D.A.R.E. DAY JAMBOREE

We have an upcoming event here taking place on Friday, May 7^th. It’s our annual Dare Day Jamboree at Erxleben Recreation Center located at 513-515 Richmond Street, Elizabeth, NJ from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Lead Coalition has a table and chairs reserved for this event. If anyone is interested in helping out at our table, please let me know. This event always gets a great crowd, there will also be safety demonstrations and activities for kids, etc.

 CONTACT:

Paola A. Moreno

pmoreno@elizabethnj.org

(908) 820-4026 phone

Lead in Traditional Medicine

Here is an article that was shared in the Newark Lead Coalition about high levels of lead in a traditional medicine called ‘Litargirio’.

Lead Found in Indian Spices and Powders

Read this insightful post about lead findings in Indian spices and powders.

What do you think?

Fundred Dollar Bill Project

Join the Model Lead-Safe City Program and the City of Elizabeth in raising awareness of childhood lead poisoning with this creative educational tool.  The Fundred Dollar Bill Project (www.fundred.org) seeks to raise $300,000,000 in Fundred Dollar Bills to present to our US Representatives in an effort that the representatives match the Fundred Dollar Bills with real funds to remediate lead hazards.  The $300,000,000 represents the amount needed to remediate the lead in soil in New Orleans. 

We are pleased join the Fundered Dollar Bill Project and will be collecting Fundred Dollar Bills on behalf of our Model Cities.  If you have any questions about the project or how you can participate, please visit the Fundred web site and contact Joe Pargola (joseph.pargola@childadvocate.state.nj.us). 

Click on the links below for instructions and Fundred Dollar Bill templates.

Fundred Dollar Bill Project – Getting Started

Fundred Dollar Bill Project – Multiple Fundred Template

Fundred Dollar Bill Project – Dollar Bill Bundle Bands

Tight Fiscal Times: Take Advantage of a Two-for-One Special for the Lead and Beyond Conference

Tight Fiscal Times:  Take Advantage of a Two-for-One Special

Have you and your colleagues wanted to attend the Lead and Beyond Conference on April 16, 2010 but your agency doesn’t have the funds to pay for you all to go?  Partner up with a co-worker and take advantage of the Two-for-One Special now being offered at the low price of $50.00.  Each person should complete a registration form and send them in together.  We’ll see you in April at the Sheraton Raritan in Edison.

Here is the brochure

Here is the registration form

Lead and Beyond – 2 for 1 flyer

A great learning opportunity!

Lead Coalition Meeting 2/25/2010

The lead coalition meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, February 25th at 10am at the Steven Sampson Senior Center.  The address is 800 Anna Street in Elizabeth.  Hope to see you there!

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