January 2019

Happy New Year! Make it 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 (agenda linked in the blue button below). Minutes from the November 14th meeting can be found here . All are welcome!

JANUARY AGENDA

News, Current Events, & Resources

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

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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