Dogwood Alliance

Last week Dogwood Alliance visited Francine Delany Day School For Children to talk to kids about the fast food packaging problem! The kids were so excited, and they decided to make cards out of packaging they had collected to send to the fast food companies! We’ve had students across the state do this…

If you’re classroom is interested or you know someone who is, let me know and I’ll get you all setup. The more cards that are sent to the CEO’s the better. Below are some of the photos. Here’s a link to the science class blog: http://sciencefdnsc.blogspot.com/

Here’s the letter that Lindsey Hogan, science teacher at Francine Delany, sent to the CEO’s with the packaging cards:

Dear fast food junkies,

Our school has decided that our forests are too important to be wasted on packaging. For Earth Day, students elected to write you letters requesting that you please stop using our important resources for excess packaging. They chose to spend their day doing this because it is important to them as tomorrow's leaders. As a teacher, I educate today's youth about community and responsibility. We teach to students to make decisions that benefit those around them-not just in their own interest. The use of wreckless logging practices and overuse of packaging from industries like yours is resulting in the destruction of important ecosystems and excess waste in our landfills.

I request that you really consider these core values of responsibility and community that our students care about so much when you read their letters. Listen to their voices-they are those of concern and great awareness. In response I hope you will reevaluate your practices and consider the responsibility you have for our environment and community.

Thank you for your time,

-Lindsey Hogan
Francine Delany New School for Children

Thanks Francine Delany and all the awesome students there for your great cards out of packaging!

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