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= Welcome to the Knowles Elementary GREEN Committee! =

Our first meeting is Tuesday, October 12, at 3:00 in the Science Lab.

Agenda

 * Kids Recycling Club**
 * Possible Activities
 * Paper Recycling
 * Can/Bottle Recycling
 * Garden Maintenance
 * Vegetable/Annual Planting
 * Vermiculture


 * Green Fundraiser**
 * Possible Fundraisers
 * Waste-Free Lunch Boxes
 * School-Wide Yard Sale
 * Plant Sale
 * Goals
 * Compost Tumbler
 * Vermiculture Equipment
 * Seeds / Plants / Soil / Mulch


 * Green Initiatives**
 * Compost Fridays
 * Newsletter Green Tips
 * Signs for Carpool Line about turning off engines, instead of idling
 * Walk to School Days
 * Greening the Cafeteria (using less Styrofoam, educating kids about not throwing away unopened cartons of milk or food)
 * Green Cleaning
 * Other Ideas


 * Cranium Carnival (Committee Participation)**
 * Sell food that needs no utensils/plates
 * Incentives for bringing refillable water bottles
 * Displays/signs/statistics about garbage and recycling
 * Demonstrations that tie into the science aspect of the Carnival (kitchen composting/water filtration)


 * Gardening Day / Arbor Day**
 * Ribbon-Cutting-type celebration / Debut Compost Tumbler?
 * Date (March/April)
 * Possible Activities
 * Garden Clean-up
 * Plant Ground Cover under tree
 * Picnic
 * Plant Sale
 * Composting Demo

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