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LV | YMF Fall 2018 green-up event

10/23/2018

Author: Jason Shon

Over 20 volunteers attended the Fall 2018 Green-Up at the Las Vegas Wash this past Saturday, October 13, 2018. Organized by the Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee (LVWCC), a partnership created to manage and protect the Las Vegas Wash, the Green-Up event offered ASCE YMF the opportunity to promote active participation in community service to its volunteers. The LVWCC consists of local, state, and federal agencies, environmental groups, and the business community.

UNLV ASCE Student Chapter President, Karwah Lee, plants with a smile! :)

At the Green-Up Event, volunteers dug holes, transplanted grass-like perennial herb plants from pots, and staked temporary drip irrigation lines over multiple acres of land in the wash area. Revegetating the surrounding area creates habitats for wildlife, reduces bank

erosion, and improves the quality of the water entering Lake Mead – Las Vegas Valley’s drinking water source. The event concluded at noon with a hosted BBQ and ice cream!

ASCE YMF members, Charlynne Adones and Anabel Hernandez, prepare holes for planting

With Green-Up bringing together multitudes of volunteer groups ranging from Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops to church groups and local citizens, the event is a nucleus for supporting environmentally conscious efforts and community togetherness, all of which ASCE YMF is proud to be a part of. Special thanks to the ASCE YMF members, ASCE Student Chapter members, and employees of local civil firms for sacrificing a part of their Saturday to participate in the Green-Up event! Your help is much appreciated and we hope to see you again at the next Green-Up!

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Green Our Planet

12/16/2017

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Whoever said things can’t grow in the desert was surely mistaken! This past Saturday, December 2, 2017, a couple of ourYounger Members volunteered their time at a local elementary school garden build. In partnership with Green Our Planet (GoP not to be mistaken with the Grand Ol’ PartyJ), which is a non-profit conservation organization that runs the largest school garden program in the United States. Headquartered right here in our back yard, GoP’s outdoor garden classroom program is meant to help our local private and public schools raise funding to build an outdoor vegetable garden where students can be taught a variety of subjects, including STEM, health, and nutrition.

Our Younger Members donated a lot of muscle power and helped the John S. Mendoza elementary school with their garden installation. They assisted with building and filling the raised soil beds, shoveling, wheel barrowing, and distributing thelandscape gravel, and planted new fruit trees on the school’s property. By the end of the day, this outdoor garden was transformed into a turnkey project so students and teachers could begin planting that following Monday. We cannot wait to see the fruits of our labor once the garden starts growing!

If you are interested in participating at the next garden build please contact our community outreach chairs Anabel Hernandez Anabel.Hernandez@kimley-horn.com or Soumya Sagarika soumya.sagarika@atkinsglobal.com for more information.

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Three Square

6/19/2017

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Author: Mae Javier

On May 20, more than 20 Las Vegas YMF members returned to Three Square to spend a bright and sunny Saturday morning volunteering. Three Square is a nonprofit organization that provides food assistance to Southern Nevada. YMF members helped arrange hygiene kits—preparing a complete kit with toothbrush, toothpaste, toothbrush cover, and dental floss. At the end of the shift, YMF members prepared a total of 3,010 hygiene kits! As always, everyone had an amazing time helping out the community and YMF looks forward to volunteering with Three Square again in the near future.

For more information about Three Square, please visit https://www.threesquare.org/.

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