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Meet Hannah Testa

Hannah Testa is a 15 year old honors student from Cumming, GA.  She is not just an ordinary teen.  While she loves her friends, family, art, and soccer, she is passionate about issues that affect our planet and she has been using her confidence and influence since a young age to educate others, as she believes that "knowledge is power".

​She is incredibly passionate about animals and environmental issues that have an impact on wildlife.  From kindergarten she has utilized her leadership skills to teach and influence others, and has truly become a voice for those that do not have a voice, including rhinos, elephants, horses, bears, dolphins, chimps, and orcas.  Hannah has presented to thousands of adults and children across the world - as well as local, state, and international government official - on plastic pollution and practical ways residents can reduce their plastic footprint.  Hannah’s ability to see problems and provide practical solutions that are so convincing is extraordinary, and she plans to continue to be a positive influence for youth (and adults too) and inspire people that even small changes can make a huge difference in our world.

She has used her influence to work with governmental leaders and business executives to make sustainable decisions.  She is working with Costco to reduce its plastic footprint, speaking to restaurants to utilize paper straws, working as part of a global coalition to influence Starbucks to develop a recyclable coffee cup, and partnering with politicians to propose bills to protect Mother Earth.

Keep visiting this site and follow her on Facebook @Hannah4Change to see all of her recent activities and see how you can help.
"You must be the change you wish to see in this world"
                                                        --  Mahatma Gandhi
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HANNAH TESTA

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Founder, Hannah4Change

Honors and Awards

Member of a Global Coalition to Convince Starbucks to Develop a Recyclable Coffee Cup - 2018
​Ocean Health Leader by Lonely Whale Foundation, 2017-2018

Contributing Writer for MyForsyth Magazine, 2017-2018
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Lonely Whale "Catch the Wave" Youth Ambassador, 2017​-2018
​Youth Ambassador, Plastic Pollution Coalition, 2014-2018
5 Gyres Advisory Board, 2017-2018
5 Gyres Ambassador, 2015-2018

Ambassador and Agent for Change, Simply Straws, 2014-2018
Co-President, Animal Hero Kids, 2015-2018
​State of Georgia Resolution passed in Hannah's honor declaring Plastic Pollution Awareness Day, 2017 and 2018
Hero to Animals Award by peta2, 2017
SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Award, 2017

Featured in the book "Life without Plastic:  The Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Avoiding Plastic", 2017
Teen Earth Day Hero by CNN, 2017
Environmental Impact Award Winner by the National Youth Activist Awards (NYAA), 2017
Forsyth County (GA) Proclamation declaring Plastic Pollution Awareness Day, 2017
Young Superhero for Earth Award by Captain Planet Foundation, 2016
Animal Hero Kids Wildlife Freedom Award, 2016
One of 25 recipients of the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, 2016

Pioneer of Sustainability award, Ted’s Montana Grill (first ever recipient), 2016
Georgia Resolutions (SR1034 and HR1530) passed to recognize Hannah’s volunteer efforts, 2016
President’s Volunteer Service Award, 2015 and 2016
Prudential Spirit of Community Award “Distinguished Finalist” for animal rights efforts, 2016
Magnificent Kids SuperHero, 2016
Featured in the book Animal Hero Kids:  Voices for the Voiceless, 2015
Featured in Time for Kids Magazine,  Earth Day edition, 2015
5 Gyres Ocean Hero 2015
Local Winner, Kohl’s Care Scholarship, 2015
Created plastic pollution videos utilized in Bermuda educational programs by Keep Bermuda Beautiful, 2014
Student of the Year - Keep Forsyth County Beautiful, 2014
Student of the Month - Forsyth-Cumming Optimist Club, 2014
Board Member, One More Generation, 2013-2014 

Hannah4Change in the News

Mar 2018 - Green Living Guy - "Global Campaign Challenges Starbucks to Keep Its Promise to Curb Plastic Pollution"
Mar 2018 - Recycling Today - "Plastic pressure applied to Starbucks"
Mar 2018 - One Green Planet - "Meet the 15-Year-Old Activist Fighting to End Plastic Pollution!"
Mar 2018 - Plastic Pollution Coalition - "15 Year Old Testa Spearheads Second Annual Plastic Pollution Awareness Day"
Feb 2018 - Girlie Girl Army - "Today is PPAD, and This 15 Year Old is Doing More About it Than You Are"
Feb 2018 - Greenpeace - "This Fifteen-Year-Old is Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution"
Feb 2018 - National Parks Conservation Association - "Inspiring Teen Puts a Spotlight on a Pervasive Trash Problem"
Feb 2018 - Earth911 - "Teen Champions Plastic Pollution Awareness Day"
​Feb 2018 - Captain Planet Foundation - "Georgia Declares Feb 15 2018 Plastic Pollution Awareness Day"
Nov 2017 - Animal Welfare Institute Magazine - "Young Activists All In on Animal Protection"
Oct 2017 - Huffington Post and Southern Seasons Magazine - "Breaking Free from Plastics Through Art"
Aug 2017 - One Green Planet - "Meet Incredible Teen Who Created Plastic Pollution Awareness Day to Inspire the World!"

Aug 2017 - Mind Body Green - "The Most Effective Thing You Can Do For The Environment, As Told By Activists"
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Jul 2017 - peta2 - "Meet the Teen Who Created Plastic Pollution Awareness Day"
Jul 2017 - World Oceans Day - "Sea Youth Rise Up 2017!"
​May 2017 - LeMauricien (Mauritius Newspaper) - "US T
eenager with Ties to Mauritius Campaigns Against Plastic Pollution"
Apr 2017 - CNN - "Teen Earth Day Hero Talks Plastic Pollution"
Apr 2017 - Sustainable Directions - "Hannah Testa, Adrian Grenier, and Their Quest for a #StrawlessOcean"
Mar 2017 - The Weather Channel/Local Now - "Local Hero Talks about Plastic Pollution"
Feb 2017 – Mind Body Green - “Youngest Environmentalist Ever? How This 14-Year Old Is Changing The Planet"
Feb 2017 - ABC News Atlanta (WSBTV) - "14-year-old Student Spearheads Plastic Pollution Awareness in Georgia"

Feb 2017 - Southern Seasons Magazine - "Captain Planet Celebrates 25 Years of Empowering Youth"
Jan 2017 - Girlie Girl Army - "
Why This 14 Year Old Girl Is Getting Nationwide Acclaim For Her Environmental Heroics"
Jan 2017 - Forsyth Herald - "Local Middle School Student Creates Plastic Pollution Awareness Day"
Jan 2017 - LadyBoss Blogger - "Hannah Testa Advocates For Animals And The Environment By Educating The Masses"
Dec 2016 - Sierra Magazine - "The Oh-So-Bright Future of Wildlife Conservation"

Jun 2016 - Atlanta Journal Constitution - "Sunday Conversation with Hannah Testa"
Jun 2016 - Forsyth County News - "
Middle School Student Honored for Volunteer Efforts"
Feb 2015 - Forsyth County News - "12-year-old Forsyth Student Raises Money for Baby Elephants"
Sep 2014 - Forsyth County News - "KFCB Honors Volunteers"
​Apr 2014 - Forsyth County News - "
Kelly Mill Fifth-Grader Fights Plastic Pollution"
Sep 2013 - CBS News Atlanta - "10-Year-Old Organizes Fundraiser for Horse Rescue Group"
​Jul 2013 - The Connection - "The More You Know About the Rhino"
Mar 2013 - Forsyth County News - "Girl Collects Petitions to Save Rhinos"
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