Greening Sleep Away Camps Through Infrastructure and Education

laurenmr — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:24:10 -0400

Congratulations to Adi Segal, the Green Camp Initiative Coordinator, for all of his successes with Camp Ramah in the Berkshires!

Adi Segal has united with the staff at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires to form a commendable community-benefiting venture, which emphasizes the deeply-rooted Jewish value of environmentalism. The Initiative works to make the Berkshires Camp, and other sleep away camps, more environmentally sustainable through educating and leading by example. It raises awareness about environmental issues; increases conscious activism among staff and campers; and decreases the amount of waste (i.e. solids, water, energy, etc.) produced in the camp, thereby reducing its Eco-Footprint. It strives to reach all 600 campers and 200 staff members so that they will leave camp with a new eco-friendly mindset, bringing the message of environmentalism home to their communities. read more »

From 40% to 100%: Success for Terrell Carter

Molly — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:03:44 -0400

Terrell Carter at the Lopez School desired to make a difference at his school- something that would enable the school to become more energy efficient and yet would be achievable.

He first came up with the idea of replacing the school's paper with recycled paper in August of 2006, and brought up the idea with the superintendent of Lopez School. Though school officials seemed hesitant about the chance of success, they readily agreed to his idea and encouraged him to do some research.

Terrell started researching different paper suppliers from all over the country, comparing costs. "Don't be afraid to make phone calls," he advises, "Just put yourself out there." He explored various aspects of each brand of paper, including the brightness and printer quality.

In May of 2007, the switch to 40% PCW paper was complete. However, Terrell was still not satisfied- he wanted 100%. read more »

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Greening Sleep Away Camps Through Infrastructure and Education

From 40% to 100%: Success for Terrell Carter