PRESS ROOM: Summit challenges D.C. area students to design climate change solutions

Black Student Fund and Forbright Bank host D.C. area students and environmental experts in week-long summit to build business ideas that address local sustainability issuesAn upcoming summit hosted by the Black Student Fund and Forbright Bank will challenge D.C.-area students to come up with solutions to climate change. (Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash)(Black PR Wire) CHEVY CHASE, Md. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – The Black Student Fund and Forbright Bank will host the second annual Sustainable Solutions Summit for D.C.-area high school students from June 24-28. The weeklong event gives entrepreneurial high school students the opportunity to collaborate with leading sustainability experts to develop and present business plans to help solve local environmental issues. Students with winning ideas will receive scholarship funding and connections to help them throughout their career.“We’re excited to partner with the Black Student Fund to encourage a new generation of entrepreneurs and leaders to tackle one the most meaningful challenges of our lifetimes,” said Forbright Bank Director of Community Impact, Natalie Chapman. “We look forward to building on the success of last year’s Summit with more great speakers and students excited to learn.”The event gives students an opportunity to hear from and network with leading environmental...