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At School…Have an Exchange Day
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Elementary and secondary schools . . . Barter Day Students clean their closets and drawers and bring in those items they no longer need or want. Each participant is given a table or uses their desktop to display items for trade. Students check out each other’s selection and negotiate exchanges. No money is used. This activity can build communication and entrepreneurship skills. Book Exchange or Drive Many students have outgrown books and do not have younger siblings to whom they can pass on well read and often, gently used books. A book exchange could be developed similarly to the Barter Day above. Another option for exchange would be a selecting a central location where all books are dropped off. Students would choose one book for each book they bring in to trade. This could be an ongoing project or a one-day event. A book drive would be an opportunity to benefit others outside the school. The Laubach Literacy Center of Kansas City accepts gently used preschool through second grade reading level books for its Family Reading Program. They can be reached at 816-333-9332. KC Reads is a program of KU Medical Center and Children’s Mercy Hospital. The program promotes reading in the family. Children’s books with reading level birth to eighteen years are accepted. KC Reads does not accept books containing stories about guns or violence. They also cannot accept encyclopedias. Donation drop offs can be arranged by calling the Volunteer Office at 816-234-3496. Books can be also be donated at all locations of the Kansas City Public Library or Mid-Continent Public Library. Items need to be clean and free of mildew. The libraries cannot accept text books, magazines or digest/condensed books. Collected items are added to the collection or sold to purchase other needed books/non-budgeted items. For large donations, contact the Kansas City Public Library for possible pick up arrangements.
Reuse Essay or Art Contest Get students thinking about reduction and reuse of our resources. Hold an art contest where all project parts must be used electronic or computer components. A sample reuse essay contest problem and contest rules follow.
REUSE ESSAY CONTEST RULES AND PROCEDURES
I. Writing situation – In 1990, Missouri Senate Bill 530 was signed into law setting a solid waste reduction goal of 40 percent. In that year, Missourians sent 6.8 million tons of solid waste to landfills. That amounted to 2,660 pounds per person, or 7.3 pounds per day. At the end of 1997, per person solid waste disposal had dropped to 2,040 pounds per person per year, or about 5.6 pounds of waste per person per day. This translates to a 30 percent reduction in the waste flow to landfills for Missouri. Writing directions As we enter the millennium, young people must share in the responsibility of solving environmental problems. What solutions could help your community meet the goal of 40 percent? The focus is on the reduction and reuse of our resources, not recycling. Cite examples that you believe would have a positive affect on waste prevention. II. Deadline for school site first place winners: ___________________ Send entry to:_______________________________
III. Procedures
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