Rick, we have a local vendor (Eagle Comm.) which has a state contract for handling recycles (and for supplying recharged cartridges). Seems like we should be pushing that first.
C. At 10:34 AM 4/15/02 -0600, you wrote: >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/ >--------------------------------------------------------- > > Charlton H. Pendry Director of Technology and Library Media Services Fort Dodge Community Schools 104 S. 17th St. Fort Dodge, IA 50501 Voice: 515-574-5668 FAX: 515-574-5324 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Weekley Rule for Writeres (Rejected by Strunk and White's "The Elemunts of Stile") Rule #20: The passive voice is to be ignored. --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/tech-cord@aea5.k12.ia.us/ ---------------------------------------------------------
