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What do children’s books and prom dresses have in common?

What do children’s books and prom dresses have in common?. Project Second Life is a program that will empower youth to successfully organize the collection and redistribution of reusable items. . Environmental Impact. Many everyday items that go in the landfill are reusable

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What do children’s books and prom dresses have in common?

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  1. What do children’s books and prom dresses have in common?

  2. Project Second Life is a program that will empower youth to successfully organize the collection and redistribution of reusable items.

  3. Environmental Impact • Many everyday items that go in the landfill are reusable • Collection drives provide an easy way for the community to give items a second life • People are learning about recycling and composting, but reuse gets forgotten

  4. Youth Empowerment • Youth are passionate about serving, but need ideas • Project SecondLife will provide information, ideas, and resources that will enable youth to execute their own collection drives

  5. Community Benefits • Drives provide reusable items to receiving organizations that enable them to fulfill their mission • School Supplies • Linens and towels • Bikes • Prom Dresses

  6. Our Approach • Promote awareness of the benefits of reuse • Create a website and toolkits to support collection drives • Enable youth to run collection drives by utilizing our resources

  7. Awareness • Created a youth centered video to build energy around reuse, collection drives and Project SecondLife

  8. Awareness • Created a youth presentation program to promote reuse, service and Project SecondLife • Delivered the presentation to two school groups • Bluff Creek Elementary • St. Therese Catholic School

  9. Tools • Built the Project SecondLife Website • Contains tools, checklists and resources to enable youth to run their own reuse drives • Provides the ability to view and share past reuse drives through case studies and blogging • An online community promoting the message of “Reuse, Recycle, Recreate” • Find us at www.projectsecondlife.org

  10. Enabling Youth • Guidance through expertise and toolkits • Resources • Physical space for sorting and processing • Collection bins, boxes and sorting containers for collecting, sorting and the delivery of collected items

  11. Collection Drives in Spring 2013 • Scout Uniform Drive - Boy Scouts Troop 337 • Linen and Towel Drive – Girl Scout Troop 13928 • Bike Drive – Boy Scout Troop 337 • School Supply Drive – Excelsior Elementary School • School Supply Drive – Bluff Creek Elementary School • School Supply Drive – St. Therese Catholic School • For more information, go to our website at: • http://projectsecondlife.org/resources/reuse/secondlife-case-studies/

  12. Impact • Reached 1250 studentsthrough school supply drives • Reached 280 familiesthrough bike, boy scout uniform and linen drives • Reached 100 studentsthrough our youth presentation program

  13. Impact • Collected over 790 pounds of school suppliesthat were distributed to both local and global communities • Collected over 1300 linens and towels that were distributed to local animal shelters and family support organizations • Collected over 55 bicyclesthat were distributed to children and adults in our community

  14. Feedback • “I was astounded by the amount donated for reuse. We had the students help collect and having the lobby as the main collection point allowed the students to see how much they had donated as well and I think they were surprised and proud.” • Rena, parent Excelsior Elementary • “The bins and paper boxes were definitely a big plus.” • Anna, teacher Bluff Creek Elementary

  15. In the Future • Continue to expand our website • Expand our collection of guides and checklists • Add more ideas to our Recreate section • Enable users to post their own case studies, photos and videos to share with others • Add a calendar so that users can post the dates of their collection drives • Extend our youth presentation program • Create short instructional videos on how to run collection drives

  16. Inspiration We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.  ~Native American Proverb

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