Green+and+Gardening+Committee

**Help increase environmental and sustainability** **awareness for the Canterbury Community through recycling, environmental education and volunteering in the Lower School Garden.**
Chairs: Kate Stokely Powell katestokely@hotmail.com and Wayne Reich ralphwayne@gmail.com Committee members are needed for multiple green reasons during the 2017-2018 school year. We will coordinate weekly pick up of plastic bags for recycling as a part of the TREX challenge. Members are also needed to volunteer in the community/lower school garden during the school day and afterschool. Opportunities will include assisting lower school science in planting, weeding, working in the greenhouse and helping during the Farmer's Market.


 * Volunteer Names - Please sigh up!**

1. Christy Yost 336-707-9678 2. Brent Ziegler 336-549-0595 zman2010@aol.com 3. Dianne Ziegler 336-420-6791 DMLZiegler@aol.com 4. Mary Currie curriemarylogan@gmail.com

=2017-2018Committee Members ( Sign-up Here )= To add your name, click on the "edit" link on the top right, add your name below and click on the "save" space on the top right. PLEASE INCLUDE BOTH YOUR NAME and E-MAIL ADDRESS.

1. Julie Pyrtle 2.

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=2017-2018 Green Committee Goals= =Volunteer Needs=
 * REDUCE: Encourage education and support for students and families in regards to trash and waste.
 * REUSE: Continue SmartCork Collection to establish art project for school campus
 * RECYCLE: Continue TREX Plastic Bag Challenge to earn a bench for campus.
 * Garden cultivation and farmer's market for lower school science students.
 * Establish effective communication system via the Chatter for the Canterbury community regarding "Green" education and events
 * Cork Collection - Support 4th Grade students during carpool collections - on-going and special events.
 * Plastic Bag Collection - Empty recycle bins located in Fry, Armfield, Berry, Haley Athletics, Admin Office. Deliver collections to Harris Teeter (1 time a week)
 * Garden volunteers: watering, weeding and assisting Lower School Science in the garden and greenshouse throughout the year.
 * Farmer's Market volunteers

=UPCOMING EVENTS:=
 * Farmers Market in late September and Plastic bag collection**

NOTES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS: (Please do not delete/change/modify)
 * Book Fair Drop Off (October 17-21, 2011)
 * Fall Social Drop Off (October 21, 2011)
 * Carpool 5th Grade - October 25-26, 2011
 * Carpool 5th Grade - January 10-11, 2012
 * Carpool 5th Grade - April 24-25, 2012

Smartcork Recycling: Contact Person - Frances Walls - 336.508.1621 - smartcork@yahoo.com

5th Grade Green Event
This volunteer will work with 5th grade teachers and committee members to coordinate GTA Hybrid Bus Ride, Proximity Hotel Tour and Bus Depot Tour
 * Proximity Hotel/Greensboro Transit Authority Tour Coordinator** - This volunteer will work with the 5th grade teachers to coordinate the GTA Hybrid bus ride, tour of depot and Proximity Hotel.
 * Date: April, 2012
 * Contacts: 5th grade teachers - Nadav Avital and Kelly Wesney
 * GTA - Kevin Elwood - 336.412.6309
 * Proximity Hotel - Nino Giaimo 379.8200 or Lea Healy __lhealy@qwrh.com__

Date: Week of April 16 or 23, 2012
 * Shred - It Fund Raiser Coordinator** - This volunteer will work with a Shred company to coordinate the fund raiser.