Greenrock 2012

Information for volunteers

Changing the Mindset:Changing the Mindset:Changing the way we all make decisions Changing the way we all make decisions

so that we live more sustainably for the benefit of everyoneso that we live more sustainably for the benefit of everyone

EngageAdvocateSolve problems

Greenrock StructureGreenrock Structure

Part-time Executive Administrator

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• Communications Support– Newsletter– Media watching– Fundraising– Volunteer coordinator

• Projects– Healthy Harvest– Hydration Stations– Plastic Bag Campaign

• Programmes– Green Buildings Forum– Greenrock Education Council

• Events– Earth Hour/Earth Day– Green Workplace Awards– Moving Planet Day– Innovation Tournament

Changing the Changing the mindset:mindset:

Campaign to encourage local eating• Partnership with Catlin (and others)• 4+ Community Gardens this year• Volunteer labor• Produce goes to

community• Education

Healthy HarvestHealthy Harvest

Reduce bottled water purchases– Partnership with AES– 6 HS to be installed within

the City of Hamilton (April)– Possible extension of

project later next year (Railway Trail?)

Hydration StationsHydration Stations

Proposal to charge for single use plastic bags– Establish partnership with 5 or 6

grocery and fast food chains– Voluntary charge (25c) with half

the income returned to the campaign

– Public education campaign in advance … POS staff education and materials in support

– Lobby government to ban other sources of plastic pollution (e.g. styrofoam)

Plastic Bag CampaignPlastic Bag Campaign

Greenrock Education Greenrock Education Council (GREC) Council (GREC)

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Greenrock Education Council engages school communities to identify and implement ways to bring about positive change:

• Understanding my immediate environment (a “sense of place”)• “How do I interact with this environment?”•“What can I do to positively affect change here?”

Volunteer support needed: Roadshow supportImplementation supportHandbook editing and updating

Media and Public Media and Public CommunicationsCommunications

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Volunteer support needed:

• Newsletter editors

• Media watcher

• Fundraising support

• Volunteer Coordinator

• Website

• Facebook

• Newsletter

• Media

• Government

Earth Hour/Earth DayEarth Hour/Earth DayVolunteer support needed:Volunteer support needed:

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1. EH celebration March 30

2. EDN “a billion acts of green” campaign

3. Earth Day student video competition

• Entertainment• Advertising and Promotion• Exhibitors and food vendors• Education• Fundraising

• Promotion • Web development• Content management

• Mentoring of student teams.

• Competition coordination and management

• Ongoing technical support, particularly for the final presentations.

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June: Green Workplace Awards

September: Moving Planet Day

November: Innovation Tournament

Other Community Events (e.g. CultureFest)

• Organizing Committee

• Support (e.g. media, public relations)

• Managing entries

• Show up on the day: man tables, hand out

information, crowd control

• Communications Support– Newsletter– Media watching– Fundraising– Volunteer coordinator

• Projects– Healthy Harvest– Hydration Stations– Plastic Bag Campaign

• Programmes– Green Buildings Forum– Greenrock Education Council

• Events– Earth Hour/Earth Day– Green Workplace Awards– Moving Planet Day– Innovation Tournament

We need your help:We need your help: