Meet the DOE’s Director of Sustainability Ozgem Ornektekin!

   Join us on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 for the

UFT Green Schools Committee Monthly Meeting

   Co-chairs: Coquille Houshour & Micki Josi

Agenda:

4:30 – 4:55    School Recycling Setup

by Mary Most, NYC Department of Sanitation

5:00 – 6:00  

1.     Brief Introductions

2.     DOE Sustainability Committee Presentation by

-John Shea, Chief Executive Officer, DOE Division of School Facilities

-Ozgem Ornektekin, Director of Sustainability, DOE Division of School Facilities

3.   Green Schools Alliance’s Green Cup Challenge Presentation      

6:00 – 6:30    Earth Day Event Subcommittee Planning

Join a subcommittee:

                Recycling and Waste Chairs:  Shannon Buckley-Shaklee and Juliana Germak

             Compost and Gardening Chair: Alison Croney

                School Food Chair: TBD

            SOS (Styrofoam Out of Schools) Chair: Debby Lee Cohen

                Environmental Education Chair:  TBD

                Sustainable Energy Chair:  TBD

Where:            UFT – 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004   -  212.598.7772

Please RSVP: uftgreenschools@uft.org

Mark your calendar and join us for all our monthly meetings:

1/19/10, 2/23/10, 3/16/10, 4/22/10, 5/18/10, 6/15/10

The UFT Green Schools Committee was established to help realize successful school recycling programs in all NYC schools. Join our Leadership Team to envision school sustainability.   Find out more about our committee and other professional committees at http://www.uft.org/member/committees/                   Join us on facebook!