Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Camp Blodgett is located on the shore of Lake Michigan just south of Grand Haven, Michigan. Each summer we host hundreds of kids during summer camp and dozens of groups and organizations. When camp is not in session we rent the facility to help fund our year-round programs.
Because of the large number of people who visit Camp Blodgett, we produce a large amount of trash. We would like to develop a plan that would allow us to recycle as much of that refuse as possible.
This opportunity will study the type of trash we produce, determine what can be recycled and develop procedures for doing so. It will involve determining appropriate containers for collecting and storing the material and finding sources of disposal of the material. All procedures must be developed with minimal cost and investment in mind and minimizing the effort required by our very small staff who is already very busy.

This opportunity is for someone who is vested in the principles of recycling to both stretch resources and minimizing the impact on our earth. Prior knowledge of recycling is not critical if volunteer has the capability of doing research to acquire that knowledge. The individual would be required to provide his/her own transportation to study the problem at camp and to research local solutions to storage and disposal.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Camp Blodgett Year-round Programs

Contact Person: Jim Guilfoyle, Executive Director, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

10451 Lakeshore Drive West Olive, MI 49460 (See a map)

Directions:

Camp: From Grand Rapids take Lake Michigan Drive (M45)west all the way til it dead ends at Lakeshore Avenue. Turn left (south) on Lakeshore for 3/4 mile to Camp Blodgett on the right. Travel time from Grand Rapids is about 45 minutes. Grand Rapids office: From the intersection of 28th Street and East Beltline drive north to the first light at Lake Eastbrook Blvd, which is about 1/4 mile. Turn right (east) on Lake Eastbrook to the first street to the left, which is Camelot. Turn left on Camelot and enter the first parking lot on the left at 3445 Lake Eastbrook Blvd. Enter the building at the Camelot Street side. The Camp Blodgett office is located on the lower level.

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