Environmental Service Leadership Project
"I don't
know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know. The only ones among you
who will be truly happy are those who have sought and found how to serve."
~Albert
Schweitzer
“It's
easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.”
~Tom
Brokaw
“Suburbia
is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then
names the streets after them.”
~Bill Vaughn
“We
abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we
see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love
and respect.”
~Aldo
Leopold, A Sand
You are to spend at least 2
hours in your community helping out the environment. I make that statement a
little vague so you can have some flexibility.
Just remember the key word in this project is SERVICE. That means it can’t be part of your chores.
It must be something you don’t have to do - that’s what service is. Go clean up a field or a road, call the BLM
or your city and see what you can do, ask a church or service group if they
have anything going on, rid an elderly person’s backyard of invasive plants
(weeds), etc. Have fun, do it with a
friend if you’d like – just make sure you’re serving.
Once you’ve done it, you need
to answer two questions with some THOUGHT!
On the same paper as your
description, you need the signature of an adult who watched or supervised you
while you did your project. If you have Stucki, he’s
going to read them as well and grade them.
Due Date: April 23 (Earth Day, April 22, is a Sunday)