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Our green lifestyles evening is Tuesday, July 6 from 6:30-8:30pm. We are working with the Granlibakken staff to hopefully offer locally produced Tahoe Creamery ice cream at the event.

The Green Lifestyles evening offers activities for adults and children. If you are interested in volunteering, email volunteer@familysummits.org.

• Would you like to take a shift at a station?
• Are you a musician? Would you like to perform?
• Can you help set-up? We will set up Monday evening after the opening program is finished and Tuesday morning.

Volunteers who are going to be matched to a station soon: Angila Gallenstein, Kay Krauss, Sallie Manassah and Bobbie Marascalco.

Station Topic	Volunteers	Adult Activity	Kids Activity
Granlibakken Goes Green	Ron Parson, CEO of Granlibakken	Ron will show all the efforts that Granlibakken has made to go green. Learn why they won the Keep Sierra Green award!
Trails and Vistas	Nancy Lopez , Executive Director	Learn about this Tahoe-based organization that combines a love of nature and a love of art. At their annual event, participants hike and stop for artistic performances. Get inspired to do a similar event in your home town!
Green Gift Giving	Gloria Brown, Jessica Chung-Levy, Anna Elman	Make adorable gift boxes from recycled holiday cards.  Write a thank you note to someone at Summit. Put your green gift idea on the green gift idea tree.	Write a thank you note to someone at Summit. Put your green gift idea on the green gift idea tree.
Green Roofs	James Sherrard, Jesse Hanlon	Learn how to install a green roof.	Match part of a plant with words and examples.
Green Hair	Need at least one volunteer	Learn how to care for hair in a green way.	Learn how to braid.
Recycled Journals	Homer Ayala, need at least one more volunteer	Take an old book, scrap paper, and create your own personal journal.  If you have an old hardback book that you're getting ready to ditch bring it along. Homer will provide extras.
Geo-Caching	Jeff Hanlon, Rosanne Mistretta	Learn how you can do geo-caching anywhere in the world	Make leaf tokens that you can put in a geo-cache and trade for treasure.
Green Cleaning	Needs two volunteers	Organize your home with storage ideas made from recycled items, including scoops from milk jugs, paper organizers, dust bunnies from old socks and a family task list from popsicle sticks.	Score points for green cleaning a messy room while being timed.
Green Halloween	Need at least two volunteers	Get ideas on how to make Halloween decorations and costumes from recycled materials.	Make ghost, pumpkin and black cat crafts from recycled plastic caps, plastic shopping bags and yogurt lids.
Pre-cycling	Needs one volunteer	Learn what is pre-cycling and how it can save you money and trash. Learn how to make a shopping bag from a t-shirt.	Learn how to make a wallet from an orange juice container.
Green Teens	Janet Humphrey, needs one volunteer	Does your teen need a pick-me-up? Taste some herbal teas that you can offer to help in various moments. Get other tips on how to engage teens in going green.	Taste some herbal teas to try at your next outdoor picnic or tea party.
Green Calendar	Needs one volunteer	Learn how you can set green goals for your family. Plan a calendar with goals appropriate to each month.