The Mission Environmental Stewardship Society (MESS) is committed to providing long term sustainable strategies to the citizens of Mission, British Columbia.

We would like to collaborate with students to plan our 2024 Earth Day Celebration, Green Living, to help meet our goals. Green Living is an event held at Fraser River Heritage Park in Mission where vendors, local community groups, sustainable partners and environmental professionals come together to promote environmental consciousness and public education.

This will involve several different steps for the students, including:

• Familiarizing themselves with our mission, values and goals.
• Familiarizing themselves with the purpose, guidelines and budget of the event.
• Creating a plan of action and a detailed breakdown of tasks to facilitate the event efficiently.
• Assisting in marketing and promoting our event.

Bonus steps in the process would also include:

• Recommending improvements for future Earth Day events.

By the end of the project, students should demonstrate:

• Understanding of our mission, values and goals
• Understanding of the purpose of public community events in the field of sustainability
• Ability to efficiently plan and execute an event within a given budget
• Demonstration of effective marketing using the provided branding and guidance

Bonus steps would include:

• Recommending areas of improvement for future events

Final deliverables should include

• A list of sustainable vendors that have confirmed attendance to the event.
• 2-3 Marketing materials that will promote attendance to the event.

Students will connect directly with us for mentorship throughout the project. We will be able to provide answers to questions such as:

• Our mission, values and goals
• Our programs and fundraising events
• Input on choices, problems or anything else the students might encounter.