4 Step Conservation Service Project

SCOUTS CAN MAKE A

HUGE DIFFERENCE WITH A FEW SIMPLE STEPS.

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1. School Permission

2. Prepare, Distribute, & Collect Materials

3. Award Classrooms

4. Build Public Awareness

EMAIL US mdscconservation

@gmail.com

Conservation Committee Leave a footprint.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:

IDLE FREE SERVICE PROJECT Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Venture, Dens, and Patrols

Picking up kids from school, sports, and Scouts and not turning

off the car when waiting 30 seconds or more, contributes to air pollution in the Bay Area.

Free materials are available to any Scout willing to work

with their local schools to pledge to be IDLE FREE.

Contra Costa County Spare the Air Resource Team (www.sparetheair.org)

Sustainable Contra Costa (www.sustainablecoco.org)

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Keep the Sky Blue

4 Step Conservation Service Project Follow these simple project steps: Email us for materials and detailed instructions (all materials provided).

1. Permission: SCHOOL Contact and discuss the Idle Free Service Project with the appropriate school official. Send event announcement to the school newsletter. PIZZA DONATION Secure pizza for the winning classroom. 2. The Scout or unit will:

PREPARE Prepare classroom envelopes. DISTRIBUTE Envelopes to classrooms. Post six posters at the school. COLLECT Collect classroom envelopes at the office. Count classroom pledge sheets.

3. Award Classroom: Notify school contact of the winning classroom. Notify newsletter of the winning classroom.

4. Public Awareness: Scouts in Class A uniform will carry signs at student pick up to promote awareness. Additional requirements for the William T. Hornaday and Eagle Scout Service Project:

• Work with a conservationist. • Install permanent “Idle Free” signs at the school. • Additional public awareness. • Possible additional merit badges needed for Hornaday requirement.

Date: Dear Here is information on how to do an “Idle Free” conservation service project at an elementary school. The project purpose is to encourage those picking up students to turn off vehicles if they will be waiting for more than thirty seconds. Keeping your school an idle free zone will help reduce air pollution in pickup zones, let the community know your school wants to reduce particulate matter and exhaust fumes, and sends a message that your students want to help keep the air clean by contributing to reducing smog pollution, a large source of Bay Area air pollution.

THE PLAN Contact Kellye French to talk about the project and receive the project packet.

Two Months: � If a Pack project: Cubmaster to talk to Pack about the program. (Cub Scouts

meets once a month) � If a Boy Scout project: Include local Webelos Den or a few Troop members to

support the project. � Talk with the School Principal to introduce the program.

o Who will be the contact for the service project? o How many classroom envelopes are needed? o What is the average classroom size? o Who would be able to place the project envelope in each teacher in

box? o Can the envelopes be returned to the office for pick up? o Who is the contact for the school newsletter? o Can we post six posters around school?

� Arrange with your school to be off on the Friday of your pledge week to be able to carry signs at student pick up.

Three weeks:

� Send school e-newsletter announcement to be published. o Insert announcement here

� Contact pizza company to secure pizzas.

Two Weeks:

� Distribute teacher letter in boxes.

One week:

� Have school remind teachers about the program. � Confirm pizzas.

Pledge Week

Wednesday � Pick up pledges after school. Tally winning classroom. � Send pledges to Idle Free Bay Area or enter them online. � Call in pizza delivery. � Make thank you notes for project contact and principal.

Friday � School to announce winning classroom. � In Class A uniform carry awareness signs at student pick up. � Give project contact person and principal a thank you note each.

Post Pledge Week:

� Send project announcement and photo to local newspaper and school district

o Insert announcement here � Send winning classroom announcement to school e-newsletter. Thank

everyone for participating in the program. o Insert announcement here

Date: Dear Principal Our troop would like to do a Boy Scout “Idle Free” service project at your school. The project purpose is to reduce air pollution by encouraging those picking up students to turn off vehicles if they will be waiting for more than thirty seconds. Keeping your school an idle free zone will help reduce air pollution in pickup zones, let the community know your school wants to reduce particulate matter and exhaust fumes, and sends a message that your students want to help keep the air clean by contributing to reducing smog pollution, a large source of Bay Area air pollution. We hope to accomplish this awareness by distributing an “Idle Free” awareness pledge sheet that will be distributed to classroom folders to be taken home. We encourage parents to take the pledge by signing the form and returning it to school.

The classroom that receives the most pledges will receive a pizza party. We would also like to carry signs that promote idling awareness at the student pick up area on Friday of the pledge week in Boy Scout uniform. As part of our public awareness requirement, we will be distributing a service project article to the city or town, local newspaper, Spare the Air (a program of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District), your school district office advising them that your school accepted the idle free pledge. Can you please advise us on the following questions?

