Plastic Bag Drive cont.

So, apparently I lied in the last update. The boxes did go up, but then the next day they were gone.

So this week, or yesterday, we decorated some new boxes and put those up. The McCown principal agreed to have the plastic bag drive, as well, so that's going up there. We used the back of the fliers Michelle printed out in November to advertise the sale, since I had them anyway, and because Ms. Horowitz said we needed to advertise the drive.

We got the go-ahead for the assembly, but we're still not sure about the date. So next time I'm thinking we could do a run-through of the powerpoint, the Bingo, and Jeopardy so we can see roughly how long the thing should last. Our next meeting is February 6th, since next week is Regents week.

On February 7th and 8th, everybody should head out to the American Museum of Natural History for the Internation Polar Year's Polar Weekend at the Museum!

I went last year, and it was really cool to see all the polar exhibits and workshops going on, and the whole weekend was really informative. I'll be there again this year at the Students on Ice table, so drop by and say hi!

Speaking of the museum, last week a CSI student gave me a flier about YouthCaN, which is an organization for young people to connect and network about environmental issues. They'll be having a conference at the Museum on April 6. I don't think we're quite ready to have a table at the event, but it looks like it might be tons of fun for us to go and check it out, looking at everybody else's workshops. I'll try to get more information closer to the date.

See everybody in two weeks!

P.S. Whoops! Also, forgot to add that Ms. Horowitz gave me the link to a really cool website where they plant trees in a National Forest in honor of whomever you send the card to. I wish I had this up before the holidays, but if you know anyone who would like a tree for their birthday, go to www.arborday.org/giveatree.

Plastic Bag Drive Up, Projects for next meeting?

The boxes for the plastic bag drive went out today. Please spread the word! We're not putting up paper flyers in the halls, so we have to rely on word of mouth for people to know that there's a plastic bag drive going on!

Also, I really need everybody's projects before the next meeting. My e-mail is wolfgirlami@gmail.com for those who don't have it already.

We're also looking foward to a collaboration with Key Club sometime in the future. Keep an eye out for that!

For a mid-week pick-me-up, here's a cute picture that I thought you guys might enjoy that I saw on Treehugger.

Planning for the Big Assembly

Everybody should check out the Environmental Club in CSI's newspaper, the International Insider! 

It's been a long time since we last met, between snowstorms and break, so let's recap what we were working on last time.

More recycling bins won't help the situation in school unless people know how to use the bins and the system effectively. To solve this problem, the Environmental Club is proposing an information session in the auditorium after school one day soon. Service credit will be offered for any who wish to attend.

Among the activities we hope to have are REUSE Bingo, Earth-Friendly Jeopardy, guest speakers from the NYC Department of Sanitation, and some videos and powerpoints.

I also suggest that club members (or anyone else, for that matter) write letters to the editor of the Insider about the recycling program we have here at school and how to utilize it properly.

I'd also like to just bring to everyone's attention the "One Million Acts of Green." This Canada-based program is a fun way to record your own ways of helping the Earth. Everytime you do an "act of green," you record it on the website and it gets added to the overall total. Check it out at http://green.cbc.ca/