<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div>Forwarded message from Sheila Dormody Director ofr Sustainability for the City</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">oday is the day<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> t</span>he <b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="https://www.providenceri.com/sustainability/providence-neighborhood-recycling-challenge-starts" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Providence Neighborhood Recycling Challenge</a></span></b> begins! From now until September 7<sup>th</sup>, the Office of Sustainability will track your neighborhood’s recycling rate. The neighborhood showing the greatest percentage improvement<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span>in recycling over the course of the competition will win a Neighborhood BBQ, as well as five trees.<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Weekly standings will be posted on Providence City News and <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AngelTaveras.Official" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Mayor Taveras’ official Facebook page</a>.</span> Neighborhoods will be designated by the day of the week<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span>that trash and recyclables are collected curbside (<span style="font-variant: small-caps; ">Go Team Tuesday!</span>).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b>Please help us spread the word about the Neighborhood Recycling Challenge!</b> If you’re a resident of Providence,<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span>please reach out to your neighborhood associations and community groups. Make the pledge to improve your recycling rate by attending our <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/324917444265924/?notif_t=plan_user_joined" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Facebook event</a></span>, and feel free to copy-and-paste and edit<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span>this note in your outreach emails. (Maybe express some of your own recycling day neighborhood pride or throw down a friendly challenge against another weekday…)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Another easy way to get the word out: add this image to your email signature, and link to the following page: <a href="https://www.providenceri.com/sustainability" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://www.providenceri.com/sustainability</a>. Encourage others to use the e-signature pledge as well! (Note: Gmail users<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span>can use<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span>this link to add the image to their signature: <a href="http://i45.tinypic.com/10s9do9.jpg" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://i45.tinypic.com/10s9do9.jpg</a>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">This is a great opportunity to both save the City <a href="https://www.providenceri.com/sustainability/city-of-providence-launches-neighborhood-recycling" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">money</a> and protect our environment. Recycling only works when everyone participates. Thanks for your help in spreading the word!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Sheila<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">PS I would love to hear from you if you have other creative ways to promote this challenge and improve Providence’s recycling rate. Please send me your ideas. Better yet: Do your idea and brag about it on the Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/324917444265924/?notif_t=plan_user_joined" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">event</a> page!</p></div></body></html>