Beautify Southern Illinois

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Beautify Southern Illinois Keep Carbondale
Beautiful

• How to get involved with SIUC and the surrounding
  communities

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Mission

• Beautify Southern Illinois
• To promote and increase awareness of
  environmental issues concerning the
  beautification of the southern Illinois region,
  and assist in beautification projects through
  community service opportunities.

• Keep Carbondale Beautiful
• To initiate, plan, and direct cooperative
  efforts in litter control, recycling, community
  beautification, and environmental education.

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Benefits of Volunteering

• Gain appreciation and knowledge of Carbondale and
  surrounding areas.
• Meet new people
• Network with community
• Gain awareness of environmental needs

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Beautify Events

• Read for the Environment
• Anti-Litter Events
• Earth Awareness Exhibit
• Beautification Projects
• Environmental Education Efforts
• Make A Difference Day

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Read for the Environment

• Beautify members teamed up with Keep
  Carbondale Beautiful in 2004 for the Read for the
  Environment program. Volunteers read
  environmental stories to first, second, and third
  graders at local Carbondale schools. Following
  the stories, a discussion was lead concerning the
  litter and recycling issues in which the story
  confronted. Children were awarded with coloring
  books, crayons and pencils created from recycled
  products, as well as recycling information for
  their parents.

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Anti-Litter Events

• Every semester USG supports Beautify Southern
  Illinoiss anti-litter efforts for campus,
  Carbondale, and the southern Illinois region.
  Between 30-150 volunteers work together to
  collect litter from designated areas. Volunteers
  are rewarded with pizza and beverages after each
  cleanup.

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Earth Awareness Exhibit

• The Earth Awareness Exhibit was created by the
  Beautify Southern Illinois Student Alliance in
  2004. The Exhibit is a chance for local school
  children to learn about various aspects of the
  earth. Between 10-20 professionals educate the
  children on their area of expertise. Topics
  include everything from recycling, to the
  rainforest, to solar energy efforts. 320
  children attended the event last year, however,
  this year we hope to expand our influence to
  include more children.

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Beautification Projects

• Beautify Southern Illinois has participated in
  various projects to help beautify southern
  Illinois. Efforts include planting trees and
  flowers, anti-litter efforts, and restoration
  projects.

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Environmental Education

• Environmental education is one of Beautifys
  most prevalent goals. Our hope is to create
  conscious attitudes from the beginning, which
  will eliminate future problems. Besides our big
  projects, Beautify participates with classrooms,
  church groups, and organizations to help reach
  all children.

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Make A Difference Day

• Make A Difference Day is a national day
  dedicated to serving others. This year Beautify
  created ten projects for volunteers to
  participate in. Projects included a pet parade,
  a wildlife demonstration at a local nursing home,
  environmental projects at local libraries, a
  project to help create a wetland, as well as a
  workshop for 100 Girl Scouts to learn about
  various aspects of the environment.

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Fall 2004 Volunteer Groups

• Agbassadors
• Agriculture Education
• Alpha Gamma Rho
• Alpha Phi Omega
• Alpha Tau Omega
• American Marketing Association
• Blacks Interested in Business
• Circle K
• Delta Chi
• Delta Sigma Phi
• Alpha Gamma Delta

• Delta Zeta
• Golden Key
• Phi Beta Lambda
• Pre-Health Professions
• Rotaract
• Sigma Alpha
• Sigma Kappa
• Sigma Nu
• Sigma Pi
• Sigma Sigma Sigma
• Student Alumni Council
• Student Environmental Club

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