Cloth Diapering 101
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Creating Cloth Diaper Awareness in the Spartanburg Area
Where: Labors of Love 850 Floyd Rd. Ext.
When: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2pm
Are you the parent or caregiver of a child in diapers (or soon to be)?
Do you want to do something good for your budget, your baby’s health, and the environment?
Would you like to become more aware of the modern methods and options in cloth diapering?
Do you wonder if you can afford the investment?
Are you just curious about cloth diapering?
If you answered yes to any of these questions or know someone who would, join us at Cloth Diapering 101 where you will learn about these things:
- The Major Benefits of Using Cloth Diapers
- Modern Diapering Techniques
- The Basics Required to Use Cloth Diapers
- The Types of Diapers and Covers Available
- What Modern Cloth Diapers are Made of
- Can You Use Cloth Diapers on a Budget? YES!
- Where can you get local support in your efforts to use cloth diapers?
Also: Ask questions of veteran cloth diaper users and see demonstrations!
PLUS: Enter raffles to win cloth diapering products!
This meeting is casual, FREE, and for your benefit!
Join our Yahoo! Group: Spartanburg Cloth Diaper Friends for more info and an email reminder about this meeting.
Go Green, Save Green
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If you’ve never watched WSPA’s Justin Cooper’s series “Go Green, Save Green,” you should! You’d enjoy it! Here’ a link to catch up on what he’s already done!
Computer Recycling Drop-Off 2011
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This is a GREAT opportunity to recycle all of the electronic “stuff” you have sitting around the basement! (Please keep it out of our landfills!!)
Saturday, October 22nd
9am until 3pm
at Converse College (Twichell Parking Lot)
The following items can be recycled!
Computer components
Hard drives
Monitors ($8)
Keyboards/Mice
Cables/Wiring
Power Supplies
Printers/Copiers
Fax Machines
Telephones/Cell Phones
Scanners
Battery Back-ups
Printer Cartridges
Any Metal (shelving, file cabinets)
All Electronics except TVs
For more information, contact:
Technical Knock Out
(205) 451-0180
www.technicalkno.net
Lake Sweep 2011
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Spartanburg Water will be sponsoring its 23rd annual Lake Sweep event on Saturday, September 10, 2011 from 8 a.m. to Noon at Lake Bowen Park. Lake Sweep is part of a statewide effort and is presented as an opportunity for members of the community to help keep Spartanburg’s waterways and roadsides clean of litter. In the past, area high schools, colleges, businesses, organizations, and many others within the community have helped to remove over 20,000 pounds of litter each year. As a result, your efforts have helped Lake Sweep become one of the most successful events in South Carolina! We hope you will be able to join us again this year.
For those interested in participating, volunteers will be meeting at Lake Bowen Park near the boat landing and Lake Bowen Wardens’ Office (8515 Highway 9 Inman, SC 29349). Teams of five people will be organized, and prizes will be awarded to the teams who remove the most litter. All volunteers will receive a Lake Sweep T-shirt, breakfast and lunch, and a raffle ticket for prizes. The event is free of charge.
In addition, we’ll also be honoring our Earth Day/Lake Sweep T-Shirt contest winner. In celebration of Earth Day in April, fifth grade students in Spartanburg County schools were given the opportunity to submit t‐shirt designs for Lake Sweep. The first place winner’s design was used to create the t-shirts for this year’s participants. This year’s winner is Trent Philips of Boiling Springs Intermediate School. We will be recognizing him for his award winning design.
Please plan to join us for a morning that promises to be both productive and fun. For more information, or to volunteer, please contact me by phone at (864) 578-5442 or by email at jmoore@spartanburgwater.org. For more information, click HERE.
Cloth Diapering 101
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Creating Cloth Diaper Awareness in the Spartanburg Area
Where: Spartanburg Headquarters Library
HC Room, Lower Level
When: Thursday, July 21, 7pm
Are you the parent or caregiver of a child in diapers (or soon to be)?
Do you want to do something good for your budget, your baby’s health, and the environment?
Would you like to become more aware of the modern methods and options in cloth diapering?
Do you wonder if you can afford the investment?
Are you just curious about cloth diapering?
If you answered yes to any of these questions or know someone who would, join us at Cloth Diapering 101 where you will learn about these things:
- The Major Benefits of Using Cloth Diapers
- Modern Diapering Techniques
- The Basics Required to Use Cloth Diapers
- The Types of Diapers and Covers Available
- What Modern Cloth Diapers are Made of
- Can You Use Cloth Diapers on a Budget? YES!
- Where can you get local support in your efforts to use cloth diapers?
