Green Tip of the Week: Safe and Unsafe Plastics

Plastics are typically classified by a number from #1 to #7, each number representing a different type of resin. That number is usually imprinted on the bottom of your container; flip it upside down, and you’ll see a recycling triangle with the number in the middle.

The plastics to avoid are numbers 3, 6 and 7. Why?

#3 (polyvinyl chloride) contains softeners called phthalates that interfere with hormonal development; its manufacture and incineration release dioxin; and vinyl chloride, its primary building block, is a known human carcinogen.

#6 (polystyrene) can leach styrene (considered a possible human carcinogen) into food; and it may also disrupt hormones or affect reproduction.

And #7 (mainly polycarbonates) is composed of a hormone-disrupting chemical called bisphenol A.

The healthiest plastics are numbers 2, 4 and 5. They transmit no known chemicals into your food and they’re generally recyclable. #1 is safe for single use (for example, in disposable water bottles), but don’t reuse.

BPO 2008-2009 Slate

Here is the nominating slate for next year’s BPO board positions. If there is an open position you are interested in heading, please contact Joe Loduca at jloduca@pacbell.net

Executive Board Positions
President	Joe Loduca
1st Vice President	Laura Katter
2nd Vice President	Sue Lin
Recording Secretary	Mark Tellegren
Corresponding Secretary	Sabrina Casey
Treasurer	Eddie Ngo
Standing Committee Chairs
Assistant Treasurer	Sherrie Jewett
Annual Giving Campaign	Terry London
Annual Giving Campaign	Barbara Love
Tri-School Auction
Chairperson	open
Solicitation (corporate and parents)	open
Event Planning	open
Database Entry and Management	open
Parent Parties	open
Tri-School Gift Wrap	Zoe Maduros
Tri-School Gift Wrap	Janet Loduca
Tri-School Harvest Festival	Eliza Chan
	Chris Rearden
After-School Enrichment	open
Beach Dads	Dan Phillips
Book Fair	Jan Matsuno
Book Fair	Vicki Rosenbaum
Book Fair	Karen Dean
Book Fair	Jamie Pehanick
Bulb Sale	Lisa Joyce
Camp Augusta	Jamie Pehanick
Diversity	open
Green Committee Chair	Margaret Ovenden
Green Committee Co-Chair	open
Dress Best for Less	Teresa Drenick
Grounds & Garden	Lisa Joyce
Health	Polly Suppiger
Hospitality/Welcoming	Jennifer Cavenaugh
Hot Lunch Chairs	Kimberley Moses
	Susan Davies-Miller
Hot Lunch – Chinese food	Kimberly Moses
Hot Lunch – Pizza	Polly Suppiger
Hot Lunch – Bagel/Subway	Maryann Tucker
Hot Lunch – Burrito	Jamie Pehanick
Hot Lunch – Burrito	Karen Dean
Hot Lunch – Pasta	Janice Ng
Hot Lunch – Pasta	Yoke Ping Chan
Library Volunteer Coordinators	Nagisa Yamamoto
Marin Headlands	Rueben Rivera
	Sherrie Jewett
Meet the Masters	open
Meet the Masters	open
Parent Education	Margaret Ovenden
PEP
PEP	Lindsey Meyersieck
Publicity	Michelle Turner
Redemption – Box Tops	open
Revue	Zoe Maduros
	Steve Mills
	Karen Tellegren
Safety	Marala Lopez-Cortez
Summer Mailer	Anne Marshall
Teacher Appreciation	Marianna Houser
Teacher Appreciation	Ellen Fucigna
T-Shirts	Hillary Wolfe
Web Master	Len Gilbert
Support Groups
PRAISE	Deidre Coen
CHIME	Ian Swenson
PAINTS (Art)	open
PAINTS (Art)	open
SCRIP	Tina Coleman
New Positions
Site Council x2	open
		JOC	open
Grants (new position)	open
Beach families for Community Service	open

BPO Agenda, April 7th, 7:00om

Beach Parent Organization

Agenda

Monday, April 7, 2008

Teachers’ Lounge, Beach School

Call to Order and Introductions 7:00 pm

Discussion will be limited to 20 minutes per agenda item.

Revolution Foods Tasting

Hot Lunch Kimberly Moses, Teermatie Taylor, Eliza Chin

Secretary’s Report Sherrie Jewett

Principal’s Message Julie Valdez

BPO President’s Report Sue Lin

BPO Treasurer’s Report Amal Smith

Committee Reports

  Hot Lunch Survey Update Kimberly Moses

  Nominating Committee Joe Loduca

  BPO Budget Committee Ed Ngo

  Green Committee Margaret Ovenden

  Beach Advisory Committee on Measure E Mark Aikawa

Adjourn at 9:00 pm