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Melody Tsai, Co-President, melodyts@usc.edu
Jacob Jensen, Co-President, jacobjen@usc.edu
Hey E1!
We hope you had a relaxing spring break! Our next general meeting is THIS Thursday (March 26th) at 6PM in GFS 105.
Also, We are co-sponsoring APASA's Green Day Tuesday and Wednesday (March 24th and 25th) (http://www.facebook.com/
Here's some information below:
APASA co-sponsoring with PSA, CalPIRG, and Environmental First are putting up a green awareness event where you bring in recyclable bottles and we give you totebags and food from GreenZone in exchange!
We will also have a banner for people to artistically show their support for the green effort. We'll provide the art materials!
Come out to Alumni Park on March 24th and 25th from 11 AM to 2 PM.
Bring your bottles to us! In exchange, we have prawn tofu wraps, salmon triangles, shrimp roll, and more!
**See below for more information**
See you there!
Melody and Jacob
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Here are a few events happening this weekend to think about before we discuss them at the meeting...
I would like to extend an invitation to your organization and fellow students to attend the EPA Open House next Saturday, March 28th at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium library in San Pedro. The Open House will be an opportunity for students and the community to learn about local water and fish contamination issues affecting the LA and Orange County coasts.
The event will also provide the unique opportunity of allowing community members to talk one-on-one with EPA and NOAA/MSRP representatives regarding the clean-up and habitat restoration of the Palos Verdes Superfund site.
We would love for you to attend and to spread the word to your members about the event. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. Also, please find the event flier attached to this email.
AND...
Hi I am Moises Rivera, Community Affairs Director of the Environmental Club at Gertz-Ressler High School.
On March 28, the Environmental Club is going to have an electronic waste fundraiser for our school with the company Neu-waste. We will collect electronics such as monitors, televisions, laptops, cameras, and cell phones.
It is important that we spread the word to at least 50,000 people. I would like to kindly ask for your assistance in promoting this event. All the money raised from the event will be for my high school. We would greatly appreciate if it were possible for you to promote this event by posting our flyer in a monthly newsletter, e-mail, or sending it out to any contacts you may have.
We will also have entertainment, guest speakers, and area available for organizations that promote environmental awareness. If you would like to set up a booth or make a presentation promoting environmental awareness, please contact us! We would love your support! We planned this event not only to recycle electronics, but also to provide our community with a well-developed understanding of the environment and an opportunity to make a difference.
Thank you for your help. It is important for us to keep hazardous waste from electronics, such as lead and mercury, off of our streets. If you are not the correct contact person, I am sorry for the inconvenience. Please let me know who I can speak to in order to get the flyer posted or distributed. Once again, thank you.
OR, be sure to check out this event on Tuesday and Wednesday...
Firstly, I must say, thank you all for your interest in co-sponsoring this green event. We in APASA are very grateful for all of your support. Just to recap, we have Alumni Park booked for the 24th and 25th, and we will be giving out tote bags as well as organic foods while collecting recyclables, which we will recycle and donate the money to a green-minded group (suggestions include Tree People and Community Services Unlimited). PSA has graciously offered paint supplies for a banner, biodegradable utensils and plates. A slight change: there will be music at another venue on campus, we will be unable to have music playing. APASA has come up with a poster for advertising purposes, but we have only a placeholder name of "Green Day", so creative ideas are welcome. If you'd like your organisation's logo on the poster, we can put it on, but it'd be great if you'd send it to us so that we put on the right one. All this being said, we could use drinks, so if any group would be willing to help out in that area, it would be great. Also, bodies on the day of, just to show support, would be appreciated. I believe we reserved the venue from 11 AM - 2 PM on those days, but I'll have to confirm that. If you have any questions or ideas, don't hesitate to contact us. I am really excited for this collaborative event, and I hope to be in touch with all of you soon.
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E1 Calendar Overview
Monday:
Tuesday: Support Green Awareness in Alumni Park
Wednesday: We'll be in Alumni Park again, 11 AM-2 PM
Thursday: Meeting 6 pm GFS 105!!
Friday:
Saturday: EPA open house and Electronic waste collection... if you have the afternoon free!
Sunday:
