| GEEKS has new members in Kericho Kenya!! |
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| School children in Kericho Kenya...education is not free! |
NEW MEMBERS from Kericho Kenya:
Allan
Kiprono Ngetich-17 yrs, Lewis Kimutai Ngetich-14 yrs, Branon Kiprotich-10 yrs, and their friends: Emmanuel kipkoech-14 yrs
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Godwin kiprono-13 yrs, are now international members of GIW and our first members from Kenya.
We are
very excited to be partnering with these teens. There is so much they want to learn and do for their natural environment.
They hope that the GEEKs can visit Kericho to set up meetings and make plans for environmental changes. They would also like
to visit the USA.
We will be holding some fund raisers as well to assist these guys with paying for their high
school educations. Education is not FREE in Kericho and sometimes it is difficult to acquire the funding.
If you
would like to contact the Kericho GEEKs, you may contact their adult leader, Peter Kiriu at pkkirui2002@yahoo.com .
| Hayden Panettiere (Heroes, Racing Stripes) |
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| Eco-ambassadors learn of Hayden's passion for dolphins and wildlife |
| Weather Channel Forecast Earth Summit 2007 |
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| Eco-ambassadors in DC |
What a trip!! DC was even better this time around as I got
to spend it with 21 other eco-teens who are trying their best to save the planet and have fun while doing it. I'm working
on a full article to share everything with you...but for now let me say that the summit ROCKED!!! Peace! Josh
BACK to DC: Joshua is Named Eco-Ambassador for The Weather
Channel's Forecast Earth Summit Dec 7-9, 2007
Joshua Morrison, the sixteen year old Founder and Director of
GEEKs in the Woods, has been selected as a
national Eco-Ambassador to The Weather Channel's Forecast Earth Summit. Joshua, along with nineteen other cool teenagers
from across the country, will be traveling to Washington, DC from December 7 – 9, 2007, to meet with climatologists,
other scientists, and to collect their Weather Channel prizes. The winners were selected from hundreds of American teenagers
in a two step process: essay competition and interview. For more info visit www.forecastearthsummit.org
NO MORE BOTTLED WATER!!
According to the Alabama Sierran (NOV 07) over 4 billion
pounds of plastic is sent to landfills from water bottles. We are so blessed in the USA to have clean tap water. Did you know
that many bottled water distributors (about 40%) actually just bottle tap water? So go get a trendy water bottle that you
can reuse, fill it up with tap water & save the EARTH!!!For more info go to www.thinkoutsidethebottle.org
Dreaming of Ireland? We are putting together a hike across
Western Ireland to the Cliffs of Mohr...if you are interested, email us at geeksinthewoods@yahoo.com
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GEEKs
are honored by an email from author Richard Louv who says(paraphrased), "Thanks, Josh...(your words) are much appreciated
as is your good work... an example of what young people can do. I love your web site
and the idea of your organization...thanks for what you’re doing."
GIW volunteers work with JSU Field Schools to offer
inner city kids camps to more than 60 children in July. They donated more than 300 hours working with nature camps and events
promoting environmental education over the summer. The program was sponsored by Legacy, Inc. as part of the CREATE! project.
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| Jamie, "Captain Jack" & Flint the Knaps Larry |
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News:
Stop buying & drinking bottled water!!
Hike Ireland...we are getting
a small group together to hike across West Ireland...email geeksinthewoods@yahoo.com if you are interested in joining us. The trip is going to cost about $1800 per person, including air fare.
-GEEK shirts
AVAILABLE!! $10 each...see contact info for how to order
As a member of the Sierra Club, I'd like to encourage
all of our friends to join the Sierra Student Coalition. The Club's student-run arm brings high school and college students
together around local and national issues. The SSC runs year round trainings that enable students to become capable and effective
activists. For more info call 888-JOIN SSC. Sincerely, Josh
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| Jason, Dylan, Chance, Josh, Kaitlyn, Alex, Christy |
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| Arik Christopher: Pro-Depp-alike! Contact him at DangerouslyDepp@aol.com |
GEEKs of the Carribean!! To celebrate school
being out for the summer, a bunch of us went to see Pirates III...who'd have known that Captain Jack Sparrow would show
up? We guess he is a Pirate GEEK!
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You may ask, What is a GEEK? Well, I guess it is a Gaming Environmentally Educated Kid...at least that's our
story and we are sticking with it. We are tired of being labeled for gaming & tech addictions...we can have fun cave person
style (no insult intended to any cavepeople who might be reading this site!!) in the woods, on the beach, in the mountains,
on the trails, in the jungles, on the seas (getting in touch with our inner pirates..arrg!), fishing, birding, hiking, cycling,
paddling, bouldering & whatever seems adventurous,healthy and FUN!!
We are kids of multi-color...all
different and beautiful shades of "human"!! So...although we are Native American, African American, Latino, Hispanic,
Caucasion, Asian, Middle Eastern, European, Never-never-ean...whatever...we are just PEOPLE who enjoy hanging out in the wild
places and having adventures.
There has been a lot of talk lately about "Last Child in the Woods"...(a
great book by Richard Louv...and for the adults checking out this site: yes, we DO read books!!) Well, we are concerned, too.
It is our mission to make sure that the woods (and the mountains and the rivers and the beaches and the canyons) are
full of us!!
I hope you enjoy this website and that it inspires you to be a GEEK in the Woods, too!
God bless you!
Sincerely,
Josh
Founder of GEEKs in the Woods
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