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Posted on Tue, Aug 31 2010 1:47 pm by Pam Wurster

Create your own reusable lunch kit

September's Go Green Challenge is to create your own reusable lunch kit for school. Using reusable plastic containers for your food and drink is a great way to reduce waste each day. Find a lunch bag or box that works well. Don’t forget to include cloth napkins.

Calculate what you save: How many plastic bags, paper lunch sacks, paper cups, and napkins do you use in a year? Find out what these items cost and determine the money you saved. You not only help the environment, but you help your bank account as well.

Go Green Girl! toolkit and patch program

The Go Green Girl! toolkit was made possible through a Community POWER Grant and was funded by the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board. This kit can be used to learn how to reduce waste, improve recycling, and reduce toxicity to make this world a better place. Geared to grades 4–12.

 

3 Previous comments:

(1) On September 4, 2010, Lynn Zorn said:
Could the council creat a recycling program for GS books? Gently used Brownie try-it books, Junior badge books,and handbooks that girls or leaders no longer need. They could be passed on to new troops in the area. Just an idea.
(2) On February 16, 2011, Betty Shaw said:
In honor of go green week April 18-23 Brownie troop 13193 submits the following song as a reminder for all the projects. Tune: children's song about the work week

Today is Monday. Today is Monday
Monday’s reduction day. Cancel all those catalogs
All you Go Green Girls Scouts we wish the best for you.

Today is Tuesday. Today is Tuesday.
Tuesday’s recycle day Use up all those cookie boxes.
All you Go Green Girls Scouts we wish the best for you.

Today is Wednesday. Today is Wednesday.
Wednesday is waste free day. Bring a waste-free lunch to school.
All you Go Green Girls Scouts we wish the best for you.

Today is Thursday. Today is Thursday.
Thursday’s conservation day. Take a shorter shower day.
All you Go Green Girls Scouts we wish the best for you.

Today is Friday. Today is Friday.
Friday is Reuse Day. Donate unused clothing day.
All you Go Green Girls Scouts we wish the best for you.

Today is Saturday. Today is Saturday.
Saturday’s exchange day. Meet and swap your stuff day.
All you Go Green Girls Scouts we wish the best for you.

(3) On February 16, 2011, Betty Shaw said:
I love Lynn Zorn's idea. I will volunteer in my SLP service unit to catalog and store the books not taken in our meet up and swap Saturday. I wish the council had a library for important but used only once resources. Maybe you local library would create a GS resource section. Could be a great take action project.

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