Friends of Ramah:

I met with the teachers at the Pine Hill School on Monday to finalize the schedule for our EWB school  activities. On each of the days listed below as 'Class Lecture/demo' (all Fridays) , we will present 1-hr long  lecture/demonstrations to 4 groups of students ranging in age from freshman to senior and also some adults in the adult ed program. The first presentation is at 9 AM; the last one ends at 2 PM. Each of the groups is about 25 kids; if we have enough presenters, we would split each group into 2 smaller ones to facilitate more interaction.

 

Here is another chance to volunteer (or withdraw) now that we have the final dates set. About 6 people have expressed interest in the Saturday trips but so far no volunteers for the School activities on Friday. I know folks who want to work with and have a real impact on the students are out there. We can use help in designing presentations as well as presenting to the students. Please volunteer. Note, that if you want to work with students on the field trips, I will need to send you a form from the school for a background check (standard procedure for schools these days.

• Water Supply – help analyze video and gamma probe logs to determine where best water can be found in existing wells.
• GIS – locate and enter GPS data for water sources; analyze data on location, use, and water hauler activity
• Water sampling - take samples of stock wells and other unregulated sources; field tests
• Water treatment - install preoxidation system for school pilot, hook up columns for study of adsorptive media.
• Water treatment   Fabrication of low tech water treatment device (Kanchan Filters, others, e.g. ceramic filters)
• Solar power-water treatment - design system for remote locations powered by solar power; 

• Training - train Pine Hill staff on maintenance of pilot treatment system,  demonstrate home systems installed at the Weavers Hogan on the Pine Hill school grounds
• High School and Adult Education - design and deliver class lectures on water treatment science to adults, juniors and seniors.
• Mentoring - work with high school and adult students in water treatment project using the low-tech filters
• Social marketing - survey Pine Hill residents on water use, preferences.
• Fund raising – raise money to pay for supplies for project, transportation and lodging expenses.

Now is the time to make a commitment to this project! See the list above for a list of help that we can use. Please send me an email indicating your interest and availability on these dates.

Regards,
Malcolm