Helping with the oil spill….
Posted June 9, 2010 at 12:05 am by Ian Byington
Wanted....alive!
There’s been a general feeling of helplessness about that spill (or more correctly, gusher) in the Gulf amongst folks here on San Juan Island….what can we do?
Well, my friends Simon (sixth grade next year) & Lilah (first grade) have a pretty good idea – bring your old used nylons over to Compost-It on Nichols Street, and they’ll send them off to have them used to make hair booms (see the picture) with an outfit called Matter of Trust. Those booms are used to help soak up the oil…
Here’s the Matter of Trust website…
And the kids’ poster is below that!
Thanks, Lilah & Simon – great idea!
Filled with hair, this is where your nylons will end up - headed for soak-up duty in the Gulf.
Make a copy & let's get this thing going!
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So sorry I won’t be able to help with this event, I haven’t worn nylons in many, many moons! Good Luck to the kids & the cause!
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