Project Report
| Sep 16, 2024
Ridge to Reef Watershed Education
By Monica Miller-Smith | Executive Director
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CBCC completed its first pilot session of the Ridge to Reef Watershed Education Program which aims to provide children with the information they need to protect themselves and their home through watershed management.
On Monday, July 15th, Executive Director, Dr. Monica Miller-Smith, and Communications Specialist, Ms. Kaitlyn Cummings, visited the Boys & Girls Club summer camp at the Julius E. Sprauve School and brought a variety of activities and educational components for the group. The children explored a LEGO watershed model, watched a video that described the journey of a raindrop through a watershed, created their own watersheds, and filled out workbooks.
That Friday, the Boys & Girls Club celebrated the last day of camp with a huge party! CBCC joined in the Funday Friday festivities and Monica brought backpacks, lunch boxes, and pencil pouches for all the kids to use during the school year!
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May 6, 2024
Earth Day and Increased Watershed Education
By Sharon Coldren | Past President and Member of the CBCC Board
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Earth Day Preparation for 300 children
Coral Bay Community Council is continuing its transition in leadership with the phased retirement of Sharon Coldren and the refreshing energy of Monica Miller-Smith as the new Executive Director. The largest federal grant ever was received to continure our Watershed and Coastal Resilience work for everyone. A special aspect is expanding our abilty to provide programs to school children and families about why environmental protection and clean water are important . These are components of watershed education. For instance, CBCC's staff worked the recent Earth Day event on St. John Support for childrens programs this summer is anticipates. The CBCC board has allocated over $4,000 to assure funds are available to assist smaller organizations providing youth summer programs this year - continuing our commitment.
Expect some larger and more exciting programs in the future!
Happy Earth Day.
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Jan 5, 2024
Getting Ready for 2024
By Sharon Coldren | President and soon to be retired president!
During the last part of 2023, The Coral Bay Community Council undertook a major shift in in its 20 year history. The volunteer President and Executive Director, Sharon Coldren is retiring and a new Executive Director has been hired: Monica Miller-Smith, Ed.D. Thus we are in an exciting organizational transition period and have also turned in grant applications - one that has already yielded an $800K plus National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant to help our community thrive, even with climate change and other environmental concerns.
During this period, we did receive $3000 from a local Community Foundation to help bring Holiday cheer to local families with children and the elderly via gift cards to a grocery store that also donated another $1,000 tto he cause.
We remain alert and our new executive director will be watching for ideas on how to fill gaps and encourage more children's activities in Coral Bay - both short term and long term.
We would like to keep this project open - knowing that at sometime we will have a very special need that we will be calling on a broader audience to support -- and you and your friends will want to!
Thank you for your continued support of CBCC - during our 20th anniversary year.
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