March 22, 2005

 

COUNTY THIRD GRADERS GET CREATIVE WITH RECYCLING

--Ridge Street School’s third graders present their best projects to County Legislator Marty Rogowsky tomorrow
from 9-10:30 AM--

What: Recycling Ranger Program Awards

This is a program of the Westchester Board of Legislators that was piloted last year by County Legislators Bill Ryan and Marty Rogowsky to raise awareness among the county’s youth that every day is Earth Day and that we all have an opportunity in the course of our regular day to protect the planet’s limited resources by recycling.

When: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 from 9-10:30 AM

Where: Ridge Street School, 390 Ridge Street, Rye Brook

Who: This is a follow up to Rogowsky’s visit to the school inviting the children to become Recycling Rangers. Rogowsky will visit each third grade class to view the recycling projects the children have created in order to become a “Recycling Ranger.” As part of this official awards program, selected projects will be presented by the children and each child who participated will be inducted into the Westchester corps of Recycling Rangers. Badges and certificates of completion of the program will be awarded.

Why: Today’s nine year olds, tomorrow’s adults, can easily incorporate recycling habits into their every day lifestyles. Through the Recycling Ranger program, legislators hope to raise awareness of environmental issues as well as the fact that one person’s effort to recycle dramatically improves the world for everyone. Through their research, children will learn, for instance, that the energy saved from recycling one aluminum can operate a TV for 3 hours.
Third graders were asked to complete 3 of 18 suggested activities that encourage recycling. For instance:
* Look at a package and figure out how it can be better packaged to minimize waste.
* Fix a trash free lunch.
* Write a recycling plan for your classroom that will motivate your fellow classmates to recycle.
* Compose a commercial, song or a rap to promote recycling.
Activities are only limited only by a third grader’s imagination.