Mission Statement: To energize and mobilize the next generation of leaders in the area of environmental stewardship by educating students in grades 3 through 12 on the vital importance of minimizing society's impact on the environment, by enabling them to make environmentally friendly changes in their own lives and by encouraging them to be advocates for environmental stewardship.

Membership:Open to youth in grades 3 through 12 who have an interest in environmental stewardship and pledge to do the following:

• • Conserve resources such as electricity, water and fuel;
  • Reduce waste by being a smarter consumer;
  • Reuse resources;
  • Recycle products to eliminate the waste going to landfills;
  • Encourage their parents and family to follow these environmentally friendly practices;
  • Educate their friends and peers on the importance of being environmentally friendly.

Members will receive regular updates discussing ways to become more environmentally conscious, tips on how to conserve resources, updates on current environmental news and details about volunteer opportunities to help save Planet Earth.

For more information, to join the Climate Kids Club, or to schedule a time for Supervisor Cortese to talk with your class or youth group, please call Steve at (408) 299-5030 or email him at steven.blomquist@bos.sccgov.org.