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Gulf Coast Bay Buddy: Conservation for Grades K-3

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The Gulf Coast Bay Buddy Program was created to inspire critical thinking skills with an emphasis on causal relationships between humans and the natural environment. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Bay Buddy is available to all students in public and private schools in Grades K-3. By learning what they can do to help protect the health of our coastal ecosystem, students forge a connection to the environment and grow into environmentally responsible adults. The need for environmental education for elementary students is critical if Alabama is to protect and preserve our precious coastal natural resources for future generations.

Activities

Students learn about water quality, recycling, sanitary sewer protection & litter. Students participate in a 45 minute classroom interactive presentation led by ACF & volunteers, taking home an activity booklet to share w/ family & friends.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $4,150
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $6,100
Total Funding Goal: $10,250

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This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

By learning how to protect our valuable coastal resources at an early age, Bay Buddy participants can help preserve those resources for future generations to enjoy.

Project Message

“Riviera Utilities is proud to support the Bay Buddy Program in Foley. In order to preserve our natural resources it is of the utmost importance to teach children these principles.
- David Horton, Superintendent, Public Affairs, Riviera Utilities

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Bethany Kraft
Executive Director
P.O. Box 1760
Fairhope, AL 36533
United States
251-990-6002
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Project Sponsor

Bethany Kraft

Organization

Alabama Coastal Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 1760
Fairhope, AL 36533
United States
251-990-6002
http://www.joinacf.org

Learn more about Alabama Coastal Foundation, Inc. and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

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This project is located in United StatesUnited States and can also be found under EnvironmentEnvironment.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 27, 2009

Latest Update from the Field

Greetings Global Giving Bay Buddy Supporters!

By Bethany Kraft - Executive Director, October 26, 2009 10:13 AM

Students are eager to showcase their knowledge!Bay Buddy at Castlen ElementaryPrograms Director Anna Keene leads a Bay Buddy Presentation
It has been a busy fall for the Alabama Coastal Foundation and we wanted to take a few moments to update you on how your generous contribution is being utilized.

The Bay Buddy Program is in full swing for the 2009-2010 school year. ACF staff visited Castlen Elementary second grade students on October 14th, teaching basic conservation principles to over 100 students. Castlen Elementary is located in Grand Bay, so students were very familiar with recreational uses of waterways and excited about keeping them healthy. The school also has a recycling program, which students loved to talk about. They had wonderful suggestions on things to keep out of the drain, such as markers and toys- we suspect someone had to learn that lesson the hard way! Upcoming presentations at Dodge Elementary, Council Traditional School, and Eichold-Mertz are scheduled throughout November. This will bring the total number of students participating in 2009 Spring and fall to 1,600! Wow! We couldn’t have done it without you!

What’s next for Bay Buddy? We are almost out of activity booklets- can you believe we’ve had over 2,900 students participate in Bay Buddy over the past 2 years alone? We are currently working with teachers to update the program materials and booklets in time to roll out in Spring 2010. The new program updates will include:
   -Characters based on specific local species
   -Pre-and post-visit materials such as info on how to start a recycling program at home or school; species information and project ideas; and evaluation materials to measure impact.
   -A new and improved activity book and presentation featuring sound and eventually animation.
   
Our future goals include developing a completely web-based program to be distributed Gulf-wide. Ambitious? Perhaps! But with your support, we are continuing to make a difference in South Alabama. Stay tuned for future updates!

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