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Youth Squad® Clean Water Advocate Patch Progam

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Clean Water 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

Youth Squad® Shore Improvement Patch Program®
Shore Improvement
Youth Squad® Sea Life Protector Patch
Sea Life Protector

Completing one of the above Patch Program®s is a suggested prerequisite for earning your Clean Water Advocate Patch. Your volunteer experience will help provide you with the knowledge needed to advocate for clean water. You can also opt to complete the Shore Improvement or Sea Life Protector patch requirements during the time you earn this volunteer patch.

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Requirement 1: Research It!

Less than 3% of Earth’s water is fresh water. Most of that 3% is inaccessible. It’s icecaps, glaciers and ground water. Only about 0.3% of our fresh water is lakes, rivers, and swamps. So almost all of Earth’s water is unusable by humans and other living things. We have to use this valuable resource very wisely. An important first step is to educate ourselves and others about the importance of clean water.

Most of the drinking water in the United States is very clean but many other parts of the world have serious problems with water contamination. Swimming in polluted water can also make you sick as well as eating contaminated seafood.

Discussion Points:

  • Is there or has there ever been an issue with drinking water in your area? Was it resolved? Helpful Link: Tap Water Contamination
Find out about contaminated drinking water in your area.
Find out about contaminated drinking water in your area.
  • What causes tap water to become contaminated? Helpful Link: Water
  • Find out how drinking water is treated. Helpful Link: Community Water Treatment
  • What causes water pollution? Helpful Link: Everything You Need to Know
  • What can you do to protect yourself from water pollution: Helpful Link: How to Protect Yourself from Water Pollution
  • What can you do to prevent water pollution? Helpful Link: Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Water Pollution

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Requirement 2: Do It!

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

  • Advocate to have the tap water quality tested in your home, school, meeting place or other public building in your community.
  • Educate your neighbors about properly disposing of hazardous waste such as medicine, paints and other chemicals.
  • Advocate to local landscape businesses to offer lawn maintenance with greener options. Ask your family and neighbors to minimize the use of pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers. 
  • Advocate to have a specific body of water tested in your area.
  • Educate your neighbors about motor oil, antifreeze, or coolant. If their car is leaking it can end up in our water.
  • Advocate for cleaner industry practices.

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 water?
  • Will you continue?
  • What else can you do to promote clean water in your community?


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

Youth Squad® Clean Water Advocate Patch Progam

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

  • Clean Water Advocate Patch
  • Clean Earth Advocate Patch
  • Clean Air Advocate Patch
  • Conservation Advocate Patch
  • Recycling Advocate Patch

Find out more about becoming a Clean Water Delegate.

Clean Water Delegate Pin

See all our current Advocate level Patch Program®s:

Environmental
Conservation Advocate
Recycling Advocate
Clean Water Advocate
Clean Air Advocate
Clean Earth Advocate

Animal Welfare
Pet Advocate
Sea Life Advocate
Bird Advocate
Endangered Animal Advocate
Habitat Advocate

Outreach
Nutrition Advocate
Education Advocate
Shelter Advocate
Wellbeing Advocate
Wellness Advocate

Community
Advocate for Accessibility
Patriotism Advocate
Community Enrichment Advocate
Safety Advocate
Citizen Advocate

Related Fun Patch Ideas:

Earth Day Project
Beach Clean Up
Beach Fun

Save Water
Ecology

Note: Many of the links provided to assist with completing our Patch Program®s are external and do not imply an endorsement or recommendation. At the time of publication, external content was vetted to the best of our ability. Your views and ideas may vary and we do not intend for you to substitute our opinions for yours. Research the topic thoroughly before beginning a project. As always, make sure children access the internet only under safe-surfing conditions.

©2019 youthsquad.makingfriends.com

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February 6, 2018 By terribose Filed Under: Advocate, Clean Water Tagged With: environment, Advocate, water pollution

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  1. jay says

    November 23, 2020 at 1:21 pm

    thanks for nice Information

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    • terribose says

      March 15, 2021 at 12:31 am

      Your welcome. Thank you for stopping by and commenting!

  2. jay says

    November 23, 2020 at 1:22 pm

    thanks for sharing nice Information

    Reply
  3. terribose says

    March 15, 2021 at 12:31 am

    You’re welcome, Jay! Hope you enjoy our program.

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