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Mini-Grant#: 13-17 Green Engineering Academy at Livermore High School,Dyson Airblades to Reduce Towel Waste,
<br /> Livermore,East County,$1,800.00-Funds from this grant will be used to purchase a Dyson Airblade hand dryer to replace paper
<br /> towels in the student bathroom.,which will reduce waste going to the landfill.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-18 Valley High School,Compost and Recycle Bins,Dublin,East County,$550.00-Funds from this grant will
<br /> be used to purchase a compost bin and accessories,and recycle bins to be placed in the cafeteria and around the courtyard.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-19 Rosa Parks Environmental Magnet,Expanding the 4R's at Rosa Parks Elementary,Berkeley,West
<br /> County,$2,136.00-Funds from this grant will be used to integrate the 4 R's throughout the curriculum through professional
<br /> development workshops,host Zero Waste Week in October with a 15 minute presentation about the 4 R's and sorting procedures in
<br /> each classroom,purchase eco-prizes for the Zero Waste Contest,purchase professionally made colorful signs for the lunchroom,and
<br /> purchase new indoor lunchroom bins and an outdoor bin system for the playground.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-20 Lincoln Middle School,An Alternative Use to the Original Purpose,Alameda,West County,$1,201.00-
<br /> Funds from this grant will be used to purchase(6)retired Agricultural Barrels for use as a rain water collection system. The barrels
<br /> will be connected to school downspouts and gutters,water will be collected and used to water school landscapes in the dry season.
<br /> The science and landscape teachers will provide lessons about new functions/purposes for materials once they have been"retired"
<br /> from their original use.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-21 Lincoln Middle School,The Reusable Canister Challenge,Alameda,West County,$2,994.00-Funds from
<br /> this grant will be used to purchase 200 stainless steel canister style water bottles to be distributed to students to replace disposable
<br /> plastic drinking bottles on campus.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-22 Vincent Academy,4R's Service Learning Projects,Oakland,West County,$3,000.00-Funds from this
<br /> grant will be used to continue and build upon the current 4R's Service Learning Program and to purchase kindergarten through third
<br /> grade field experiences,library collection titles,and fourth and fifth grade curriculum development.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-23 Maya Lin Elementary School,Maya Lin Elementary School Garden,Alameda,West County,$845.00-
<br /> Funds from this grant will be used to purchase a worm factory composting bin,red worms,a composting bin,soil testing kits,and
<br /> composting books and materials to aid instruction.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-24 Henry Haight Elementary School,Three Stage Composting,Alameda,West County,$850.00-Funds from
<br /> this grant will be used to purchase the materials needed to build a three stage composting system,supplies for posters and signage,and
<br /> items needed to create a video. The three-stage composting system will manage the large amount of vegetation from the school
<br /> garden. In addition composting from the schools grown vegetables and the school salad bar that generates a good deal of compostable
<br /> food and paper.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-25 Alameda County Office of Education,Waste Reduction Photography,Hayward,West County,$1,794.49
<br /> -Funds from this grant will be used to purchase a professional quality camera. This camera will be used to report high-quality waste
<br /> reduction efforts from Alameda County and to create new image based curricular resources,waste reduction signage,and"how-to"
<br /> tool kits.Photos will also be shared through the Service-Learning Waste Reduction Project's Facebook page which is followed by
<br /> more than 175 people and organizations.
<br /> Mini Grant#: 13-26 Valley Montessori School,Waste Prevention and Recycling Program,Livermore,East County,$1,836.90
<br /> -Funds from this grant will be used to improve the waste and recycling program at Valley Montessori School site by purchasing
<br /> uniform,functional waste containers for the classrooms and community gathering areas. The school will also seek to educate the
<br /> students further regarding recycling and waste reduction through continuing education.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-27 Irvington High School,Reuse and Refill: Say No! to Plastic Bottles,Fremont,West County,$3,000.00-
<br /> Funds from this grant will be used to reduce plastic bottles on campus by purchasing and installing a wall mounted drinking fountain
<br /> and bottle filling station.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-28 Croce Elementary School,Staying on Track with the 4R's,Livermore,East County,$2,825.00-Funds
<br /> from this grant will be used to fund an adult to be present and oversee the Trashbusting Line during lunchtime and encourage students
<br /> to recycle and compost. Grant funds will also be used to purchase gloves for student Trashbusters.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-29 Oakland International High School,Food Scrap Program,Oakland,West County,$3,000.00-Funds from
<br /> this grant will be used to compensate student food monitors,teachers and custodial support of the food waste program during
<br /> lunchtime. Lunchtime monitors advise students as they separate their lunch waste into five categories;compost,liquid,landfill,
<br /> recycling and food share. Without these monitors the program would not be effective in diverting food waste from the landfill.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 13-30 John F.Kennedy High School,JFK Food Scraps to Gardens Recycling Program,Fremont,West County,
<br /> $3,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to reduce food scraps that go to the landfill though a yearlong service learning project.
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