Kids Saving The Rainforest Monthly Report for April 2006

 

1.)     The Oprah Winfrey Show contacted Janine to possibly be on a show about Amazing Kids.  They found out about KSTR from an article in the Chicago Tribune about 86 Amazing Kids.  Out of the 86 they chose KSTR and a kid that helped with the hurricane victims.

 

2.)     Scholastic Books has asked us to make a video about KSTR.  Niels is doing the filming, Janine is the spokesperson.  There will be 100,000 copies of the video made and it will be given free to school libraries.  Millions of kids will see it.  It is a video with a jungle theme to encourage kids to read.

 

3.)     Janine and KSTR were featured in Wyland Ocean Challenge, Clean Water for the 21st Century and Beyond classroom program.  It was launched last week at the National Science Teacher Assoc’s Annual Conference in Anaheim, Ca.

 

4.)     The Education Curator of the Nashville Zoo is putting info about the adoption/sponsor KSTR programs in the packets for teachers in schools that come to the zoo.

 

5.)     Janine and Aislin are going to be in a book called “Kid Heroes”.  It is being published by Free Spirit Press and the author is profiling 35 young heros.  His name is Garth Sundem.  The KSTR story is the story of how KSTR got started.

 

6.)     Gregory Hughes has created wrist band bracelets to raise money for KSTR.  They are being sold in Orlando, Florida, OC, California, and our KSTR store for $5 each.  Each bracelet costs $1.50 to KSTR.  The proceeds after the expenses will go to KSTR.

 

7.)     Phoebe Severin is creating a KSTR page on www.myspace.com

 

8.)     One of KSTR's sister schools, The Floeng School in Copenhagen, Denmark, had a Costa Rican dinner fundraiser where they raised almost $500 to help save the rainforest!  Ms. Trad's 5th grade, 25 students, hosted the dinner, where they sold artwork they had made.  Jamie Schless, Nicolai Olsen and Alexander Larsen presented information to the almost 100 people who attended the dinner.  Jennifer Rice, President of KSTR, went to Denmark and spoke to the school about KSTR and the rainforest in November. Since then the kids have been  actively involved in helping to save the rainforest!  The 25 students have asked if they can become members of KSTR.  We voted them in as members.

 

9.)     The Youth Leadership and Change Making Project of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development is doing an article about KSTR.

 

10.) Angie Brooks of Moonflower Arte is representing KSTR with a booth at an Earth Day Event on April 22 at the Koreshan State Park in Estero, Florida.  She will also have a free eco-art for kids to color and paint at the event.

 

11.) Adopt a trees and Bridge Maintenance: 

         In memory of Kevin Jr, 4 years old, Ca

         Elis Rowlands, England

         2 trees Mrs McManus 3rd Grade Class Pa

         Senior Pet Sitters, Pa

         Mathew Grey, Vancouver

         6 monkey bridge maintenance from the Sunset Zoo, Ks

 

     12.)  The KSTR rehab center placed the margay, (like an ocelot) in a rehab center south of Dominical.  Josh found a white faced monkey that has a broken arm and a sloth that was electrocuted and lost his claws on 3 paws.  We have a two toed sloth and a baby squirrel as well.

 

   13.)   KSTR had a booth at the fundraiser for the Life Guards at Salsipuedes.  We also had models in the fashion show for Buena Nota during the fundraiser.  Zoe, Janine, Viviana, Larissa, and Niels participated in the event.