1. CHECK IT OUT After the mid-May installation date, the garden will be available to visit in all its glory. Feel free to come to the Boys & Girls Club at 1529 N 10 th St, Lafayette, IN, and enjoy the garden and the summer. You can get involved with the Club, as well. Do your part, no matter how small. Pollinator Garden Lyn Treece Boys & Girls Club – 1529 N 10 th St | Lafayette, IN 47904 Graphics Two to four high-resolution photos – Preferably of “service-learning in action”. Include photo reference information such as the photographer, date, and place taken. If you are not using original photographs, please provide a reference/link to the original work. Three figures and/or info-graphics – e.g., renderings, schematics, graphs. If you are not using original figures or graphics, please provide a reference to the original work. OBJECTIVES  Install a productive bee-friendly garden that attracts and provides shelter for bees  Teach Boys & Girls Club about sustainability with hands-on learning and direct action  Support Lafayette’s honeybee population and therefore the Midwest’s, even in proportionally small amounts INTRODUCTION The Pollinator Garden is a promoter of environmental sustainability and local efforts within Lafayette. It specifically targets the younger populations in the area, especially the ones involved with the Lyn Treece Boys & Girls Club. This focus helps instill environmentally conscientious ideals in the coming generation and push us, in a small way, toward a more sustainable globe. The project is a result of a call to action as a part of the Global Leadership for Freshman in Peru study abroad course, a two-week course help in Peru focused on leadership, cultural competency, and sustainability. In order to do my part and carry on the trip’s mantra “think globally, act locally,” I targeted the globally declining honeybee populations, particularly in the Midwest. Global climate change, colony collapse disorder, and harmful industrial agricultural practices have all contributed to the demise of the bees. For example, Iowa’s honeybee population has declined by 70% since 2006 due to harsh winters and certain farming practices (Hagopian, 2015). With the consequences of the extinction of the bees in mind, the project began upon the return of the class to Purdue University, the fall semester of 2015. Paige Bradley, Student Laurie Snyder, First Year Engineering Advising Purdue METHODOLOGY 1.I conducted individual research on the issue at hand. I looked for answers to the question “with this multitude of resources, how can I coordinate them to make a difference?” 2.I reached out to professors of entomology and horticulture, Bennett’s Greenhouse, my advisor, and, upon the suggestion of my professor, the Lyn Treece Boys & Girls Club. These partners helped me choose plants and decide how to reach my goals. The Club and my advisor provided me with land and supplies, respectively, free of charge. 3.I always set specific deadlines and budget proximities in face-to-face and email correspondence in order to receive specific and productive answers to my questions. Also, I had to explore all the options; the first choice wasn’t always the best. 4.The Boys & Girls Club invited me to teach a sustainability pseudo-class to get the children interested and involved in the project. 5.I recruited floormates, sorority sisters, faculty friends, and Boys & Girls Club participants to help install the garden. I am excited to say the garden will be installed right after the end of spring semester, 2016. Proposed bee garden plan with plants and layout. Source: Paige Bradley Right : Infographic of the Decline of the Bee Population by hives reported. Source: Dennis vanEngelsdorp, 2007 Below: A bee with a flower. Source: John Lieff M.D. 11/12/2012 REFERENCES [1] Hagopian, Joachim. "Death and Extinction of the Bees." Global Research. Global Research: The Center for Research on Globalization, 1 Nov. 2015. Web. 2 Mar. 2016. [2] “Gardeners.” Bayer Bee Care. n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2016. Colors Why use the same old MS color palates? Find creative palates to match the spirit of your work here: https://kuler.adobe.com https://kuler.adobe.com Once you find one you like, in PowerPoint you can go to the Design tab, choose Colors, select Create New Theme Colors, and manually match the colors from your selected palate. NOTE: Colored backgrounds do not print well and use a lot of ink. 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Global Leadership in Peru for Freshmen – SA 10110 REFLECTION & CONCLUSION Challenges like staying on schedule, juggling multiple organizations, and creating an effective budget were the most difficult to overcome. I set monthly goals to keep myself on track and prepared over the winter months for the spring installation. I kept thorough records of email exchanges between professors, the Boys & Girls Club, Bennett’s, and my advisor and sent semi-regular updates to necessary parties and those interested in my progress. In order to create a good budget, I asked Bennett’s for pricing and priced materials I would need other than plants. I saved money by upcylcing what I could and using tools free-of-charge, courtesy of my advisor. The next step in the project is installation and the upkeep over the summer. IMPACTS The Pollinator Garden, though still in progress, has made a positive impact on those involved either directly or indirectly. Clearly, the main goal is to help support Lafayette-area honeybee populations. Our contribution will be measurable by next spring based on winter mortality rates in the region. While I learn more and more about how to care for honeybee populations, I share the information with peers, family, community members, and Club participants. The hope is that the information has a ripple effect from those involved and spreads to promote more gardens and more sustainable practices in farming and even day-to-day life. I learned that the Purdue and Lafayette communities are more than willing to help in any ways they can for the sake of learning or even for a good deed. There were seldom any hesitations, and I never would have guessed that to be the case. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I’d like to acknowledge Lindsey Payne and Mark Haugen, my study abroad professors. I would also like to thank Laurie Snyder, my advisor and sponsor, as well as Christie Fader, my contact at the Boys & Girls Club. Finally, I would like to thank Purdue for the Service Learning Grant that made this project possible. Source: Google, July 2013 Outline of where bees pollinate which crops as of June 2014. Source: USDA Economic Service Research Report 9/26/2014