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Category «Environmental»
Recycle for Good
Project encompassing recycling everything from used printer ink, to purses, to shoes, DVDs for veterans, used greeting cards and more.
Days for Girls
Our DfG project commenced in 2018 and still continues in 2023. After hearing at a District Conference, how girls in some overseas countries very rarely have access to feminine hygiene products and sit on cardboard each month we started planning to include DfG as a hands-on project for our club. Sewing days are organised inviting along not only Altrusans but our community as well to help us cut, match, stitch, press, overlock, glue and sometimes unpick! It is fantastic to have our community help us which has led to some helping with other projects too! We have donated underwear, soaps, facecloths, money alongside feminine hygiene products to our own community helping overcome period poverty for struggling families locally
Environmental Tips – Altrusa MHC Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Each month a member, Martha Woody, contributes an Environment Tip(s) that appear in the club’s monthly newsletter. Please find below an example of one of the articles that appeared in the April 2021 Newsletter:
As we start a new season, we may find that we need new supplies. Try buying second hand –
it will reduce waste and the amount of money you spend! Plus, you can support organizations
like the Community Storehouse and Goodwill.
Buy local! Support the Uptown Farmers Market in Martinsville which is now operating again
– great local products at fabulous prices.
Since you’re buying fresh produce at the Farmers Market, try a meatless day of the week
(maybe Monday, maybe not). The meat industry is a major contributor to greenhouse gas
emissions. If we all do a little, it adds up to a lot.
Of course, take your reusable bags to the Farmers Market (or the grocery store for that matter).
Plastic bags are dangerous to birds and fish.
Speaking of birds, would you like to watch them as you drink your morning coffee? Install bird
feeders and make your yard more welcoming for local wildlife.
Unplug at night – it’s good for you as well as the environment! Turn off your screens at least
an hour before bedtime. And don’t just turn them off, unplug them as well, or they will
continue to use energy even when not turned on.
This is a harder one – make the effort to unsubscribe from junk mail. Think of all the trees
that we can save! What a great way to observe the 51st annual Earth Day on April 22nd!
Environmental Tips
Each month a member, Martha Woody, contributes an Environment Tip(s) that appear in the club’s monthly newsletter. Please find below an example of one of the articles that appeared in the April 2021 Newsletter:
As we start a new season, we may find that we need new supplies. Try buying second hand –
it will reduce waste and the amount of money you spend! Plus, you can support organizations
like the Community Storehouse and Goodwill.
Buy local! Support the Uptown Farmers Market in Martinsville which is now operating again
– great local products at fabulous prices.
Since you’re buying fresh produce at the Farmers Market, try a meatless day of the week
(maybe Monday, maybe not). The meat industry is a major contributor to greenhouse gas
emissions. If we all do a little, it adds up to a lot.
Of course, take your reusable bags to the Farmers Market (or the grocery store for that matter).
Plastic bags are dangerous to birds and fish.
Speaking of birds, would you like to watch them as you drink your morning coffee? Install bird
feeders and make your yard more welcoming for local wildlife.
Unplug at night – it’s good for you as well as the environment! Turn off your screens at least
an hour before bedtime. And don’t just turn them off, unplug them as well, or they will
continue to use energy even when not turned on.
This is a harder one – make the effort to unsubscribe from junk mail. Think of all the trees
that we can save! What a great way to observe the 51st annual Earth Day on April 22nd!
Working To Protect The Environment
Early in the 2020-2021 Altrusa year, a member of our Altrusa group, who is also a member of the General Joseph Martin Daughters of the American Revolution chapter in our locality, spoke at an Altrusa meeting. A proposed project was organized through TREX recycling, and specific plastics qualified for collection and submission to the TREX Company were identified. As she explained the potential project with a goal to collect 500 pounds of #4 plastics, our members were interested in joining the effort to collect those plastics. Through the program, we became more aware of the types of plastics that typically go into the trash and thus into the waste management stream and convinced us of the need to deal with these items in a more responsible way. Members of Altrusa International of Martinsville-Henry County voted to begin the joint effort with the DAR to collect the #4 (LDPE) plastics. Some members of the club were already actively involved in local plastics recycling efforts but relegated to throwing away the numerous Low-Density Polyethylene (#4) items they accumulated every day. The total amount of plastics collected was 531 pounds which was over the goal.
ASTRA club Habitat for Humanity build Project
the ASTRA club coordinated travel to the location in Scarborough, Me and worked on various tasks associated with building a home for Habitat for Humanity.
Lunch was delivered and provided by the parent organization, Altrusa International of Portland, ME.
They spent the day, hammering, hauling wood, painting and general cleanup.
Days for Girls
100 Days for Girls kits have been made and shipped to Guyana, South America. This is the second shipment of DFG kits Altrusans have make and shipped to Guyana.
We meet monthly at the local school’s Home Economics room.
Tower Garden for Environmental Literacy
A vertical garden was purchased and installed in an ongoing gardening project with a non-profit daycare in order to further understanding of the origin and importance of our food supply in an environmental context. Hands-on interaction with the children and staff was provided as well as literacy support. Members enjoyed the opportunity to share their knowledge of gardening, plant care, and the environment. We encourage the children and their parents to consider the environment by participation in gathering recyclables. Altrusa International Club of Lake City provided 10 happy adult volunteers who encouraged the child’s individual participation. As well as supporting and teaching the staff. Juice Plus, the supplier of the Tower, provides teaching modules for literacy and environment. Happy House provides well chaperoned giggling and smiling children. Together we have fun learning about the earth and how important plants are to our lives.
Garden Clean Up
Clean up the garden space & power wash side walks at the Temple Community Clinic ( a local clinic serving the local people in need of health care but have no insurance).