14 Aug KIDS! — green your “Back to School”

For most Austin-area school kids, next week is the time to pull it all together … AISD goes back to school August 24th.
Re-use It When you’re out shopping and getting ready, consider visiting Goodwill and looking for things you can reuse. (http://weareaustin.com/content/fulltext/?cid=13726)

Learn more, back-to-school tips: > 8 WAYS TO GREEN BACK TO SCHOOL http://earth911.com/blog/2009/08/10/8-ways-to-green-back-to-school/ > SEND YOUR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL GREEN http://greenchristiannetwork.com/green-life/take-action/send-your-kids-back-to-school-green/
Local student projects? 2 favorites: > URBAN ROOTS http://www.youthlaunch.org/programs/seeds.php > > UPLIFT AUSTIN http://www.upliftaustin.org/
Something inspirational. > If you haven’t seen LIL PEPPI — he speaks volumes to kids and adults everywhere. Check out this video from 2006 when LP was just 7 years old. (I’ve included the original video, plus the all-lyrics version): See with lyrics: ##
The list above is by no means complete! Please add your comments and suggestions below. And–have a great weekend. Wishing you and your family a very healthy, smart, green future! Chris