for growing crops and plants without soil.

F1 Allwyn Global Community Award winner, Ciara Byrne, Green Our Planet, said: “To have Formula One and Allwyn – both global symbols of innovation – recognise that work means the world to us. Their support will help us bring hands on STEM and sustainability education to even more students empowering the next generation of innovators and caretakers of our planet.”

Operating the largest hydroponics programme in the United States, working with more than 1,400 schools across 44 states and impacting over 500,000 students.

In Las Vegas alone, the organisation partners with more than 200 schools providing hydroponic systems to under resourced communities and training teachers to deliver interactive science education.

Ellen Jones, Head of ESG at Formula One and F1 Allwyn Global Community Award judge, said: “It’s a unique project that delivers tangible results – particularly in its innovative approach to connecting children with sustainability and important life skills.”

Too date, 32 schools in Las Vegas have received hydroponic systems benefiting more than 24,000 students.

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