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SUMMARY:Build Your Own Rain Harvesting System
DESCRIPTION:Click Here to register in advance for this meeting on 
 Thursday\, April 18th at 7pm.\n\nCelebrate Earth Day with Us and Learn How 
 to Build Your Own Rain Harvesting System\n\nAs a way to recognize and 
 celebrate Earth Day and increase awareness around plastic waste and water 
 conservation\, come join us for a virtual program to learn how to create a 
 rainwater harvesting system for your community.\n\nHigh school student 
 Madeline Abrams has developed an environmentally friendly and economically 
 accessible way to capture rainwater using otherwise discarded plastic water 
 bottles to create an irrigation system for vegetable gardens\, farms and 
 landscapes.\n\nBy using empty water bottles\, cutting them in half 
 lengthwise\, and connecting them with waterproof tape (or other available 
 resources)\, Madeline has created a gutter system to capture the rainfall 
 that comes off of a roof. She then uses plastic bottles to create a 
 downspout to direct the water to a holding tank similar to a rain barrel. 
 Here is a link to the website she created\, Harvest Every Drop\, to share 
 her invention: http://harvesteverydrop.com\n\nMadeline recently presented 
 her rainwater harvesting system virtually to 45 communities in New York\, 
 California\, Uganda\, Namibia\, Lesotho\, Angola and South Africa. Her 
 invention is being shared with villages and communities as a way to 
 conserve water and address the issue of upcycling plastic waste that has 
 become a major problem in many parts of the world. An article about 
 Madeline’s system was published earlier this month in an international 
 Rotary magazine covering Uganda.\n\nAfter the Zoom presentation\, Madeline 
 will share the instructional video she created as a reference to build her 
 watering system to help communities harvest every drop.
ORGANIZER;CN="Emerson Public Library":MAILTO:events@emerson.bccls.org
CATEGORIES:Live Stream
CONTACT;CN="Emerson Public Library":MAILTO:events@emerson.bccls.org
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