5th Grade Service Project
2018
How are we Helping?
This project provides support for the homeless Veteran population in Atlanta as well as provide a use for plastic grocery bags that could otherwise end up in landfills.
Here's How to Start
Be a collector –
- Collect clean plastic bags from the grocery store and other places. The bags should be in good shape and not full of holes.
Be a folder –
- Return the bags in their original shape.
Be a cutter –
- Cut off the bag’s handles, as well as an inch from the bottom of the bag. Then cut the bag into 2 equal loops.
Now to Assemble the Bags...
How- To Video
https://youtu.be/AVDDN93qGj0
Academic Support:
Social Studies- World War II/ Economics
Reading- Nonfiction Reading (Articles Below)
Articles
Homeless Population in Atlanta
High Homeless Population Makes Atlanta One of the Neediest Cities in America
Video
Garbage Dump Spills Plastic Bags
You can see how the garbage dump over Novi Vinodol, Croatia produces plastic bags that are scattered all over.