Keep Screven Beautiful
Education
National Environmental Education (EE) Week
Click 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:
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Watch the video: http://www.climateprotect.org/ah12
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Click here to view a Power Point presentation.
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."
- Native American Proverb
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 - 2008
Keep 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:
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June 11th, 2 PM,
Committee Sponsoring: Public Information Committee
Book: ‘Joseph Had a Little Overcoat’ by Simms Taback
Craft: Eco-Greeting Cards
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June 18th, 2 PM
Committee Sponsoring: Litter Control Committee and Public Information Committee
Book: ‘Why Should I Recycle?’ by Jen Green
Craft: Stained glass cards and mobiles
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July 2nd, 2 PM
Committee Sponsoring: Executive Committee
Book: ‘Where Does the Garbage Go?’ by Paul Showers
Craft: Litter Bug
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July 9th, 2 PM
Committee Sponsoring: Public Information Committee and City of Sylvania
Book: ‘Why Should I Save Water?’ by Jen Green
Craft: Mosaic
July 2nd
KSB 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 18th
County 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 11th
Our 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:
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Memory Match Game:
www.litteritcostsyou.org/game.aspx -
Litter Word Find Puzzle
http://www.litteritcostsyou.org/docs/Games/DownloadGame1.pdf -
Download and color "Buster - the Brown Trasher"
http://www.litteritcostsyou.org/docs/Games/DownloadGame2.1.pdf and http://www.litteritcostsyou.org/docs/Games/DownloadGame2.2.pdf - PacMan like EPA Water Sense game
Youth Clean Community Challenge
Click here to find out how you can take the Youth Clean Community Challenge.
Eco-Friendly Story Time at the Library - 2007
Last updated: July 3, 2007
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.
Keep Screven Beautiful
412 Pine Street
Sylvania, GA 30467
Phone: 912.564.9171
Email: Lisa.Guidos@KeepScrevenBeautiful.com
