SATURDAY, JUNE 30 HELP PEOPLE MAKE A SUSTAINABLE CHOICE AT THE GROCERY STORE YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO RAISE AWARENESS Women's International League for Peace & Freedom, Sierra Club, Iowa Environmental Council, and Iowa Global Warming are collaborating to raise awareness in Des Moines about the issue of plastic petroleum-based, non-degradable bags dispensed mindlessly at retailers and grocers around the city. These bags find their way into fields, trees, and in alarming numbers into landfills. Dahl's Supermarkets sells multi-use, non-disposable cloth bags which customers can keep in their cars and bring to the check out counters to be used instead of "paper or plastic", creating a 're-use' mentality and raising awareness of the problems of disposable bags. The stores that 'collect' used bags give the impression they are recycling them, but instead they just bale them and send them to the landfill........ instead of having us put them in our own trash. On Saturday, June 30th, Dahl's will permit our volunteers to staff tables outside ALL TWELVE of their stores in the Des Moines area from 10am till 4pm... to sell their bags, but also to raise awareness of the importance of re-using and re-cycling. The purpose is educational, not to make money. We want people to THINK about the option they have to choose more sustainable carryalls for their groceries. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SIERRA VOLUNTEERS to help staff those tables. Talking points will be provided. Signs will be provided. Bags for sale will be provided by Dahl's. Please contact Jane Clark and let me know if you can do a 3-hour shift on the 30th of June, either from 10am till 1pm or from 1pm till 4pm. Contact me at 515-223-5047 or at [log in to unmask] . Please make a commitment today, so we know there are enough volunteers to go through with this 1-day project. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp