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EducationNational Environmental Education (EE) WeekClick here to learn more about National Environmental Education (EE) Week. What YOU can do to help Global Warming!Board members and staff of Keep Screven Beautiful presented the following video and presentation to the Hunters Homemaker's Club:
Looking for ways to get kids environmentally involved? Check this out: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/10/23/par.enviro.kid/index.html Just for kids!"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." See a video on “How to be Green” from the makers of Shrek 3. See what's happening in Screven County's Schools:
Eco-Friendly Story Time at the Library - 2008Keep Screven Beautiful is sponsoring an Eco-Friendly Story Time at the library this summer. Click here to see what we did last year.
Dates are:
July 2ndKSB Chairman Bill Revesz was the guest reader for our third Story-time. He read ‘Where Does the Garbage Go?’ by Paul Showers. A book about where our garbage goes after we throw it away and how we can help reduce that amount.
We then made "Litterbugs" out of recycled plastic bottles.
June 18thCounty Commissioner (and KSB liaison) Stan Sheppard was the guest reader for our second Story-time. He read ‘Why Should I Recycle?’ by Jen Green. A book that tells things we should recycle and why. Commissioner Sheppard also discussed how recycling would help Screven County.
After the book, we made stained glass mobiles and cards out of recycled construction paper and laminate pieces.
June 11thOur first Eco-Friendly Story Time at the library was a success! We had three children attend. Harriett read ‘Joseph Had a Little Overcoat’ by Simms Taback, a book about recycling and how you can make new things out of old things. After the book, Harriett, Phyllis, Kathryn and Lisa helped the children design eco-friendly greeting cards.
Fun Stuff!"Litter. It Costs You", Georgia's new anti-litter website now has several litter games and activities for kids:
Youth Clean Community ChallengeClick here to find out how you can take the Youth Clean Community Challenge.
Eco-Friendly Story Time at the Library - 2007
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Mission Statement The Keep Screven Beautiful Commission encourages and educates all citizens of Screven County to end litter, minimize solid waste and beautify our county. The Commission works toward improving litter and solid waste control ordinances and seeks effective enforcement of all pertinent ordinances.
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Keep Screven Beautiful 412 Pine Street Sylvania, GA 30467 Phone: 912.564.9171 Email: Lisa.Guidos@KeepScrevenBeautiful.com
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