Whether you are a member of a school eco-club, have a general interest in the environment or want to learn where to start, we want to hear from YOU!

By sharing ideas, resources, successes and by working together on school and community eco-projects, as youth we can have a greater impact with a louder voice. 

After all, it is OUR future.

By joining the free Network you can:

• Get involved in the planning and participation of BurlingtonGreen eco programs and projects.
• Attend monthly meetings, share ideas, work on  projects  & get inspired  by guest presenters.
• Help plan Burlington's Annual Youth Environmental Conference!
• Link to eco-focused volunteer opportunities in the community including intern opportunities at BG!
• Meet new friends who care about the environment and have some fun too!

BGYN EVERY MONTH AT THE MEC!

Our Youth meetings are held the first Thursday of every month from 4:30 - 6:30 pm at the new Mountain Equipment Co-op store's community room.  It's a great space for us and all our meetings are zero waste so please bring your own canteen for refreshments and we  supply the snacks! Once you contact me to sign onto the network you'll get our BGYN Bulletins which let you know everything that's going on with our network (Events, volunteer opportunities, eco-scholarships, competitions, etc.) and recieve our meeting agendas and minutes

What our Youth Network members have to say....  

“I think this is amazing, I always look forward to the meetings. Something like this is long overdue!”

“I wish it were more than once a month!”

 “My favourite things about the Network are collaboratng with other youth and all the volunteer opportunites.”

“Its the best way to meet with environmental club members from schools in Burlington to share ideas.”

The BGYN is all about working together to work smarter not harder! There are 9 high schools in Burlington and if we all work together to achieve our common goals we'll be a lot more effective than if we went at it seperately! Everyone is welcome, just contact me to get involved!

Look no further. When thinking about the purpose of the Youth Network, one of my main goals was to help bridge the gap between the organizations looking for volunteers, and the tons of students I know and work with that would be willing to volunteer. We want to Help You Help the Planet! If there is any volunteer opportunity with an environmental theme I make it my business to know about it so I can let our BG and BGYN members know about it! Contact me about volunteering and I will keep you updated on any and all eco-volunteer opportunities!


 Join the BGYN! We have always tried to make sure that our Eco-Youth Network is as inclusive and open to Youth from throughout Burlington, whether your in an environment club or not. The majority of our members are from the various high school environment clubs that we work with however we find that a large amount of our volunteer base don't belong to eco-clubs.

Whether you help to run the eco-club at your school or you just like the idea of helping the environment while racking up some volunteer hours we definitely want your help! 

Even though it isn't required to participate in any of our volunteer events we are hoping that all members will pay just $5 to become an "official" member of BurlingtonGreen (student rate). That way, you are added to our website database and get all the eco-news and invitations to events etc.  To become  a member, you can either pay on-line by clicking here or just bring $5 to the next BGYN meeting you attend.

Hey everyone, below you can find agendas and minutes from all our monthly meetings so far. Check them out...


Agendas                                                                         Minutes

July 8th 2010 -- NEW                                                 

June 3rd 2010                                                             June 3rd 2010

May 13th 2010                                                             May 13th 2010

April 8th 2010                                                              April 8th 2010

March 4th 2010                                                            March 4th 2010
 
Feb 4th 2010                                                               Feb 4th 2010

January 7th 2010                                                          January 7th 2010

Dec 2009                                                                     Dec 2009

November 5th 2009                                                      November 5th 2009

October 1st 2009                                                         October 1st 2009

September 10th 2009                                                   September 10th 2009

August 6th 2009                                                          August 6th 2009
 
July 2009                                                                     July 2009


June 2009

May 2009

April 2009

March 2009

February 2009

Yoo, my name is Kale Black and I am the Youth Rep. for BurlingtonGreen.

I graduated from Aldershot High School in 2007 where I was the co-President of the Eco-club and also one of the first students to take part in Halton's Eco-studies program. In my last year,  I received the Aldershot Lions award for service to my school and community as well as a Rotary medal for my recycling and “eco-work”.

My co-op placement was with the City of Burlington's Environmental Department and also with the seperate organization, BurlingtonGreen, and that is how I ended up here,  as the organization's Youth Rep.

As you may have guessed, I’m very passionate about the environment.  There are a ridiculous amount of issues pertaining to the environment but I’d say my main passion is recycling and waste diversion.

No one can dispute youth are the future and one of my goals is to help youth get involved  so we can do our  part to make a difference to help the planet. We should be thinking globally and acting locally, and as I’ve been finding out, there are lots of opportunities to act locally to support the environment.

So, if you are interested in doing your part to help the environment and working with other like minded youth throughout Burlington, I want to hear from YOU!

Just give me a call (905-407-0486), send me an This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or add me to facebook (search Kale Black) and I will get you connected to our Eco-network!

Keep reading to find out about upcoming opportunities to volunteer for the Planet -  Woop Woop!

The BurlingtonGreen Youth Network was very pleased to have a representative from Me to We Style come and do a presentation for our members and even luckier to be able to work out a sweet deal for any Me to We apparel our members want to order!

For those of you who don't know about Me 2 We Style, click to learn more

A few quick facts...

* Made out of 100% Organic Cotton or bamboo fibres, saving 1/3 lbs of pesticides per shirt
* Made in Canada
* Buy a Tee, Plant a tree - For every T-shirt purchased, Me to We Style will plant a tree!
* 50% of profits every year are donated to Free the Children!

WHO: BGYN Network – open to all school and youth groups
We need a minimum of 8 groups to sign up in order to run the challenge.

WHAT: A Me to We Style t-shirt design contest in collaboration with the BurlingtonGreen Youth Network.

Your group will submit 1 design each which the general public will then vote on the designs! Vote for the design you like best! The design with the most votes will win their order (up to a max of 25 shirts) free!

·If you are ordering more than 25 shirts, we will give you 25 shirts plus the printing free. The screen set-up and the remaining shirts (including ink) will be charged to you.

 HOW: Send me an email to let me know if you would like to participate, I will then link you up with Jackie from Me to We Style and she will help you put together an order 
 
Everyone receives Canadian made, organic cotton and socially responsible t-shirts for their group in time for Earth Day!!
 
·         Please keep in mind that when you are looking at pricing we will do 12 shirts with 1 colour in 1 location for $13 each plus s&h and taxes. Any other combinations of quantity, colours and locations I will price on an individual basis.