The following materials are provided to assist participants in scheduling and coordinating their Authors for Earth Day school visits. The items are divided into Author and Illustrator Materials, A4ED Visit Resources, and Post-Event Follow-Up.

Author and Illustrator Materials
A4ED Sample Information Letter
Feel free to use all or part of this letter to inform your school contacts about your interest in scheduling an Authors for Earth Day school visit. Great for an email or listserv blast!

Available Author Listing Request Form
If you are a traditionally published author and/or illustrator who would like to be listed as "available" on this website, please complete this form and email back to us. Your name will be posted on the "schools" page.

A4ED School Visit Confirmation Letter
Once you have booked your school visit for Earth Day 2010, please complete and email us the following sheet with details about you and the school, so we may post the information on the "participants" page.

A4ED Visit Resources
Educator Preparation Packet
This PDF includes information about Earth Day, as well as multi-grade curriculum that educators can use to increase environmental awareness while meeting critical standards.

Nominees Template
Use this template to provide your five favorite non-profit conservation organizations to your participating school, so the teachers and students can research them prior to your visit. This document includes a list of national & international organizations.

Voting Forms Template
Use this template to create the voting forms for teachers to use in their classrooms on the day of your visit. The tally of votes will determine your donation recipient.

Post-Event Follow-Up
Donation Recipient Letter
Fill in and/or edit this letter to be mailed along with the donation to your school's "winning" organization. The letter should detail your A4ED event and encourage the organization to send some form of thank you to the students.

A4ED in Action!
After your Earth Day school visit, please complete and email us the following sheet with details about your event so we may post the information to website. We will also use comments on the process to improve to the system for the next year. Thank you for participating in Authors for Earth Day!