On a mission to inform youth about eco-conscious activities that everyone can practice to reduce their carbon footprint, Maize rolled up her sleeves to promote GYM’s Live Green message while showcasing the official Green Kit, an assortment of educational materials and products designed to help the congregation’s youth and Los Angeles and other communities at large start living greener lifestyles by making more responsible choices to protect the environment.
“If given the choice, I think everyone wants to be more eco-friendly but many people don’t really know where to start,” said Maize. “Living Green was an idea that I quickly became passionate about and it surprised me how certain choices we make can actually better the environment. Our mission is to spread that message and show people how to be more eco-friendly in th eir day to day lives, starting with our schools and places of worship.”
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Through educational materials, GYM branded products such as the Green Kit and the LIVE GREEN bracelets, Maize is working to raise funds to support the development of a curriculum for students focused on environmental awareness.
GYM hopes to foster private and public partnerships an d engage school principals and teachers to incorporate environmental educational curricula such as Green Clubs, eco-drives, flyer programs and more so that students can get excited, get involved and start behaving in a more sustainable way. Fundraising activities are organized by youth to get youth involved in peer-to-peer engagement.
For more information about Living Green and the Green Youth Movement, please visit www.greenyouthmovement.org.
