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Sensible Alternative to Valuable Excess

OUR VISION: To encourage self-discovery by active participation in teaching and learning through creative experiences.

OUR MISSION: To encourage preservation of the environment by diverting clean, non-toxic, reusable excess inventory from the business community to educators and community organizations.

Volume 14, Issue 2 September 2005

Quar ter l y News le t te r f o r R ec yc l ing f o r R I Educ a t io n: A Non-Profit Organization Providing Material Resources for Teachers and Other Educators

Special kudos to our SIMO (Singles in M’Ocean) volunteers who have

consistently added us to their volunteer calendar, and

KOCH Eye Associates who added the Recycle Center to their list of many venues for

their annual volunteer day on July 29th!

On May 6th, after a short sprinkle, UPS dignitaries and community collaborators helped the Recycle Center officially open the UPS funded handicapped accessible ramp with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Attendees included: Rich Whelton, District Training Manager for UPS; Stacey Jordan, Mayor Cicilline’s Special Assistant for Education; Stan Kuziel, Director of Program Operations for Ready2Learn Providence; Charles Hawkins, Assistant to Senator Lincoln Chafee; and Recycle Center volunteers & staff. The Annual Meeting August 10th was preceded by an afternoon of light refreshments where the Board of Directors thanked our highly-valued, dedicated volunteers.

RRIE CELEBRATES!!!

The Federal Reserve restaurant was the setting May 20th for the Environmental Council of Rhode Island’s 6th annual Senator John H. Chafee Conservation Awards Dinner. Senator Lincoln Chafee presented the awards named for his father. The guest speaker was Lois Marie Gibbs, Love Canal activist and Executive Director of the Center of Health Environment & Justice. The URI Center for Pollution Prevention & Environmental Health received the 2005 Conservation Award. The Council also recognized four additional conservation projects with the Senator John H. Chafee Outstanding Project Award. The recipients were; the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Herff Jones, Inc., Kickemuit River Council, and Recycling for Rhode Island Education. Kathleen Fresher-Samways, Administrative Director of the Recycle Center, accepted the award on behalf of the Recycle Center and its co-founder, Priscilla Miller, Director of Operations. Recycle Center activities directly impact landfill reduction. Since 1992, the Recycle

Center has captured thousands of pounds of materials from Rhode Island’s wastestream and diverts clean, non-toxic manufacturers’ cast-offs, seconds, and samples into classrooms, non-profit organizations, and youth support groups. In 2004, the Recycle Center distributed 240,310 pounds of materials and reached 56,000 children. Thirty-five pounds of supplies would cost approximately $5 to the Recycle Center member shopping on an “Open Day”. The retail value of these supplies would equal approximately $235. In addition to drastically reducing the cost of supplies for the classroom, creating the ability to fund other programs, the Recycle Center promotes environmental awareness through its close collaboration with Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation.

Recycling for Rhode Island Education a 2005 Recipient of a Senator John H. Chafee Outstanding Project Award

Senator Lincoln Chafee and Sheila Dormody, right, Environmental Council of RI President, present Kathleen Fresher-Samways, center, Administrative Director of RRIE, with the Chafee Award for Outstanding Project.

Rich Whelton, District Training Manager for UPS addresses the crowd while Dr. Robert DeRobbio, RRIE Board President, Alton Stuckey, volunteer, & Kathleen Samways, RRIE Director of Administration , look on.

Volunteer @ the Recycle Center

Volunteer coordinator needed~Duties: Recruit new volunteers, Schedule volunteer shifts for maintenance of materials floor, “Open Days”, & special events, Keep volunteer calendar updated, Train and/or supervise training of new volunteers, Track #of volunteer hours, Communicate with Supervisors to get volunteer feedback, Meet with all volunteers to thank them and issue feedback, Communicate updated information to Database Coordinator, Inform potential volunteers of upcoming volunteer posi-tions and events, Keep updated supplies of volunteer sign up forms at member check-in, Maintain updated listings on Volunteer Center of Rhode Island website, Work with Event Coordinator to plan annual volunteer thank you Per-hour volunteers help us with jobs such as: Signing-in and checking-out customers, materials readiness for distribution, general …Volunteers who commit to two 5-hour shifts/month shop for free on that day! Workshop instructors needed ~Can you volunteer to teach others about using reuse materials to teach a subject in which you specialize? How about just one great idea? We need lesson plans and teacher-trainers in Math, Science, Language Arts.

