Green Monkeys Present

Operation

Mission:

This recycling program promises to reduce waste in our community and promote the recylcing of materials and sustain a clean environment in which we live in by raising awareness to all persons about the importance on recycling. All moneys collected will go to a coastal clean up.

Goal: 

Activate a 4 step process which will achieve community awareness of coastal concerns and promote involvement with minimal commitment.

Step 1:

Solicit the community to donate their old trash cans for our cause(being that the entire city is now switched to the automatic dumping blue cans and they have no real use for their old cans) .  This will be achieved through media venues and press releases. (Aka, Good Morning Acadiana, Fox as well as radio and print advertisements. )

Step 2:

Once the cans are collected, we make a demo of custom artistic recycling bins.  The idea was inspired by the current pelican statues in the area. The goal is to make art out of recycling bins. This will be visually appealing as well as supportive of the cause to clean the coast.  We will be sponsoring a contest at the local university and to local artists to decorate the trash cans and turn them into recycling bins.

Step 3:

We will make a portfolio with the cans and offer custom decorations for business to buy these recycling bins as well as to have them placed on and around campus or at the business itself.  The goal is to have the Business have a hand in making their custom designed recycling bin. The benefits for the business are two fold. First would be helping the environment and the second would be advertising for the business itself with a logo or design on the can itself. (Hopefully the cans will last forever). 

Step 4:

The Cans will be used to collect aluminum only and the Green Monkeys will be responsible for the collection and recycling of the aluminum.  The cans will be recycled by weekly  or whenever the phone number is called to come service. All monies raised from the collection of the cans will be placed in a fund with the purpose to send a group of green monkeys to the coast to help fight the damage from the oil spill.  We would hope to team up with other organizations in our efforts for the actual trip and promote other groups to join with us.

Merry Holidays !!!

1. awareness.  Novemeber is a special month for everyone and their famileis. With the holidays fast approaching and the long awaited christamas vacation just around the corner, we are all feeling a little ancy. And what better way to relieve such aingst then passing free time with the people, food, music, and culture of Lafayette. The Green Monkeys of Lafayette Lousiana are pleased to present to you a few local events to pass a good time during this time. Come out, relax, have fun, and see what Green Monkeys is doing for our commnity! November 16, 2009 America Recycles Day University of Louisiana at Lafayette Quadrangle 10am-3pmPromoted by Speak and Green Monkeys In support of America Recycles Day (ARD), Novemeber 16 2009, Speak and Green Monkeys will be on ULL campus November 16 to help promote ARD         November 17, 2009 Leonid Meteor Shower  Churchpoint Louisiana 9pm- until Green Moneky's Fun Event How many times can you honestly say that you took the time to witness something in nature as great as a meteor shower?! Come out and experience nature at its most beautiful with us!   November 29, 2009 Go Green Fair415 1/2 Brooke Ave 12pm-5pmGreen Monkey's Fundraiser for SpeakWhat a great way to pass a good time with great people and great music. There will be games like dogdeball, kickball, badmitton, horse shoes, and Green Monkey olympics for kids as well adults, a raffel, scavenger hunt and food by Peppa Mellows.  Prizes and trophys to be won so bring your competition with you as sure it will not be a push over event!!
   Music by = The Outfit, Farouche, Bonsoiur Catin, and Dyesel & Jane Doe
   

October is our membership drive month. This month is special because the weather is beautiful, there are tons of festivals going on and we have activities every weekend. It takes someone from anther land to truly see and appreciate what our culture has to offer. The green Monkeys are certainly buisy in their high season with five events. We are half way through the month and are already making waves. The calendar of Events this month are
October 4th 2009 Bayou Vermillion Festival
We connected with s.p.e.a.k on campus and are trying to make an alliance so we can have a presence on campus. The festival went amazingly well except that it rained hard. all day... More work with danica and the BVD proves well for us. Also the Unveling of the water shed exhibit transforms vermillion ville from just a museum city to a sience park.  Check out the Article.  http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=DG&Dato=20091004&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=910040804&Ref=PH
We set up a booth for environmental groups and gave away buttons for pictures of monkeys. We are planning to make a collage of the drawings and then take a big picutre of the collage. Soo cool!!
October 10th - 11th Festival Acadians in Girard Park
We went out saturday and sunday to the festival and had a blast. We did a small trash pickup however the rain was pouring the whole two days and made the job nearly impossible. We listened to cajun music and everybody had a great time!!
October 18th Sunday at the Pepper Festival in St. Martin Ville.
Stunningly beautiful day!! The crisp air of the first days of winter coming in and it was an amazing time.  We set up our booth under the shade of the great evangeling oaks and did a great job at trash pickup all day. 
October 25th Opoleusas Yambillee
upcoming event in opoleusas louisiana. we are going to do a standard trash pickup event and set up our booth.
October 31st - Nov 1st Big Brothers Big Sisters, KBON FUNDRAISER!!
We are schedueled to do the volunteer booths for both days from 3-9. We are working the door, Bartending and security as well as trash pickups. Music event with all proceeds going to BIGS of Acadiana.

NEWMEMBERS
Charissa Helluin
Josh Doucet

Find out about organizations in your area that help to protect the environment

Join the Georgia chapter on the 25th of April for river clean at 4 pm.
Meet at: Jimmy Carter and 85 near the Sonic

Green Monkeys Foundation is conducting meeting via network coordination in the middle of each month .... members should have events activitesand documention ready ... Meetings as of April 30 th 2009 are under the board. Board members meetings take place to discuss mission and approval by each board member.  All activities are voted through board member proposal.