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Kathi Elborn
Glashan Public School in Centretown is organizing a massive clothing drive. Kickoff is Earth Day, April 22, so start spring cleaning now! We are working with the Used Clothing Drive organization and the local Salvation Army to help raise funds for our Schoolyard Greening Project.
As an urban middle school with a diverse student population, representing many cultures, language backgrounds and socioeconomic realities, the small but mighty volunteer “Glashan Green Team” realized we could not keep asking our parent community for donation after donation. Our parents and community wholeheartedly support our goal to green the Glashan schoolyard but everyone is starting to feel tapped out. After all, we’ve been at this since the fall of 2013. Then Glashan parent Scott Nowlan approached us with a great idea. Rather than asking people for more money, why not ask them for the stuff they don’t want anymore instead? The idea for a Used Clothing Drive took root.
The Used Clothing Drive organization is helping Glashan raise funds and divert waste with their new approach to fundraising. As Nowlan explained to us, “There is nothing to buy, nothing to sell and no money to collect. By simply asking people for things they no longer use or want, we can raise funds for Glashan’s Schoolyard Greening Project and help the environment.”
Shanda White, program director with The Used Clothing Drive, has been helping us promote the event and brainstorm ways to involve the larger community. She, along with principal Jim Tayler and VP Marie-Pierre Roure, spoke to all 420 Grade 7 and 8 students at an assembly recently. The students were amazed by some of the facts about textile recycling they never knew. As parents, we’re thrilled that our kids are learning how to reduce their ecological footprint and take a more active role in caring for their planet.
For example, did you know that nearly 99 per cent of textiles can be recycled, but North Americans only recycle 15 per cent? The average North American household generates nearly 70 pounds of textile waste every year. Reusing and recycling discarded items is a great way to keep these items out of our landfills. And speaking of landfills, as much as seven per cent of all landfill debris is made up of textiles that could have been recycled, instead of breaking down over time and leaching their toxic dyes into the environment.
How can you help? All in the community are welcome to drop off bags of used clothing, old shoes and sneakers, bed and bath linens. Also welcome are boxes of household items such as vases, knickknacks, photo frames, glassware, dishes, pots and pans, jewelry, and school and office supplies. We are not able to accept DVDs/CDs, books, toys, puzzles or any electronics. Don’t worry if your clothing is in tatters — there is a use for everything you don’t need! All donations are used by The Salvation Army, which re-sells clothing items of good quality. Anything that is not resalable can be recycled into wipers and other products like fibre insulation.
Our campaign collection period is April 22 to May 2. The students and teachers are bringing in their bags during that time. Anyone in the community, however, is invited to do their drop off on one of three parent-staffed designated drop-off days: Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., and Saturday, April 25 and Saturday, May 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You will be greeted at the back entrance of Glashan Public School (inside schoolyard near corner of Kent Street off Arlington Avenue). Dump and run! We’ll take care of the rest.
There are bound to be items in every room in your home that you haven’t used in the past year. These items need a new purpose and a new home. The average ordinary green garbage bag holds about 17 pounds of items. So turn up the tunes, grab a good friend and get sorting! Turn your unwanted stuff into trees for Glashan!
Learn more at www.glashangreening.ca or check our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/glashangreeningproject
To learn more about The Used Clothing Drive, visit www.usedclothingdrive.com
Kathi Elborn is a Glashan Green Team parent volunteer
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Glashan Public School in Centretown is organizing a massive clothing drive. Kickoff is Earth Day, April 22, so start spring cleaning now! We are working with the Used Clothing Drive organization and the local Salvation Army to help raise funds for our Schoolyard Greening Project.
As an urban middle school with a diverse student population, representing many cultures, language backgrounds and socioeconomic realities, the small but mighty volunteer “Glashan Green Team” realized we could not keep asking our parent community for donation after donation. Our parents and community wholeheartedly support our goal to green the Glashan schoolyard but everyone is starting to feel tapped out. After all, we’ve been at this since the fall of 2013. Then Glashan parent Scott Nowlan approached us with a great idea. Rather than asking people for more money, why not ask them for the stuff they don’t want anymore instead? The idea for a Used Clothing Drive took root.
The Used Clothing Drive organization is helping Glashan raise funds and divert waste with their new approach to fundraising. As Nowlan explained to us, “There is nothing to buy, nothing to sell and no money to collect. By simply asking people for things they no longer use or want, we can raise funds for Glashan’s Schoolyard Greening Project and help the environment.”
Shanda White, program director with The Used Clothing Drive, has been helping us promote the event and brainstorm ways to involve the larger community. She, along with principal Jim Tayler and VP Marie-Pierre Roure, spoke to all 420 Grade 7 and 8 students at an assembly recently. The students were amazed by some of the facts about textile recycling they never knew. As parents, we’re thrilled that our kids are learning how to reduce their ecological footprint and take a more active role in caring for their planet.
For example, did you know that nearly 99 per cent of textiles can be recycled, but North Americans only recycle 15 per cent? The average North American household generates nearly 70 pounds of textile waste every year. Reusing and recycling discarded items is a great way to keep these items out of our landfills. And speaking of landfills, as much as seven per cent of all landfill debris is made up of textiles that could have been recycled, instead of breaking down over time and leaching their toxic dyes into the environment.
How can you help? All in the community are welcome to drop off bags of used clothing, old shoes and sneakers, bed and bath linens. Also welcome are boxes of household items such as vases, knickknacks, photo frames, glassware, dishes, pots and pans, jewelry, and school and office supplies. We are not able to accept DVDs/CDs, books, toys, puzzles or any electronics. Don’t worry if your clothing is in tatters — there is a use for everything you don’t need! All donations are used by The Salvation Army, which re-sells clothing items of good quality. Anything that is not resalable can be recycled into wipers and other products like fibre insulation.
Our campaign collection period is April 22 to May 2. The students and teachers are bringing in their bags during that time. Anyone in the community, however, is invited to do their drop off on one of three parent-staffed designated drop-off days: Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., and Saturday, April 25 and Saturday, May 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You will be greeted at the back entrance of Glashan Public School (inside schoolyard near corner of Kent Street off Arlington Avenue). Dump and run! We’ll take care of the rest.
There are bound to be items in every room in your home that you haven’t used in the past year. These items need a new purpose and a new home. The average ordinary green garbage bag holds about 17 pounds of items. So turn up the tunes, grab a good friend and get sorting! Turn your unwanted stuff into trees for Glashan!
Learn more at www.glashangreening.ca or check our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/glashangreeningproject
To learn more about The Used Clothing Drive, visit www.usedclothingdrive.com
Kathi Elborn is a Glashan Green Team parent volunteer
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