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Thank you everyone who has graciously supported the Summer 2017 Trip to Lombok, Indonesia. Due to budget constraints, SPA has opted to postpone the trip to next Summer, which will also give an entire year more to prepare.
We here at SPA want to thank everyone for supporting our registered student organization in its infancy as an entirely student-run group homegrown in UMass Amherst. Every dollar given is a step forward in SPA's mission of bringing sustainability abroad, while greening the campus through various initiatives that we are planning for Fall 2017.
I have also been in contact with Kevin Moforte from the Amherst-based NGO, Upward Ventures, and we will be collaborating on a Winter 2018 project to interview locals of Las Malvinas, Dominican Republic in order to launch a Kickstarter to fund a local social enterprise Las Malvinas Water Co.
Sincerely,
Bryan
Sustainability Projects Abroad (SPA) tabled at the 'A Climate for Change' event at the Du Bois Library yesterday. We want to thank everyone who stopped by our table to try (filtered!) campus pond water and talk with our team members.
The SPA team had a great time meeting UMass Amherst students, staff, and faculty interested in sustainability. We had amazing conversations with people who had questions about who we were and what we planned to do for the campus and for the world. We also met members of other sustainability RSOs on campus like the Eco-Reps and the Climateers.
A special shout out goes out to Professor Emeritus Alan Swedlund of the UMass Amherst Anthropology Department for sponsoring a Hollow Fiber Membrane water filter that can provide 150 gallons of water a day for 10 years for a village household or community.
So far, we have reached 1% of our target of $5000. The road ahead may be tough but we are committed to do our best to reach the target of funding a team to be able to conduct a feasibility study on the clean water and energy needs of villages in Lombok, Indonesia.
We will be tabling next at the following events:
April 8th, 1-4pm: 5-College International Festival @ Amherst Commons
April 21st, 9am-4pm: Earth Day @ Student Union North Lawn
April 25th, 10am-12nn: Design Building Launch @ Design Building
We will email you a printable certificate with the photo and location of the community whose water filter you have sponsored. You will receive a shout-out on our Facebook page.
We will email you a printable certificate with the photo and location of the community whose compost system you have sponsored will be emailed to you. You will receive a shout-out on our Facebook page.
We will send you a pdf of the feasibility study Sustainability Projects Abroad creates in identifying the local needs and possible solutions. The feasibility study will include your name in the list of people we dedicate the project to in helping make the project possible. You will receive a shout-out on our Facebook page.
We will give you a personalized tour of the University of Massachusetts Amherst with highlights of our sustainability initiatives! You will also have the option of undergoing a hands-on workshop on how to compost food waste and will be given a functional compost kit. You will receive a shout-out on our Facebook page.