The discussion under "Looking for Virginia Beach team" is very interesting, but has nothing to do with looking for a Virginia Beach Team. If you want to share this info with the whole group, change the subject line to something related to the topic so you'll have a better chance of reaching the readers who are interested in conservation by using reusable bags and boxes. I'll bet lots of people have deleted all these msgs because they don't live anywhere near Va Beach and if they do, aren't able to add a member to an existing team. Subject lines on emails are as important as documentation in computer programs...or headlines on newspaper articles. Subject lines matter! Bad subject lines are like book titles that have nothing to do with the book. Sorry if this sounds harsh. This is a pet peeve of mine. Debbie -----Original Message----- From: First Lego League Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Michael Blanpied Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:53 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Looking for Virginia Beach team At 7:45 PM -0500 1/28/09, Sally Sylvester wrote: >The team has been busy getting involved in trying to help >get some legislation passed in the General Assembly. They >are going on Monday to talk before the Senate Committee on >Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources. Their focus >this year has been the reusable bag, and raising awareness on >the importance of switching from paper and plastic bags to the >reusable bag. They have held many educational events on this >topic and even spoke before the Governor's Commission on >Climate Change. They spoke on the importance of Virginia >becoming a national leader in the use of the reusable bag. Dear Sally, Great project, about the reusable bags. My family has been big on those for years. Even better, we've found, are collapsible crates. This URL shows the style that we have. We bought two on a lark from Lilian Vernon (of all places) several years ago, and have been using them heavily since then. Each box is 23x16x12", and folds flat to 23x16x1.5". We toss them in the back of the car and use them for all sorts of things, including the grocery shopping and keeping things organized on car trips. We get funny remarks from grocery clerks, but they're generally impressed. They hold a surprising volume and weight of stuff, they're a lot easier to fill than a bag (which requires holding open as you fill it), and we've not had one break yet. Collapsible Storage Box http://www.shop.com/Collapsible_Storage_Box-24583001-32820014-p!.shtml Best of luck at the tournament! Cheers, Mike -- Cheers, Mike Blanpied Reston, VA 2006 #4809 Nano People 2007 #1666 Power Bunnies 2008 #5013 BLT--Brilliant LEGO Team ______________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". If you want to join the VADCFLL-ADMIN-L mailing list - to which FLL administrative announcements will be distributed - visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". ______________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". If you want to join the VADCFLL-ADMIN-L mailing list - to which FLL administrative announcements will be distributed - visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html and select "Join or leave the list".