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   One phrase that was repeated frequently in Science and a Sense of Place was "writing your own story". For the past 12 years I have run a scholarship fund so that I can give my students an opportunity to attend a environmental camp in Canada in the summer.I would now like to start a Community Service / Environmental Awareness Club.I want my students to "write their own stories" and present them to community groups. It is my hope that by doing this the children will become an intrical part of the fundraising activities.

   COMMUNITY  SERVICE

• Assisting the life skills class in picking up recycling throughout the school.
• Clearing the outdoor classroom.
• Tutoring younger students at lunch and after school.
• Taking part on the Treevitalization Program.

  RESEARCH:BUCKET BRIGADE/ROV

• This group will be in charge of researching new ideas that could be part of our service learning. The two I mentioned above were  new ideas that I became aware of through Bryn Mawr College.
• Bucket Brigade- collects data about air pollution.
• ROV- research coming out of George Mason University. I have already been in touch with the person involved in this program and she seems to think that we can work together.

  MARKETING: DEVELOPING PRESENTATIONS

• Students will develop a presentation about the community service that they provide.

  ADVERTISING:POSTERS & BROCHURES

• Students will be in charge of making posters to announce different activities that our group is involved in(Treevitalization, Recycling, etc.)
• This group will produce a brochure about our scholarship fund which emphaizes their community service but also mentions their Whale Camp adventure.

 EDUCATION:PRESENTATIONS & FACT OF THE DAY

• Students will research an environmental fact of the day which will be part of our daily announcements.
• Students will make presentations to various community organizations to explain the service that they provide to the community and ask them to contribute to our scholarship fund.

 BUDGET

• Digital Camera- $200 to be used to record the service that the students provide so that they can "write their own stories".