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Impact

Season: 
Fall

Adult Advisor:
Leigh Turner
Team Members:
Caitlynn Turner (age:17)
Samantha Tibbs (age:16)
Brittany Getz (age:17)
Project Category:
Close the Loop
Project Outline:

Team Impact's project consists of collecting animal feed bags and turning them into upcycled grocery bags and totes that are available for purchase. We share information with our customers on the plight of the polar bear and the importance of not only recycling, but buying recycled products as well. All of our proceeds will go towards the purchase of Tulip Trees that will be planted throughout our community.

Blog Posts: 


Success Report- Check.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 02:07

Impact has offically completed the 2011 Project Polar Bear contest, this is a very exciting moment folks! Congratulations to all the teams who made it to the finish line! We...

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Second Round of Trees and Final Set of Bags

Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 17:27

On Wednesday, Jan 25 the team got together after school to make a trip to Dave Goodwin Landscaping and also for our final bag making session. When we arrived at Dave Goodwin'...

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Visiting the Advanced Sewing Class!

Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 16:31

This past week, Impact got the chance to go visit Mrs. Hiltz's Advanced Sewing Class, the group that helped us make bags. We personally thanked them and told them why their...

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A Lesson In Plastics.

Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 13:53

In some earlier post we mentioned "polyethylene" (PET) as the material our bags are made out of. After some in depth research on plastics, we realized the types of bags...

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Visiting Our Trees!

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 21:06

Two members of Impact decided to go check on the trees planted in Lesko Park. Out of the nine trees, one was planted at Caitlynn's house, and there were eight trees...

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English Can Come in Handy After All!

Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 19:20

Who knew English Class would pay off in the end? Two members of Impact, Caitlynn and Sam, had the opportunity to choose their topic for their imformative speeches. Since...

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SDHS Advanced Sewing Class

Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 22:03

Impact has been working hard throughout the project to involve the community, and we recently had a chance to involve South Dearborn High School! Mrs. Hiltz, a teacher ...

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Blog Prompt #6

Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 20:58

We were asked to reflect on a quote from Ayn Rand, which was as follows:  “The difference between animals and humans is that animals change themselves for...

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Phone Tag!

Monday, January 9, 2012 - 23:10

After many missed and dialed calls, we finally got a hold of Dave! The Dave of David Goodwin Landscaping. He has spoken with Randy, and the Aurora Park Board...

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Some Things We Forgot to Tell You About...

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 21:58

As I was coming up with our thank you list, I realized how much we had done already, some of which we never blogged about! So, here is a list and a brief overview...

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