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Home My WebLink About[05] Recycle Bank - Green School AwardCITY OF KT. J06arH MEETING DATE: February 3, 2011 Council Agenda Item 5 AGENDA ITEM: Recycle Bank — Green School Award SUBMITTED BY: BOARD /COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: The refuse contract for the City includes an incentive based recycling program entitled Recycle Bank. This program allows participants to bank points each time their recycling container is tipped. Residents can then use those points at various vendors through the Recycle Bank Website. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Recycle Bank also offers grant opportunities for green initiatives. This year Kennedy Community School was awarded $ 5,000 through this program. See attached letter in information regarding recycle bank. El Haus from Kennedy School will be present at the meeting to accept the recognition. Kennedy is only the 2nd Minnesota School to receive the grant. BUDGET /FISCAL IMPACT: None ATTACHMENTS: Request for Council Action .... ............................... 5:1 -2 Letter from Recycle Bank ....... ............................... 5:3 Green Schools Program Information .................. 5:4 -6 REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: No action required. 5:1 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 5:2 January 31, 2011, Ms. Judy Weyrens Administrator City of St. Joseph, Minnesota PO Box 668 St. Joseph, Minnesota 56374 Cc: Jeff Grunenwald, Allied Waste Judy Weyrens and St. Joseph City Council, On behalf of Recyclebank and Allied Waste, I am thrilled to announce that Kennedy Community School in St. Joseph, Minnesota has been awarded a $5,000.00 Recyclebank Green Schools Grant for spring semester, 20111 Here is a brief description of their quality project: This project will promote prairie planting and conservation for all students as well as the broader St. Joseph community. A nature trail (approximately X mile in length) will be constructed with posted signs identifying the various grasses, flowers, birds, and insects that can be found in the prairie. All students in grades K -S will participate in the development and maintenance of the native habitat on the site and learn extensively about native prairies. This initiative will help the school provide experiential learning and meet its goal of making the school an environmental teaching tool for the entire community. The benefits on native prairie environments such as: 1)Improve water quality, 2) Anchor soil, 3) Provide wildlife habitat, and 4) Sequester carbon will all be conveyed. Kennedy Community School was one of nearly 50 nationwide schools which submitted a Green Schools Program application for the 2011 spring semester, and was one of just 15 schools which had the grant application approved! Kennedy Community School becomes just the 2nd Minnesota school to apply and receive a grant in this nationwide program. The program allows point donations to be made by home recyclers, toward approved environmental - themed projects the applicant schools desire assistance to deploy. This means that all St. Joseph residents will soon have the opportunity to donate their Recyclebank points to this fine cause. A 100 point donation is the equivalent of a $10.00 donation to the program. Donations are aggregated through the spring with Recyclebank mailing Kennedy Community School a check, up to the maximum grant awarded, sometime in April this year. I am forwarding to Ms. Weyrens a website link to our website for a more detailed explanation of the Green Schools Program. This may increase already- strong community awareness and involvement. Kennedy also mentioned they intend to work with your local Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Fish' and Wildlife Service to better education and awareness. We applaud the Kennedy Community School and the City of St. Joseph's proactive approach to bettering the environment. Thanks to you offering incentives for residents to recycle more with Allied Waste, all St. Joseph residents, and now specifically K -8 school children, are finding rewards and added benefits for helping the environment. Please contact me anytime I can be of assistance. Sincerely, Rob Gensch Senior Account Manager Recyclebank 144th Street West Rosemount, MN 55068 rgensch @recyclebank.com 5:3 Recycle 95 Morton Street 7th Fl. New York, NY 10014 P 212.659.9900 F 212.504.2838 E infoC@Recyclebank.com W Recyclebank.com Green Schools Program US#participation More than 2 million members are making an impact EARN POINTS GET REWARDS LIVE GREEN The Recyclebank Green Schools Program Each semester, the Recyclebank Green Schools Recyclebank` I Program awards environmental project grants of Green Schools Prc,gram up to $5,000 to schools in Recyclebank home recycling communities. Recyclebank donates $10 for every 100 points donated to a school. Recyclebank's mission is to motivate individuals and communities to realize a world where nothing is wasted. Green School Programs empower youth to become green heroes and make a positive green impact in their own communities. Members from across the nation can support green educational programming year- round. Donate your points to the Green Schools Program fund. How to Participate Important Dates Donate Points Reading. Writing. Rewarding. The ABCs of the Recyclebank Green Schools Program Advancing our kids' knowledge about the world around them. They'll learn how small deeds by many lead to big changes for everyone! Brightening our tomorrow by teaching the next generation about green initiatives and bettering our environment today! Collaborating with our community! The only way the Green Schools Program works is to get schools, teachers, students, parents and the community at large to participate. School Participation Has Never Been Easier Directions for Teachers and School Administrators 1. E -mail gsp @recyclebank.com to request a copy of the Green Schools Program application. 