- April 13 - 24, 2009: Battle of the Schools! For a 2-week period, we need the entire school community and South Pasadena community to collect and contribute all kinds of waste, including e-waste, as we prove that we are the top recyclers in Los Angeles County! On top of helping raise awareness for diverting as much reusable stuff from the landfills, we are in the running for a school-wide prize! Plus, Mrs. Patterson is giving the winning homeroom a pizza & Jamba Juice party! Sponsored by Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and Generation Earth. Things you can bring: e-waste (computers, TVs, printers, cell phones,cameras);"Goodwill" stuff: old clothes, shoes, books, etc.; recyclables: paper, bottles and cans.
- On-going fundraiser: recycle your old cell phones and inkjet cartridges at our
school -- and we will get money back for them!
Look for the Planet Green boxes in the front office and in Mrs. Patterson's room (Room 118).
- Monthly meetings: usually on Wednesdays right after school at 2:45 pm.
April 15th is our next meeting after school. We'll be organizing the loads of stuff to divert from landfills!
- fundraiser #2: You can make a contribution to our school by purchasing items from http://greenraising.org. Make sure to select "SPMS Environmental Club" from the "Affiliate" drop down menu on top of the page!
- April, 2009: Earth Day celebrations, with ASB.
- PAST EVENTS:
- Saturday, January 24, 2009: Generation Earth and TreePeople Workshop on organizing a recycling program and team, assistance with promoting the program, working with maintenance staff and other community partners, and setting program goals. 9:00 - 12:30, held at SPMS!Contact Matthew Palmer, mpalmer@treepeople.org, for information on up-coming workshops.
- February 3, 4, & 5, 2009: School-wide assembly on Recycling Awareness. Held during homeroom! We will present a PowerPoint and a skit!
- Recycling Giveaways - Think Cylinder! Feb. 9 - 12, 2009 on the Quad at Lunch!
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- Bring in your CRV cans and bottles. Drop one in the blue bin with the hole, and get a chance at winning some awesome prizes!
- March 4 meeting: Special Guest: Josh Kirschenbaum, from NeuWaste, the company that will be picking up our e-waste and other recycling from Battle of the Schools. We got some great tips on getting the word out!
- April 1: We will go before the South Pasadena City Council to let them know about our Battle of the Schools competition, and to get support from the community and local government.