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YMCA project examples
Give Back in the Backcountry
July 19-24
(Mt. St. Helens, WA) Hit the trail for a week of service learning and outdoor adventures near Mt.
St. Helens with YESC, the Downtown Seattle YMCA and Washington Trails Association. Gain up
to 40 service learning hours while having fun, making friends, gaining leadership skills and
learning how to live on the trails. Join in, get dirty, give back!
Community Organic Vegetable Garden
Through August 28
(Los Angeles, CA)
The Palisades-Malibu YMCA has added new curriculum to our summer day camp. Using an
organic vegetable Farmer's Market Garden we will teach children the Six Pillars of Character. We
are looking for volunteers to work one or more mornings per week, helping kids plant and tend to
the garden.
Youth Tree Planting
July 27 - 31
(Greater Dallas, TX)
Lewisville teens are doing a community service project the week of July 27th - 31st. We will be
walking over to Huggins Nursery and talking with their staff about how to plant a tree and how to
maintain it. Later in the week they will be planting trees at the YMCA. Then on Friday the 31st we
will have a Tree Ceremony with the rest of the camp and author Penelope Kysiak will read her
brand new children's book that has a really good environmental message and we celebrate their
hard work.
Yellowstone National Park Service Caravan
August 16-22
(Seattle, WA, to Yellowstone National Park and back)
In celebration of YMCA Earth Service Corps' (YESC) 20-year anniversary, we've planned a
nation-wide caravan. Meet up with YMCA teen groups from around the nation for a week in
Yellowstone National Park filled with service, environmental education, leadership development
and of course - tons of fun.
YMCA of Metropolitan Washington, DC
July 30
On behalf of the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington, we invite you to join us for the 15th annual
Thingamajig Invention Convention scheduled for July 30, 2009. Each year, this unique and
exciting event draws thousands of children ages 5-14 from Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia
and suburban Maryland. In keeping with the YMCA's mission to build strong kids, strong
families and strong communities, your support as an event judge, activity leader or financial
supporter can ensure that this year's Thingamajig is a success. We have a number of exciting
volunteer opportunities that will allow you to help children investigate the fields of science,
engineering, architecture and design through educational activities that motivate them to care
for the environment and for themselves. We would greatly appreciate your participation on
event day; there is room for everyone to participate in the education of our children and learn
something for themselves.