YEE Day

YEE Day

YEE Day will take place in all the countries where MOs wish to take part in the event.

This year is the International Year of Forests, thus YEE Day will be linked to the YEE Campaign 'Caring for the future? Caring for the forest!. In order to give you an idea of what can be done, here is a presentation of the what will take place in Czech Republic.

When: Autumn 2011

Where: Dobřiš, Czech Republic, 30km south of Prague

Who: YEE

Activities: During one day volunteers will gather to spend some time in forest, clean it and have some activities in it. See above what will be done for YEE Day in Czech Republic.

8h30 - 9h15: Walk in the forest and observation of animals with the help of an expert.

9h15 - 9h30: Games to get to know each other.

9h30 - 12h30: Cleaning the forest from the trash we will find in it. It is important to separe the garbage.

12h30 - 14h00: Lunch and discussions.

14h00 - 16h00: Land art and music in the forest.

16h00: End of the day, distribution of postcards as souvenirs.

Postcards to download: postcard1, postcard2, postcard3

Objectives: YEE Day is an occasion to do something good for the environment and promote YEE at the same time. We want to raise awarness towards some environmental issues linked to forests and have people interested in act for it.

What can be done? YEE Day should be adapted to the different countries where it takes place. Each organisation can prepare different activities. 
It is important to adapt to the local situation by taking in account the possibilities of action, the needs, the ressources and possibilities of fund raising.

The way YEE Day is done can be very different from one country to another. Here are some ideas of activities:

• Collecting trash and make sculptures out of it

• Making sounds or music of the forest by using natural elements, you can also record it

• Open debates about topics related to nature

• Treasure hunting including games or tasks connected to forest

• Prepare food or drink with ingredients found in nature

If you are interested in taking part in the event, have a look at our leaflet which will give you more detailed information.

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