On Saturday, April 19, 2008 the Crissy Field Center had an event called Earth Stroll where young children ages 4-10 and their families participated in many environmental and educational booths concerning the Earth. There were a total of 18 booths; some along the marsh and airfield while some were in the Crissy Field Center and some were in the Crissy Field Plaza.
Inspiring Young Emerging Leaders (I-YEL) ran a booth called the Wheel of Chocolate where participants had to spin a wheel which determined how many strawberries they would receive and then they were asked a nutritional trivia question related to organic foods. When they got the answer right, they were given their chocolate covered strawberry. The strawberries and chocolate used are organic and from Rainbow Grocery.
The purpose of our booth was to educate the public about nutrition and the importance of organic foods. We achieved that goal by asking nutritional trivia questions and then giving them the answers afterwards. Every participant walked away from our booth with a new fact learned.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
The Success of Eco Career Day
Eco Career Day was a huge success. With almost one hundred forty people showed up, making it the biggest Eco Career Day in I-Yel history. "I thought Eco Career Day was a huge success," said Aekta, with a big smile, "It was great to see young people and professionals equally interested in environmental issues." With eight workshops, including "Marsh Dunking", Pimping Zero Emission Houses, and Cooking Lunch with amazing chef and Crissy Field Cafe manager Mat Wolf, young people got a "very insightful and eye opening experience for new opportunities" said secomd year I-Yel intern Chris Norman.
Of all of the people surveyed, three fourths of the people said they would recommend this event for their friends to go to.
Of all of the people surveyed, three fourths of the people said they would recommend this event for their friends to go to.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Fort Point: The Ocean, the Bridge and the Fort
Get away from your parents for a full day, discover the spookiness behind a military fort, and find out about the natural side of our bay area—what could be funner? How about meeting new people your age and spending the night underneath the Golden Gate Bridge—plus awesome food? Then come spend a day with I-YEL interns at Fort Point! March 2008. Date TBD. Starts at 10am and ends 10am the next day. Awesome food included.
All you need to bring:
sleeping bag
change of clothes
pj’s
comfortable shoes
a flashlight
a warm jacket or other outerwear
optional--a camera
maybe a toothbrush and toothpaste.
If you don’t have a sleeping bag or a flashlight, I-YEL can provide them. Please contact Ernesto Pepito: 415-561-7767.
Brought to you by Wendy, Bea, Shirley and Anjie from the I-YEL Outreach team!
Earth Day Picnic
Green Chocolate For Your Health
April 19, 2008 (Saturday)
10am - 3pm
Crissy Field
Come join us for a fun day at the Crissy Field, where we will have a chocolaty picnic with lots of fitness activities. We will be giving out organic covered chocolate
April 19, 2008 (Saturday)
10am - 3pm
Crissy Field
Come join us for a fun day at the Crissy Field, where we will have a chocolaty picnic with lots of fitness activities. We will be giving out organic covered chocolate
Event Numero Uno (# 1)
Who: I-YEL, Youth-Speaks, Bay Area ROTC Units
What: Chillax on your most precious national park, OCEAN BEACH ! Activities
include a bangin' poetry slam by Youth-Speaks, and a clean up activity with
youth from the ROTC, in addition to...A JROTC COMPETITION/SEr day for
the cadets . In the end, its a fun evening where we can just kick back.
Where: Ocean Beach (exact segment yet to be decided)
When: Cesar Chavez Day (March 31st), 6 PM -11 PM
Why: To promote teens use of the parks within the Bay Area. In addition, a time
where we can all just unwind and take it easy.
I-YEL UPCOMING EVENTS!!!
I-YEL is going to be hosting various events throughout the rest of the year. Keep on checking this blog in order to find out more information on the events. Event #1 comming soon!!!
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Presidential Elections 2008
The Candidates
This year, the next presidential election is taking place. Of the many candidates running, the two that stand out the most are Obama and Clinton. There is not much to say about the Third Party candidates since everyone knows they won’t win. Anyways, the two candidates most likely to win make this election very special. Up until now, every president has been an old white guy. This time around, there is a women running, and a half African. This is huge because they are the two candidates most likely to win, meaning that the winner of this election will make history.
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The Process
Recently, we had an expert on US politics talk and inform us about the presidential election, the process, etc. One thing that stood out was the voting process. Few people know this, but their vote does not really count. When people think they are giving a vote to the candidate of their choice, they are really voting for a member of the electoral college of their state. The Electoral College members then vote for whom they are pledged to, and the majority vote is the vote of the entire state. This system is simply unfair. Even if a candidate won popular vote, he could still lose the state vote and lose his rightful spot as president. Cough* Al Gore *Cough.
This year, the next presidential election is taking place. Of the many candidates running, the two that stand out the most are Obama and Clinton. There is not much to say about the Third Party candidates since everyone knows they won’t win. Anyways, the two candidates most likely to win make this election very special. Up until now, every president has been an old white guy. This time around, there is a women running, and a half African. This is huge because they are the two candidates most likely to win, meaning that the winner of this election will make history.
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The Process
Recently, we had an expert on US politics talk and inform us about the presidential election, the process, etc. One thing that stood out was the voting process. Few people know this, but their vote does not really count. When people think they are giving a vote to the candidate of their choice, they are really voting for a member of the electoral college of their state. The Electoral College members then vote for whom they are pledged to, and the majority vote is the vote of the entire state. This system is simply unfair. Even if a candidate won popular vote, he could still lose the state vote and lose his rightful spot as president. Cough* Al Gore *Cough.
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