Teens for Planet Earth Service Awards

Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Teens for Planet Earth Service Awards. This is a team application to be completed by all team members including your adult advisor. Your completed application must be postmarked on or before Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Mail all of the materials together in one packet. Applicants will be notified no later than June 30, 2009.

If you are interested in applying, please note the following requirements:

1. A team is one or more teens, ages 13 through 19, from around the world. You must be 13 years of age by April 15, 2009 to apply.

2. Your project was created, planned, and carried out by you! It should demonstrate a positive impact on specific species of native wildlife, either directly or indirectly. The project should show some evidence of sustainability – it should somehow continue to benefit your local community even after you have done most of the work.

3. The majority of the service-learning project must have been completed within the last 24 months.

4. Your team must be registered online with Teens for Planet Earth.

5. International applications are highly encouraged. However, your application must be submitted in English. We regret that we are unable to offer translation services at this time.

Click here for the 2009 TPE Service Awards application. Please type your answers directly into the form, print it out, make a copy for your records, and mail it in according to the directions.

For more information about the application as well as the Teens for Planet Earth program, contact Judy Unis, Teens for Planet Earth Coordinator, at (country code 01) 718-741-1685 or at junis@wcs.org.