Earth Day Groceries Reports, 2008-2009-2010-2011

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Patti Lloyd-Garrett
Patti6813@Comcast.net
Cambridge Heights DC
Citrus Heights, CA USA
 
We decorated 154 bags!
About our project: We studied all about Ecology in the weeks preceding our Grocery Bag Project. Each child decided what topic was important to them. They took great care designing their bags Using paint, markers, and colored pencils. Raleys proudly displayed our bags.On Earth Day our parents shopped and were able to pick their choice of bags. They went very quickly.
Report submitted on 5/23/2011

Lisa Dizengoff
starld64@aol.com
Pembroke Pines Charter-East Campus
Pembroke Pines, FL USA
PinesCharter.com
We decorated 650 bags!
About our project: Each of our 650 students participated in this engaging, enjoyable event!!! The bags ranged from basic pictures and phrases from our youngest Environmentalists to stellar frameable pieces of art work from our older environmentalists!!! The energy,dedication and pride displayed by our young environmentak scientists is simply indescribable!!!! Looking forward to the 2012 event!!!
Report submitted on 5/22/2011

Nancy Heim
NHEIM@Comcast.net
Girl Scout Troop #15160
Eden Prairie, MN USA
 
We decorated 300 bags!
About our project: Our girls made this a family affair. Not only did we decorate bags during our meetings, we also took them home and asked moms, dads, brothers, and sisters to help. We used crayons, paints, markers, whatever inspired us!
Report submitted on 5/18/2011

Suzanne Atchley
satchley@childressisd.net
Childress Elementary
Childress, TX USA
www.childressisd.net
We decorated 96 bags!
About our project: The students love this project. They learn so much in preparation. We did have a problem with bags with lots of writing on them. So I thought I would be on the lookout for plain bags if and when they show up. Out supermarket is great to work with. Thank you for making this available to all.
Report submitted on 5/13/2011

Susan Myers
susanmyersteach@gmail.com
St. Barnabas School
Long Beach, 90807, CA USA
stbarnabaslb.org
We decorated 120 bags!
About our project: Erin and ( ), the managers of Trader Joe's (Atlantic Avenue and Carson Street) were super supportive. They gave me about 120 grocery bags, and when I returned them on Thursday, April 21, 2011, (Diana, I think is her name, sorry, I cannot remember) asked me if she could put some of the bags up on the community wall. I was psyched and grateful for both managers' cooperation. Thank you for making it so easy. Trader Joe's Long Beach, rocks!
Report submitted on 5/9/2011

TANYA LOGAN
TEALOGAN69@AOL.COM
GIRL SCOUT TROOP #762
ANDERSON, SC USA
 
We decorated 40 bags!
About our project: THE GIRLS HAD A BALL DOING THIS PROJECT. THEY CAME UP WITH SOME GREAT DESIGNS AND THE PARENTS WERE EXCITED AS WELL AND HELPED THEIR GIRLS DESIGN SOME BAGS TOO. WE ALSO ALL WENT TO LOWE'S THAT WEEKEND AND RECEIVED ONE OF THEIR FREE TREES THEY WERE GIVING OUT AND PLANTED THEM AT TWO OF THE PARENTS HOUSES THAT HAVE LAND. THIS WAS A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND THE GIRLS WANT TO DO THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
Report submitted on 5/8/2011

Kristen McArtor
kmcartor@liberty.k12.mo.us
Alexander Doniphan Elementary
Liberty, MO USA
ad.liberty.k12.mo.us/
We decorated 344 bags!
About our project: We had a great time decorating bags! The employees at Hy-Vee were very receptive to the idea, and students were bummed when they didn't get a bag - they were gone already! This was a great service project, and we plan to participate again next year. Thanks!
Report submitted on 5/5/2011

Silvesan Tatiana
tatianasilvesan@yahoo.com
CSEI Beclean
Beclean, Romania
 
We decorated 8 bags!
About our project: Elevii din clasa I de la CSEI Beclean au inteles importanta pastrarii unei Planete curate si sanatoase.Sub indrumarea prof. Silvesan Tatiana au confectionat si decorat 8 pungi .Aceste pungi ecologice au fost duse la magazinul SC.Corex pentru a transmite dorinta lor de a nu polua Terra.
Report submitted on 5/5/2011

Kathleen Zyskowski

Marshall W. Errickson School
Freehold, NJ USA
 
We decorated 500 bags!
About our project: Errickson students decorated 500 paper bags donated by the local ShopRite with messages focused on helping our environment in support of Earth Day. The bags were then returned to ShopRite and used to bag groceries on Earth Day. It was a great opportunity for our students to reach out to the Freehold community in an effort to raise awareness about how important it is to protect our planet. As a tip, some students painted, but others used markers which worked great as well!
Report submitted on 5/5/2011

