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The Green Coalition of the San Jacinto Valley helped host a bike rodeo last fall where children and parents were educated about bike safety.
BY HOPE PIERSON - CORRESPONDENT - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Published: 01 September 2011 08:40 PM
- Name of club: The Green Coalition of the San Jacinto Valley
- When formed: August 2008
- Current president: Wiggs Mendoza
- Number of members: More than 50
- Club's mission: To create a sustainable community for the San Jacinto Valley, one that is clean, green and safe.
- Area served: Cities of Hemet and San Jacinto and parts of Riverside County
- Meeting time and place: 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of every other month at First Christian Church, 200 E. Acacia Ave., Hemet
- Current projects: An ongoing bike program that donates and installs public bike racks in the San Jacinto Valley and offers a children's bike safety training and free helmet program, creating a bicycle-friendly community for Hemet and San Jacinto; a neighborhood pride program; a poster contest for middle school children addressing the evils of abandoned shopping carts; a neighborhood cleanup program; and an e-waste recycling program scheduled for November. Notable accomplishments: The group advocated for the passing of a new ordinance in Hemet addressing abandoned shopping carts, has collected more than 130,000 pounds of electronic waste since launching the program in 2009, and has provided safety training and helmets to 75 school children.
Quote: "People who join the Green Coalition want to do something right to save their community. They see a declining change that threatens the quality of life in the valley. Young people join the Green Coalition to learn how to get involved and pick up leadership skills," Mendoza said.
Information: 951- 929-0854 or www.greencoalition-sjv.org
Submitted to The Press-Enterprise
Diane A. Rhodes - Special to The Press-Enterprise
