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This new edition of Free Spirit's best-selling youth service guide includes a refreshed Ten Steps to Successful Service Projects plus hundreds of up-to-date ideas for projects--from simple to large-scale.
At a time when U.S. President Barack Obama has called for increased participation in community service, this revitalized book is sure to find a whole new audience of eager young change-makers.
The Kid's Guide To Service Projects
Introduction
How To Use This Book
What's In It For You?
Service Requirements In Your School
I Want To Hear From You
Getting Started In Service
Ten Steps To Successful Service Projects
Using The Internet In Your Service Project
Animals
Control Animal Populations
Adopt A Zoo Animal
More Ideas For Helping Animals
Politics And Government
Help Get Out The Vote
More Ideas For Taking Political Action
Community Development
Neighborhood Building Blocks
More Ideas For Improving Your Community
Crime Fighting
Start A Crime Clue Box
More Ideas For Fighting Crime
Support An Anticrime Law
More Ideas For Taking Legal Action
The Environment
Clean Up Your School
Plant Trees
More Ideas For Planting
More Ideas For Improving The Environment
Start An Environmental Club
Hold A Recycling Contest
Support A Pick Up Ordinance
More Ideas For Recycling
Friendship
Promote Tolerance
Make New Kida Survival Kits
More Ideas For Welcoming New Students
Adopt A Grandfriend
Health And Wellness
Promote Healthy Habits
Promote Disease Prevention
More Ideas For Promoting Good Health
Homelessness
Make 'I Care' Kits
Help People Who Are Out Of Work
More Ideas For Helping People Who Are Homeless
Hunger
Hold A Food Drive
More Ideas For Fighting Hunger
Campaign Against Hunger
Grow A School Garden
Literacy
Try Tutoring
More Ideas For Promoting Literacy
People With Special Needs
Hold An Athletics Contest
More Ideas For Helping People With Special Needs
Seniors
Lend A Hand To Seniors
Help Seniors Feel Secure
Be A Friend To Seniors
Make Gift Baskets
More Ideas For Helping Seniors
Safety
Promote After-School Safety
Promote Community Safety
More Ideas For Promoting Safety
Spread Poison Control Awareness
Transportation
Work To Improve Transportation
More Ideas For Improving Transportation
Service Project How To
How To Create A Flyer
How To Create A Petition
How To Create A Press Release
How To Create A Proclamation
How To Create A Proposal
How To Create A Public Service Announcement
How To Create A Resolution
How To Create A Survey
How To Initiate An Ordinance Or A Law
How To Lobby
How To Start A Statewide Fund
How To Support Or Oppose A Law
Seven Ways To Fund Raise
Index
About The Authors
ISBN: 9781575423388
ISBN-10: 1575423383
Audience:
Children
For Ages: 9+ years old
For Grades: 7 - 9
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 152
Published: 1st October 2009
Publisher: FREE SPIRIT PUB (MN)
Dimensions (cm): 22.860 x 15.240
x 0.889
Weight (kg): 0.268
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