Powershift 2013!

One current project SFS is working on over the summer is fundraising for PowerShift 2013. Powershift is the largest youth-led conference on sustainability in the nation. It's in Pittsburgh from the 18th of October to the 20th.

We are planning to send 5 students and 1 chaperone to this conference. This involves raising money for plane tickets, hotel rooms, admission fees, etc. We have received a $1,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, $500 from the Rotary Club of Jackson Hole, and are being paid $500 from the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole in return for assisting them in maintaining sustainability certification for the Old Bills Fun Run (That will be another post!).

Besides grants, we have been getting donations from local businesses and are hosting a raffle!

Prizes include:
 - A giant stuffed penguin from Teton Toys
 - A "Jackson Hole" sweater from Lee's Tees
 - Dinner for 2 at BettyRock
 - A $30 gift certificate to Bon Appe Thai
 - Dinner for 2 at the Bunnery
 - Lunch for 2 at the Silver Dollar Grill
 - 1 photo for up to 5 people at Old Time Photos
 - A $50 gift certificate to any restaurant in the Fine Dining Group
 - A $50 gift certificate to either Local or Trio
 - 2 bags of Jackson coffee from Cowboy Coffee

(If you would like to buy a raffle ticket - contact Karli at KarSwe@student.tcsd.org)

We have also been looking for the support of "sponsors", or people who fund a specific part of the trip. For example, one person gave us $200 to fund a hotel room for 2 nights!

Though there is a long way to go - hopefully we will be able to reach our goal!

If you want to check out PowerShift 2013 - http://www.wearepowershift.org/about

Water Bottle Filling Stations

SFS has been in the process of installing automatic water bottle filler stations in our school.

These water bottle stations are so cool! Not only do they quickly fill up your water bottle with cold, filtered water, but they have a panel on the top that shows you how many plastic water bottles you are saving by using a reusable bottle!

The fillers look like this:

We are putting these in at 6 of the 7 water fountains in Jackson Hole High School. 

Though these stations can be expensive, our goal seems to be accomplishable. We are applying for a grant through the Forest Service, who has funding for our club. Earlier in the year we did a project called "Green Schools" which basically taught our club how to monitor use in our school. This project is how we were connected with the Forest Service. The money we receive from them will cover about half of the total cost, and we will be working with JHHS principle Scott Crisp in order to fund the second half of the project. 

Be on the lookout for updates about this project! We are hoping to have these installed by the end of 2013. 

-Karli 

Picture credit: http://prairiestate.edu/sustainability/initiatives.html

Coalition Wild: Final Video!

Hello all! After lots of hard work, the final video has been turned in to the coalition wild contest! (About 10 minutes before the deadline, might I add.) If you would like to watch the video, check out our youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYccv86vydE&feature=youtu.be

Thank you for all of your support, and special thanks to the Jackson Hole Recycling Center, Energy Conservation Works, the Town of Jackson, and Jackson Hole High School.

-Karli