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100 Grannies – What We Do
You can view our latest presentation in PDF format [View PDF] or you can see the slides below as images. Click any slide for a larger gallery slideshow view.
Posted in Activism, Archive, Bag Committee, Community Rights, Diet & Climate, Education, Good Neighbor, Johnson County Fair, Legislative, Publicity, Recycling, Steering Committee, Welcome
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Grannies Gems No. 7
Consider switching from conventional shampoo to a natural shampoo bar. According to Lush, one of the industry’s leading beauty brands, shampoo bars can last up to 80 washes. This is equivalent to two to three bottles of conventional liquid shampoo. … Continue reading
Posted in Bag Committee, Education, Recycling
Tagged plastic, recycling
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Granny’s Gems No. 5
Granny’s Gems offers simple solutions for everyday life to save our planet, ourselves, and future generations. These solutions will save money, save the environment, find alternatives, and reduce the chemicals all around us. Each one of us can reduce, reuse, … Continue reading
Posted in Bag Committee, Diet & Climate, Education, Recycling
Tagged foodprint, plastic, recycling
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20 Feb 2020 Bag Sewing
That’s a Thursday. Here’s Becky’s email: Hello all Grannies – We have 2 dates coming up that we will need quite a few of our beautiful hand made bags. March 7th (tentative date) the LENA group (that the Pruecil kids … Continue reading
Earth Fest
Saturday, April 25th from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center in downtown Iowa City. Various Committees may be tabling and need help. More details to come when closer to event.
Posted in Bag Committee, Education, Good Neighbor
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What can you do to help save the planet?
To future generations: It’s 2018 and the planet is becoming aware. The Paris Climate agreement has been accepted by 197 countries but not the United States. We who contribute the most to climate change suffer the least. But there are … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Bag Committee, Diet & Climate, Education, Publicity, Recycling
Tagged Charlene Lange, Climate, Publicity
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Sewing with U of I Students 7 Nov 2019
Calling all sewing Grannies….and those who can cut fabric! We’ve been invited to help the U of I student Environmental Coalition make reusable feminine pads. The week of November 3rd-7th the U of IA Environmental Coalition is planning a sustainability … Continue reading
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Tagged Becky Ross, Sewing
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USA Today
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2019611 recycling tour
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These grandparents are changing everything
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/23/climate-change-global-warming-grandparents-trying-save-earth/2589375002/ Elizabeth Weise USA TODAY For Charlene Lange, the breaking point came on her bucket-list trip to see the Northern Lights in Canada’s far north. Her tour came by plane because melting tundra caused local train tracks to sink. Now, she … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate, Elizabeth Weise, grandparents, Pat Bowen, Publicity, USA Today
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