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Carla Mae Streeter, OP Aquinas Institute of Theology 23 South Spring Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108-3323 streeter at slu.edu phone: 314-256-8882 fax: 314-256-8888 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:55:58 -0500 From: Erica Fendler <erica at slaco.org> To: stlouiscap at hotmail.com Subject: Emailing: enews_Sept2006 _____ If you are having problems viewing this page go to, <http://www.stlcap.org/site/enews_Sept2006.htm> http://www.stlcap.org/site/enews_Sept2006 <http://www.stlcap.org/site/index.html> In This Issue: September 2006 What has Happened? . Make A Difference Center <> Partnership . CAP's Display at SSM's <> Health Fair . Green Drinks <> Event What is Coming Up? . Idle Free Schools Events <> Things that you can do! . Check St. Louis' Air <> Quality . Recycle your Old <> Electronics <> . Resources, Links, <> & Articles <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/hr_dotted_000_000.gif> What has Happened? Make A Difference Center Partnership The Make A Difference Center is a program under SLACO, which serves low-to-moderate income families. MADC was established to create a greater sense of community by providing activities and a safe environment for the children and youth in Etzel Place Apartments and in the surrounding areas after school. This organizations utilizes youth volunteers that <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/clip_image002_014.jpg> have grown through this program. These volunteers have agreed to partner with St. Louis Community Air Project by teaching other about Indoor Air Quality. They are spreading their teachings through the Detox Your Domicile Skit that was created through Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Center and St. Louis CAP. Marcus Rivas and Erica Fendler teamed up to train the MADC volunteers about Detox Your Domicile and indoor air quality. Here the volunteers learned what are harmful chemicals that we use in our home, ways we can avoid these chemicals and what health problems can arise from these harmful toxins in Indoor Air. The volunteers have agreed to perform two puppet shows, two Detox Your Domicile skits, and two Detox trainings. The group has currently performed one of their required puppet shows. <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/clip_image002_002.jpg> <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/clip_image002_007.jpg> Above to the left Jennay and her fellow volunteers are backstage performing the puppet show. To the right the kids participate as the volunteers perform To learn more about the MADC please visit: http://stlouis.missouri.org/slaco/htmlFiles/madc.html To learn more about Detox please visit: http://www.stlcap.org/site/m_detox.html *Also if you are interested or if you know any young adults that might be interested in teaching others about indoor air quality please contact Erica Fendler at stlouiscap at hotmail.com <mailto:stlouiscap at hotmail.com%20> or 314.533.9104.* (back to top <> ) <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/hr_dotted_000_000.gif> CAP's Display at SSM's Health Fair SSM Health Care invited St. Louis CAP to join their 2006 Health Fair, which is put together for their employees. St. Louis CAP was among many that showed up to teach SSM employees how they can lead healthier and safer lives. Grace Hills Clean Air Project joined St. Louis CAP in this effort. (see Alycia below) <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/clip_image002_009.jpg> To the right Erica discusses healthy and safe cleaning options for this SSM employee. Erica, Lauren, Alycia passed out many of the Less Toxic Alternatives for Cleaning sheet, which contains over 50 alternatives to hazardous household cleaning products. St. Louis CAP taught SSM employees about Indoor Air Quality! Yes we brought all of our great materials and giveaways that are utilized in the Detox Your Domicile Skit. One of the ways that people participated was by having them figure out what labels on cleaners actually mean and how they would be categorized from lest to severely dangerous. Let's see if you can put these labels below in the correct order: <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/clip_image002_010.jpg> Caution - Non-Toxic - Danger/Poison - Warning After you put the labels in order from the least to most toxic, think about each label and the amount that an average size adult could ingest for it to cause severe harm. Click here for the answers <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/clip_image002_011.jpg> After the Health Fair St. Louis CAP was asked to keep a display up in their lunch room for an additional two weeks! SSM was very happy with the crowd we attracted during the fair. If your interested in St. Louis CAP having a display at you event please contact Erica Fendler at stlouiscap at hotmail.com <mailto:stlouiscap at hotmail.com%20> or 314.533.9104. (back to top <> ) <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/hr_dotted_000_000.gif> Green Drinks Event Since April 2005, St. Louis Chapter of Green Drinks has brought a panel of experts together for an informal discussion on a new environmental topic each month. Green Drinks strives to create an opportunity for those interested in sustainability and environmental issues to gather, network, discuss issues important to them, and learn from one another. St. Louis CAP was invited to the September discussion, which was their 2nd Annual Green Car Show! The car show took place from 6 to 7:30pm and featured more than a dozen of the greenest vehicles available: * Hybrids - Toyota Prius, Mercury Mariner, Ford Escape, Lexus RX 400h, Honda Civic * Super fuel efficient cars - Scion XA, Smart Car * Flexfuel pickup * E-Max Electric Ride (electric scooter) * Biodeisel & Straight Vegetable Oil vehicles * + more The panel discussion followed the car show and featured experts in biodiesel vehicles, fuel efficiency, automotive technologies, plus information on anti-idling ordinances & emissions-related health concerns. <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/clip_image002_012.jpg> St. Louis CAP took this opportunity to discuss their efforts to reduce school bus idling in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. We also informed audience members that they can take action themselves by reporting vehicles that are idling longer than the city or county ordinance permits. We informed participants