2. Complete and return the application to Recyclebank via email at gsp @recyclebank.com by Wednesday, January 12, 2011. 3. Recyclebank will notify schools selected on Monday, January 24, 2011. PDF: Click to download a PDF of the application Word Zip: Click to download Word version of the application "1 am so happy to hear that we earned 25,000 points and that so many of my friends from Everett helped this fundralsing effort." http : / /www.recyclebank.com/about -us /give -back abpn TeaChar. Garfield Middle SOW Pagel of 3 You are in. a US Switch to UK Start earning now! sign in register login ABOUT US LEARN about recycled PET plastic to EARN 10 RecycleBank Points 5:!4 Green Schools Program US #participation Important Dates to Remember Fall Semester Grant Applications Due Accepted Schools Notified Accepted Applications Posted Online Schools Promote Program to Earn Points Donations Checks Mailed Spring Semester Grant Applications Due Accepted Schools Notified Accepted Applications Posted Online Schools Promote the Program to Earn Points Donations Checks Mailed October 19, 2010 - Date extended! October 22, 2010 October 27, 2010 October 27, 2010 - January 17, 2011 January 25, 201 1 January 12, 2011 January 20, 2011 January 21, 2011 January 21 - March 25, 2011 April 4, 2011 Participating Schools Fall 2010 Henry C. Beck Middle School - Cherry Hill, NJ Camino Elementary School - Camino, CA Children's House Montessori School - Wilmington, DE Everett High School - Everett, MA Germantown Friends School - Philadelphia, PA Henry County Middle School - McDonough, GA Hollywood Hills High School - Hollywood, FL Lafayette Elementary School - Everett, MA Hubert Olson Elementary - Bloomington, MN Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School - Chattanooga, TN Antonia Pantoja Charter School - Philadelphia, PA The Quest Center - Hollywood, FL Rolling Valley Elementary School - Springfield, VA W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences - Philadelphia, PA Springside School - Philadelphia, PA http : / /www.recyclebank.com /about -us /give -back Page 2 of 3 5:5 "That Is great news! $4,000 Is close enought t ouor goal for us to still be quite succestul. We will happily.. - keep you updated on our progress with the 'Kick the y Bottle' Challenge." E*:e Kayla, Flaaik I�ot1>It� ;' Teacher. Essex High School Important Dates to Remember Fall Semester Grant Applications Due Accepted Schools Notified Accepted Applications Posted Online Schools Promote Program to Earn Points Donations Checks Mailed Spring Semester Grant Applications Due Accepted Schools Notified Accepted Applications Posted Online Schools Promote the Program to Earn Points Donations Checks Mailed October 19, 2010 - Date extended! October 22, 2010 October 27, 2010 October 27, 2010 - January 17, 2011 January 25, 201 1 January 12, 2011 January 20, 2011 January 21, 2011 January 21 - March 25, 2011 April 4, 2011 Participating Schools Fall 2010 Henry C. Beck Middle School - Cherry Hill, NJ Camino Elementary School - Camino, CA Children's House Montessori School - Wilmington, DE Everett High School - Everett, MA Germantown Friends School - Philadelphia, PA Henry County Middle School - McDonough, GA Hollywood Hills High School - Hollywood, FL Lafayette Elementary School - Everett, MA Hubert Olson Elementary - Bloomington, MN Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School - Chattanooga, TN Antonia Pantoja Charter School - Philadelphia, PA The Quest Center - Hollywood, FL Rolling Valley Elementary School - Springfield, VA W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences - Philadelphia, PA Springside School - Philadelphia, PA http : / /www.recyclebank.com /about -us /give -back Page 2 of 3 5:5 Green Schools Program US#participation Page 3 of 3 St. Christina School - Chicago, IL Swedesboro - Woolwich Consolidated School District - Woolwich Township, NJ A.C. Whelan School - Revere, MA Wissahickon Charter School - Philadelphia, PA Spring 2011 Andrew Jackson Elementary School - Philadelphia, PA Brookland Elementary School - Rochester Hills, MI Chester A. Arthur Elementary School - Philadelphia, PA Clayton Public School District - Clayton, NJ Donald Rheem Elementary School - Moraga, CA Hamlin Elementary School - Rochester Hills, MI Kennedy Community School - St. Joseph, MN Kensington Creative and Performing Arts High School - Philadelphia, PA Madeline English School - Everett, MA Orinda Intermediate School - Orinda, CA South Broward High School - Hollywood, FL St. Mary School - Vermilion, OH Valley View Elementary School - Phoenix, AZ W. J. Bryan Elementary - North Miami, FL Walnut Hills High School - Cincinnati, OH Our Commitment In 2009, we launched The GconomyTM Visa® Card program, in order to showcase our commitment to environmental education and awareness in local schools. 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