European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R w % Between ing s i 65 cd a Torr a vested Cut a f la few be rests _ a Cut in if1 iaring�?T5 the it of _ a bl-5 a a a a a to ribs Quot he to earlier in eur vie the since Dea. Save last year when  pursued the same project. Enough Money was raised to save Only three  the school  his Challenge this year. Bake sales and walk a thongs were held yellow ribbons to remember deployed service members were sold and. Quot Dori Atnoris were taken to raise almost $3,860. With that it a Money the school is Able to preserve 110 acres in the Sierra de Las Minas nature Reserve m Guatemala it costs $35 to adopt one acre the project was part of a larger stateside program called adopt an acre of rain Forest As a birthday gift tothe Earth the program is sponsored by the nature conservancy and the Earth s birthday project this year the two non profit organizations Hope to a raise $260,000 through fund raise its at schools that would Purchase 7,400 acres in the Sierra de Las Minas Reserve located in East Central Guatemala the a guatemalan government has designated 250,000 acres in the rain Forest As protected Reserve which Means to. A logging can occur _ the nature conservancy is an International _ organization Thal has set up nature sanctuaries in the United states. The organization has also been working v to establish Independent conservation organizations another countries where vital natural habitats Are being threatened. _ _ the Earth a birthday project is an educational organization founded by teachers to develop action oriented environmental programs for students. A the Croughton project received p Enty of attention _ irom the 600 students in kindergarten through fifth Quot a a a Grade As Well As from the staff. Quot i was really really surprised that the  got so involved Quot said Pike  teacher. R a a recycling and conservation Are topics discussed in a a each class and students seem to be Well aware of the concerns of preserving the environment she said. Quot we be gone for so Long with a wasteful society that a we Meed to teach these students they need to take care of it Quot she said. Pikes class was the top fund a sing group winning _ her the honors of being the first to snip dear go a locks eight year old Michael Hernandez said he would have donated his allowance if his second Grade class Hadnot pursued a Money making project Quot think it is a very Good project Quot he said. Quot they re just chopping the _ a Forest Down. It in t very fair to the  a a a a a Quot when they re Tearma Dowit the ram Forest they re tearing Down a part of the Earth Quot said 9-year-old Quot a Marcus Cleveland a third grader Quot a _ Quot i like the idea of saving the world Quot said Elaina Martin 10. 1 a a a. The fifth grader giggled when asked about Dearing so challenger Quot think its Cool Quot she said. A the was my Quot. Teacher last year. I like his hair Long but. I wanted to , what it will look like  Deanna said the project was a Success but Only a _ l Small one. In the face of such a monumental problem. A a in reality the 51 acres we saved by april 22 is less 1 than one minute of savings in the ram forests Quot he said,., noting that every Day 140,000 acres of rain Forest Are a destroyed.  Dent that remade is Nice. It s very,2 i admirable but it s nothing unless we can create a. Higher attention to . Deanna said he will continue to Wear his hair Short ask a a a a. A gesture to the students that saving the rain forests will take continued Effort _ _ Quot when you Promise to do something you follow. Through Quot he said Quot you just have to carry the message  1 onday May 6,1991 the stars and stripes Page 15