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08/01/2009 20:05
Mina
If you haven’t noticed already, we have added a new tab to our site! Yaaay! I know, it’s very exciting! Thanks greatly (pretty much solely hahaha) to Mr. Allosso, who is constantly working behind the scenes to ensure that our blogs are added everytime someone writes one, we were able to put up my points system. As membership director, it is my job to record the hours of effort our members put in to the GKT. Whether it is volunteering with the group, baking goods to raise money, or organizing events, I have to credit those hours to assign ranks to each individual member. Each activity hour is weighted differently, some more than others depending on the seriousness or difficulty of the task. Totaling the number of points someone receives sets the basis of the ranks. As it says on the page, each level of the ranks system requires a certain number of points, blogs, and etcetera. The ranks are designed to show how dedicated and hard working each member is. Although I believe that it should motivate people to participate and become more active to reach the top levels, people should not be discouraged in any way if they find that they are farther down the levels. Each member is pushed to give their all, but they should do what they can when they can. They should be as involved as they wish, but it should not be confused with slacking. We do not tolerate members that do not seem to have the motivation to keep the organization going strong. Keeping this in mind, people should check their status and write more blogs, because the new page will be updated about once a month. Hopefully, we can add a part listing the sustainable members who give us their support like the Stonewall Farm, 24 Carrots, Hannah Grimes, Joe Maas, and some of the parents of members (Thank you all so much!). The new page is currently not perfected, but it will get better over time (Thanks again to Mr. Allosso!) and by that time I hope that our commitment levels improve too! I too, need to catch up to our amazing president!

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New Members

04/19/2009 19:38
Mina
I talked to a few people today and got them to consider joining the Green Keene Teens! I got Azzi to join a while ago by inviting her to come to a meeting and a volunteer event. I’m pretty sure she didn’t really have any interest in the environment before joining, and that’s okay! Even if she had no interest or knowledge on it, she can just start learning about it while volunteering and attending meetings! I’m sure that if she learns about how to be green and the benefits it has she would become more and more interested. I think that everyone should talk to someone about joining the GKT or a local Sierra Club or something today. Even if they join because of friends, college resumes, or various other reasons, they’re sure to have a good time and help out the environment! Just remember, every effort of every person counts towards the greater goal.