SCA & RMS PEN PALS IN THE NEWS!

SCA Corporation is an international paper products corporation with a long-standing commitment to sustainability, and they have presented us with a generous grant to implement a multi-faceted project called LESSONS IN SUSTAINABILITY: LEARN, PRACTICE, TEACH & SHARE.

Yesterday, Channel 6 News captured the Pen Pal & Popcorn Club as they planted organic greens.  This is the first part of our learning about eating sustainably.  Watch the news clip here:
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In addition to growing and harvesting organic greens, RMS students will see an assembly by Franklin Institute on Nutrition and the Human Body, dissect our lunch trash to measure what we're throwing away, read THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA by Michael Pollan, SEEDFOLKS by Paul Fleischman, and help our pen pals in Bupala begin an organic garden through a project called 1,000 GARDENS IN AFRICA.  

Throughout it all, we will continue to communicate with our pen pals, sharing our expanding knowledge about how to live greener and cleaner lives.  Thank you, SCA, for allowing us to develop and exchange information with our friends in Uganda.

An Opportunity of a Lifetime!

We have very exciting plans for this summer and want you to get involved! This summer we will be working on the ground in Uganda in collaboration with 1000 Gardens to build a garden at Buppala and we would like to invite YOU to be part of this experience! We are looking for as many hands as possible to be on the ground working alongside Ugandans to create this garden. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to create lasting change in an impoverished village in Uganda.

The 1000 Gardens in Africa is a project of Slow Foods International and works to create food security in African countries. They have built tons of gardens all over Africa and we will be working with their field technician to build our very own garden at Buppala! Watch this video to learn more about the 1000 Gardens project or visit their website at: http://www.slowfoodfoundation.com/athousandgardens

This garden will encourage students to go to and stay in school and will also greatly improve their school performance. In addition, it will help the village become self-sufficient as they will be able to sell their produce. All these factors will greatly improve their quality of life.

The trip will be led by Joanne Trangle of Kuchanga Travel. Kuchanga Travel is a foundation that organizes volunteer opportunities and adventure throughout several African countries. You can visit their website here: http://www.kuchangatravel.com/

Join us on this incredible journey to meet our friends at Buppala and help them build a better future! Come see how people really live in Africa and how we can make a difference and improve their quality of life.

For more info please contact: jodi.sabra@rtsd.org