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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />October 16, 2008 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />KIDS LEARN FIRE SAFETY FROM CODY <br />K-12 OREGON GREEN SCHOOL INCENTIVE GRANTS OFFERED <br />EUGENE AIRPORT DIRECTOR NAMED AIRPORT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR <br />UPCOMING “ENERGY FARE” OFFERS MENU OF SAVINGS <br />PHOTO EXHIBIT INSPIRES CHOREOGRAPHIC MASTERPIECE <br />WINDFALL READING SERIES FEATURES POETS <br />PUBLICATIONS OFFER INFORMATION ON BALLOT MEASURES AND CANDIDATES <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Kids Learn Fire Safety From Cody <br />The Cody program offered by the Fire & EMS Department is now in full operation, with Cody, Official Fire Safety <br />Dalmatian, scheduled to visit a local first-grade classroom every Wednesday through the end of this year. Last <br />week, Cody was at Gilham Elementary School, along with his <br />owner, Deputy Fire Marshal Amy Linder, to show students <br />some basic -- but lifesaving -- fire safety skills. With <br />interactive demonstrations, written materials, a quiz, and <br />prizes, Cody and Amy teach children to stop-drop-and-roll, <br />crawl low through smoke, know whether a smoke alarm is <br />working, know what to do when it goes off, call 9-1-1, and go <br />to a designated meeting place. The Cody program is part of <br />the Fire Prevention section's public education mandate, and is <br />made possible in part through a grant from Fireman's Fund <br />Insurance. The program will continue next year, as more and <br />more first-grade classes are already asking for a visit from <br />Cody. For more information, please contact Deputy Fire <br />Marshal Sandra Johnston at 682-5420. <br /> <br />K-12 Oregon Green School Incentive Grants Offered <br />The City of Eugene Waste Prevention Program is streamlining its annual grant program to encourage more <br />schools to become Oregon Green Schools. Together with Lane County Waste Management, this grant will provide <br />a total of $5,000 toward incentives for school recycling and waste <br />prevention efforts. The K-12 Green School Incentive Grant <br />program assists schools with the purchase of equipment and <br />services that will lead to success in reducing waste and creating <br />more sustainable schools. Last year, 10 schools throughout Lane <br />County used the grants to fund projects such as providing durable <br />lunch kits for students and families, starting or improving cafeteria <br />composting systems, switching from disposable to durable lunch <br />ware, and conducting education campaigns and programs <br />designed to increase student participation in recycling. The <br />Oregon Green School Association is a nonprofit, statewide <br />program whose mission is “Helping Oregon Schools set up and <br />maintain effective, permanent waste reduction and resource <br />efficiency programs that improve school environments and <br />communities.” Currently, there are 200 member schools, of which 14 are located in Lane County. Green Schools <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />October 17, 2008 <br />