Submitted by Scarlett Skillman
My name is Scarlett Skillman and I am a six grader at Griffin. I have gone to Griffin since Kindergarten. I am also a Girl Scout and I am working on my Silver Award. My proposal received approval and they said it was the best they’ve seen! Yippee! Please read my proposal attached.
Batteries in the world today are everywhere. More than we realize in our homes, schools and work. Even on our bodies with gadgets. What happens to those batteries when they need to be replaced? Many people think since batteries are not toxic that they do not need to be recycled and properly disposed of other than putting them in the trash. However, while many types of batteries are not toxic on their own, all batteries can still spark fires and those fires produce toxins when not properly disposed of. My project will address Know Before Your Throw! A Battery Safe Disposal Box: Fire Prevention, Worker Safety and Pollution Reduction.
The National Battery Association Team is flying in and driving a giant airstream interactive trailer to our state, and I am the first in the nation to host a school event and I am also inviting the community to drop off batteries and learn about safety. They believe in my project so much that they are donating the battery safety disposal bins too!
Griffin School Event
Thursday, May 28
Griffin School Battery Assembly, Education Trailer and School Community Battery Drop Off
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Pre-K through 5th Grade: Battery Safety Assembly in Main Gym
9:30 a.m.
Pre-K-1st Grade: Walk by battery safety trailer in the bus parking lot and drop off batteries on the way back to class. Coloring books sent to classes.
9:30-3 p.m.
2nd Grad through 5th Grade: Visit battery safety trailer in the bus parking lot and turn in batteries.
3:30-6 p.m.
Any grade welcome to attend community battery safety disposal drop off and go through the airstream trailer in the bus parking lot. Invite friends and family.
Thank you for supporting my Girl Scout Silver Award Project to make a greener Griffin.
We need to turn in as many pounds of batteries as possible and get as many people there as we can! Let’s show them what our community can do!
Meet Woodsy the owl mascot, go into the interactive education battery trailer and drop off as many batteries as you can collect.
- Tell your neighbors.
- Come to my event too!
They can drop off directly or you can do it on their behalf. The interactive trailer won best of show in Las Vegas. Adults loved it and can learn too and kids how to safely dispose of batteries to help prevent fires, reduce toxins and keep families and workers safe!
Here is the website – Learn more here.
Here is a video of the education trailer – You can go in the trailer too! – I need as many batteries as possible turned in – from kids, you, your friends!
Exhibitor: The Best of CES — Safe Battery Disposal
Then, I am having a community event.
Thursday, May 28
Community Battery Safety Disposal Drop Off Event
The National Battery Association Team is flying in and driving a giant airstream interactive trailer to our state, and I am the first in the nation to host a school event and I am also inviting the community to drop off batteries and learn about safety. They believe in my project so much that they are donating the battery safety disposal bins too!
Griffin School
3:30 – 6 p.m.
We need to turn in as many pounds of batteries as possible and get as many people there as we can! Let’s show them what our community can do!
Meet Woodsy the owl mascot, go into the interactive education battery trailer and drop off as many batteries as you can collect.
- Tell your neighbors.
- Come to my event too!
The interactive trailer won best of show in Las Vegas. Adults loved it and can learn too and kids how to safely dispose of batteries to help prevent fires, reduce toxins and keep families and workers safe!
Here is my event page: Griffin School Battery Take-Back Event — Safe Battery Disposal
I need as many batteries as possible turned in – from kids, you, your friends!
