Community Actions & Events
At least two local community events arranged and made open for all to attend, in one calendar year.
Requirements to achieve this objective
- Run two events to raise awareness of the campaign locally.
Here are some suggestions:
- Two beach cleans or community clean-ups. You can do this by taking part in SAS’s nationwide Beach Clean Series each Spring and Autumn.
- One fundraising event for SAS to support Plastic Free Communities
- One ‘Mass Unwrap’ at a supermarket of your choice.
This objective will be met when at least two community events arranged and made open for all to attend, in one calendar year
How?
Guidance on organising a SAS Beach Clean can be found here. Spreading awareness of the event and recruiting volunteers is up to you. Contact local press, place posters in prominent locations and set up social media events. The more people you can tell about the event, the more people will attend. See this as your ‘call to arms’, your local recruitment drives.
This objective allows you to be individual and imaginative, use your skills, connections and ideas to create events you feel will raise awareness and make a positive impact on the local environment.
Why?
The more people participating in Plastic Free Communities, the greater success we will achieve. Events are a great way to spread the message and engage a wide audience, growing your plastic free movement locally. By participating in an SAS beach clean series, you know that you will be joined by an army of thousands of volunteers from all over the country, working together to improve your local environment and make our coastlines, Plastic Free. If you’re not near the coast, organise your own community clean-up at a location of your choice.
Tips for community events
- Sign up to run a SAS beach clean or community clean-up event.
- Hold an SAS fundraising event in your community. Click here for more information.
- Create a presence at local festivals and encourage organisers to go plastic free.
- Get creative! If you are printing your own materials please refer to our campaign identity usage guidelines.