Ralston Middle School 7th graders from Cadette Troop 724, alumni of Sandpiper, have teamed up with the Sandpiper PTA Green Team to help make a difference. At Sandpiper’s Fall Festival in October, the girls helped Sandpiper collect 150 pairs of athletic shoes for donation to the Nike Re-Use-A-Shoe Program. The shoes will be ground up and made into sport surfaces like running tracks, basketball courts, playgrounds, and soccer fields.  SAVE your athletic shoes and there will be another collection in May, 2010.

The girls also joined with Ecophones, an electronics recycling group, to collect old cell phones, iphones, ink jet cartridges, MP3 players and old laptop computers.  We are continuing our collection of these small electronic items throughout the school year. Starting in Jan.,2010, there will be a collection bin for Ecophones/Sandpiper PTA in the Sandpiper Community Center.  Please help Girl Scout Troop 724 and Sandpiper students GO GREEN with recycling your old and unused small electronic items.

— Submitted by Fran & Laura, Green Team Co-Chairs