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If you're interested in any of the volunteer positions, please print out this
volunteer form, fill it out, and send it to us at the address indicated on
the form. If you have any questions, please email reginald.adams@sierraclub.org or
call 713.521.3981.
Recycling Task Force
What: Sierra Club BEC Recycling Task Force
When: Now until November, 2007, 4-8 hours per month
Task force will meet regularly once per month on the first Tuesday
of each month at 6 pm
Where: Sierra Club BEC Office
908 Wood St., Suite 130 Houston, TX. 77002
Garbage is not something most Americans want to think about every day, but managing the nearly 230 million tons we generate each year has every day environmental and economic consequences.
While Houston is making gains in the effort to reduce the amount of waste produced each year and to improve the way we deal with garbage, there is still work to do. And every Houstonian can help.
We are looking for volunteers to assist in researching, developing, implementing, marketing and promoting community-based and workplace-based recycling programs. This includes, but is not limited to the following:
Research -- Research pre-existing recycling programs in communities,
schools and the city at-large. Determine what steps need to be taken to ensure
that the Sierra Club recycling program is not duplicating but enhances or compliments
current recycling efforts.
Program Development -- Design recycling strategies, activities
and events that can be introduced into
schools, communities and businesses.
Recruitment
Recruit additional volunteers to assist with the implementation and marketing
of the recycling campaign
Marketing/Promotion -- Identify the target audiences for the
marketing program(s). Design marketing materials, including a website, brochure,
flyers,
post cards, press releases,
PSA’s and media kits to promote the recycling program to our targeted audiences.
Volunteers will be needed to distribute these materials to the appropriate location
or site(s).
Evaluation -- Develop evaluative tools to assess the growth
and
effectiveness of the recycling
campaign.
Everyone has a part to play and together we can effectively manage the amount
of waste we send to our landfills each year. Don’t waste any time. Join the
Sierra Club BEC campaign today and help us help others find ways to reduce, reuse
and recycle.
For more information contact Reginald Adams, BEC Organizer, at 713.521.3981 or
via email at reginald.adams@sierraclub.org
Marketing and PR Assistant
What: Marketing and Public Relations
When: Now until May 2007, 4-8 hours per week
Where: Sierra Club BEC Office
908 Wood St., Suite 130 Houston, TX. 77002
We are looking for volunteers to assist in basic promotion and publicity tasks
such as ensuring that our marketing and press release materials are effectively
designed and distributed. This includes, but is not limited to the following:
Research
Determine what steps need to be taken to ensure that our activities and event
are listed in the major Houston newspapers, magazines, bulletins, online calendars
and blogs that list environmental events for free. Through internet research
identify organizations and businesses that should be informed of the event by
receiving a press release, newsletter, e-flyer or a postcard.
Identify journalists and environmental writers that should be notified
of the
activity or event by receiving a media alert and press release.
Distribution
Print mailing labels and affix them to the postcards or envelopes to
mail.
Post event information on bulletins, calendar of events, blogs, and
relevant
websites.
For more information please contact: Reginald Adams at 713.521.3981
or email reginald.adams@sierraclub.org
Eco-Art Assistant
What: Creation of environmentally themed sculpture garden at
Bethune Academy
When: After-school program dates are to be announced. Two hours
per day, two days per week and some weekends
Where: Bethune Academy, 2500 South Victory, Houston Texas
77088
This fall the Museum of Cultural Arts-Houston (MOCAH) and the Sierra Club will
implement an environmentally themed curriculum to teach 3rd and 4th grade students
at Bethune Academy about energy conservation. The focus of the Eco-Art program
will be to teach students about issues related to energy conservation and how
wind, solar, water and found objects (recycling) can be used as energy sources
as well as mediums for public art sculpture. The students will use these lessons
to create sculptures for their outdoor courtyard and sculpture garden. The program
will begin in September and will continue until May 2007.
Volunteers are needed for the following:
General classroom assistance
Mentoring of students
Landscaping of sculpture garden
For more information please contact: Reginald Adams at 713.521.3981
or email reginald.adams@sierraclub.org
Research Assistant
What: Conduct research on waste to energy technologies
When: Now until August 2006
Where: Sierra Club BEC Office or at remote location with computer access
908 Wood St., Suite 130 Houston, TX. 77002
We are looking for volunteers to assist in the research of waste to energy
technologies, particularly as it relates to municipal solid waste landfills.
This includes, but is not limited to the following:
Determine what the advantages and disadvantages are of waste to energy
processes.
Identify technologies associated with waste to energy processes.
Through internet research identify waste to energy power plants that are successfully
minimizing landfill waste and creating alternative energy.
Identify costs associated with waste to energy processes.
Identify environmental impacts associated with waste to energy processes.
Presentation
complile databases detailing research findings.
create powerpoint presentation depicting waste to energy processes and related
findings
For more information please contact: Reginald Adams at 713.521.3981 or email
reginald.adams@sierraclub.org
BEC Talk Radio Show on KPFT 90.1fm
What: Volunteer engineer to run the boards
When: March 15, April 19, June 7, July 26, September 13 and November 8, 2006
at 12:00pm
Where: KPFT, 419 Lovett, Houston Texas 77006
Do you want to be a part of the only environmental talk radio program in Houston? Well,
we have an opportunity for you. The Sierra Club’s BEC campaign is launching
its new BEC radio show on KPFT 90.1fm. We are currently seeking at least
two volunteers who are willing to learn how to run the boards. Free training
will be provided. The BEC radio program will air monthly so your volunteer
time commitment will only be 1 ½ hours per month. The first show
airs March 15, 2006 at 12:00pm.
For more information please contact: Reginald Adams at 713.521.3981
or email reginald.adams@sierraclub.org
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