OUR FUTURE ON EARTH
Greenhouse gases, ozone holes, acid rain, toxic wastes, expanding deserts, and shrinking rain forests are but a few of the concerns facing our future on earth. Help your girls understand how they can make a difference for a safer, healthier planet.
The
Our Future on Earth pledge will help you to promote ecological awareness within
your troop.
Daisy
Begin by discussing items 1,11,12 and doing
#20. When the girls become Brownie
Scouts they can complete the pledge. A good book to read to the troop is The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. In this book, Dr. Seuss portrays the results
of careless use of the environment.
Brownie
Use one or more areas of this pledge for a troop
project. In addition, work on one of the following try its: Earth and Sky,
Water Everywhere, Earth is our Home.
Junior
Use one area for a troop
project. In addition work on the Eco-Action or Environmental Health badges.
Cadette/Senior
Use one area for a troop project.
In addition, be an advocate and:
1.
write
companies to complain about environmentally destructive practices and waste
such as pollution or excessive packaging.
2.
start
a community education campaign, talk to schools, youth groups etc about a safer
environment.
3.
learn
abut the continuing environmental crisis and how your actions can be part of
the solution
4.
round
up furniture and household items no longer needed and either offer them to
college students and friends, donate the items to charity, or hold a garage
sale.
5.
learn
about pesticides and organic alternatives.
Write to governmental agencies to limit the use of pesticides on food
products.
Application for Our Future on Earth Patch
1.
#
of patches requested___________________
2.
Cost
per patch ( Call GSWP)
3.
Total
due from troop ___________________
4.
Leader’s Name______________________________ Phone________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________
Troop #___________ Level______________________________________
Briefly describe the project your troop did:
Briefly evaluate this program:
OUR FUTURE ON EARTH
PLEDGE
1.
I
will not litter.
2.
I
will recycle all appropriate items such as newspapers, glass and metal
3.
I
will use both sides of my drawing paper and writing paper whenever possible.
4.
I
will reuse items such as plastic bags, lunch bags, wrapping paper and boxes.
5.
I
will take short showers.
6.
I
will limit my use of paper towels, paper napkins, and tissues.
7.
I
will read and learn all I can about ecology and share my information with
others.
8.
I
will help to keep my street clean.
9.
I
will walk and bike places whenever appropriate.
10.
I
will encourage my family and friends to walk, bike and take public
transportation instead of always driving in a car.
11.
I
will turn off the water while I’m
washing or brushing my teeth.
12.
I
will turn off lights when not in use and close water faucets tight..
13.
I
will not smoke.
14.
Whenever
possible, I will pass on magazines, books and catalogues to neighbors,
hospitals and nursing homes.
15.
I
will ask my family to give outgrown clothes to friends or donate to a charity.
16.
I
will buy beverages in returnable containers.
17.
I
will buy products in reusable containers or in simple packaging.
18.
I
will encourage my family to purchase only biodegradable laundry and dish soaps.
19.
I
will avoid using Styrofoam products and I will recycle it when received in a
package.
20.
I
have made the following craft project __________________________out of recycled
materials.
Girl
Scout_________________________________________________________
Troop __________________________
Leader’s
Signature__________________________________________________
Parent/Guradian____________________________________________________
Date____________________________