Roots and Shoots Meeting 9.15.2010

Welcome New Roots and Shoots Members!
NOTE: WE ARE AN OFFICIAL ROOTS AND SHOOTS CLUB! SET UP AN ACCOUNT FOR ROOTSANDSHOOTS!
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Agenda:
-Introduction of Roots and Shoots for potential/new members.
-Recap of Green Week:

• Off The Grid - No electricity for a day.
  
• Often times, radical changes aren't sustainable. So for "Off the Grid" we had to first raise the issue of energy usage. How can we conserve it? We had to observe and make observations in ONE day on how to make more sustainable changes to positively affect our environment. 
  
• Wear Green Day
  
• Flash Mob
• Impulse ways to spread awareness.
  
• Kruciaal Element - Dance
• Game Show - Community Meeting
• "Let's Talk Trash" - Will potentially be taken off.

-Recap on Roots and Shoots Plans

• Highly Feasible
• Paperless Days
• Green Week
  
• Recycling Drive
• Club Day (Revisit after next big event.)
• Documentation - See Website: http://hthirootsandshoots.weebly.com/
• Collaborative Calendar (Google Calendars?)
• Field Trips - Children's Museum, Environmental Research Center (in Kearny Mesa?), Farms
  
• Volunteering
  
• Feasible
• Sustainable Recycling Program
• Turn Storage Shed into Recycling Materials Shed (Already in partial progress w/ Colleen Gavan's class)
• Renovate it and create a "COSTCO" of resources! 
  
• Basic Faucet Filtration System (18.99 - Teacher's Wish Lists/Fund-raise) **John needs to contact facilities for faucet sizes.
• Teacher/Class Involvement - With help of Colleen Gavan and John Santos
  
• Somewhat Feasible
• Solar Panels
  

-Ideas and Suggestions:
Website Suggestions

• Daily Tips to "Be Green"

Event/Activity Suggestions

• Off the Grid - Extended to more outlets: Energy, Resources, etc.
• Spreading the Green Love - Make permanent posters, awareness events, and other small events.
• Maintain the garden.
• Doug/Jeremy Campaign for Roots & Shoots!

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Looking Ahead:
What can we do for September?

• Talk to Jeremy/Doug about environment/green paintings to frame and hang in HTHI.
• Make Facebook group! (Colleen Ordonio or Katie Ho?)
• Check sink nozzles for Brita Filters
  
• Talk to facilities about Recycling Bins
• Make Posters?

What will we do for our Next Meeting?

• New brainstorm!
• Calendar
• Field Trip Brainstorm