about the health problems that may occurr from exhaust or diesel exhaust. If you would like to know more about Green Drinks Please visit http://www.bgb.org/greendrinks/ If you would like to know more about St. Louis CAPs efforts and idle reduction ordinances please visit http://www.stlcap.org/site/m_idlefree.html (back to top <> ) <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/hr_dotted_000_000.gif> What is Coming UP? Idle Free Schools Events <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/clip_image002_008_000.jpg> St. Louis CAP is gearing up for three Idle Free Schools' events. They are a focus group for St. Louis Public Schools stakeholders and two panel discussions. One panel discussion will include Missouri school districts in the St. Louis Metropolitian area, while the second will include Illinois districts. The focus group involves St. Louis Public School stakholders; parents, teachers, principals, bus contractors, drivers, the director of transportation, nurses, etc. We will keep the focus group small so that discussion among the participants will be free-flowing and productive. We hope the focus group will give participants the opportunity to understand various aspects of Idle Free Schools and to work togetherto determine what we can do to decrease school bus idling.. This event will be held November 15th 2006. We will keep you posted. The two panel discussion will feature school districts who have already adopted no idling policies and enforcements. Districts will share their experiences regarding their idle free efforts. We will also invite transportation in each school district to attend the discussions. We hope that the information will reach schools that have not yetadopted a policy and help many districts share ideas on the topic of idle reduction. St. Louis CAP will hold the Missouri event on January 10th and the Illinois event in late January or early February. If you feel that your school district should be a part of the Panel Event please share this information with them and/or ask them to contact Erica Fendler at stlouiscap at hotmail.com <mailto:stlouiscap at hotmail.com%20> or 314.533.9104 (back to top <> ) <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/hr_dotted_000_000.gif> Things you can do! Check St. Louis' Air Quality Most people check the temperature in the morning before they start their day. This helps them decide what to wear and if they will need a warm or cold drink to get through the day. But how many people do you think check their air quality for the day. If you are sensitive to the air quality then possibly often? The air quality is important for everybody to check and know before starting their day. Where can you check the air quality for St. Louis? http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.national When you get to the site click on the Missouri state on St. Louis' location. This is where you can find the air quality, weather, and much more information. Check the air quality Index below. Air Quality Index (AQI): Particle Pollution Index Values Levels of Health concern Cautionary statements 0-50 Good Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. (None) 51-100 Moderate Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy exertion 101-150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion 151-200 Unhealthy People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion. Everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion 201-300 Very Unhealthy People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should avoid all physical activity outdoors. Everyone else should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion > 300 Hazardous People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should remain indoors and keep activity levels low. Everyone else should avoid all physical activity outdoors. (http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=static.aqi#good) (back to <> top) <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/hr_dotted_000_000.gif> Recycle Your Old Electronics Do you have a computer monitor and/or an old cell phone stuffed in your closet or basement? Has your old electronics possibly been there because you do not know how to discard it? Well you have made a great first choice by not throwing these items away. Electronic equipment can be very toxic and should be dismantled and scraped properly. Good news is that you can recycle your electronics with E-cycle St. Louis. If you are interested in E-cycling St. Louis please vis e-cycle St. Louis - Electronics Recycling for the St. Louis Region - Reuse. Recycle. Refurbish. <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/clip_image002_013.jpg> it: http://www.ecyclestlouis.org/index.html The site lists all the electronic recycling in the St. Louis area as well as all the reasons people should recycle their electronics. Even if you do not own electronics to recycle, be sure to check out the site anyway - it offers alot of great information! (back to top <> ) Resources, Links & Articles National Idling Reduction News: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/pdfs/newsletters/nov04_network_ news.pdf Green Cleaning University: http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=33467 UMass Lowell's Toxics Use Reduction Institute Five Chemicals Study Reveals Practical Alternatives for Massachusetts Industry and Consumers: http://www.turi.org/content/content/view/full/3811 Check out some Green Tips: <http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/greentips/> http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/greentips/ Answers to the labels question (in order from least to severe) Non-Toxic - Caution- Warning- Danger/Poison What do these labels mean? Non-toxic: does not need labels Caution: An ounce to over a pint taken by mouth could kill an average-sized adult Warning: A teaspoon to an ounce by mouth could kill an average-sized adult Danger/Poison: A taste to a teaspoon taken by mouth could kill an average-size adult (back to <> top) To Unsubscribe from our newsletter, email stlouiscap at hotmail.com <mailto:stlouiscap at hotmail.com?subject=Unsubscribe%20from%20stlcap.org%20ene ws> <http://www.stlcap.org/site/images/hr_dotted.gif> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 15789 bytes Desc: Url : http://lists.more.net/archives/tgena/attachments/20061009/ddb581b0/attachment.gif -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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