HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2001-090 Resolution of Appreciation to Students from the TREES Club of Chapel Hill High School for Recycling at Fiesta del Pueblo ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
TO STUDENTS FROM THE TREES CLUB OF CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL
FOR THEIR RECYCLING EFFORTS AT
LA FIESTA DEL PUEBLO,2001
WHEREAS, Orange Community Recycling has a long history of providing recycling education
and collection services to select special events; and,
WHEREAS,La Fiesta.Del Pueblo attracts more than 47,000 attendees each year to the campus of
Chapel Hill High School to experience Hispanic and Latino culture with food,music,
and dancing; and,
WHEREAS, El Pueblo, Inc. in cooperation with Orange Community Recycling made ambitious
plans to provide recycling for attendees and food vendors and, for the first time at a
festival in Orange County,to also provide for the diversion of vendors' food waste
for composting instead of landfilling; and,
WHEREAS,twenty Volunteers from the TREES Club of Chapel Hill High School provided more
than 75 volunteer hours working tirelessly to assist Orange Community Recycling in
providing these services;and,
WHEREAS,the TREES club members circulated the grounds throughout the course of the two-
day event, collecting recyclables from bins, removing contamination, and retrieving
recyclables from collected solid waste; and,
WHEREAS, as a result of their efforts,more than two tons of recyclables that were virtually free
of contamination were diverted from landfill disposal,including four hundred and
fifty pounds of plastic water bottles and 1.5 tons of food waste; and,
WHEREAS,the TREES Club Volunteers demonstrated that dedication, enthusiasm,and genuine
care for the environment makes a difference and modeled what makes Orange
County such a special place to live;
NOW,THEREFORE,be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses
its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Heather Alger, Megan Barnett, Mary
Buechler,Rachel Campbell,Beniko Capel, Katie Englund,Aja Hamden,Maggie
Hellwig, Donna Kamarei; Carolyn Kylstra,Kate Lessey, Asa Long, Chris Melvin,
Lucas Miles, Sumaya Qureshi, Matt Reinheimer, Lauren Rosen, Kevin Timp, Meg
Warshany, and Joe Zipkin for their service to the citizens of Orange County through
their recyclable collection efforts at La Fiesta Del Pueblo, 2001.
This the second day of October, 2001
Stephen H. Halkiotis, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners