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__**Mission Statement:**__ Our mission is to reach out to and educate farmers in China and the SAS community. We teach them about the dangers of eating pesticides and provide some strategies to support no pesticides, such as buying only organic foods, plus some better alternatives to pesticides.


 * __Three Year Plan__**

__1st Year__ 1. Travel to at least to 3 provinces in China to give educational talks about the dangers of using pesticides to farming villages and schools. Also give educational talks to local farming villages in Shanghai. 2. Have at least 10 volunteers and raise $20,000. 3. Have a website up for more information on our organization online. __2nd Year__ 1. Increase the travel to at least 6 provinces in China to provide educational talks in schools and farming villages. 2. Giving information on this issue to and try to convince multi-national companies that may donate money. 3. Raise at least enough money to build a simple research center with qualified, voluntary scientists to search for better alternatives to pesticides. 4. Have at least 30 volunteers and raise $50,000. __3rd Year__ 1. Travel to at least 11 provinces in China to give educational talks about pesticides in farming villages and schools. By this time we hope to have established a connection with 150 schools. 2. Have at least 60 volunteers, 3 staff members, and raise $100,000. 3. Further develop research center and have at least 5 volunteer scientists.

__Goals__ · Make sure local farmers are aware of the damage pesticides can cause on the environment and people working around them · To promote understanding of pesticide hazards among the SAS community · To provide some more environmental friendly alternatives to polluting pesticides for local farmers