Call for support to help Kids in the Creek gain traction in new counties
Land Trust for the Little Tennessee is looking to raise money for its Kids in the Creek program as part of #GivingTuesday on Dec. 2, an effort of charities around the world designed to inspire people to take action to improve their local communities, give back to causes they support and help create a better world.
“Giving Tuesday” is a response to the consumerism of post-Thanksgiving shopping days. It joins the ranks of “Black Friday,” “Small Business Saturday,” and “Cyber Monday” — and aims to focus the public on giving to causes during the holidays.
To participate, “like” LTLT’s Facebook page and join its #GivingTuesday event. Share the page with others and post a photo of yourself that highlights the LTLT cause and tag it #UNselfie #GivingTuesday #LTLT.
Kids in the Creek is a hands-on environmental science program for middle-school students, with the highlight being an all-day fieldtrip to explore the aquatic ecosystem of a mountain river.
The program has been in place in Haywood County for nearly two decades through Haywood Waterways Association — which has inspired watershed groups in neighboring counties to replicate the model.
LTLT launched a new Kids in the Creek program in Macon in 2013 and this year took it to Swain, Jackson and Clay counties. But LTLT needs to raise money to sustain the program long-term.
LTLT is collaborating with partner organizations such as Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River, the Swain Soil and Water District and the Hiawassee River Watershed Coalition.
The programming costs about $12 per student, so on #GivingTuesday LTLT will offer a special option to give in multiples of $12.
