| The
‘Going Green’ concept is alive and well with the Residents of Morgandale.
Thanks so much for your participation and cooperation. The Recycling/Environmental
Committee has scheduled its Fall Recycling Day event for Saturday, September
23rd, between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, rain or shine. The following are items that can be
recycled: Cardboard & Paper Recyclable Items: Catalogs,
magazines, newspapers, weekly advertisement circulars, junk mail, TV Guides,
folders, construction paper, poster paper, shredded paper, spiral notebooks,
theme books, and office and school paper. Shredded paper should be put in a
bag. Hard cover books can be recycled, however, please take off the front and
back hardcover. The metal on spiral books may remain intact. Co-mingle Recycling Box: Aluminum, tin and
bi-metal cans, glass bottles, jars, plastic bottles and jugs (#1 thru #7),
telephone books, corrugated cardboard (flattened), cartons (cereal, pasta,
tissue, milk), and soft back books. **** Win a Raffle: If you bring your recycling products
to the clubhouse parking lot between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon,
you will be entered in a raffle to win a $25 gift certificate for
participating in this Going Green event.
There will be three lucky winners of a
$25 gift certificate! Between the hours of 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., and between 10:00
a.m. -10:15 a.m., and between 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., the Committee will be
asking individuals who show up during those times a recycling trivia
question. If the correct answer is provided, then that individual will be
provided a tote bag or a bottle of hand sanitizer, or a gift bag. *** Donations: At this event we will be
collecting: 1.
Canned goods for Manna on Main Street 2.
Old blankets, old towels, toys, and
treats for the PSPCA 3. #2 pencils,
ball point pens, crayons, composition books, etc. to fill back packs for Keystone
Opportunity Center to donate to students in need 4. Sock Drive: The 50th Anniversary Committee
is having a Sock Drive to benefit Ruby’s Kids and Vietnam Veterans
(VVA). It will begin Sept. 23rd, Recycling Day, and
continue until November 1st.
New socks can be dropped off at the recycling event and
then at the office until November 1st. *** Time Capsules: We are still
collecting comments for our two Time Capsules, to be opened in 25 and 50 years
Please think of something you can write and drop in one or both of the
Time Capsules. *** Please come out on
September 23rd, for your environment, neighborhood, local community,
and a chance to win something. Thank
you for recycling! Your Recycling/Environmental Committee, Gary
Cassel Chairman, Marianne Natali, Esther Miller, Christine Carty, and Mary
Brennan |
