CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD CARE AND BABYSITTING Volunteer to help in preschools, after school child care. Lead a 4-H project for kids in after school programs. CLOTHING AND TEXTILES Recycle discarded clothing into useful items for the needy. Make quilts for overseas, homeless. CONSUMER EDUCATION Deliver demonstrations, presentations on consumer issues. Organize, promote, and volunteer in food recovery efforts to benefit in need. Organize a neighborhood crime watch. HOME ENVIRONMENT Help shut-ins with needed home maintenance, and renovation. Clean up or paint over graffiti. PARENTING AND FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION Volunteer to help with childcare for those who can’t afford to pay. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP Deliver stewardship presentations to elementary classes. Participate in a stream clean-up. Help plant trees in the community or as buffers along the stream. Encourage homeowners to test home well drinking water supplies. ENERGY Deliver demonstrations on energy conservation to schools, PTA, service clubs, etc. Offer to do home surveys to advise on weatherproofing and energy conservation. FORESTS, RANGELAND AND WILDLIFE Organize an Arbor Day Celebration plant trees in public areas. Get permission! – Plant wildlife food plots in public and private lands. Get permission! Advocate for parks, greenbelts. Plant wildflowers in public right-a-ways. Get permission! Establish demonstration plot of native plants in a park. Get permission! OUTDOOR EDUCATION/RECREATION Conduct a day camp for youth in poor neighborhoods. Partner with a youth organization. Organize a of historic parts of your area, at a beautiful time of year. “Volksmarch” Collect for, and install playground equipment. WASTE MANAGEMENT Organize an Adopt a Highway Campaign. Promote a special summer week for citywide cleanup. Demonstrate home and yard composting throughout the community. Get your school to start a paper or aluminum-recycling program. CHEMICAL HEALTH Present anti-drug use programs for schools. Organize butts” (anti-smoking) program at school. “kick MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH Advocate or raise funds for mental & emotional health services in the community. Organize and a youth crisis hotline.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD CARE AND BABYSITTING Volunteer to help in preschools, after school child care. Lead a 4-H project for kids in after school programs. CLOTHING AND TEXTILES Recycle discarded clothing into useful items for the needy. Make quilts for overseas, homeless. CONSUMER EDUCATION Deliver demonstrations, presentations on consumer issues. Organize, promote, and volunteer in food recovery efforts to benefit in need. Organize a neighborhood crime watch. HOME ENVIRONMENT Help shut-ins with needed home maintenance, and renovation. Clean up or paint over graffiti. PARENTING AND FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION Volunteer to help with childcare for those who can’t afford to pay. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP Deliver stewardship presentations to elementary classes. Participate in a stream clean-up. Help plant trees in the community or as buffers along the stream. Encourage homeowners to test home well drinking water supplies. ENERGY Deliver demonstrations on energy conservation to schools, PTA, service clubs, etc. Offer to do home surveys to advise on weatherproofing and energy conservation. FORESTS, RANGELAND AND WILDLIFE Organize an Arbor Day Celebration – plant trees in public areas. Get permission! Plant wildlife food plots in public and private lands. Get permission! Advocate for parks, greenbelts. Plant wildflowers in public right-a-ways. Get permission! Establish demonstration plot of native plants in a park. Get permission! OUTDOOR EDUCATION/RECREATION Conduct a day camp for youth in poor neighborhoods. Partner with a youth organization. Organize a “Volksmarch” of historic parts of your area, at a beautiful time of year. Collect for, and install playground equipment. WASTE MANAGEMENT Organize an Adopt a Highway Campaign. Promote a special summer week for citywide cleanup. Demonstrate home and yard composting throughout the community. Get your school to start a paper or aluminum-recycling program. CHEMICAL HEALTH Present anti-drug use programs for schools. Organize “kick butts” (anti-smoking) program at school. MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH Advocate or raise funds for mental & emotional health services in the community. Organize and a youth crisis hotline.
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