A lot has been happening in the past few weeks. We started our bottle raffle on April 21st and have already collected 2 full bins! It will be ending this friday and we will draw the bottles on the TV announcements. Mrs. Cheng had a meeting with Dr. Brady and he decided that 'not recycling at Amity is not an option.' So a legitimate recycling program will begin May 12th! Huzzah!

Goals for May 6, 2008 meeting
- get a signed letter to starbucks to try and get prizes for the raffle
- make copies of signs, or maybe email teachers the signs for their recycling bin
- set up stations upstairs and downstairs
- find out where we can get a big box for the raffle bottles
- confirm the styrofoam in the cafeteria is special biodegradable styrofoam
- pick leadership positions for next year
- possible sneaker drive at relay for life? to recycle old sneakers in the Nike Reuse-a-shoe program. closest drop-off center is in New Haven.
- set a volunteer date in June for 'Save the Sound' to clean up a beach

"How about 6 hours this spring or fall? Join the coastline and river cleanup team.Our Save the Sound coastal cleanup program is a great way to get outside, join neighbors at a site near you, and see how a half day of working together can clean up a section of coast or river in your ecological neighborhood.Or, become a Cleanup Captain, and bring together your own team to cleanup a new location. Contact Emily Schaller, for more information at 203 787 0646/ext. 113 or email her at eschaller@savethesound.org."