40 ideas for a Greener World; 5 ideas

1)You'll be more likely to recycle consistently if you set up a recycling area in your kitchen or utility room. Post a list nearby of the items that are accepted for recycling in your local community.

2)Leave grass clippings on the lawn after you mow rather than bagging and throwing them away. This saves energy and landfill space and the grass will decompose and return nutrients to the soil.

3)Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth and shave and you'll save as much as 3,000 gallons per year.

4)Use the water that's left over from washing or steaming vegetables, cooking pasta, or boiling eggs to water indoor plants once it cools.

5)f it's sunny outside, be sure to open your blinds to get the full benefit of the most energy-efficient source of light.

Every Day is Earth Day for Peace Corps Volunteers

I HAVE LEARNED THAT;;

students and community partners helped to collect so many bottles and trash

faced with the challenging task of accessing community needs, brainstorming sustainable projects with local people, garnering their support and finding grassroots funding.

a unique experience, Volunteers partner with local communities and both live and work where they serve.

Peace Corps approaches its 50th anniversary

Philadelphia Septa

What would you assume about Philadelphia? Explain how these assumptions are both true and false. How can our society improve? Do we need to?


What would you assume about Philadelphia?
I would assume that Philadelphia cares about it's order of time when dealing with business. Meaning no delays, means that people have no reason to complain.

Explain how these assumptions are both true and false.
These assumptions are true because the man said, "I don't want to delay service,.. "

How can our society improve?
Our society can improve by being more aware of a person's need and not of the service's.

Do we need to?
There is always room for improvement!

Quotes!

Respond to ONE of the following quotes on your blog. Find out WHO said it. How does that impact the statement?

• When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
• How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
• An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Quote: An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

A person can not live unless they know how to not be self centered. A person must rise above their selfish needs to put the concerns of the world, or humans to a higher spot in life. This quote means more now that I know who said it. King was a brilliant man.

Project Options

Determine a project you would like to work on

Anti-Violence project.

Decide if you will work individually or in a group (no more than 4 to a group)

In a group, of just two people
Begin planning volunteer hours and presentation styles for end of year service fair (play/scene, poster, games, movie, comic book, children's story, etc)
5. Email me with your topic, group, and ideas for presentation

Be the change you wish to see in the world

"Be the change you wish to see in the world"

On your blog, explain this statement (6-8 sentences).

The change I want to see is less violence where I live and just overall; the world. People are getting killed day over dumb stuff; stealing and non sense arguments. If I want this change to happen, then I have to part of the difference in the world. Making groups could help reduce violence in different areas. The change that I know that i am not alone can be reduced. If I want something to happen in the world than I have to go for it.