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Student art on new, reusable grocery bag
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Frisco celebrates Earth Day with a new program that's “in the bag”! The City of Frisco's Environmental Services Division and the Frisco Tom Thumb will announce the student winner of the Reusable Bag Artwork Contest on Thursday. The winning artwork will be featured on reusable bags available for sale at the Frisco Tom Thumb, 4848 Preston Road.
And each participant in this weekend's “Clean It and Green It” and “Chunk Your Junk” events will receive one, new reusable bag. Both events will be held simultaneously 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, in the IKEA parking lot. For more event information, go to www.friscotexas.gov/specialevents or www.friscogreenliving.com.
“[The bag] is a great way for folks to show their environmental pride every time they visit Tom Thumb," said Jeremy Starritt, city environmental education coordinator. "We appreciate Tom Thumb's support on this project, which we believe is a great way to mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day."
The winning artwork will appear on reusable shopping bags available for sale at Tom Thumb in Frisco. The new reusable bags will be sold for 99 cents each. All proceeds from bag sales, along with a $500 donation from Tom Thumb, will benefit the Frisco Education Foundation and be used to create an environmental scholarship for a FISD high school senior.
"Tom Thumb is honored to partner with the City of Frisco Environmental Services for this Frisco Earth Day event," said Connie Yates, public affairs director for Tom Thumb. "This partnership has provided an opportunity to recognize young artistic talent while educating our great community to be partners with us in maintaining a greener environment."
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