Internship Report:Links for Greener

L earningTeam:Patrice Ru ssellFasah AdasenS y lv ia Onw u och a

Agenda❖ About LGFL

❖ P roject Overview

❖ Wetland Init ia tive

❖ Earth Day E x position 2016

❖ Train ing & SchoolP resentations

❖ Measures & E valuation

❖ Key Learn ings

❖ Conclusion

L inks for Greener L earning

● A g ro Biodiversity P roject

● Train the Trainer

● E n v ironmen talAwareness

& Education for

Newcomers

● In ternsh ip p rogra m

● Newcomers Green Mom

Project Overview Primary Project Objectives

Project Business Goal

Benefits &Opportunities

Milestones Milestone 1

Milestone 2

Milestone 3

Ta sks and Deliverables

Grouped into two:

Major Tasks

Minor Tasks

●Five stage

process in

Project

Planning &

Execution

Tools Used toManage Projects

● Schedule

● GanttC h art

Martindale Pond WetlandInitiative

Martindale Pond Introduction

History

Ecology

Classification

Significance

Martindale Pond Wetland

IMPORTANCE OF THE WETLAND

B i o d i v e r s i t y N a t u r a l a q u i f e r L ivelihood

C HA LLENGES In discr iminate disposal of waste

2016Earth Day Celebration

Earth Day● Global celebrated day

● “Trees for the Earth”

● 7.8 bi l l ion trees!

Planning PhaseDate, Ven u e

Them e “Conservation for Life’s Preservation”A u dience- sch ools, newcomers

Activit ie s for th e event

Potential sponsors/exhibitors.

Develop p roposals, letters

Worksh op plann i n g m eet ing

● Exhibitor/Sponsorship

Packages

Budget

Ven u e

Booth rentalsTables, ch airs

Stationer y su pplie s

BUDGET FOR EARTH DAY EVENT

Items required for Event

Unit Cost

Quantity Total Cost

Venue - Market square

$500/day 1 $500.00

Booth Rentals $40 18 $720.00

Tables $6.50 12 $78.00

Chairs $1.00 100 $100.00

Publicity (Media) n/a

Event planning(volunteers)

n/a

Stationery supplies $150

Refreshments $400

Total $1948.00

Date: Apr i l 22, 2016

Expected attendance: 600+

students, “newcomers”, members of

the public.

Exhibitors: 16, Sponsors: 8

Guests of honor: Mayor Walter

Sendzik, MPP, St. Catharines J im

B radley

Event Specifications

Jim Bradley

Walter Sendzik

● Ven u e- Market Square

Workshops &Competitions

Workshops

Energy conservation Composting 3Rs- Reduce, Reuse,

Recycle Planting Vermiculture Drinking Water Game Living Walls

● Poster Art

● Eco Fash ion S h ow

● Poetry/So n g

Competition

Competitions

Marketing &Publicity

● Press release i n

newspaper

● Distrib ute p roposals to

sch ools

● Facebook

● TV coverage- Cogeco,

S n a pd

Training &Presentations

Training s / Present a tionsThe Waste Management TrainingPicture sh owing p resentation at the Niagara Folks Arts &Multicultural Centre

The Was te Mana gement Training

3Rs - Reduce, Reuse & Recycle Waste Sort ing & Bin Categories

Trainings / Presenta tion

The Wetland Training Martindale Pond

Assessm ent of the Pond

Clean -up activ ity scheduledA p r i l 23rd, 2016

Update an d follow up

PPE

Project Evaluation

Earth Day Expo2015

vsEarth Day Expo

2016

Key Performance Indicators

Earth Day Event 2015

Earth Day Event 2016 (expected)

# of attendees 300 600+

# of schools none 10

# of exhibitors 15 16

# of sponsors 5 8

# of workshops 6 7

# of competitions none 3

Ministry Officials none 2

Media presence yes yes

Partnership with other organizations

none 2

Intangible Criteria● Workshops carried out

successfu l ly.

● Positive media coverage.

● Positive feedback f rom

attendees.

● Eff ic ient handl ing of

students by volunteers.

Evaluation of Wetland Initiative

● Approxim ately 30

students particip ated.

● Stud ents came

prepared i n suitable

attire.

● Rem oval of al l v is ible

ga rbage f rom the

wetland area.

Key L earning s / Conclusion• Opportu n ity to i m p rove p rofessional ly

and gain valuable sk ills .

• Hands-on p ractical learn i n gexperie n ces

• Future network

Thank you For Your Time.