Clean Air Advocate Service Patch Program® from Youth Squad®

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This patch and all program supplies are available from our partner site MakingFriends®.com.

Suggested Prerequisite

Tree Planting Service Patch Program® — **Tree Planting**

Completing the Tree Planting Patch Program® is a suggested prerequisite for earning your Clean Air Advocate Service Patch. Your volunteer experience will help provide you with the knowledge needed to advocate. You can also opt to complete the Tree Planting patch requirements during the time you earn this volunteer patch.

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Requirement 1: Research It!

Plants, animals and people all need clean air for good health. Clean air is especially important for older people, those with allergies and many with chronic conditions.

Discussion Points:

What causes air pollution? Helpful Link: Everything you need to know.
What causes indoor air pollution? Helpful link: What is Indoor Air Pollution?
How do you test for indoor air pollution? Helpful Link: How to Test Air Quality in Your Home

Use this map to find out the AQI in your community.

What is AQI? Helpful Link: Guide the Clean Air
What can you do to reduce air pollution? Helpful Link: What Can I Do To Help Reduce Air Pollution?

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Requirement 2: Do It!

Choose a clean air issue to advocate for. Some ideas:

Advocate to have the air quality tested in your home, school, meeting place or other public building in your community.
Advocate for greener cleaning products in your home or school.
Advocate for lower emissions for cars and factories.
Educate others about asthma, allergies or another health issues that are worsened by air pollution.

Ask your neighbors to each plant a tree on Arbor or another day.
Advocate for a “No Idling Policy” at your school.

Who do you want to reach? Some ideas:

Your Family
Neighbors
Politicians — Helpful link: How to Contact Your Elected Officials

Classmates
Your Fellow Worshipers
Other Groups or Organizations

How will you reach them? Helpful link: How to Advocate for Your Cause

Some Ideas:

Talk to them. Consider wearing a button as a conversation starter.
Hand out flyers. Consider setting up a booth to collect donations if allowed.
Hang tags on doors and mail boxes.

Make posters.
Reach out with social media such as Facebook.
Send a press release to your local newspaper or school newspaper. Helpful link: How to write a press release.

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Requirement 3: Review It!

Always remember to thank those who helped with your advocacy program.

Ways to say Thank You:

Personally thank individuals and businesses who helped. A hand written letter is always nice. Helpful link: How to write a thank you letter.
Thank the community as a whole with posters.
Create a follow up press release and include the names of individuals and businesses who participated.

Thank the community as a whole on social media.
Give certificates of appreciation.

Youth Squad® Volunteer Thank You Certificate

Discuss Your Advocacy Project

Do you think your advocacy project advanced the promotion of clean air?
Will you continue?

What else can you do to promote clean air in your community?

Congratulations! You have earned the Clean Air Advocate patch. It can be purchased at our partner site MakingFriends®.com.

You can become an Environment Welfare Advocate by earning all 5 environment advocate level patches.

Did completing this Patch Program® give you some ideas for becoming a Clean Air Delegate?

See all our current Advocate level Patch Program®s:

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