Right but Recyclebank will match that for a total of $4. After being posted for only a few hours, Lea's $550 project is already 4% funded (before any matching funds). Until Green Schools started up, I would try to get the "most" for my Recyclebank points and got three gift certificates, only one of which I've managed to redeem in the last three years. Incentive or just something you already do, recycle and donate to Green Schools and your points will be put to good use!
Amara On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Jim Cummings <alaricvisig...@gmail.com>wrote: > Donating the max 500 points (I had 3100) gives a big $2 to this project. > Looking at the gift card options (2500 points for a $10 gift card) > Recyclebank points are worth a 1/4 of a cent. I am racking them up at about > 25 points or 6 cents per week. What an incentive! > Jim > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Amara Rockar <aroc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/15/ >> >> "Henry C. Lea Elementary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania >> >> Land Beautification and Cultivation >> Budget: $550 >> http://www.philasd.org/schools/lea >> Henry C. Lea is a pre-K through 8th grade elementary school in West >> Philadelphia with 400 students, ages 4 to 14. Lea students often enter the >> school with little experience in the natural world due to the dense urban >> environment in which they live. >> >> Our Green Plan: We will build six raised beds made of wood from local >> suppliers. Beds will have gravel at the bottom and the rich Fairmont Park >> soil on top. Rain barrels will be installed free from the Philadelphia >> Water Department to ease watering. The existing garden will also receive >> several tomato plants and cages for cultivation. To adopt a garden plot, >> students with their teacher, parents or caretakers will be required to help >> build the raised beds, be current members of the Lea Home, School and >> Community Association (a.k.a. PTA) and willing to help during periodic work >> days for the entire garden. Before and after photographs will be taken and >> throughout the seasons to show the garden’s progress Lea students will >> write short descriptions of what they have done and learned about plants >> for display inside on the school’s bulletin boards." >> >> Want to earn more points to donate? With the Green Your Seasons >> Challenge<http://www.recyclebank.com/how-to-earn/pointsplugin/the-green-your-seasons-contest-4944/>, >> you can earn up to 300 additional points. Other point gaining opportunities >> are available throughout the Recyclebank website (often connected with >> advertisers, fyi). >> >> Don't have Recyclebank? Email me directly and I will bring you a sticker >> and sign up sheet. The donation period goes until March 15th, enough time >> to get set up and accrue points. >> >> The maximum points that can be donated to any one project is 500. Other >> Philadelphia School District Recyclebank projects include: >> >> John Story Jenks >> Elementary<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/7/>, >> Anna Howard Shaw Middle >> School<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/10/>, >> C. W. Henry >> Elementary<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/28/>, >> James Rhoads >> Elementary<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/30/>, >> John Bartram High >> School<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/26/>, >> South Philadelphia High >> School<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/27/> >> and WB Saul High >> School<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/2/> >> , >> >> Please consider donating your points to Lea and other district schools in >> our city. Recyclebank will match whatever funds generated, making it easier >> for schools to reach their funding goals and also allowing for the >> possibility of schools receiving twice as much funds as requested, money >> direly needed in this season of mid-year budget cuts. >> >> Amara >> West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "UCNeighbors" >> group. >> To post to this group, send email to u...@ucneighbors.org >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> ucneighbors+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/ucneighbors?hl=en >> > > > > -- > Jim Cummings > > >