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Thank you for joining us this Fall at Recycling for RI Education. Your support is essential to our organization. We strive to keep our cost to members as low as possible. One-third of our support comes from memberships, one-third from the .20/lb. donation (we love when you include that generous tip!), and the remaining one-third comes from active grant writing. We are grateful to the RI Resource Recovery Corporation for recognizing our value to the environment, and our compatibility with their mission with partial grant support, however, the Recycle Center is not a state run program. It is through your membership and participation that we are able to continue to provide services. At our Annual Meeting this Summer, we presented our 2004 financial statement, which reaches nearly $200,000.00. These funds are used to pay our 11 full and part-time staff people, rent trucks, purchase gasoline, and basically keep a roof over our heads. On very hot and very

cold days, you have seen what a “no-frills” organization we are! Our income is raised by you spreading the word about us, by you and your colleagues using more and more neat stuff in your classrooms and pro-

grams, and by interested public and private grantors. Please let people know about us. Our Workshop Programs are designed to increase teacher under-standing about how to utilize reuse materials for creative classroom applications. Many carry Professional Development Contact Hours from the RI Dept. of Education. Please look for the workshop schedule on page three. Get your PDCs here! The newly relocated Resource Center contains kits that supply teachers and youth development leaders with ideas and starter materials to kick off great projects. Please check it out. If you are aware of corporate, pri-vate or public grantors with compatible missions, please let us know. Many companies have charitable programs that are directed to the interests of their employees. As we start the new school year, we look forward to working with you. Please look for the Customer Satisfaction Survey at the Sign-In desk. We want to know what you need from us!

Keep cool. Kathleen and Priscilla

A Word from the Directors

Restaurant Prov, was the setting on Thursday, April 14, 2005, for Groundwork Providence’s signature fundraiser, “Runway Earth 4: Recycled Fashions for a Sustainable World.” Many of the 43 examples of “trash” fashion utilized materials from the Recycle Center. Ruth Servant, at left, designer, model, & Recycle Center volunteer, models her Rain Slicker made with masking tape, plastic tape, interfacing, & thread. Except for the pattern and glue gun, all materials came from the Recycle Center. Keeping it in the family, Elizabeth Servant, right, Ruth’s oldest daughter, models an original Cruisewear design created by Kathleen McAreavey, Education/Events Coordinator at the Recycle Center. She used polyester Equestrian ribbons, interfacing, Velcro, elastic, thread, & plastic; all of which came from the Recycle Center. “We want to get people thinking about recycling, reusing and reducing as part of everyday living,” said Sally Turner, Executive Director of Groundwork Providence. “This fundraiser also has allowed us to give visibility to and work with young artists.” Runway Earth 4 marked the 4th fashion show for the 20-year-old Groundwork Providence, formerly Keep Providence Beautiful, devoted to maintaining open space & working with businesses & civic groups to help them become more environmentally friendly. The 2 outfits pictured here are on display @ RRIE.

Recycle Center Goes “Glam”

The Recycle Center in the Community

September-donated 7000 dividers to Citizens Bank’s “Tools for Schools” school supply drive. September-donated 88 lbs. of white fabric for “Quilting for Katrina” RI 3rd grade project. See quiltingforkatrina.com September 17th-display table & made bookmarks @ Coggeshall Farm Museum Harvest Festival, Bristol, RI September 18th-display table & made bookmarks @ URI Greenshare Field Day, URI Botanical Gardens, Kingston, RI September 30th-Partner, Northeast Regional Conference-Family & Consumer Science, Providence, RI October 19th-Non-profit Organization Highlight, Central RI Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, Trudeau Cen-ter, 3445 Post Road, Warwick, RI, 4:30pm-7:30pm

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FALL 2005 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Conflict Management*** Instructor: Virginia Law, J.D. Wednesday, September 28, 2005 3:30pm-6:30pm $55/person Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:30pm-6:30pm $55/person Saturday, October 29, 2005 9:00am-noon $55/person Saturday, November 12, 2005 9:00am-noon $55/person

Normal Sensory & Motor Development*** Instructor: Kathleen Schlenz Wednesday, October 12, 2005 4:30pm-6:30pm $40/person Wednesday, November 9, 2005 4:30pm-6:30pm $40/person

Independent Learning Centers*** Instructor: Annette Mendonca Thursday, October 13, 2005 4:30pm-6:30pm $40/person Thursday, November 10, 2005 4:30pm-6:30pm $40/person Saturday, December 3, 2005 2:30pm-4:30pm $40/person Make & Take Bookmaking Instructor: Jean Boucher Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:00am-11:00am $25/person Create a Lighthouse Workshop Instructor: Bill Murray Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:00am-noon $25/person Tactile/ Kinesthetic Learning*** Instructor: Kathleen Samways Wednesday, November 2, 2005 4:30pm-6:30pm $40/person Saturday, November 5, 2005 9:00am-11:00am $40/person Make & Take Storytime-Books & Games*** Instructor: Kathleen Samways Wednesday, November 9, 2005 4:30pm-6:30pm $25/person Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:00am-11:00am $25/person Make Your Own Hardcover Sketchbook/Journal Instructor: Gretchen Kai Halpert Saturday, November 12, 2005 9:00am-1:00pm $65/person Sketchbook Drawing/Images for Journaling Instructor: Gretchen Kai Halpert Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:00am-1:00pm $65/person Create a Castle Workshop Instructor: Bill Murray Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:00am-noon $25/person Holiday Crafts for Children with Disabilities Instructor: Jean Boucher Saturday, December 10, 2005 9:00am-11:00am $25/person Create Your Own Stonehenge Instructor: Bill Murray Saturday, December 17, 2005 9:00am-noon $25/person ***Earn Professional Development Credits!