1. Who will be the contact for the service project? 2. How many classroom envelopes are needed? 3. What is the average classroom size? 4. Who would be able to place the project envelope in each teacher’s in-box? 5. Can the envelopes be returned to the office for pick up? 6. Who is the contact for the school newsletter? 7. Can we post six posters around school?

Please let us know if you are interested in permanent “Idle Free” signs being installed at pick up locations. Thank you, Scout Name: Unit Number: Phone Number: Email: Enclosures: Sample classroom envelope and project outline.

Boy Scout Service Project with Spare the Air

Take the pledge to be Idle Free!

When waiting more than 30 seconds at school, sports practice, drive-thrus, or anytime other than in traffic, I will turn my engine off to help spare the air!

----------------------------------------------------------Cut here and return pledge to school. --------------------------------------------------------

Dear School Name Parents and Guardians: The Idle Free campaign is being lead by Boy Scout troop as a conservation service project in partnership with the Contra Costa County Spare the Air Resource Team (a project of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District). The Idle Free Campaign is meant to educate students and parents to reduce idling vehicle pollution and the importance of clean air. Our school is a California State School of Character and the School Community with Heart, we believe the Idle Free Campaign incorporates many of the character traits we try to instill in the students who attend our school. Respect for the environment in the air we all share, responsibility to one’s community, caring about each other’s health, all tie in well with our campus mission and the social/emotional learning that is an important part of a well-rounded education. The 30 Second Rule is a simple and effective step we can all do while picking up or dropping off children at school to reduce air pollution in our community. We ask for your participation with the following: Turn off your engine if you will be waiting for more than thirty seconds to pick up your child after school or from school activities (safety and weather permitting, of course). Sincerely, School Name Principal

Return pledge form by Wednesday for class pizza competition!

Classroom Number: ______ Return pledge form by Wednesday for class pizza competition.

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Projecto de Servicio de Boy Scout con Spare the Air

¡Comprométase a no tener el motor prendido sin motivo!

¡Cuando esté esperando más de 30 segundos en la escuela, prácticas de deportes, esperando mi turno en mi carro mientras me dan mi orden en restaurantes de comida rápida, ó en cualquier momento que esté en el carro, menos cuando esté en el tráfico, apagaré

el motor para ayudar con la calidad del aire !

------------------------------------------------ Recorte por aquí y regrese este papel a la escuela. ----------------------------------------------- Estimados padres y guardianes de Nombre de la Escuela: Esta campaña de compromiso de apagar el motor de su vehículo cuando no esté en movimiento, está dirigida por la tropa de Boy Scout como un proyecto de servicio de conservación, en conjunto con el Equipo de Recursos para la Calidad del Aire de Contra Costa (un proyecto del Distrito). Esta campaña va dirigida a educar a los estudiantes y padres a reducir la contaminación que producen los vehículos mientras no están en movimiento, y la importancia del aire limpio. Nuestra escuela es una escuela del Estado de California con carácter y una comunidad escolar con corazón, y creemos que esta campaña incorpora muchas de las características del carácter que intentamos inculcar en los estudiantes que vienen a nuestra escuela. Respeto por el medioambiente y el aire que compartimos, responsabilidad hacia la comunidad a la que pertenecemos y un interés en la salud de los demás, son cosas que coordinan bien con la misión de la escuela y el aprendizaje social y emocional clave para una educación completa. La regla de los 30 segundos es un paso simple y eficaz que todos podemos implementar mientras dejamos o recogemos los niños de la escuela para reducir la contaminación en la comunidad. Le pedimos que participe con lo siguiente: Apague el motor de su vehículo si va a estar esperando más de 30 segundos cuando vaya a recoger a sus hijos después de la escuela o de las actividades escolares (por supuesto siempre teniendo en cuenta la seguridad y el clima). Sinceramente, Nombre del director de la Escuela

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TurntheKey–BeIdleFree!(124words)Youcansavemoney,reduceairpollution,andhelpkidsbreatheeasierbyturningakey!Justturnoffyourcarengineifyou’llbesittingformorethan30secondswhilewaitingtopickupyourkidsfromschool(orwhileyourcarisidlingatthecarwashordrive-thru).You’llsavegas,money,andhelpSparetheAir!SchoolName,troop,andtheContraCostaCountySparetheAirResourceTeamhavepartneredtohelpcreatecleanerairaroundourschool.NextweekyourchildwillbringhomeapledgeformtobeIdleFree.Pleasesignupalldriverswhocanpledgetonotidleandyourchild’sclassroommaywinapizzaparty!Moreinformation.

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