2005 Kansas Don't Spoil It! Limited Edition Calendars
Available To Encourage Recycling

The 2005 Kansas Don't Spoil It! Limited Edition wall calendar featuring original artwork by Kansas students is now available from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The calendar is available free for a limited time (while supplies last) to Kansas residents by calling KDHE at 1-800-282-9790 before December 31.

Last spring, nearly 5,000 Kansas students from grades K through 12 submitted artwork for the calendar depicting ways Kansans can preserve the beauty and natural resources of their state. Individual entries were judged and winners selected for each grade plus an overall winner. Now in its sixth year, the contest has seen increased student participation and use by teachers who utilize the calendar as a resource tool in the classroom.

Rebecca Pederson, a 12th grader at Cimarron High School, Cimarron, was selected to have her entry published on the 2005 calendar's front cover. KDHE plans to distribute 20,000 copies of the calendar to schools, city and county offices, conservation district offices, state legislators and the public to spread the message of keeping Kansas clean.

Pledge cards to keep our state clean by practicing the Three R's: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle will be included with each calendar. Anyone who returns a pledge card to KDHE, Bureau of Waste Management, will be entered in a drawing for a Kansas Don't Spoil It! beverage mug or tote bag.

Winners who have their artwork featured in the 2005 calendar are:

Nestor Melendez, Kindergarten, Dodge City
Sydney Parsons, 1 st grade, Oakley
Alex Leyva, 2 nd grade, Kansas City
Aaron Ewy, 3 rd grade, Arlington
Josh Mierzejewski, 4 th grade, Marysville
Tess Trahern, 5 th grade, Cimarron
Ky Hall, 6 th grade, Bonner Springs
Christelle Karnowski, 7 th grade, Emmett
Madison Twombly, 8 th grade, Troy
Katie Bruenn, 9 th grade, Kansas City
Chad Stoway, 10 th grade, Kansas City
Long Nguyen, 11 th grade, Wichita
Rebecca Pederson, 12 th grade, Cimarron

Kansas Don't Spoil It ! is an public awareness and educational program to encourage Kansans to keep our State clean, beautiful, and environmentally strong. The program's goal is to minimize the amount of waste and pollution in the environment by committing to the 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. More information on how to reduce, reuse and recycle in your home and community can be found at www.kansasdontspoilit.com

For more information on how Kansans can recycle, compost, and properly dispose of household hazardous waste, visit the Kansas Don't Spoil It! Web site: www.kansasdontspoilit.com.

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