 Conservation
Community Service Program
Mary
Barnes, Chairman
P.
O. Box 513
Templeton, MA 01468
978-939-8482
Click
here
for the GFWC Conservation Community Service Program from the GFWC Club
Manual.
Our
Nation is faced with a continued
crisis in natural resources.
We
have a responsibility to ensure the preservation, protection and
restoration of natural environment and natural ecosystems, vegetation
and wildlife along with prevention of excessive or wasteful use of our
resources.
Conservation Community Service
Program Goals:
- Enhance our
environment for healthier living
- Bring GFWC
to the forefront by way of conservation programs
Our Call to
Action
Educate
Ourselves –
by
assessing
community needs regarding natural resources, preservation,
beautification, litter and waste handling and invasive species.
Inform
Others –
Work
with
school officials, scouts, and other youth groups;
Work with local
agencies and other community
groups. Use media outlets to educate
Create
Change –
Initiate
a
wildflower planting project; Develop a Yard of the Month event; Work
with your state forestry service. Participate
in shoreline, stream, and waterway clean-ups
DATES
TO REMEMBER
March
22 World Day of Water
April
22 Earth Day
April
29 Arbor Day
June
Keep America Beautiful Month
June 5
World
Environmental Day
July
Recreation and Parks Month
Nov. 15
American Recycling Day
Collaboration
and
Partnership
Collaboration
Ideas:
- Beautification of a
park
- Educate others about
manufacturing and recycling
- Organize a Waterway Cleanup
- Implement energy
conservation practices
- Write a feature
article
about conservation for the National Audubon Society
- Evaluate the
conservation needs of the community
Partnerships
and Ideas:
- Humane
Society www.HumaneSociety.org 860-464-8666
- ~Provide Kind News
for children in a local school
- ~Support the local Humane Society animal shelter
- Keep America Beautiful, Inc. www.Kab.org
230-659-3000
Examples
of
Projects - Partnership and Collaboration:
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Partnership
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Collaboration
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Work with the Humane
Society to get a grant for care of animals in the shelter. The Humane
Society has a partnership agreement with GFWC.
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The Girl Scouts in town
want to do a clean up for Earth Day on April 22, the
Woman’s Club works with them and donates to
the day by cleaning up the trash along a section of the river.
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Come
and join us for Conservation Meetings
CLUB
INSTITUTE
First Thursdays:
October,
December, March and April
CLUB MEETINGS
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contact us