Welcome to Global Sustainability Group
A grassroots organization dedicated to the sustainability of our planet and those that call it home.
Accomplishments
Thank you to all our volunteers!
- Total # volunteer hours: 507
- Total # volunteers: 81
- Volunteer with the most hours: Aiden Gocek!
- Total weight of trash picked up: 201 lbs
- Total # of trees planted: 33
- Earth Day Party: April 20, 2019: Entertainment provided by 4 volunteers
- Arbor Day Tree Planting: April 26, 2019: 4 volunteers planted 2 trees
- Environmental Literacy: May 01, 2019: 1 article submitted for publication
- Oaks4OakSt. Campaign: 50 volunteers planted 33 trees
- Pick It Up Campaign: Beach Clean Up: May 05, 2019: 15 volunteers collected 18 lbs of trash from Melbourne Beach;
- Pick It Up Campaign: Trash Fishing Contest: June 08, 2019: 22 volunteers netted 153 lbs of trash from Indian River Lagoon
- Pick It Up Campaign: Boulder Creek Clean Up: June 22, 2019: 4 volunteers removed 10 lbs of trash
- Thanksgiving/Christmas Shopping Bag Giveaway: 2019: Distributed 100 reusable shopping bags to random shoppers
- Hoover Middle School Community Service Day: Jan, 08, 2020
- Volunteer at Greensleeves, Eastern Cape, South Africa: Feb 26, 2020 https://www.greensleevessa.com/what-we-do
- Pick It Up Campaign: Melbourne Beach: March 06, 2020: 12 volunteers collected 20 lbs of trash
- Community Gardening with Melbourne Beach Garden Club: March, 12 & July 08, 2020
Projects and Issues Important to Us
Ocean Projects
Ocean Projects
Ocean Projects
- Elimination of plastics in the Indian River and Beaches of Brevard
- Removal of discarded monofilament fishing line
- Marine ecology education
- Population surveys on coral reef biodiversity
- Financial Support for Surfrider Foundation
Land Projects
Ocean Projects
Ocean Projects
- Physical and financial support for the Arbor Day tree giveaway & Oaks 4 Oak St. Campaign
- Physical and Financial support for the "PICK IT UP" campaign
- Encouraging the use of compostable restaurant take away materials
- Physical support of hiking and biking trail maintenance
- Financial support for Sierra Club, World Wildlife Fund, Nature Conservancy, National Parks, Brevard Zoo
Human Projects
Ocean Projects
Human Projects
- Financial support for Doctors without Borders, Red Cross, Smile Train, Mercy Ships
- Physical and financial support for HOPE clinic in San Pedro Sula, Honduras and various orphanages in South Africa (Two Sisters, Greensleeves, Etafeni)
- Supporting education in environmental stewardship
- Promoting equality