From Many We Are One

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From Many We Are One

• Coming Together for Our Earth WELCOME to the
  first GREEN TASE!!
• Greetings from Mary Grenz Jalloh, Executive
  Director, NYSCSS

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THANK YOU to your colleagues with the vision to
THINK GREEN!!

• We share this planet with many people from many
  countries
• The majority of the worlds population is without
  safe drinking water and basic sanitation
• As part of the worlds population, consider our
  obligation to being good stewards of the
  resources at our disposal

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TASE starts GREENING

• How can we come together the Many operating
  as One, to support our planet?
• Resources are available to support Green Meetings
• US EPA Green Meeting Initiative
• Bluegreen Meetings tips for venues, planners,
  and attendees

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10 Easy Tips from Bluegreen Meetings Start with
these

• Put it in writing communicate your intent
• Use paperless technology online registration,
  DVDs of materials
• Meet close to where participants live
• Practice the 3 Rs reduce, reuse, recycle
• Bulk Up use bulk distribution for condiments

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10 Easy Tips Contd.

• 6. Lighten your stay linen reuse in rooms
• 7. Eat green encourage vegetable consumption
• 8. Close the recycling loop use recycled paper
• 9. Save energy turn off lights, AC when not
  using
• 10. Spread the word contagion effect!!

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Take home the message

• Think of ways to green your programs
• Submit ideas to the NYS 21st CCLC TA Center look
  for announcements asking for your submissions
• Document ideas from youth in your programs
  engage them in thinking and action

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Take home the message contd.

• Publish good works local media, your
  newsletters, your reports, our newsletter
• SHARE, SHARE, SHARE your ideas, for your programs
  and for the next TASE meeting
• Submit ideas by July 1 for inclusion in the
  online newsletter

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ENJOY AND SHARE

• Enjoy the experience, put thoughts into practice
• Make those baby steps
• Make a commitment to our planet and the many
  people who live on it and who are in such great
  need
• Help meet the UN Millennium Development Goals to
  promote human development through sustaining
  social and economic progress worldwide