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Educating Tomorrow Networking Happy Hour

Submitted on March 8, 2009 - 18:05 by mathjosi
We hope you join us for our first Educating Tomorrow Happy Hour!  
   
Who: Anyone and everyone interested in "greening" NYC schools

What: Building community around making our schools a little more environmentally-friendly
 
Where: Sheep Station @  149 4th Ave. (Corner of Douglas St), Brooklyn, NY  11217 (718) 857-4337

By subway, take the M or R train to Union St. in Brooklyn.  Then walk north a couple of block to Douglas St. 

You can also take one of the many trains that goes to Atlantic Center, exit on 4th Ave., and head south.

When: Thursday, March 12, 6 PM

Why:   Because by creating a community of committed individuals, we can hopefully help to "green" our schools. As Terry Tempest Williams said, "I have inherited a belief in community, the promise that a gathering of the spirit can both create and change culture."

 

 
 

If you haven't already, please:

*Join our Google Group and post away: http://groups.google.com/group/educating-tomorrow
*Sign our petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nycschoolrecycling/
*Write a letter to Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein: http://www.educatingtomorrow.org/recyclingtakeaction

We believe our schools must take the lead in moving toward a greener future by providing our children and future leaders with an environmental education and exemplary environmental programs, such as school recycling. Find out more at www.educatingtomorrow.org.

UFT Green Schools Meeting Tuesday, March 17th

Submitted on March 8, 2009 - 18:04 by mathjosi

We hope to see you at our next monthly meeting, "Together We Make Schools Green".
   
Who: Anyone interested in "greening" NYC schools (You will come away with something you can do to help!)

What:
-    Finalize plans for our April 22, 2009 Earth Day event
-    Network with other people interested in school recycling, compost, gardening, & waste reduction
-    Discuss Strategies for accomplishing short-term goals
-    Sub-Committee Updates

When: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 4:30–6:00pm

Where:
UFT Headquarters 
50 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
Room G

RSVP: uftgreenschools@uft.org

*Join us for a workshop for teachers on how to compost with worms in schools on May 5, 4:30-6:30 PM. The workshop will be led by Brooklyn Botanic Garden Master Composters using Brooklyn Botanic Garden workshop curriculum and materials. All participating teachers will receive a coupon to purchase one pound of red wiggler worms and a worm condo at a discounted price of $40. The workshop is part of the New York Compost Project, which aims to divert compostable materials from our waste stream., shoot us an email at uftgreenschools@uft.org.

**Also, PLEASE POST the attached meeting flyer and and our Committee flyer at your school. Thanks for your help!

The UFT Green Schools Committee was established to help realize successful school recycling programs in all NYC schools. We have a great Leadership Team: Micki Josi, Coquille Houshour, Patrick Hess, Matt Sheenan, Eileen Foster, Jacqulyn Bodenmiller, Shannon Buckley-Shaklee, Juliana Germak, Hope Kitts, Mitchell Porcelyn, Jonathan Pereira and Justlin LeWinter.

Find out more at http://www.uft.org/member/committees/.