Starting April 19th, listen
for announcements concerning recycling opportunities in the school during Green
Week. Remember to wear Green on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day on
April 22nd. During Green Week, at lunchtime, there will be a major
recycling push in the cafeteria. Please try to reduce trash by using reusable
lunch bags and washable water bottles and containers...The PTA can help while you help the PTA:
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During Green Week, entries for the
schoolwide Reuse Contest will be on display. The contest will be
introduced April 12th in the classrooms and the due date for all
entries will be April 22nd. Prizes will be awarded.
There will be tree planting during the
week.
Ongoing Green Efforts at SMS include:
The E-CYCLE box located by the sign-in table at SMS- please drop off any of
the following items:
(working or not)
· Jewelry
· Cell Phones
· Ink Jet Printer Cartridges
· Laptops and Netbooks
· MP3 Players
· Digital Cameras
· Digital Video Cameras
· GPS Devices
· Radar Detectors
· Kindle & Sony Book
Readers
Your donations bring dollars to your
school.
Bottle caps are being collected in the school for recycling. There are
cardboard boxes by the recycling station in the cafeteria.
Some things to start saving for
recycling during Green Week:
Sneakers (rubber soles only - no
cleats)
Plastic Bags
Batteries
In the Somers Community Westchergov is sponsoring Household Clean-Up days in our area.
Check out Westchestergov.com/recycling for more information.
GREENSWEEP Town of Somers Roadside Clean-Up - April 17 - May 2
Please help the town celebrate Earth
Day and Green Week with its annual roadside and neighborhood clean-up.
Roadside litter collected by you will be picked-up by the town's garbage trucks
from April 17- May 2. Free trash bags
and gloves will be available at the Town House - Supervisor's office (9-4:30)
and at Somers Library. When collecting
your bags, register for Somers Highway Department to pick-up the bags
periodically between April 17 and May 2. Then, pick a favorite road, or clean
along your property line. Fill a bag with roadside trash and leave the
bag along the main road. For more info
contact: Town of Somers 335 Route 202, Phone 277-3637
Town Landmark Clean-Up Day - Saturday, May 1
On May 1 the Somers Historical Society
will hold a Town Landmark Clean-up Day. Pitch in to help clean the grounds of
our town's landmarks; Mt. Zion Church, Wright Reis Homestead, Tomahawk Chapel, The Elephant
Hotel. For more information visit the EVENTS page of www.somersny.com.
To shop locally go to communitymarkets.biz to find farmer's
markets in our area.Submitted by: Abi Hodes, Chairperson
