This went to the Supt. prior, so you may have already seen this. fyi... rick
> >>> >>> >>MONETARY GRANT FOR DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, AND STATE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENTS. >>>>>(Please pass this on to your schools) >>>>> >>>>>Green School Project is providing cash grants to schools, districts, and >>>>>state educational departments that will recycle depleted printer >>>>>cartridges and copying machine toner cartridges (instead of throwing them >>>>>in the trash). Participants receive quarterly payment checks for their >>>>>participation. Schools that have an effective person in charge of this >>>>>grant generally receive over $1000.00 per year. Central offices and state >>>>>departments of education are also eligible and typically receive payments >>>>>in the thousands per year. There is NO MAXIMUM LIMIT OF GRANT MONEY that >>>>>a school, district, or State DOE can receive through this program. >>>>> >>>>>TO RECEIVE THIS GRANT: >>>>> >>>>>1) Go to the foundation website at http://www.greenschoolproject.com and >>>>>sign up by clicking on either "school" or "district". >>>>> >>>>>OR >>>>> >>>>>To enroll all of your schools in a district, email >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] with "Entire District" in the subject line. Be >>>>>sure to include your E-mail address, Name, Position, District, Street >>>>>Address, City, State, Zip, Telephone#, and Fax#. >>>>> >>>>>2) Begin retaining & collecting used printer cartridges and copying >>>>>machine toner cartridges. You can have staff members, students, parents, >>>>>or even local businesses (such as school adopters or partners in >>>>>education) contribute empty copying machine toner and printer cartridges >>>>>to fill the bin. >>>>> >>>>>3) We will send you PRE-PAID POSTAGE labels and containers. When the >>>>>container arrives, place the cartridges in it and send them in using the >>>>>PRE-PAID POSTAGE labels. >>>>> >>>>>4) RECEIVE YOUR CHECK (checks will be made payable to the school, >>>>>district, or educational department and are issued quarterly). >>>>> >>>>>OUR FUNDING WILL ALLOW YOU TO SEND AS MANY CARTRIDGES AS YOU CAN AS >>>>>FREQUENTLY AS YOU CAN, INDEFINITELY!!!! >>>>> >>>>>WE DO THIS BECAUSE: >>>>> >>>>>*We are current and former teachers that are committed to doing our part >>>>>to keep the earth green as well as providing schools, districts and State >>>>>DOEs with additional resources. >>>>> >>> >>*1.5 million used cartridges go to landfills each month. >>> >> >>> >>*The plastic in each cartridge takes more than 1,000 years to decompose. >>> >> >>> >>*In 7 months, cartridge recycling saves more oil than dumped in the Exxon >>>>>Valdez oil spill accident. -- Rick Maehl, Technology and Production Supervisor Arrowhead Area Education Agency #5 Instructional Service Center 330 Ave M, VoTech Bldg-Lower Level PO Box 1399, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 ph: 515-574-5577 fax: 515-574-5567 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/tech-cord@aea5.k12.ia.us/ ---------------------------------------------------------
