Buy Green Get Clean: Green Purchasing and Green Cleaning for Schools

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The DVGBC Green Schools Circle Presents:

Buy Green Get Clean:
Green Purchasing and Green Cleaning for Schools

When: October 11, 2010; 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Where: Delaware County Intermediate Unit - 200 Yale Ave, Morton, PA 19070
Directions, Located near the Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Line

How can you reduce costs, keep your schools clean and reduce exposure of students and staff to allergens and toxins? JOIN DVGBC for practical session on creating healthier learning environments in your district. Learn from experts, meet vendors, and get started. LEARN about COSTARS for all your green purchasing needs and local areas of success, how green cleaning in schools benefits the health of children and staff, and how to avoid greenwashing.

Schedule:
8:00-9:00: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15: Introduction from DVGBC Executive Director, Janet Milkman
9:15-10:00: Vince Fagan - Green Cleaning National Expert , using Pennsylvania COSTARS for all your green purchasing needs and local areas of success.
10:00-10:30: The Health Benefits to Children and Staff of Cleaning Green – Kathleen Maguire, School Health Coordinator, School District of Philadelphia
10:30-11:00: Networking Break
11:00-11:45: You too can purchase and clean green with COSTARS, Case Study by Lower Merion School District
11:45-12:00: DGS Purchasing Video
12:00-12:30: How to Avoid Greenwashing – Bill McGarvey and Anita Pugh, Philip Rosenau
12:30-2:00: Lunch and Meet & Mingle with Sponsors and Vendors

Cost:
DVGBC members $15
Non-members $20
College Students - $10
K-12 Students or Teachers - FREE

View the Event Flyer Here

ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS ENDED FOR THIS EVENT.
WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS, PLEASE BRING EXACT CASH OR CHECK IF YOU ARE NOT A SCHOOL STAFF PERSON.

This program made possible by our host:

Sponsors:

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