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Become a BLAST Sponsor

Support future environmental leaders and receive recognition for you or your business.

Your sponsorship supports so much more than just a one night competition. Year-round we are connecting with students through mentorship, educational opportunities, volunteer projects, and internship programs. Here are just a few projects our students initiated or contributed to:

Demonstration bike plan for the City of Naperville
The World We Inherit: A Climate Gallery
Chicago Youth Climate Justice Summit
Air Quality Monitoring with Lewis University
Seeds of Hope: free native plant seed libraries

Our students are learning that their skills and interests are critical in the fight to address the climate crisis and protect the environment.

Your contributions make this work possible!

Not able to sponsor, but still want to support our work? Scroll down to the BLAST Donor section. Looking for nonprofit sponsorship opportunities?

Corporate Sponsor Levels and Benefits:

Sustaining Sponsor - $5000 or more: All of the benefits of Oak Forest sponsorship, plus the opportunity to join the judges' panel for the April BLAST Competition Ceremony.

Oak Forest - $2500: Same as Oak Tree benefits, plus your logo posted on Fix-It Fair publicity.

Oak Tree - $1000: Same as Sapling benefits, plus your logo posted on student community presentation publicity.

Sapling - $500: Same as Acorn benefits, plus a quarter-page ad in the BLAST Competition program.

Acorn - $250: Your logo or name posted on the Accelerate Climate Solutions website and social media. Your name listed in the BLAST Competition program.

These benefits are for three upcoming events:

BLAST Competition Ceremony: April 23, 2026
BLAST Student Community Presentation: July 20, 2026
Fix-It Fair: August 1, 2026

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Meet Some of Our Students

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Andrea A.

Andrea is an inspiring leader with a positive and uplifting attitude. Her BLAST Project, planning the Youth Climate Justice Summit, benefited 100 Chicago area students, 20 teachers, and 15 schools. She was also instrumental in the success of The World We Inherit: A Climate Gallery.

Rakshita R.

An innovator and leader, Rakshita started Power a Better Future, a youth movement for a clean energy transition. She advocates for sustainable business practices and played a significant role in District 203's Carbon Action Plan.

Adi J.

Adi is skilled in creating videos and generating social media engagement. By participating in youth panel discussions, like Planet Earth's Future and speaking at civic events, he connects with audiences by sharing personal stories to inspire action,

Anushka S.

Anushka works to make her city and school more sustainable by meeting with elected officials and administrators, and speaking up at City Council and School Board meetings. She helped create a successful The World We Inherit: A Climate Gallery.

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May T.

May is one of five Accelerate Climate Solutions interns who live in the Solomon Islands. She was St. Nicholas College's top biology student in 2025, and her scientific acumen is on full display in this video she helped create as part of her internship.

Aadarsh A., Naga M., Kirithik S.

Inventors of Microbial Fuel Cell (BLAST 2025), Aardash, Naga, and Kirithik are future engineers who want to use their skills to create real solutions to pressing environmental and climate problems.

Become a BLAST Donor

Not able to be a BLAST sponsor? Your donation can still make a difference. Please support our students who are working to make our community stronger and more sustainable.

$13 pays for a month of zoom access
$35 covers a couple of hours of intern pay
$100 helps us buy supplies for a student-led project

Thank you!

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