These are the photos taken at some of our tabling events, meetings, protests, and hearings. Enjoy the pictures!!! To see our music video, "Good Night Styrene," please click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-aWXDEzYPQ We entered Duke University's 3inGreen 30 sec Video Contest. See our entry here! Here's a photo of the typical day's trash set out on our school's loading dock. Notice the bags of polystyrene lunch trays.   Young Activist Club receives standing ovation when receiving award at Bethesda Green Gala, Oct. 5th, 2011 Roundhouse Theater  Young Activist Club joins other Green Award recipients on stage, Oct. 5th, 2011  Young Activist Club members Margot and Kira are interview by Montgomery Cable at the Bethesda Green Gala, October 5th, 2011.  Anna being interviewed by Montgomery Cable at Green Gala, Oct. 5th, 2011  Margot, Kira, and Anna holding up their lunch tray signs at the Green Gala, Oct. 5th, 2011  Young activistis Noa, Sara, Anna, and Kira gather petitions in support of no styrofoam lunch trays at Piney Branch ES at the Bethesda Green Gala, Oct. 5th, 2011  ***************************************************************************************** CLUB LAUNCHES OUR NO STYROFOAM BUSINESS PLEDGE CAMPAIGN, JUNE 16 2011 Window Sticker for businesses who sign pledge agreeing to go polystyrene free for their food service ware      **************************************************************************************** YOUNG ACTIVIST MEETS NEW SUPERINTENDENT DR. STARR. JUNE 16TH, 2011    The PTA agreed! November 4th, 2010. Click here to read the pledge.  Noa and Anna at PTA meeting, Nov. 4th, 2010. In addition to the polystyrene-free pledge, they raised important issues about adequate recess time and the inability to talk to their friends when in line. Nov. 4th, 2010.  Anna dresses up as "Scary Styrofoam" for the Takoma Park Halloween Parade, Oct. 29th, 2010. She wins for most creative costume for her age group! Go Anna!    Club at first county Youth Town Hall Meeting, Rockville, MD, Feb. 3, 2010.  3rd grader Anna tells the County Council about the problems with polystyrene lunch trays and ask for their help in getting our pilot project approved. She garnered the biggest applause of the evening and the Council promised to talk to Superintendent Weast.  Anna holding up her sign after making remarks on behalf of the club.  4th Grader Cate demonstrates the use of a reusable cup at the reception preceding the Youth Town Hall meeting. The county used two different types of polystyrene cups at the reception!  5th grader Jeremy and 4th grader Jake hold up their reusable cups at the reception.  Young Activist Club members hold up their signs at the Youth Town Hall Meeting.         We held a mini-rally before we testified before the Montgomery County (MD) Board of Education. Here we are holding up our signs for a group photo, July 27, 2009.  We testified before the Montgomery County (MD) Board of Education requesting permission to do our pilot project, July 27th, 2009.  Club members being interviewed by local NPR radio, WAMU, before the Board of Education meeting, July 27, 2009.  This is our table at the Takoma Park Jazz Festival, June 14th, 2009.    This photo shows some of us with our MD State Senator, Jamie Raskin  Here we are waiting to testify before the Takoma Park (MD) City Council, June 8, 2009. The piles of styrofoam lunch trays represent one day's worth!!!  Tabling and collecting petition signatures at the Takoma Park Farmers' Market, June 2009.   Meeting with Takoma Park City Mayor, Bruce Williams, April 2009    Club Photo, April 2009  Collecting signatures for our petition on Earth Day 2009.  Sometimes we meet outside if the weather is good.  Making posters to put up at our school.     This is the club in November '08 after we picked up trash around our school grounds. We are on the loading dock where the trash is set for pickup.  |