Also: Ask questions of veteran cloth diaper users and see demonstrations!
PLUS: Enter raffles to win cloth diapering products!
This meeting is casual, FREE, and for your benefit!
Join our Yahoo! Group: Spartanburg Cloth Diaper Friends for more info and an email reminder about this meeting.
Upcoming Master Gardener Class!
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The next training class for Spartanburg County will begin on August 2, 2011. The class sessions are three and a half hours per week for 17 weeks. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings, from 5:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Class will meet in Room 13 of the A Wing of the West Building (A-13) on the campus of Spartanburg Community College.
For more information, visit the Master Gardener website or contact George Dickert at our local office, (864) 596-2993 x117 or gdicker@clemson.edu
Milliken’s Caddy Up for Auction
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Textile magnate and philanthropist Roger Milliken’s 2001 Cadillac is being put up for auction for the United Way of the Piedmont. You can read the full article here.
Why are we posting that here??
We couldn’t resist saying how much we love his personalized tag and the bumper stickers he sported on the car. The car tag, with its “BYN USA” shows his dedication to buying in the USA and the stickers, “Trees are the Answer” and “Sustainability Saves More than You Think” exemplify his love of noble trees and the environment.
Very cool, indeed.
Hub City Farmers Market Announces 2011 Market Season
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Hub City Farmers’ Market opens sixth season with event-filled market
Local food lovers can look forward to the return of the Hub City Farmers’ Market when the 2011 season kicks off on Saturday, May 14th. The sixth season of Spartanburg’s Farmers’ Market starts off with a packed schedule of activities for shoppers and most importantly with more than 20 vendors selling local produce, sauces and salsas, honey, baked goods, meats and local art.
Market activities on May 14th include:
• Story time with Hub City Bookshop on the hour at 9, 10, 11 am-Readings of farmers’ market related books for children.
• Cooking Demo with Chef Stephanie Tornatore from City Range Spartanburg on the hour at 10 and 11 am-Stop by Chef Stephanie’s tent to taste her local food recipes.
• Community Bike Ride to the Market 9:30am-Join Partners for Active Living in this bike ride that starts at the Country Club Road Trailhead of the Mary Black Foundation Rail Trail and ends at the Farmers’ Market.
• Live Music on the hour at 930, 1030 and 1130am -Enjoy live music by local musician Noah Guthrie.
• Giveaways on the hour at 945, 1045, and 1145am- Sign up at the HCFM welcome booth to win prizes throughout the day.
• Kids Activities ongoing all day- Stop by the HCFM welcome booth for veggie tattoos, veggie coloring books, and to participate in this year’s SPROUTS kids club.
• Mobile Market Tour ongoing all day- Take a self guided tour and look inside the mobile market.
The 2011 season will go through November and include a Wednesday Market and Mobile Market dates, as well as the Saturday Market. The Wednesday Market will move to a new time slot so shoppers can pick-up fresh produce during their lunch hour. Hub City Farmers’ Market’s latest addition, the Mobile Market, will be rolling into several communities this season including Woodruff, Pacolet, Boiling Springs, Inman and the Northside of the City of Spartanburg with produce from HCFM vendors.
HCFM vendors and the Mobile Market accept cash and WIC and Senior Farmers’ Market Vouchers. EBT is also accepted at all Markets. EBT users should visit the Market Management tent to receive tokens to use at the market.
2011 Market Schedule
Saturday Market
8 am- noon
May 14- November 12
Magnolia Street Train Depot
Wednesday Market
Noon- 2 pm
June 1- Sept. 28
Morgan Square, downtown Spartanburg
Mobile Market
Dates to be announced (check www.hubcityfm.org)
The Hub City Farmers’ Market is a local 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase the demand for and availability of healthy foods in Spartanburg County.
Bike Month 2011 Schedule of Events
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For more details, visit the Bike Town Spartanburg website.
May 14- Bike Ride to the opening day of the Hub City Farmers Market
May 15- Assault on Morgan Square Kid’s Ride at 2:00pm
May 16- The Assaults on Mt. Mitchell and Marion
May 18- The Ride of Silence
May 19- Commuting by Bicycle Workshop, at the Spartanburg Library Headquarters at 5:30 pm
May 20- Pedal with Your Politician, downtown Spartanburg
May 26- Yoga for Bicyclists, Yogalicious at 7:30pm
May 27- Bike Month Community Bike Ride at 5:30pm
Do We Need to Drink Bottled Water?
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Wofford College students filled water bottle after water bottle with blue- and green-dyed water Friday afternoon, then meticulously placed them inside the iconic college engravement on the quad in front of Old Main.
Read the rest of the article HERE.