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Reach for the Stars - Usborne Books
Consultant Kari Chin sponsored a Reach for the Stars reading incentive program. The students read (non readers/young children were read to) and collected pledges from friends, neighbors, and relatives. This program works much like sponsoring someone to participate in a jump rope for heart or breast cancer walk type program, except with Reach for the Stars you are sponsoring a child to read. |
| Wendy's of East Dundee donates a portion of their sales on Wednesday afternoons to Griffin and FVBC Awana. Visit them anytime between 3:30 and 6:30. Tell them thank you for helping support our ministry!!! |
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Goodsearch Search Engine
Use GoodSearch for your search engine and the school receives about a penny per search. Last year it added up to over $80. |
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GoodShop
Click on GoodShop and do your online shopping there. GCS will receive a percentage. |
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| Recycle paper in the Green and Yellow Bin in our front and back parking lots.
What Goes in the Paper Retriever® Bin
Yes, Please……
Newspaper and Inserts – New newsprint can be made from 100% recycled paper. No virgin fiber has to be
added when using this type of process.
Magazines/catalogs – Our Retriever program is happy to take magazines and catalogs, all slick paper. We
can use all this high quality/high fiber paper with the exception of any paper coated in wax.
Office/School papers – These types of paper are highly recyclable. Because of the proliferation of paper
created by offices and schools, please use the Retriever bin to recycle all that you can. We are able to accept
window envelopes, paperback books, workbooks and staples without a problem. Shredded paper is acceptable
but please bag the shreds before putting them in the Retriever bin. However, please do not recycle colored
paper, wrapping or tissue paper, carbon paper or sticky notes.
Mail – Most direct mail is printed on high quality recyclable paper. Please recycle the mail that you feel
comfortable putting in our recycling bin.
No, Thanks…..
No Cardboard – We do not accept cardboard in any of our Retriever bins. We supply our mills with the
recycled fiber we collect through the Retriever program to create new newsprint. Cardboard should not be
used in making newsprint due to the excessive bleaching required.
However, cardboard is a valuable recycling commodity and should be recycled. Please research cardboard
recycling options in your area.
No food boxes, fiberboard or chipboard. Cereal boxes, soda boxes and other paper food containers should
be recycled with your cardboard. Please do not put these in the Retriever bin.
No textbooks or hard cover books. We do not have the equipment to modify these types of recyclables in
the Retriever system. Please research other options for recycling these items.
No Phone Books – We do not accept phone books in our Retriever bins. We supply our mills with the
recycled fiber we collect through the Retriever program to create new newsprint. Phone Books cannot be used
in making newsprint. The fibers in the pages of the phone book are in their smallest form and do not
contribute to the fiber needed for newsprint. Also, it is very hard to remove the ink from a phone book page.
However, phone books are a valuable recycling commodity and should be recycled in the proper capacity.
Please research phone book recycling options in your area. |
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