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Going Green
prompted by Book Discussion Group and Membership Committee Thanks to Ed and Pam Boies and their organization of a Membership Committee and participation in our recent Book Discussion Group on The Climate Diet to spur our development of Green Initiatives within our church.
We hope to expand our Green Initiatives and invite the public to participate with us. |
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"GREEN" TIP OF THE MONTH Relieve some pressure: Whether
or not you have low flow fittings on your faucets and shower, make sure
you turn them on only far enough to provide the pressure you really
need. You don’t need a particularly powerful jet of water to wash your
hands or wet your face. Toothbrush manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive says
that turning off the water while brushing your teeth can save up to four
gallons of water each time your brush. |
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We'll Use Eco-Palms
on Palm Sunday
Eco-Palms—yes, you read correctly. This Palm Sunday we will be waving eco-palms. Like Fair Trade coffee, "green" is coming to other aspects of church life. The Lutherans, Presbyterians and Methodists, who use a lot of palm branches, and together with the University of Minnesota Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agricultural Management are working together with the Rainforest Alliance TREES program and Smartwood to verify palms harvested from the forests of Mexico and Guatemala for sale to Christian congregations in the United States and Europe. Eco-palms preserve the vitality of the communities and forests for years to come. Community groups receive five to six times the normal payment per palm frond, which are purchased directly from the communities. A typical eco-palm is harvested in the forest by men and processed by the women in the community. This increases employment opportunities for women and helps them contribute to their family’s financial stability. Eco-Palms are Chamaedorea palms, a non-oil palm used in many facets of life, including religious ceremonies and floral arrangements. More than 300 million palm fronds are consumed in the United States each year. Each plant produces two to five harvestable leaves over a two to four month period. Palm gathering actually protects valuable natural forests and gathers protect forests where palms grow. Many of these palm producing areas are important "biosphere reserves" and tend to be the home of poorer segments of the rural population. Eco-palms have just become a mission project for our church. |
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Remember to bring your glass for
recycling at any time this summer. There are bins for each color of
glass downstairs in the church’s east closet (by the classroom). Ed
and Pam will take the glass for Recycling in Smithfield as the bins fill
up.
You can help with recycling! Please rinse out your cans and bottles before recycling and throw away the caps, corks, and lids. This will greatly help Ed Bois and the Chamberlains who do the recycling for us; so they don’t have such a messy job and because recyclers of cans and bottles will accept only clean cans, bottles, etc. Thank you—Thank you—Thank you! |
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Aluminum Can
Recycling is Back
Julie Chamberlain and family will pick up, crush and deliver our aluminum cans to recycling. Please bring them to the trash can between the two dumpsters at the east end of the parking lot. Money from recycled aluminum cans goes to St. Anne's Center in Ogden. Thank you, thank you, thank
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Paper Recycling Our Newspaper Recycling Bin is at the East end of the parking lot beside the paper recycling bin. Recycling paper and magazines provides double blessings - one it cleans up the environment and reduces waste in our dumps, and two the money earned goes to our mission and ministry. Money from recycled aluminum cans goes to St. Anne's Center in Ogden. |