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VOL. 32 NO. 26
YOUR OFFICIAL HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
Serving Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge, Seaford, Old Bethpage & Plainview
June 19-25, 1998 40 CENTS
GIRL SCOUTS MAKE
EVERY DROP COUNT
Girl Scouts from the Bethpage
area recently earned "Every Drop
Counts" patches by saving 13,323
gallons of tap water during a pilot water
conservation program. Representatives
from Junior Troop 3393 (left to
right) Lauren Horn and Kimberly
Vespo are shown displaying the new
patch with (back, left to right) Bethpage
Water District Commissioners
Sal Greco, Jr. And William Ellinger.
Sponsored by the Long Island
Water Conference, a trade association
of Long Island's public wafer
suppliers, in conjuction with the Girl
Scouts of Nassau County, the program
was designed to help educate
youngsters about the importance of
conserving our water supply.
To participate, the girls had to
keep track of how many gallons of water
they could save around the house
and record the amount on an activity
sheet, which was printed on paper
made from recycled blue jeans. For
example, each time they ran the
dishwasher with full loads instead of
smaller loads, four gallons of water
were saved.
In addition, activities such as researching
where their tap water
comes from as well as creating and
displaying posters that explain why
our most precious resource is important
helped the scouts gain knowledge
of an appreciation for long island's
drinking water supply.
Altogether, the 700 girls who participated
saved more than 170,000
gallons of water. The pilot program
was offered this past year to a cross-section
of 1,700 girls in 150 troops.
Another group of equal size will be
encouraged to participate once again
this coming fall.
"We were pleased to have so
many youngsters complete the patch
requirements," said Karl Dahlem,
chairperson of the Long Island Water
Conference. "This innovative approach
helps us to fulfill one of our
main goals - encouraging Long Islanders
of all ages to learn more about
their excellent public drinking water
supply."
The Long Island Water Conference,
established in 1951, is a professional
organization dedicated to
providing and maintaining an pure
and plentiful public water supply on
Long Island. Members include Nassau-
Suffolk water suppliers, consulting
engineers, attorneys, water contractors
and officials from governmental
regulatory agencies.
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| Title | Bethpage-Tribune_1998-06-19 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within Bethpage, Old Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge and Seaford. |
| Creator | Florence Cullem |
| Publisher | Florence Cullem |
| Contributors | Scanned and Prepared by Hudson Microimaging, Port Ewen, New York 12466. |
| Date | 2010 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Bethpage Public Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | The Newspaper is in the public Domain and Digital Rights Held by Bethpage Public Library. |
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