Dear Parents,
We are pleased to inform you that Raintree Preparatory Academy will be participating again in the Recycle Rally!
What is Recycle Rally?
Recycle Rally is a nationwide school recycling program designed to raise awareness among K-12 students about the importance of recycling. It is sponsored by PepsiCo Recycling and can offer our school opportunities to earn valuable supplies and prizes as we teach our students the importance of recycling throughout the year.
What’s more, when we recycle bottles and cans through Recycle Rally, we provide dedicated support to post-9/11 U. S. veterans with disabilities through PepsiCo Recycling’s partnership with the Entrepreneurship for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), as well as help support The Nature Conservancy’s efforts to protect watersheds, which are nature’s filtration system for our drinking water.
What will my child be asked to do?
Students will be encouraged to recycle non-alcoholic beverage containers (plastic bottles marked with “#1 PETE” on the bottom and aluminum cans) at school to help our school earn rewards. Upon collection, we will tally and track the number of bags of recyclables to earn rewards points that can be redeemed on merchandise and supplies to help support our recycling program.
Grade Battle!
This year, we are having a competition between the grades! Each grade level has designated bins on their hallway. I will be keeping track of how much recycling each grade brings in, and the grade that brings in the most by the end of the school year will be awarded some awesome prizes!
If folks from the community want to bring recycle items in, without designating it to a grade, those items will be placed in the bins in the front hall, the “Bonus Bins”. Each week, the grade with the fewest referrals will be credited with those items!
How can I help?
We hope you’ll join us in making this year’s Recycle Rally a success by encouraging your child to get involved! If you find yourself in a place where recycling is not available, such as a store or park, please do not throw your bottles and cans away. Save them and have your child recycle them at school so we can earn more rewards points.
Where can I learn more about this program?
To learn more, feel free to contact me, our school’s Rally Leader. Recycle Rally occasionally provides interesting progress updates and I’d be glad to share them with you if you express interest in seeing how we are doing in this program.
Feel free to check out the program’s website for details including the complete terms and conditions of participation and how your students’ actions will make an impact. The website also includes some great tools and tips for making this program a successful one, so please visit PepsiCoRecycling.com/Programs/RecycleRally.
Sincerely,
Patty Meehan
Raintree Recycle Rally Leader
Speech-Language Pathologist, Raintree Elementary
