EARTH SUMMIT+5 Special Session of the General Assembly to Review and Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21 New York, 23-27 June 1997 SUCCESS STORIES FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

	Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment: Education as Key to a Sustainable Future
	Location	Sylvania, Ohio, USA
	Responsible organization	Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment Inc. at Lourdes College and Sisters of Saint Francis
	Description	Appreciation of education, development of a nature centre and networking with other groups
	Issues addressed	Education and environmental awareness
	Objectives	Educate the members of the community in taking care of and valuing their environment
	Results achieved	raised funds to sponsor 10 students in the elementary and junior high school grades for Summer Earth Camp awarded USD65 and a certificate to students' environmental projects at Northwest District Science Day held five annual banquets offered annual award for a local eco-educator and eco-friend held public lecture series on earth topics using an appreciation approach produced a video entitled Sylvania: A Suburban Eco-City highlighting the environmental and eco-sensitivity of the city, in cooperation with the Mayor of the City of Sylvania, municipal officials and other local communities published a quarterly newsletter organized a "Life Lab" reaching nearly 6,000 children and 400 teachers annually, where children and adults could come to learn about and appreciate the natural world networked with a variety of organizations interested in environmental issues
	Lessons learned	Importance of continuous involvement of community members in activities related to environmental protection
	Financing	Independent fund raising, and sponsorship by the Eisenhower Programme, the Ohio Environmental Education Fund, the Toledo Community Foundation and the Ohio Campus Compact Grant
	Contact	Ms. Rosine Sobszack OSF Franciscans International 323 E 47th Street New York, NY 10017 USA Telephone: +1 212/371 4076 Fax: +1 212/371 3965 E-mail: franintl@undp.org Web address: http://listserv.american.edu/catholic/franciscan/fi/fi.html

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1 November 1997