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Earth Savers Club

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Greening Forward

NPO url

www.greeningforward.org

Cause

Environment and Climate Change

$410.00 was raised for this
project!

Location

Earth Force
Denver,Colorado

Project Budget

Budget: $1,600 -- Global Youth Service Day Projects (April 16-22, 2012) -- (4) Pin Oak trees :: $550 Gardening equipment (i.e. organic soil, mulch, watering cans, shovels, gloves) :: $200 Arts and crafts to make bookmarks for local libraries with elementary youth :: $100 Refreshments for volunteers :: $100 Printing costs :: $50 -- Communications Projects -- Facebook Ads :: $100 New Laptop :: $300 (of $700 total)

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Please contact Charles at corgbon@greeningforward.org if you are interested in getting involved.

The problem you want to help solve?
We want youth who go through the Earth Savers Club Program to be able to: Solve local problems while having fun. Develop as leaders who take initiative, solve problems, work as a team, and demonstrate their abilities through helping others. Apply academic, social,and personal skills to the improvement of their community. Grow as individuals, gain respect for peers, and increase civic participation. Experience success no matter what their academic ability level. Gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their community, and society. Make decisions that have real, not hypothetical, results. Cultivate responsibility for self and others. Replace stereotypes with respect for others. Begin to develop a lifelong commitment to public service and learning.
Why is it important?
The National Science Foundation recognized in 2003 that, "In the coming decades, the public will more frequently be called upon to understand complex environmental issues, assess risk, evaluate proposed environmental plans and understand how individual decisions affect the environment.” Yet surprisingly, a large group of the 75 million youth in America today, is not adequately gaining the skills needed to solve this problem. Moreover, organizations continually target schools with messages of environmental responsibility, but engaging young people in being a part of the solution takes a unique twist from the everyday message.
Who will benefit?
Everyone benefits-- the youth implementing the project, their teachers and administrators, and the community at-large.
What will you be doing?
The Earth Savers Club supports youth-led environmental initiatives. Specifically, through GivingPoint we will focus on raising resources and mobilizing for our Georgian Earth Savers for Global Youth Service Day. [Toccoa, Georgia Stephens County High School - Preservation of the Reservation] [Griffin, Georgia R.A.P. Academy] [Dacula, Georgia Rancho Alegre Farm] [Atlanta, Georgia Greening Youth Foundation] [Lawrenceville, Georgia Sweetwater Middle School Earth Savers Club] [Houshton, Georgia Mill Creek High School Environmental Club] [Lawrenceville, Georgia Collins Hill High School Environmental Club] [Hampton, Georgia Hampton Middle School Environmental Club] [Auburn, Georgia Mulberry Elementary School Environmental Club]