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<br />Eugene International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 851 and Springfield IAFF Local 1395 purchased the shirts and <br />fully funded this campaign. No City funds were used, although the effort was supported and endorsed by Fire Department <br />management. This awareness campaign was endorsed by the IAFF by resolution at their last convention. <br /> <br />For more information about the “Cares Enough to Wear Pink” Campaign, contact the Eugene IAFF Local 851 office at 541- <br />344-4557. <br /> <br />Eugene@150 Birthday Celebration Promotes Zero Waste <br />A very big “thank you” to the Master Recyclers and Hult Center <br />employees who educated the public and helped make the <br />Eugene@150 birthday celebration on October 20 a zero waste <br />success! <br /> <br />In conjunction with the City’s internal zero waste program goals, all <br />cake leftovers were donated after the event, and all cake scraps <br />(including compostable cups, forks and spoons, plates, and napkins) <br />were successfully composted instead of going to the landfill. Thanks <br />to the Atrium Building’s involvement in the Love Food Not Waste <br />program, clean-up was easy and most of the event’s “trash” was <br />diverted to better use (donated, composted, or recycled). <br /> <br />Thanks to all who contributed to this effort. For more information about zero waste at the City of Eugene, please contact <br />Stephanie Scafa at 541-682-5652. <br /> <br />Compost Photo Contest Entries Due November 14 <br />November is an exciting month for compost. Both America Recycles Day and the one-year anniversary of the Love Food <br />Not Waste commercial compost program are happening. In honor of these two great events, Waste Prevention and Green <br />Building staff are holding a photo contest, Compost Photo Challenge, that runs from Nov. 1 to Nov. 14. Everyone’s photos of <br />compost are welcome. It can be a backyard pile, the pile created in a garden <br />plot, one at work, or anywhere. Be creative. Photos are due on Wednesday <br />Nov. 14, the day before America Recycles Day (Nov. 15). Photos can be <br /> <br />submitted by email to Stephanie Scafa or posted directly tothe Love Food Not <br />Waste Facebook page (‘Like’ the page, too!) All entries will be counted; feel <br />free to enter multiple photos. <br /> <br />The prize: a FREE yard of Love Food Not Waste compost, delivered to <br />residences or Eugene-area gardens of choice. The winner will be announced on <br />America Recycles Day, Nov. 15. Happy birthday, Love Food Not Waste! <br /> <br />For more information, contact Stephanie Scafa at 541-682-5652. <br /> <br />Police and Fire Participate in Options Unlimited Event for Girls <br />Young women recently learned first-hand that their career options are truly unlimited. Women in careers at the City of <br />Eugene were joined by other female professionals at a career day event on Oct. 19 at Willamette High School. More than 60 <br />girls from area middle schools and high schools attended the event, which focused on nontraditional career opportunities <br />for women. <br /> <br />The girls spent the day listening to career representatives talk about their <br />jobs, educational requirements, and why they chose their careers. In many <br />cases, the representatives offered hands-on workshops. <br /> <br />Career representatives included a pilot, a civil engineer, a plumber, a <br />construction worker, an FBI agent, a Eugene police officer and a Eugene <br />firefighter/paramedic. <br /> <br />This was the third year the event has been held and event organizers plan <br />on hosting a career day on an annual basis. For more information about the <br />Eugene Police Officer Renee Tobler describes her <br />event, contact Wastewater Technical Services Analyst Sharon Olson at <br />career to girls at Willamette High School. <br />sharon.r.olson@ci.eugene.or.us or call 541-682-8625. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />November 1, 2012 <br />