ABOUT SAVE
Save's mission statement
The mission of SAVE is to promote the preservation of our natural world by encouraging appreciation, understanding, and responsible use of the environment, which includes both the physical aspects of nature and the social conditions in which we live. Our goal is to create a sustainable world by spreading information about environmental problems and encouraging appropriate public involvement in the solutions to those problems.
about the save organization
SAVE, Students Against Violating the Earth, is an all volunteer group of about 100 high school students from the Souderton Area High School. Each year members of this group provide nearly 2,000 hours of volunteer time in the community. The most popular events include the three community recycling days, a Community Night Hike event, and the LEAP Conference, a think tank for neighboring environmental clubs.
With no model to follow or blueprint to use, students of SAVE, took the initiative to research, design, and create a campus which includes a functioning environmental demonstration home, a solar powered sustainable energy classroom building called CONNECTIONS, and a seven acre nature center on a wooded lot next to the district’s West Broad Street Elementary School. This Student Environmental Education Campus (SEEC) has become a model for student-lead environmental education programs across the nation. It has won numerous awards and was recognized as a winner of the EPA’s Presidential Environmental Youth Award presented by President George W. Bush in the White House. The entire campus was built and paid for by the students and their community partners. It is run and maintained by SAVE members. The campus is open to the public and is the site of many of the group’s activities.