| At BRING, volunteers really do make the world go ’round. Or most specifically, the materials they help to collect, teach about, or sort out. Go round and round because of their efforts. But even more than that, volunteers give us hope, a leg up and a warm feeling. From all of us at BRING we thank you. |
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| Karen Carlson | Chris Veloon | Anne Borland | Tom Jeffryes |
| Robin Best | Emily Evans | Emily Heilbrun | Jason Jett |
| Dwan Rae | Nancy Hamren | Nate Linquist | Sue Thompson |
| Grant Wiegert | Karyn Kaplan | Kristina Measells | Gay Blankenship |
| Gary Cornelius | Robert Painter | Lara Florez | Warren Blankenship |
| Connie French | Joshua Skov | Gloria Wilberger | Ewing Davison |
| Judy Potter | Lorraine Kerwood | Ward Ricker | Jack Trojan |
| Laoni Davis | Scott Dybvad | Rex Fox | Mike Duran |
| Erica Benedict | Linda Keller | Elaine Rees | Pat Ferris |
| Gerry Morsello | Julie Miller | Jaimie Hoerter |
Majic Johnson |
| 4J School District | McKenzie School District | ||
| YOU CAN HELP, TOO! — REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS | |||
| WHAT WE NEED | WHAT YOU’LL DO | TIME IT TAKES | AMAZING BENEFITS |
| Talented Newsletter Layout Angel |
Format this newsletter beautifully | 4 issues a year | Show off your design talent to 8,500 readers |
| Charming Volunteer Coordinator | Recruit, track, and adore our volunteers | 4-10 hours a week | Meet the very best people in our community |
| Cheery Warehouse Helpers | Sort scrap and impose order on chaos | 2-56 hours a week. Go ahead! Spend all your waking hours here | Anthropological Study Opportunity. See what is used and discarded. |
| Newsletter Mailing Marvels | Prepare this newsletter to reach mailboxes | The whole shebang takes 40 hours. Great for groups. We love teens! | Read the newspaper hot off the press. Hang out with friends. |
| Information Sleuths | Make sure we’ve got our facts straight. Research new recycling opportunities | Flexible | Learn what to do with everything from axle grease to ziplock bags |
| Tidy Minded Office Organizer | File new stuff, go through old files, and help us find the stuff we lose | Flexible | Who knows what you’ll discover |
| Mighty Construction Workers | Help build the fabulous “Green Building” on our new site | Flexible — call Eggert Madsen at 687-8608 | Fame, fortune, a nice tan and a new future for BRING |
| Creative Reuse Craft or Repair Teacher | Share your skill, and teach others in a small workshop setting | Flexible, evenings & weekends | Share with, influence, and inspire others |
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| If you have a recycling business or recycled product to feature in this department, please send contact information to the Newsletter Editor at 746-3023 or info@bringrecycling.org. | ||
| The Home ReDesign Studio A business specializing in old, new and redo opened its doors April 1, 2003, at 949 Pearl Street. It’s a fun place for junk lovers, bargain hunters, do-it-yourselfers and shabby chic shoppers. Some items are ready to go, others are in progress and the rest are waiting for you to take home and overhaul. Each day an artist, designer or decorator is there to help you make a selection, give advice or decorating hints. By painting, sewing, repairing or rearranging, the artist of the day prepares items such as small decor, garden decor and furniture for sale. Ambience is causal, prices are low and each piece is original. Visit often because things change fast. Not just the inventory, even the walls! Each month a faux finish is added to the walls in anticipation of painting classes and for the monthly artwalk tour. The ReDesign Studio is looking for more artists to be there on Monday and Tuesday. Artists, who want to paint, repair, redesign and prepare items for the shop and can maintain a reliable schedule should contact Su Carey at 541-547-4151. Store hours are variable. Call 345-5470, or ring the doorbell, you never know! They are generally open in the lunch hour, and Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 4pm. Science Factory Summer Camp Features Reuse The Science Factory Hands-on Children's Museum will be offering middle school summer camps that teach reuse and recycling concepts: “Junkyard Journeys” and “Car Physics.” Junkyard Journeys consists of treasure hunting through junkyards for items to use in imaginative, fantastic inventions designed by campers and counselors. Car Physics campers will also visit local car dealers to test drive electric and bio-diesel vehicles. The Science Factory has over 55 weekly camps starting June 23 and continuing through August 29. The full schedule of summer camps, membership information and others events and programs can be downloaded from the Web at www.sciencefactory.org or call 682-7888. |
Compost Tea Happens Compost is nothing new to Lane County residents, many of whom routinely separate their yard trimmings for curbside collection or to compost in their own backyard. They are aware of the many benefits of compost, and how best to incorporate it into their gardens and landscapes. Something that is fairly new on the scene for Lane County residents is compost tea—essentially a liquid version of compost with comparable benefits. A unique feature of compost tea is that it can be easily and economically applied over large areas with watering cans, backpack sprayers or existing irrigation systems. Homeowners, organic farmers, orchardists, landscapers and others are all finding benefits by using compost tea regularly during peak growing periods applied to the soil, the foliage, or both. Compost tea contains a rich mixture of beneficial microorganisms, micronutrients, and other organic compounds that work together to revitalize the soil’s natural biological processes. A healthy functioning soil ecosystem requires less synthetic input to resist pests and diseases. A Eugene company is helping to spread the word and advance the use of compost tea. Growing Solutions, Inc. at 160 Madison St. has been manufacturing and distributing compost tea systems and related products for sustainable agriculture since 1997. They currently offer aerated compost tea systems that produce 25, 100 and 500 gallons of respectively, and have placed these systems all over the world. There are now 5 locations in Eugene and Springfield to buy fresh compost tea made with Growing Solutions, Inc. tea systems. Prices and days of tea availability vary, so check with the location first: Down to Earth – Eugene (Downtown) Johnson Brothers – Coburg Lane Forest Products – Eugene Little Red Farm Nursery – Springfield Rexius – Eugene For more information, contact Growing Solutions at 343-8727 or visit their Web site at www.growingsolutions.com— Cindy Salter |
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