LIONS GREEN TEAMS

We all hear about the effect of global warming and our misuse of the planets resources.  Lions Green Teams are the way we are attempting to address some of the issues.  All clubs should consider conducting at least one Green Team Project each year; and we encourage each local Lions Club to team up with a local school class or youth group and get involved with protecting our planet and our number one resource – our youth. 

 

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

We can reduce landfill debris through reuse or recycling!  Lion Green Team efforts occur at Lion Clubs as well as in the homes of environmentally conscious.  Items to recycle include:

 

  • paper - books, magazines, telephone books;
  • batteries;  metal - keys, dry cleaner hangars, patio furniture;
  • plastics; motor oil, paint; computers, inkjet cartridges;
  • cellular telephones, Eyeglasses, hearing aids;
  • shoes, clothing; medical equipment such as wheelchairs and crutches.

 

Tree Planting Project

Lions Green Teams plant trees to help the Earth.  Fourteen percent or 16,293 local Lions clubs in 2006-07 participated in a tree planting project according to the Lions Club Activity Report.

 

Trees help:

  • sustain life on earth; conserve soil and water;’
  • provide shade; provide food; provide a source of timber and medicine; and
  • absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

 

Community Clean-ups

A Lions Green Team community clean up is a great way to improve the environment and work alongside youth in a hands on high-visibility community project.  32% of all Lions Clubs (14,382) throughout the world participated in a community clean-up project in 2006-07 according to the Lions Club Activity Report.

  • Removing debris from a roadway, waterway, nature trail, school, or train station;
  • Clearing debris away after a heavy rain or flood; Raking autumn leaves;
  • Removing graffiti from public buildings, bridges, or fences; and
  • Landscaping a public area.

 

Educational Programs

Lion Green Teams can educate the public about the importance of preserving and protecting the environment.  Some suggested topics are:

  • Organize a community-wide recycling event.
  • Volunteer at a recycling center.
  • Lead a community-wide clean-up project.
  • Clean a freshwater pond or river. Stock it with fish.
  • Demonstrate how to plant trees.
  • Encourage schools to include environmental education in their curriculum.
  • Sponsor an environment contest. Provide an environmentally-friendly prize.
  • Sponsor a Lions Green Team Club at a local school.
  • Sponsor school-based environment projects such as the collection of used athletic shoes, notebook paper, or books.
  • Host a Lions Green Team seminar for the public. Submit press releases about the environment to the local media.
  • Volunteer to help local groups or municipalities implement environment projects.
  • Sponsor a hybrid car exhibit/demonstration.

 

Talk to the experts!  Request insight from Lions who have completed successful Lions Green Team projects.  Contact LCI for contact information.  Let’s utilize youth energy and their enthusiasm to save the planet to help us conduct Green Team Projects.  We Lions can provide the management, insurance and $$$ - they can provide the concepts and manpower.