Volume III, Issue I
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6 Ways to Get Involved with TGIF! 1. Serve on the TGIF Committee and be part of the team that selects the projects that TGIF funds each year and guides the general direction of the TGIF program. The TGIF Committee has four student seats, two staff seats, and one faculty seat. 2. Develop a campus sustainability project and apply for a mini-grant or spring grant from TGIF. 3. Join an existing project that has already been funded by TGIF. Check out the "Grants-Projects Funded" tab to read about the various projects that have been funded by TGIF since 2008, email tgif_grants@berkeley.edu, and ask to be connected with a project that has interested you. Not sure which project to join? Inquire about volunteer needs with the different TGIF projectsmany projects can always use more volunteers or paid student interns. 4. Apply for a student internship funded by TGIF. Most of TGIF's funded projects include a budget to hire student interns- visit our Jobs page or join the TGIF listserv by sending an email to tgif_info@berkeley.edu. 5. Volunteer with the TGIF Coordinator. Duties include, but not limited to, outreach and publicity, video production, and sustainability metrics analysis and reporting. Potential for a paid internship position. Email Katherine Walsh at kwalsh@berkeley.edu. 6. Start your own green fund. Are you from another campus and would like to have a campus sustainability fund at your school? Be sure to check out our different resources for assisting you with the process: Campaign History, Referendum, Bylaws, Green Fund Resources, Start Your Own Green Fund.
Nature Village Launches at University Village (continued)
A “Resource Flow” interactive poster was presented with easy-to read data of how much resources are being used, at the Village, where they come from, and the Village carbon footprint, as well as how much trash and recyclable materials are produced in the Village, in order to create awareness amongst residents. Student group BS@C participated by conducting games for children to learn about green practices at home. They will also be in
charge of carrying out Village energy audits as part of the Green Family Program and are getting involved in more activities with this very special community.
tal topics by providing sessions of storytelling that captured the attention of the little ones. Families really enjoyed these activities and discovering multilingual books!
Nature Village is funded by a 2012 TGIF Grant and the Village Festival kick-off was just the starting point for much more to come– stay tuned for future activities! To join this community based project or learn more about future activities, contact info@naturevillage.org.
An early environmental education activity was conducted by Raising a Reader and Barefoot Books. They joined forces to expose families to a multitude of children’s multi-cultural literature on environmen-
As part of an effort to promote the use of the bicycle for transportation and recreation, the East Bay Bicycle Coalition (EBBC) shared a large quantity of information on their services, gave out maps, and promoted an upcoming Family Cycling Workshop, to be offered in the Village on September 30th. Those interested can register online at http://www.ebbc.org//in dex.php?q=civicrm/event /info&reset=1&id=309.
by Lludmila Moran & Elizabeth Pimentel-Gopal of Nature Village