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Action Projects to Improve the Environment

Involving Young People

Getting young people to appreciate and take an interest in their environment is an investment in the future.

Here are some ideas to get them involved:

• Identify an interested teacher in each of your schools, or a youth leader. Involve them in developing a suitable project for their school or organization. You may want to offer PITCH-IN CANADA materials to assist them.
  
  • For information about materials available click here.
    
• Ask young people to identify a local eyesore and suggest how it could be improved.
  
• Persuade a local school or youth group to organize a display of environmental posters or essays. Publicize the activity among your local media and invite dignitaries to attend.
  
  • For information about dealing with the media click here.
    
• Work with a school or youth club to prepare a sheet of questions on littering, recycling and beautification and encourage them to participate in a PITCH-IN CANADA Pollution Count. Ask them to prepare a report on their findings.
  
  • For more information about PITCH-IN CANADA Pollution Counts click here.
    
• Offer to give a talk or show a video on the work of your environmental group or on the work of PITCH-IN CANADA and emphasize the opportunities which exist for young people to get involved with your and other projects.
  
  • For a list of videos available from PITCH-IN CANADA click here.
    
• Enlist a school club, class or youth group to assist at a recycling centre or a charitable second-hand outlet. Young people are eager to help others, and the environment; they just need to be given direction and the opportunity.

For information on how to become a supporer click here.

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