On Saturday, June 9 from 1:00 PM until 8:00 PM the teens of the YMCA Earth Service Corps will team up with community organizations to hold the 5th annual June Eco-Jam. This amazing event, which is open to all teens and the greater community will feature an assortment of environmental and community action projects and will conclude with a spectacular display of visual and performance art, created by the teens. The June Eco-Jam is intended to: connect youth, adults, businesses, organizations, and the environment; heighten awareness of different opportunities and needs within our community; raise awareness of the environment; build leadership skills; and give youth a chance to learn, lead, help, explore, and inspire!

What: The June Eco-Jam is a blitz of community action projects followed by an evening art show, musical performances, food and fun!

When: June 9, 2007: Action Projects 1-4 PM. Evening Jam and Art Show 5-8 PM.

Where: Meet at 1:00 at the First Baptist Church 904 Washington St SE. The 7 action projects will take place around Olympia and the evening jam and art show will take place at the First Baptist Church.

Who: Youth aged 13-20. We are also looking for adult volunteers.

We are still looking for youth artists and performers who can raise environmental awareness through their art.

June Eco-Jam Project List

June 9, 2007 1-4 pm

Moxlie Creek Art and Awareness: Youth Coordinator: WAKOTE Club FULL Take a walk to learn about the underground stream. Paint the storm drain at Moxlie Creek and provide information in writing. Downtown, corner of 5th and Chestnut

City Repair Project: Youth Coordinator: Sarah Colten and Sarah Unbehaun Repaint Mandala, put in a garden, put a coating on the cobb oven, build a poetry table. By the Library.

Healthy Living Workshop: Youth Coordinator: Teale Niles Learn about toxins in common products, make a salve, practice yoga. At Fertile Ground Guesthouse.

Hunger and Homelessness in Thurston County: Youth Coordinator Needed Prepare and serve a meal with Food Not Bombs using vegetables gleaned by the Gleaners Coalition. Learn about hunger and homelessness in Thurston County. Downtown, Media Island

GRuB Project: Youth Coordinator Needed Learn about the Kitchen Garden and Cultivating Youth projects while building wheelchair accessible gardens.

Olympia Salvage Project: Youth Coordinator Needed Work with the crew at Olympia Salvage, learn about reusing building materials, and visit a deconstruction site. Downtown, Olympia Salvage

Restoration Project at Watershed Park: Youth Coordinator: Ethan J. and Luca P. Watershed Park is the Source of Moxlie Creek. We will be participating in some form of restoration which may include removing invasive species, trail maintenance, and stream restoration.

Evening Jam and Art Show

June 9, 5-8 PM

Youth from throughout Olympia will be showing artwork that they created in order to raise awareness of the environment. They will be talking about the different projects they were involved in earlier in the day. And they will be performing music, poetry, etc. We will also be sharing a meal which is free to everyone who participated in a project.

People must sign up for projects in advance and hand in a signed waiver form, which can be picked up at the downtown YMCA. Please contact Carrie at 357-6609 X117 or yesc@ssymca.net for more information.