SDEF is now conducting a fundraising campaign to secure the capital needed to continue providing San Diego students with the Ecocenter ’s environmental education experience.

There are three donation options available to prospective donors: naming rights for the Ecocenter and its teaching venues; student scholarships, and; new Ecocenter exhibits.

Prospective donors should contact SDEF Chair Jon Fish for further information at jsfish@cox.net or 760-487-1503

Ecocenter Naming and Signage Rights.

This donor option includes these alternatives:
• Naming of Ecocenter , with Signage Rights on El Cajon Boulevard visible from I-15 and El Cajon Blvd.
• Naming of Ecocenter "Autotorium"
• Naming of Ecocenter Tech Zone

Scholarship Support for Ecocenter Environmental Education Program.

Donors can provide varying levels of scholarship support, including:
• Educate a Generation of San Diego County Students
• Adopt a School or School District
• Economically Disadvantaged Schools Student Scholarships

Exhibit Sponsorship and Enhancements.

• Enhanced Fuel Cell Exhibit.
This exhibit will introduce students to the mechanics and chemistry of fuel cell operation, with detail about the challenges and use of fuel cells in automobiles.

• Hydrogen Highway Exhibit.
Stops along H2 Highway will allow students to envision hydrogen economy of the future and actually create H2 and provide devices with a fuel cell.

• Every Breath You Take Exhibit.
This new exhibit will demonstrate the process of oxygen exchange between air and the lungs and body. There is a biology component, including the flow of oxygen into the blood stream and the related roles of bronchi and alveoli. There is also a public health component, including the impact of ozone, smog and particulates on lung function.

Donor Opportunities