Green+Committee

= Green Committee = ====The Green Committee was established in 2001 by parents, our Science and Health teacher, students, and a neighborhood resident to move Cook Wissahickon toward sustainability inside and out. Our goal is to be one of the first "green" retrofitted schools in the Philadelphia School District.====

=Accomplishments= ====Tree nursery in the Kindergarten playground, 2 raised bed garden plots, a Farm Store with monthly sales of fresh local produce to parents and a Master Landscaping Plan completed by Viridian Landscape Studio (2009).==== Click on the link below to see the plan.

To read an article by the Community Design Colaborative about our green plans, click on Green Horizons for Cook-Wissahickon School.

=Current Initiatives=

====The 8th grade class is collecting used ink cartridges, cell phones, and/or PDA's, which they send to a company called Funding Factory. The company recycles the products and sends us a check, which the 8th graders will use to offset graduation dues. Please contact Mrs. Powers: teacherp3@comcast.net====

=**Recent Initiatives**=

During the 2008 - 2009 school year the Wissahickon Sustainability Council, Green Committee, has promoted the following Green events:
// Green Flea Market & Eco-Fair // //Vine Cutting Celebration on Earth Day,// //Earth Day Bags Projec Art Show and Silent Auction//

To read more about it and see our pictures click on @Green Events.
=**Related Initiatives**= Support legislation to reduce plastic bag and styrofoam waste in the City of Philadelphia: [] = = =Parent Video= [|The Story of Stuff]. = = =Co-Chairs= Abby Pelcyger, Science and Health Teacher Jeanne Barrett Ortiz, Parent

=Remaining 2009 Meetings=

June 4, Science Room
=Membership= To become a member, please email Jeanne Barrett Ortiz at dojbo1@hotmail.com = = = =