Community Service

The
Biology Graduate Student Organization

at USF

Community Outreach

We like our community, and we get involved! Below are past/future events.

Date	Event	Benefit	Contact
9/20/08	Florida/International Coastal Clean Up	Help clean up our coasts on Saturday 8-12!	FL website Intnl website
10/4/08	Komen Race 4 the Cure	Support breast cancer research by walking/ running all over St. Pete! Click here to sign up	Josh K.
4/??/09	Paint Your Heart Out	Help paint houses for those in need. Check it out!	Dave K.

Saving on Energy Expenses
TECO's website has some good tips on how to save money by conserving energy. There is also a free energy audit that you can fill out online! They will send you specific tips on how to conserve energy and it says they will send you some free energy-efficient light bulbs. They also have this sweet chart that I have conveniently stolen for your benefit which estimates the cost of using many common appliances.

Battery Recylcing Program
You are now able to dispose of your old batteries in recycling buckets located in the SCA 310 (the Biology graduate lounge). We are recycling alkaline, lithium, and NiCAD/NiHM batteries. No lead batteries, unfortunately. More info here.

Electronics/Computer Recyling Information
Go to http://tinyurl.com/kq6q8 for more information
Hillsborough Heights Facility HHW/Electronics Collection Center [Municipal]
6209 County Road 579
SEFFNER, FL 33584
Phone: (813) 272-5680
Days/Hours: This site is open the third Saturday of each month from 8am to 2pm.
Distance: 6.57 mile(s)
Materials Collected / Services Offered:
Auto: antifreeze, brake fluid, car batteries, transmission fluid, used motor oil / oil filters
Batteries: NiCad batteries, other batteries, rechargeable batteries (non-NiCad), single-use batteries
Electronics: computer monitors, computer recycling, electronics, office machines, televisions
Household Hazardous Waste: adhesives, ammunition, degreasers, explosives, fertilizers, fire extinguisher, fluorescent bulbs, fungicides, gasoline and unwanted fuels, herbicides, household cleaners, insecticides, mercury containing items, paint disposal, paint recycling (note), paint thinners, pesticides, photographic chemicals, pool chemicals, solvents
Metal: propane tank recycling
Reuse: cell phone and equipment reuse/recycle, telephone and equipment reuse/recycle

The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on the purple box "fund food for animals" for free. This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising. Here's the web site! Please pass it along to people you know.
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com

Please email any volunteer events to me. I will post them up so everyone can know about it.

Hooray! Go Earth! We love you like yeast loves a 40% glucose solution!!

Paint your heart out 2007

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