June Campaign Details

For the June Think! Energy Campaign, I would like to see:

(1) yours or your family/friends' attempts at upcycling, making something usable with recycled materials; and

(2) your ideas for future monthly campaigns.

UPCYCLED ITEMS: You can bring these items to me, I will take pictures and post them on our blog for others to see. I will also hold these items until the end of the month and we will probably have a brown bag lunch or other gathering later this month so that everyone has a chance to see them. Perhaps we will hold a contest to see which upcycled items are found to be the most useful, the most creative, the most likely to sell in a market, etc.

So begin making your upcycling entries. Here are a couple of web sites courtesy of Carolyn from DOPL, that might help you get started - patterns for making grocery and produce bags.

http://wisdomofthemoon.blogspot.com/2008/01/cheap-easy-fabric-produce-bags.html

http://tipnut.com/35-reusable-grocery-bags-totes-free-patterns/

I have skimmed these sites, and they are really great! I also posted other sites on this blog previously with additional links to craft ideas.

By the way, you can have more than one entry for the upcycling contest!

YOUR CAMPAIGN IDEAS: I have been doing this for a year now, and I'm not sure I have any more ideas to throw at you. I am hoping you are still remembering and practicing the habits we tried to learn through the first year: switching power strips off at night, turning off lights in unused rooms, unplugging appliances not in use, eliminating personal appliances; using alternate modes of transportation, limiting driving trips, and not idling automobiles; recycling cans, plastics, cardboard, batteries, etc. and upcycling items where possible. In order to continue the Think! Energy campaign and keep it alive in this Department, I need your help. Please send me your ideas for topics or activities, ways that will help us keep the momentum going and continue to have monthly drawings.

JUNE DRAWING. Your future campaign ideas and upcycled items will earn entries to the June prize drawings! And now, if you are an early bird and send me a quick email and let me know you've read this blog entry, you could be eligible for a little bonus.

Thank you!
Your E-Team Captain,
Masuda