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The BEAT: Taking Action LOCALLY

The BEAT: Taking Action LOCALLY. Our Motivation for the 2011 GREEN GAMES. During five years of fundraising for a community in the Gwembe Valley, three wells were drilled, a school and teacher’s residence were built, and desks and solar panels were purchased. From Global to Local.

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The BEAT: Taking Action LOCALLY

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  1. The BEAT:Taking Action LOCALLY

  2. Our Motivation for the 2011 GREEN GAMES During five years of fundraising for a community in the Gwembe Valley, three wells were drilled, a school and teacher’s residence were built, and desks and solar panels were purchased. From Global to Local

  3. Local Fundraising-An Osprey Pole Somenos Marsh is a rich and diverse wetland complex lying at the geographic, demographic, and economic centre of the Cowichan Valley. The students and staff of Brentwood worked to fundraise for a nesting pole in 2010 and volunteers will help pull invasive species in the spring.

  4. Non-Renewable to Renewable Installed by Cowichan Alternative Energy Solutions, the solar panels atop Ellis House pre-heat water thus greatly reducing the natural gas needed to heat the water without them.

  5. Pitching In As a certified Eco Active school with Pitch in Canada we work hard to keep our community free of litter.

  6. Beets anyone? Started in 2010 as a project by the Environmental Science AP class, the garden is now cared for by the BEAT and any willing green thumb. Potatoes and onions were harvested in the fall of 2010, and served to staff and students in our new LEED certified dining hall. Plans are underway for spring planting.

  7. Reducing our Waste We are streaming our waste instead of sending it all to the transfer station. We divide our refuse into 3 streams- compost, recycling or refundables, and garbage.

  8. Community Education The BEAT and our mascot “NIK”, have demonstrated the importance of streaming our waste properly, using cloth bags, putting on a sweater instead of raising the thermostat, letter writing campaigns, local forest preservation and local marsh conservation in weekly school assemblies and community projects.

  9. Lowering our Footprint Our zero waste regatta is a major operation and the community takes pride in educating visitors about zero waste.

  10. A Unique Dinner Banquet Our fundraiser for the local foodbank will spread awareness to our surrounding community. 15% of the tickets sold will receive a gourmet meal. 25% of the tickets sold will receive rice, beans and tea. 60 % of the tickets sold will receive only a small portion of rice and water. Clearly there is an inequitable distribution of food and resources in today’s world. More than 842 million people are chronically hungry and this can be changed.

  11. Shorekeeper Education We will continue to train interested students and staff about the local environment with our yearly Shorekeepers training and are monitoring our local estuary as members of the Saanich Inlet Protection Society.

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