Green Projects intern shall serve as the support for all projects aligned with environmental sustainability and climate change. In particular, he/she shall serve as the SGAP Leaders’ support with the Green Team of the Downtown Silver Spring Rotary.Duties of the intern will include participating in related virtual meetings, communication and dissemination of information to key stakeholders, development of short two-page impact reports as it relates to environmental sustainability and climate change.

He/she will assist with the establishment of butterfly gardens at select middle schools in Montgomery County. Tree planting and assisting with neighborhood clean-ups may also be additional Green Projects. He/she will support the Sustainability Challenge workshop scheduled on January 20, 2023 at Catholic University. Lastly, the intern will participate in and report on the Global Education Motivators’ Student Conference on the Paris Agreement in March 2023, respectively. The Green Projects Intern shall liaise with the Green Team, Downtown Silver Spring Rotary (DSS Rotary), capture and disseminate all communication between SGAP Leaders and the Green Team (DSS Rotary), when needed. From time to time, he/she shall write social media posts and articles for our e-newsletter regarding our Green Projects.

Also, he/she is responsible for scheduling green project dates/times with the middle schools, high schools, Universities, and SGAP Leaders’ current and prospective volunteers. In coordination with the Volunteer coordinator, he/she is responsible for the registration of participants, logistics and management of the green project the day-of, and the capture of survey and video testimonies of volunteers. 

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