December 2018

Happy Holidays! Make them Green!

Upcoming Meeting Meetings for the Waste Watchers of the Eastern Shore are typically held on the second Wednesday of every month from Noon until 2pm at the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce in Melfa. Please join us for our next meeting at 12:00pm on Wednesday JANUARY 9th. All are welcome!

THERE IS NO MEETING IN DECEMBER

News, Current Events, & Resources

5 Tips for a Green and Happy Hanukkah! Use Earth Friendly Menorahs, Dreidels,and other Hanukkah Goodies Keep a Green Kitchen Use Beeswax Candles Give Green Gifts Celebrate and Heal the Earth

How to Have a 'Green' Christmas And 10 Ways to Have a Green Christmas Make your own recycled gift wrap Buy used Make your own gifts Shop local Alternative Christmas trees Use natural and recycled decorations Skip disposables Save energy (LED lights, etc.) Donate Burn Clean (candles) 10 Green New years Resolutions from Green Living! BYO Shopping Bags Cook from Scratch Eat organic/local Eat better meat & less of it Avoid Fast Fashion! Get the chemicals out of your cosmetics BYO Water Bottle Hang your laundry to dry Walk, bike, or take public tranportation Detox your home

And there's also Festivus! Haha However you spend your time this season, have fun, be safe, and enjoy your time with family and friends!

Upcoming training opportunity!

GreenWorks and Waste Watchers support good stewardship and environmental education. Take this 8 week course (plus the mandatory field trip and proof of CPR/First Aid certification) and learn how to operate sustainable and make a positive impact in your community. For more information visit: http://www.a-npdc.org/virginia-certified-ecotour-guide-course/

The Operation Our Clean Roads events for the fall are not yet determined, if you're interested in helping organize one in your neck of the woods, contact us and it could be in your neighborhood! We need YOUR help to schedule and plan for these monthly clean up events! October? November?? Please email wastewatchersintern@gmail.com with questions, suggestions for dates, when you're available to help, and locations for other future cleanups!

Sponsor-A-Road opportunity available on the Eastern Shore - Help your community while improving brand recognition! This is a financial contribution to a litter removal contractor, which includes an acknowledgement sign on Route 13. Please help spread the word. https://adoptahighway.net/ Video about the program on YouTube.

Membership Information

Pay your $10 annual membership dues , and volunteer with us at least once that year and receive a FREE Waste Watchers T-shirt! See the color/design to the left. Also, if you haven't checked out our new website, please take a moment to do so! www.WasteWatchersESVA.org We hope to make further improvements soon! If you have any ideas or suggestions, or are a whiz with WordPress and would like to help out, please email us.

This monthly e-newletter is made possible by the GreenWorks Committee, a collaboration between the Waste Watchers of the Eastern Shore and the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission! These mailings will announce upcoming meetings of the Waste Watchers and those of the GreenWorks Committee, as well as potential volunteer opportunities, related community events, and locally relevant news articles.

Waste Watchers of the Eastern Shore | (757) 824-0608 | wastewatchers.esva@gmail.com| www.wastewatchers.esva.net

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