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<br />. <br />National Youth Service Day: Youth.ice America <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Page 3 of3 <br /> <br />3. Identify a local issue you are concerned about and contact <br />someone in local government with your ideas on what to do <br />about it <br /> <br />4. Organize a public issues forum for your neighborhood <br /> <br />5. Volunteer at a poling booth the day of an election <br /> <br />6. Offer to pass out election materials <br /> <br />The Environment <br /> <br />1. Plant a garden or tree where the whole neighborhood can <br />enjoy it <br />2. Set up a recycling system for your home and participate in <br />your neighborhood curbside recycling pick-up <br />3. Organize a carpooling campaign in your neighborhood to cut <br />down or air pollution <br />4. Adopt an acre of a rainforest <br />5. Clean up trash along a river or in a park <br />6. Create a habitat for wildlife <br />7. Create a campaign to encourage biking and walking <br />8. Test the health of the water in your local lakes, rivers, or <br />strea ms <br /> <br />You can also use these youth service award <br />winners ideas as a starting point for your project <br /> <br />1. Visit the NYSD Media Room to view award winners' projects for <br />additional ideas. <br /> <br />I I I I Iii i <br />Home. Programs & Services; Awards & Grants Membership: News" Events I Partners & Sponsors ; Donate About us , Cc <br />@ 2002 Youth Service America. All rights reserved. Site map <br /> <br />http://www..ysa.org/nysd/nysdyrojectideayarent.cfin 1/19/2 004 <br />