ATTEND A WORKSHOP - Call Kathleen McAreavey at 401-781-1521 for reservations. See www.rrie.org for updates, registration form, complete workshop descriptions & instructor bios!

This hands-on workshop provides teachers & youth leaders with ready-to-use lesson plans, resources & samples to support a caring, compassionate, & cooperative community where each member is valued & supported in their growth. It recognizes the importance of the principles of social & emotional learning, conflict management, & nonviolence. These engaging, experi-ential activities appeal to a variety of learning styles & ages. Learn how children develop & integrate perceptual-motor skills & how these skills lead them to become competent people & productive workers. Workshop will link competence to self-esteem & overall healthy social development. This workshop complements our Tactile/ Kinesthetic Learning workshop. Create meaningful self-directed activities that reinforce student-learning objectives for pre-K, kindergarten, & elementary level in areas of Language Arts, Social Studies, & Science. In this fun & imaginative workshop each participant will use the Recycle Center’s materials to create TWELVE (12) different types of books whose techniques can be transferred to other interesting art projects!! Using materials from the Recycle Center, create a lighthouse for use as a teaching tool in your classroom. Accompanying cur-riculum available. Participants will: Identify the characteristics of four learning styles; Briefly screen for learning style; Understand the impor-tance of classroom adaptations for tactile learning across grade-levels; Brainstorm & develop a tactile lesson in a subject not typically taught with tactile methods. This workshop comple-ments our Normal Sensory & Motor Development workshop.

This literacy program teaches parents, child-care providers, early childhood teachers, education students, & literacy volunteers how to support a story-time with hands-on activities to reinforce the concepts in the book. With little gluing & just basic sewing, participants will construct a decorative sturdy hard-cover/soft-spined book. Once participants learn this construction method, they will be able to make books of any size for any purpose. This class will experiment with black & white, color & mixed media techniques, incorporate writing & learn different exercises to increase observation, drawing and writing skills.

Using materials from the Recycle Center, create a castle for use as a teaching tool in your classroom. Accompanying curriculum available. Using materials from the Recycle Center, receive instructions for various winter holiday crafts created with children with disabilities in mind. Each project will require minimum guidance by the teacher. Instructions and bibliography provided. Using materials from the Recycle Center, create a miniature replica of Stonehenge for use as a teaching tool in your class-room. Accompanying curriculum available for ages 8 and up.

To help get a start on your holiday gift giving, keep your eyes open for our Silent Auction starting mid-October and ending mid-November. Some of the enticing items include: • Relaxor-Sandplay deluxe calming pool • CD Rack • Weight Watcher’s Scale • Massaging Ottoman • Toothbrush Sanitizer • Neck Massager • Decorative Window Frame • Body Massager • Garden & Yard Critters • Stereo Headphones • Desk Squares • & much, much more!!! Many thanks to all of our generous donors!

P.O. Box 6264 Providence RI 02940 Hathaway Center Complex-Suite 3 Located Off Elmwood Avenue on Spooner Street

Phone: 401-781-1521 Fax: 401-781-2163 Email: info@rrie.org Web: www.rrie.org

Board of Directors Dr. Robert DeRobbio Chairman of the Board Ms. Kathleen Fresher-Samways President Ms. Priscilla Miller Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Richard Brussard Ms. Nanci Fitzhugh Ms. Jackie Fitzgerald Mr. David Goldberg Congressman Patrick Kennedy Ms. Rory Marcaccio, Esq. Mr. Michael Marran, Esq. Ms. Nkoli Onye Dr. Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith

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The TEACCH Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorders

by Gary B. Mesibov, Victoria Shea,

Eric Schopler

The TEACCH program focuses on persons with autism & the development of instruction & supports based on each individ-ual’s skills, interests, & needs. All clinicians working with people with autism will find The TEACCH Approach to Autis-tic Spectrum Disorders a valuable resource. This internationally recognized statewide program is one of a kind in its pioneering approaches to research, service, training, treatment & the education of individuals with autism. For more local resources regarding autism contact The Autism Project of Rhode Island, (401) 785-2666, info@theautismproject.org. By purchasing this book through the following link from The Autism Project of Rhode Island website, 10% of your order is directed back to The Autism Project of Rhode Island. http://www.theautismproject.org/resources/. For more local resources regarding autism contact The Autism Project of Rhode Island, (401) 785-2666, info@theautismproject.org. Or, consider signing up for our Tac-tile Kinesthetic Learning &Normal Sensory & Motor Development workshops on page three.

Silent Auction starting mid-October

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE ARE STILL

ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF INK JET & LASER CARTRIDGES. HP, CANON, SHARP & LEX-

MARK PROVIDE US WITH THE MOST VALUE. THIS IS A VERY HELPFUL SOURCE OF FUNDS

FOR US & WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP!!