Fairfax County Students - On Air Radio Ad Contest

I made reference to this contest in an earlier post today and thought that I should list the info about it again (see post on September 21st).

You can print the contest application form at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/school.htm.

Fairfax County is looking for students to create a script for a 30-second radio advertisement. They want the message to concentrate on why everyone in Fairfax County should recycle mixed paper and cardboard. Use your creativity and see what you come up with.

Not only could your ad be heard on the radio, but you're entered in the America Recycles Day Contest too.

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America Recycles Day Contest

This is the contest that was printed at the bottom of the Fairfax County Students On Air Radio Contest form that came home in the Wednesday folders a week or so ago. It doesn't say where to mail in the entry form, so I did some detective work on the internet and found just what I was looking for. You may have been looking for it too.

If you go to http://www.mwcog.org/environment/recycling/recyclesday/rules.asp, it will tell you how to participate in this contest. Basically, you hand print your full name and address on a scrap piece of paper or the entry card and send it to the address that they have listed under the heading "How to Participate."

There are regional prizes:
One K-12 Student: $300 gift certificate at a bicycle shop AND $500 grant to the local K-12 environmental program/club of choice.
One Adult: $300 gift certificate at a bicycle shop

Send in your entry form (one per person) by November 20, 2007 and see what happens!

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Recycling Online Game

Here's a fun online activity for ya. The National Recycling Coalition has a nifty contraption called the Conversionator. You can play at www.nrc-recycle.org.

Have fun!

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Virginia Recycling Association Contest

Wouldn't it be great to win at a contest?! Even better, wouldn't it be great if the prize was $250 that went to your favorite local environmental charity of your choice?!

The Virginia Recycling Association is having a contest to raise awareness for buying recycled products, recycle what you've used and America Recycles Day which is November 15th. This is a different contest than the one that went out in Wednesday folders a few weeks ago.

Check out http://www.vrarecycles.org/ard.htm and click on the online pledge form. It's easy and a great way to pick up some new recycling ideas and tips.

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As Easy As Changing A Lightbulb

Remember our posting on October 5th? Well, I'm here to tell ya that it's a fantastic deal not to be missed!

I pledged to replace 8 standard lightbulbs in our home and the county emailed me a link. I then printed my coupon and off to Office Depot I went.

The limit for the coupon is 10 CFL (compact fluorescent lightbulbs), but the store only had 8. I bought them out!

The $3 came off of every single one of the bulbs. So, my grand total for 8 CFLs was $12.54! That's just $1.57 a piece! And they'll save us energy when we turn them on . . . and they screw in just like a standard bulb . . . and they'll last 5 years!!

I thanked the salesperson at Office Depot and politely refused the plastic shopping bags she wanted to put them in. I walked out cradling the bulbs in one arm and holding the receipt in the other.

We have posters from the county about this program (just picked them up today), so you'll be seeing them around school.

If you'd like to get in on this great deal, just go to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2007/223.htm and click on the link to pledge that you will change at least one of the standard light bulbs in your home to an energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulb. After you make the pledge, you will receive a $3 discount coupon toward the energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs at Office Depot or WalMart.

Thank you, Fairfax County, for making it easier for us to Make a Difference and Change a Light!

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