Kids, college and commerce come together to keep Muscatine Green
Protect your identity, shred your documents.
Protect planet earth, recycle all that you can.
Go green Muscatine, plant something.
Operation Green Muscatine, a community-wide event to be held May 2 on the Muscatine Community College campus, will promote community improvement through a focus on litter prevention, waste reduction and beautification.
Following closely behind Earth Day on April 22nd and falling in line with the Great American Clean UP, Operation Green Muscatine is sponsored by the Members Community Credit Union and is presented by the Beta Zeta Phi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa along with two other student groups at MCC, All Kinds of People and the Horticulture Club.
A Full Day of Activities
Operation Green Muscatine kicks off with a tree planting ceremony at 10:30am on the MCC campus and continues with activities until 2:00pm. Children from the Learning Tree Preschool and from Colorado School are expected to participate in planting and recycling activities.
Information about recycling of all types and renewable energy sources like solar power and bio-fuels will be on display. Plus, Muscatine residents are encouraged to drop off recyclables such as ink and toner cartridges, old cell phones, old textbooks, and documents in need of shredding.
Members Community Credit Union has arranged for a giant Shred Truck to be on site from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. for anyone to bring old documents like bank statements, credit card offers, and invoices for shredding.
“With the ease of identity theft, it is important to shred any documents that list personal information,” said Brooke Mehaffey, marketing director for Members Community Credit Union.
The shred truck, recycle bins and activities tents will be located at the north end of the MCC Campus which borders Colorado Street.
Schedule
10:30 a.m.
Tree Planting Ceremony on MCC Campus
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Activities with school kids
• Green information demonstrations & tips on how to “go green!”
• Solar power
• Hybrid cars
• Nature Conservancy
• Big, Green Energy Machine
Recycle Bins
Giant Shred Truck
FREE FOOD AND DRINKS
As an added incentive for Muscatine residents to ‘Go Green’, anyone bringing a box of documents to be shred will receive a FREE reusable shopping bag.
Operation Green: Improving Our Communities is the focus of the 2008-2010 International Service Project for Phi Theta Kappa, International Honor Society of the Two Year College. Phi Theta Kappa has also partnered with Keep America Beautiful on this initiative. Visit Phi Theta Kappa's Operation Green website for more information about the organization's national program.
To assist with Operation Green Muscatine, contact Brooke Mehaffey at Members Community Credit Union (phone: 563-264-7210) or Jim Elias, PTK Advisor at MCC (phone: 563-288-6057)