annual report 2008 - The Sierra Club Foundation

Grassroots
Impact
Through
Grants
SOUTHEAST
(Select Grants)
n Everglades Restoration Campaign
Sierra Club National
Grant amount: $158,000
Partnered with a broad-based coalition
to restore natural water flow in the
region, and recently convinced the
state of Florida to purchase and
protect over 70,000 acres of sugar
cane fields, an area three times the
size of Miami.
n Chapter and Group Education Project
Sierra Club North Carolina Chapter
Grant amount: $126,000
Ran environmental campaigns in eight
communities, advocating for reduced
greenhouse gas emissions, local foods,
community-based clean energy and
clean water.
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n Gulf Coast Restoration Project
Sierra Club National
Grant amount: $60,000
Engaged communities hardest hit
by Hurricane Katrina in the rebuilding
process and supported environmental
and health measures that will
protect the Gulf Coast in the future.
n Military Family Camping Project
Armed Services YMCA
Grant amount: $479,000
Provided outdoor opportunities to
military dependent children and
families who have experienced a
deployment in conjunction with the
wars in Iraq or Afghanistan or to
trouble spots around the world.
n Campaign to Protect Public Health and
the Environment in the Deep South
Sierra Club National
Grant amount: $12,000
Protected the natural resources and
environmental heritage of Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana by opposing
oil and gas drilling projects, improving
wetlands management, working to
reduce air pollution and publicizing
the health effects of animal waste
runoff from factory farms.