Green Team
The Earth is the LORD's, and everything in it. Psalm 24:1
Green Team Mission Statement: To be good stewards of God's Creation as a matter of faith by raising awareness through education and by reducing the church's burden on the environment
Stage 1 Watering Restrictions in effect in Dallas!
You may water your lawn only on your designated day.
Even addresses - Sundays and Thursdays
Odd addresses - Saturdays and Wednesdays
Watering is prohibited between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m at any time.
Foundations may be watered any day of the week during the allowed hours. Foundations may be watered with a soaker hose or a hand-held hose equipped with a positive shutoff nozzle only.
Click here for more information.
Upcoming LHE Recycling Event and Church Garage Sale:
Lake Highlands Elementary at 9501 Ferndale will be partnering with
Bubb Recycling to hold a recycling
drive on Saturday, March 31st from 9 am to 1 pm in the
horseshoe drive off of Lynngrove
LHUMC Recycles! Look for the recycling bins throughout the campus. The City of Dallas pays the church for the recycling items donated in the big blue recycling bin in our parking lot. For a list of accepted items see the attached file below.
The City now accepts food and drink cartons. For more information click here. For a list of items the City accepts, see the flyer attached below.
Ongoing "Green" Fundraising Program: CFK (Cartridges for Kids) is a recycling program that pays our church for cell phones, inkjet & laser cartridges, laptops, iPods, PDAs, video games & consoles, digital cameras, DVDs, GPS devices, and iPads/tablets/eReaders. For a detailed list of items CFK accepts click here. Please drop off items in the CFK boxes located in the Refreshment Center or Children's Building.
Watering Tips: Besides the Stage One watering restrictions, other restrictions continue to be enforced year-round. Get the details here. For more information on how to water your lawn properly click here. For information on watering your tree in this drought, click here.
Where to Take Your Used Cooking Oil: You can drop it off at the Whole Foods at Park Ln. or the City's Fair Oaks Transfer Station. For more information on the latter click here. The Green Spot is no longer accepting it, unfortunately.
What to Do with Your Leaves: If you don't have your own compost pile, you can take them to the Lake Highlands Community Garden! Click here for more info.
"Green" Information: For more information from the City of Dallas and another organization visit:
www.dallascityhall.com
www.greendallas.net/
www.savedallaswater.com
www.wheredoesitgo.com
www.ceasethegrease.org
For "green" questions and suggestions contact Cindy Engel at 214-348-6835 or cindita_e@yahoo.com.