Barbara Collins
JWCANDBAC@aol.com
Girl Scout Troop #1081
Carrollton, VA USA
 
We decorated 62 bags!
About our project: Our Girl Scout troop hosted an Earth Day event & we had each participant design a paper bag with Earth friendly reminders & in celebration of Earth Day. After the event we returned the creative eco-bags back to Farm Fresh to be used to remind their customers about EARTH DAY & ways that they can help their environment.
Report submitted on 5/4/2011

Kala Krishnan
kalakrish@gmail.com
Abu Dhabi Indian School
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
 
We decorated 600 bags!
About our project: This year, we were able to decorate 600 bags of various sizes given by the Home Centre, Abu Dhabi. Students ranging from kindergarteners, with the help of their parents, to the seniors, painted, drew and coloured the bags or did a collage showing very appealing and arresting pictures and slogans to draw the attention of the public to the need to act to save our planet. The store manager was also delighted they could help us reach out to a much larger number of customers than last year. He said the customers were very appreciative of the initiative taken by the school and loved the bags!
Report submitted on 5/4/2011

Fodor Eugenia
fodorstefan@yahoo.com
Scoala Generala Coldau
Coldau, Romania
 
We decorated 15 bags!
About our project: Elevii Scolii Generale Coldau au desfasurat mai multe activitati cu caracter ecologic.O activitate importanta care i-a incantat pe micutii ecologisti a fost decorarea pungilor confectionate de ei.Copiii au dus cele 15 pungi ecologice la magazinul din localitate transmitand astfel mesajul lor - ,,Aveti grija de Planeta!"
Report submitted on 5/3/2011

Nani Wilde
jewilde@cdoc.net
Girl Scouts
Nevada, MO USA
 
We decorated 40 bags!
About our project: This was our first time to participate in the "Earth Day Groceries Project". We gathered at our local adopted park to disscuss and learn more about this project. The girls enjoyed decorating each bag in hopes of making a differance in our community and making people aware of our responsiblity to respect our planet. As scouts, it is so very important to us that we do what we can to reserve our country for us and for many generations to come.
Report submitted on 5/3/2011

Allison Saufua
asaufua@torranceca.gov
City of Torrance Community Services Dept.
Torrance, CA USA
www.Recreation.TorranceCA.Gov
We decorated 300 bags!
About our project: The children really enjoyed creating the bags. One of the after school programs was filmed by our CitiCable staff and will air on the weekly program, This Week in Torrance. Looking forward to participating again next year!
Report submitted on 4/29/2011

Jillian Flood
jflood@ebcap.org
Newport Family and Child Opportunity Zone
Newport, RI USA
www.newportrischools.org/domain/145
We decorated 300 bags!
About our project: We made bags with our Camp Earth during April Vacation. The kids really enjoyed it and the Stop & Shop staff was really enthusiastic!
Report submitted on 4/28/2011

Tammy Corbin
tcorbin@tiftschools.com
G.O. Bailey Primary School
Tifton, GA Georgia
www.tiftschools.com
We decorated 506 bags!
About our project: Our entire school participated in our Earth Day Project. We borrowed bags from our local Piggly Wiggly and Harveys and presented them with the bags the day before Earth Day. The students spent several days prior to time to decorate their bags learning about Earth Day and the things that they could do to help our world. They all learned a lot as well as enjoyed the idea that something they had created would be shared with the community to help promote a Greener Earth.
Report submitted on 4/27/2011

Stephanie Humes-Brown
HumesBrownS@mail.santarosa.k12.fl.us
Holley-Navarre Primary School
Navarre, FL USA
http://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/schools/hnp.html
We decorated 1000 bags!
About our project: We are happy to announce that this is the 3rd year we have participated in the Earth Day Groceries Project. Our Art Teacher, Roger Makar, helped our students decorate brown paper grocery bags during art class. In record time, Mr. Makar, was able to have 1000 bags beautifully decorated with earth friendly messages and pictures over a period of three weeks. Mr. Makar even created a 20 x 24 poster to display in the Publix Grocery Store on Earth Day. The poster invited patrons to join our school in celebrating Earth Day by having their items bagged in one of our Earth Day groceries bag! Go Sandpipers!
Report submitted on 4/27/2011

Lynsey Lack
lynsey.lack@cpsb.org
Vinton elementary
Vinton, LA USA
 
We decorated 80 bags!
About our project: The Vinton Feed Store donated 80 large brown bags. The students created an environmentally friendly message during Earth Week. The students chose topics from animals to littering in order to share the message of Protect Our Earth! The students enjoyed each others bags. At the end of the project, I took pictures of all the bags and created a PhotoStory so all 5th graders could view their bag and their friends' bags. Overall, the students and Feed Store enjoyed this project.
Report submitted on 4/27/2011

Julie Michalesko

Tiny Town, Inc.
Lansing, IL USA
 
We decorated 50 bags!
About our project: The children had a blast decorating the grocery bags with Earth Day messages!
Report submitted on 4/27/2011

brandy byrne
burnbrandybyrne@optonline.net
beford road school
pleasantville, NY USA
 
We decorated 123 bags!
About our project:
Report submitted on 4/26/2011