what do children’s books and prom dresses have in common?
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What do children’s books and prom dresses have in common?. Project Second Life is a program that will empower youth to successfully organize the collection and redistribution of reusable items. . Environmental Impact. Many everyday items that go in the landfill are reusable - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What do children’s books and
prom dresses have in common?
Project Second Life is a program that will empower youth to
successfully organize the collection and redistribution of reusable items.
Many everyday items that go in the landfill are
reusable Collection drives provide an easy way for the
community to give items a second life People are learning about recycling and
composting, but reuse gets forgotten
Environmental Impact
Youth are passionate about serving, but need
ideas Project SecondLife will provide information,
ideas, and resources that will enable youth to execute their own collection drives
Youth Empowerment
Drives provide reusable items to receiving
organizations that enable them to fulfill their mission School Supplies Linens and towels Bikes Prom Dresses
Community Benefits
Promote awareness of the benefits of reuse Create a website and toolkits to support collection
drives Enable youth to run collection drives by utilizing
our resources
Our Approach
Created a youth centered video to build energy
around reuse, collection drives and Project SecondLife
Awareness
Created a youth presentation program to
promote reuse, service and Project SecondLife Delivered the presentation to two school
groups Bluff Creek Elementary St. Therese Catholic School
Awareness
Built the Project SecondLife Website
Contains tools, checklists and resources to enable youth to run their own reuse drives
Provides the ability to view and share past reuse drives through case studies and blogging
An online community promoting the message of “Reuse, Recycle, Recreate”
Find us at www.projectsecondlife.org
Tools
Guidance through expertise and toolkits Resources
Physical space for sorting and processing Collection bins, boxes and sorting containers for
collecting, sorting and the delivery of collected items
Enabling Youth
Scout Uniform Drive - Boy Scouts Troop 337 Linen and Towel Drive – Girl Scout Troop 13928 Bike Drive – Boy Scout Troop 337 School Supply Drive – Excelsior Elementary School School Supply Drive – Bluff Creek Elementary School School Supply Drive – St. Therese Catholic School
For more information, go to our website at: http://projectsecondlife.org/resources/reuse/secondlife-
case-studies/
Collection Drives in Spring 2013
Reached 1250 students through school
supply drives Reached 280 families through bike, boy
scout uniform and linen drives Reached 100 students through our youth
presentation program
Impact
Collected over 790 pounds of school supplies that
were distributed to both local and global communities Collected over 1300 linens and towels that were
distributed to local animal shelters and family support organizations
Collected over 55 bicycles that were distributed to children and adults in our community
Impact
“I was astounded by the amount donated for reuse.
We had the students help collect and having the lobby as the main collection point allowed the students to see how much they had donated as well and I think they were surprised and proud.”
Rena, parent Excelsior Elementary
“The bins and paper boxes were definitely a big plus.”
Anna, teacher Bluff Creek Elementary
Feedback
Continue to expand our website
Expand our collection of guides and checklists Add more ideas to our Recreate section Enable users to post their own case studies,
photos and videos to share with others Add a calendar so that users can post the dates
of their collection drives Extend our youth presentation program Create short instructional videos on how to run
collection drives
In the Future
Inspiration
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
~Native American Proverb