Two Greenwich High School juniors, Jacklyn Pizzella and Sameera Madan, founders of the non-profit called Leaders of the Next Generation, are partnering with the Greenwich Audubon to host a “Green Guardians” event on Saturday, Feb 24.
The event runs from 12:00 noon to 3:00pm. It is free and all are welcome to attend.
Participants will learn how to create crafts projects through repurposed and recycled materials.
Register for the free event here: https://ticketstripe.com/events/1040732
Jacklyn Pizzella and Sameera Madan at their election day bake sale outside the Havemeyer building.
“We are focusing the event on repurposing recycled materials,” Sameera said. “Teaching kids the dangers of climate change is vital to a hopeful future.”
According to Jacklyn and Sameera, one of the most threatening factors to climate change is pollution that damages the environment and its species.
With that in mind, the event will focus on the toll plastic has taken on birds.
“One way plastic impacts these species is that it can strangle them,” Jacklyn and Sameera said. “Another factor that impacts climate change as well as birds is oil spills. These cause death and famine among our bird and aquatic species.”
The girls said that by aligning their goal with that of the Greenwich Audubon, their primary mission is to educate and inform younger generations of the challenges our environment and ecosystems are facing.
Audubon Greenwich is located at 613 Riversville Road in Greenwich.
See also:
GHS Students Launch ‘Leaders of the Next Generation,’ an Environmental Education Non-Profit
Sameera Madan and Jacklyn Pizzella from Greenwich High School recently delivered books and handwritten notes for the STAR pediatric therapy center. Photo: STAR Inc. (Norwalk), Peter Saverine