Upcoming Events – 2010
Call 972-524-0007 for more information about upcoming events.
Master Composters Class
August 7th, 2010
9:00 AM to 11:00AM
Kaufman County Garden
200 E. Main St, Forney, TX 75126
RSVP by August 5th to environmentalco-op@cebridge.net or call 972-524-0007.
Bring and share your favorite home made herb-fruit tea, iced or hot, for tasting. Prize for best tasting!
Special guest speaker: Pat Abranson, Hunt County Master Gardener, will share her "Herb Tea Secrets!"
See you in the Garden!
HAZWOPER: Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response Training
Date: August 23, 2010 (8-hr Refresher Course); or August 23-27 (Full 40-hr Course)
Tiime: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Where: Nucor Steel located at 600 Apache Trail, Terrell Texas 75160
Cost: There will be a 10% discount for all Civil Servants (including volunteer firemen and first responders under Homeland Security).
$125 for 8-hour refresher course (or $112 if Civil Servant)
$600 for full 40-hour course (or $540 if Civil Servant)
PLEASE RSVP BY AUGUST 13th!
We must have a minimum of 8 students for the class to make.
Also, returning refresher students need to bring your refresher book from last year. Please let us know if you cannot do this.
| June 21 | E -Advisory Meeting, Tour John Bunker Sands Wetlands in Crandall, TX, 9:00 am |
| June 26 | Environmental Co-op’s Summer Festival, Terrell, 9-2 pm, 1100 Airport Rd. |
| August 28 | ELECTRONICS RECYCLING – Location TBD |
| September 11 | ELECTRONICS RECYCLING & Paper Shredding Event, Greenville, TX., place TBA, from 9-12 noon |
| September 18 - October 1 | Part of Master Composter Class TRINITY RIVER TRASH BASH CLEANUP – Crandall. Volunteers needed for cleanup from 9am – 11am |
| September 25 - October 2 | Part of Master Composter Class |
| September 25 | Cedar Creek Cleanup, volunteers needed at Cedar Creek Lake from 9am – 1pm |
| October | Date TBA for Vermi-Compost Class, 10-12 pm (Composting with Worms) Class includes building your own home compost bin to take with you and instructions on care |
| October 2 | Electronic Recycling Event, City of Forney, 9-12 noon |
| October 9 | ELECTRONICS RECYCING - Garland, TX., location TBA, 9-12 noon |
| October 23 | Make a Difference Day - Cedar Creek area volunteer workday, 8 am-noon. Mabank Arena—free bulky trash collection Scarecrow Festival, City of Kaufman – Town Square ELECTRONICS RECYCLING – Location TBD |
| October 26 | Kaufman County hay Show, Tues, 5pm at Kaufman County Fairgrounds; Co-op Booth |
| November 13 | Texas Recycles Day ELECTRONICS RECYCLING – Terrell, 9am – 1pm |
| November 16 | E-Advisory Meeting, location TBA, 10 am |
| December 4 | Forney Christmas Parade, Forney |
| December 11 | Terrell Christmas Parade, Terrell |