Jane Bogner
Solano Group

Solano Group Spring Potluck Dinner and Meeting - March 20 2004

Solano Group members are invited to attend the Solano Group Spring Potluck Dinner and Annual Meeting on Saturday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at the Fetterly Art Gallery located in the Vallejo Plaza at 2467 Sonoma Blvd.

Dave Westman from the California Wild Heritage Campaign will be the guest speaker. There will be great food and desserts. Watch your mailboxes for a postcard with details. We will have a pot luck dinner. For those who don't want to bring food, we'll ask for a RSVP and a couple dollars for beverages. Directions solanobreeze@yahoo.com or 707 644-9183.

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2004 Executive Committee Election

Four members were elected. Congratulations to Ray Anderson and Mary Wallace from Benicia and Anil Comelo and Steven Day from Vallejo.

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Thanks for the Help

A belated thank you to Lee Wilder and Craig Snider for offering their new home as the backdrop for our first candidates press conference last October. Their backyard overlooks the Benicia Open Space.

Solano Group hosted an art opening at the Fetterly Art Gallery on November 15 as payment for use of the gallery for meetings. Thanks to Debbie Surani, Patricia Gatz Jerri Curry, Diji Christian, Britt Elliot, Kenn Browne, Phil McCullough and Jane Bogner for the delicious food and hard work.

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VALCORE Community Recycling: Check out www.VALCORErecycling.org.

VALCORE Recycling 2004 Workdays: Feb 14 (Vallejo Farmers Market), April 3, April 24 (Earth Day at Farmers Market), May 29, July 3, August 28, September 18 (Coastal Cleanup), Oct 16 and Dec 11 (Vallejo Farmers Market). We work from 9 am to Noon. $50 is offered to volunteer supervisors for their favorite classroom. Thanks to all for bringing their valuable recyclables to Vallejo. A big thank you to Nancy McCoy and and Jane Bogner for working on December 27, 2003.

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Recycling Contest & New CRV Prices

Each Quarter, one VALCORE group will have a chance to win a $25 bonus for their group. Between January and March, the group with the most individuals donating to their group will win the prize. In the months of April, May, June, the group with the largest total value of all donations made to their group will win. Solano Group is over 1000 strong, please consider bringing in your CRV and other items once a quarter.

Starting January 1, 2004, CA Redemption Value (CRV) prices have risen 80%. CRV containers under 24 ounces are now worth 4 cents each and containers over 24 ounces are worth 8 cents each. When you donate your aluminum CRV containers to Sierra Club, we will receive an extra 10 cents/pound payment.

For a VALCORE Recycling flyer, call Jane at 707 644-9183 or visit www.VALCORErecycling.org.

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