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Elsmere School Garage Sale 9/24 & 9/25

With traditional catalog fundraising sales declining year after year, Elsmere Elementary School's PTA decided it was time to change things up a bit.

"Parents were telling us they were getting tired of pushing gift wrap and household items on their friends, co-workers and families," said Patty Michaelson, Elsmere School PTA President. "Instead, we're holding a huge garage sale for our fall fundraiser this year. It also aligns with our ongoing quest at Elsmere School to become greener and more environmentally-friendly."

Donations are being accepted today until 4pm. A pre-sale will begin tonight from 6-8pm. $3 admission.
The sale is tomorrow, September 25, 2010 from 8-2pm with a bag sale beginning at 1pm.

There are clothes, children's toys, baby items, household good, books, sports equipment, holiday items, and more. Proceeds of sale will help fund programs and events at the school.

 

Earth Week 2009 Activities at Elsmere Elementary School

Kate Kloss - Principal, Dan Rain, Harriet Jaffe, Mike Klugman and I (Leslie Trosset), have put together some fun green activities at Elsmere School in honor of Earth Day, Wed. April 22nd. 

We've planned a variety of week-long activities and guest speakers, including:

• New Capri Sun, Kool-Aid, Honest Tea Drink Pouch recycling program that earns Elsmere's PTA 2 cents per pouch collected. Checkout www.terracycle.net.
• Lunch trash daily weigh-in. We'll weigh the lunch trash everyday and see if through recycling, not wasting food, and using re-usable containers will help reduce waste.
• Planting a strawberry bed with Dan Rain.
• Green "Spirit" Day - wear green, eco-friendly shirts, organic shirts, earth shirts, etc.
• A visit from Enviroman - our very own Middle School Asst. Principal Mark Warford will speak about the environment.
• A visit from a wildlife rehabilitator.
• A visit from Cornell's 4H who will bring their energy bike - pedal to see how much energy it takes to light a regular lightbulb vs. a Compact Florescent (CFL).
• A visit from Sharon Fisher - our town's recycling coordinator, who will discuss recycling.

Elsmere School's Science Fair Siblings Go Green

Siblings, Lucas and Sarah Grove prove just how bad littering is to our environment.

Elsmere School hosted their annual Science Fair organized by the incredibly talented and generous Ann Marie Carswell and a host of supportive volunteers.

Dozens of elementary school students displayed their terrific projects ranging from volcanoes to bubble gum to mixing diet coke and mentos - and everything in between.

But the one that caught BethlehemGoesGreen's attention was titled "Today and Tomorrow" by Lucas and Sarah Grove.

Watch this short video to learn how they came up with this terrific idea and what they learned from it.