Earth Day Groceries Reports, 2002

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Diana Ramos
dirgral@discovery.edu.mx
Discovery School
Cuernavaca, Mexico
discovery.edu.mx

We decorated 2500 bags!

About our project: Last year the project was a success, so we decide this year to decorate more bags so everyone that shoped on April 22 was able to receive one. This is why we invite parents to decorate bags in our school. We had a whole week full of parents, even grandparents coming and going from Discovery to decorate their bags. We also invite the Major of our city to decorate one. Then our students went to Mega Comercial Mexicana the Grocery Store to help packing in the earthdaybags. Children from all grades went and as they packed they talk with the shoppers and invite them to reuse their bags. We made a very big sign of twelve ways to reuse the decorate earthdaybag. For advertising the project we did a TV interview in the local channel and two in the radio. It was a great experience and our students want to continue this project.

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submitted on 3/29/2003

Judith Alexander
 
East End Primary School
St. George's, Bermuda
 

We decorated 85 bags!

About our project: This was the first year we participated in the project. Our students were excited and proud to be speading the word about Earth Day, especially since it highlights our school environmental goals.

submitted on 4/24/2002

Sara Perez
Saraperezsierra@hotmail.com
Colegio Ingles
Monterrey, Mexico
www.cingles.edu.mx

We decorated 1000 bags!

About our project: This is the frist time our school is involved in this project. We are very proud to be part of it now. In Mexico paper bags aren't used for packing groceries, it's more expensive than plastic bags here. When we found out about this project we really got excited. We talked to students about the importance of recycling and the importance of using paper bags for groceries. Our students decorated bags with enthusiasm and we all took the bags to local grocery stores. Students happily helped pack groceries and gave a personal message to cutomers about the importance of recycling. With this good start we hope to encourage our community to recycle and reuse as much as possible to help our only home, the earth.

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submitted on 4/23/2002

Barb Osen
 
Sembach Elem. School
Sembach, Germany
 

We decorated 430 bags!

About our project: Our school is on a U.S. airbase in Germany. We have about 430 children in grades kindergarten to third. The children loved decorating the bags after our great discussions on ways to help "Save the Earth".

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submitted on 4/18/2002