Wave of Change

There are 14 members of the Champions for Change Environmental Group this year and they have already been working hard to maintain and support our recycling program in the Junior School.  Every Friday they empty, sort and bag any containers that are recyclable and Mrs Pollard takes the empties to our local Containers for Change depot, to be deposited in our PLC account.

This Semester they plan to increase their commitment and they have entered a competition with Containers for Change and Plastic Oceans. The goal is to raise as much as we can for our school, while competing against other schools. The Champions want you to know, if they win, they will win $1000 for the school.

You can help by donating bottles. You can bring them from home to put them in the green wheelie bin. Even If you do not normally collect them, please still bring them to school as it would be a great help. There is also going to be a competition to see which grade can contribute the most recyclable containers. If you can do these few things, then you are champions too!

We have posters to give to any families who own their own business that are willing to contribute. We can also provide the stickers to place on any ‘bags’ of containers that you may want us to drop off on your behalf, or you are able to drop off.

We have information regarding what is acceptable for cashing in, we will continue to inform both sectors of the College over the coming term and we are more than willing to respond to any family businesses who might like to ask additional questions.

The competition runs until November and we really want to raise as much as we can, while ‘raising’ our environmental voice.

Written by Sabine Michel-Power and Mitchell Richmond (Year 5)

Emails can be sent to Mrs Lu Pollard lpollard@pacluth.qld.edu.au who will be able to forward the posters for display at your local business or workplace.  We will organise a “drop-off’ point in our next COMPASS article, for those bringing in from home.