Presentations
Each year, staff reaches hundreds of students and residents by providing FREE presentations and hands on activities. These presentations can be customized to your audience's interests as long as the topic is related to stormwater, water quality, volunteering, and flooding. The majority of our presentations are provided to school groups each year, but we also present to homeowner associations, commercial interest groups, and civic groups.
We offer presentations that include hands-on activities for schools. We can modify these presentations and activities to fit specific interests, curriculum, and/or school schedules.
Please see our educational offerings by grade level below:
Additional offerings include:
To sign up for a presentation please contact one of our educators: Ashley Smith
STW-Volunteers@MeckNC.gov or Sharnelle G Currence
Sharnelle.Currence@charlottenc.gov
Fairs and Festivals
Staff reaches thousands of residents through their attendance at community fairs and events that include, but are not limited to Earth Day events, the Realty Expo, UNCC STEM Education Day, GIS Day, UNCC Weatherfest, Career Days, and Science Fairs. Please contact one of our educators, Ashley Smith
STW-Volunteers@MeckNC.gov or Sharnelle G Currence
Sharnelle.Currence@charlottenc.gov if you have a festival or fair you would like us to attend.
Print Media
Newsletters
Each spring, the "Floodplain Flash" newsletter is post mailed to approximately 5,000 residents who own property in, or adjacent to, a mapped and regulated floodplain. Newsletter topics cover changes in floodplain maps, updates on insurance, and safety tips for preparing and responding to flood events. See the
Floodplain Flash newsletter as an example of this annual communication.
Project Postcards
Capital Improvement Projects are implemented to reduce the risks of flooding and improve water quality. These projects commonly include Public Meetings and Public Notices that are used to notify residents about these projects and seek their input. Staff provides updates about these projects on our website and may also email or send postcards to residents to keep them informed. See an example of a
2015 McDowell Restoration Project postcard sent to residents around this project to notify them of progress.
Brochures and Utility Bill Inserts
Staff has developed a variety of brochures and utility bill inserts to distribute via water bills or at public events. See our
Print Media Library to view our most current brochures and utility bill inserts.
Banners and Vehicle Wraps
Occasionally as part of media campaigns staff have produced very large banners that were hung from parking lot garages for a few months. They have also bought space on public buses and produced graphics for "bus wraps" to advertise events. They've also developed vehicle wraps that were placed on employee vehicles. See
examples of banners and vehicle wraps.
Questions? Contact:
Sharnelle G Currence
City of Charlotte, Public Information Specialist - Water Quality
980.244.0364
Sharnelle.Currence@charlottenc.gov
Ashley Smith
Mecklenburg County Environmental Specialist III
980.721.2094
STW-Volunteers@MeckNC.gov