Posted
Jun 5,
2011
On Saturday, April 30 the HPTA held the Hopkinton’s first Green Expo. State Rep. Carolyn Dykema kicked off the Earth Day celebration that brought together artists, conservationists, green vendors, entertainers and educators to promote earth-friendly choices and raise awareness about … Read more »
Posted
May 26,
2011
Cleaning Products to Avoid Better Household Cleaners * These products contain ingredients in EWG’s Ingredients to Avoid list Personal Care Products EWG detected 16 chemicals including phthalates, parabens, triclosan and masks in the blood and urine samples of 20 American … Read more »
Posted
May 25,
2011
Building the Green Generation Only 5% of the world’s population lives in the United States, yet we consume 33% of the world’s energy. Our convenience oriented lifestyle is depleting natural and non-renewable resources across the world while we spin in … Read more »
Posted
May 9,
2010
The gym and cafeteria at Hopkinton High School were overflowing with donations of gently used children’s items on May 1. It was all for the 2nd Annual HopSwap, a green event co-sponsored by the HPTA and Hopkinton Moms Group. Items … Read more »
Posted
Apr 25,
2010
Did you know that only five percent of the world’s population lives in the United States, yet we consume 33 percent of the world’s energy? Many everyday products we use like antibacterial soap, shampoo, detergent and cosmetics contain toxins associated … Read more »
Posted
Mar 28,
2010
The HPTA and Hopkinton Moms Group are teaming up for another HopSwap. HopSwap, a sale of gently used children’s items, will take place on Sat., May 1, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Hopkinton High School. Like last year, … Read more »
Green Committee
Building the Green Generation In Conjunction with National Healthy Schools Day
http://www.nationalhealthyschoolsday.org
If you missed this great workshop, you can read all the workshop materials complete with useful links at the top of the page.
Jayashree Dattar, HPTA Liaison to the HPS Green Committee, has started a “Hopkinton Goes Green Pledge” on the care 2 petition site http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/HopkintonGoesGreen
Questions? Jayashree Dattar jaydattar@gmail.com 508-625-1028
Mass PTA has joined Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, a national advocacy campaign for smarter federal policies about toxic chemicals. Read more about the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Campaign at www.saferchemicals.org. Mass PTA urges its members to share this information and to get involved as individuals and as units.
