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Recycles Day is November 15</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Today we launched the national </span><span
style='color:#365F91'><a href="http://www.americarecyclesday.org/"><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>America Recycles Day</span></a></span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> (ARD) website,
expanding the information and tools available to all of our ARD event
organizers. For ARD 2009, we have added</span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>a number of</span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> *NEW*</span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>and</span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>exciting sections
and feature</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>s</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>:</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:blue'> </span><span style='color:#365F91'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>A </span><span style='color:#365F91'><a
href="http://www.americarecyclesday.org/diy-event-and-service-project-ideas.aspx"><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Do-It-Yourself Section</span></a></span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> with creative
ideas for celebrating America Recycles Day designed for individuals,
government, schools, businesses, associations and civic organizations.</span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span
style='color:#365F91'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#365F91'><a
href="http://www.americarecyclesday.org/arddownloads.aspx"><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Downloads</span></a></span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> including a 2009
ARD Toolkit for Organizers, power point presentations, and a variety of
ARD promotional materials</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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color:black'>A </span><span style='color:#365F91'><a
href="http://www.americarecyclesday.org/useful-links.aspx"><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Useful Links Section</span></a></span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> with links to
educational materials and information from federal and state agencies and
industry</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'> . </span><span style='color:#365F91'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="http://www.americarecyclesday.org/moreinformation.aspx"><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Recycling Videos</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span
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color:black'>A </span><span style='color:#365F91'><a
href="http://www.americarecyclesday.org/register-your-event-and-service-project.aspx"><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Register Your ARD Event Form</span></a></span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> to access
promotional materials and publicize your event(s) on the national
website.</span><span style='color:#365F91'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:#365F91'><a
href="http://www.americarecyclesday.org/register-your-event-and-service-project.aspx"><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Register Your ARD 2009 Event
NOW</span></a></span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'> !</span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>All </span></strong>KAB affiliates, ARD state organizers</span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>, and NRC
affiliates should</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>register directly on the national website to receive
materials. Community events</span><span style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>registered will be eligible to order
your ARD event banners, posters, and pencils. Materials will
be limited to the first 500 community events to register by <u>October 1,
2009</u> and materials will be shipped to arrive by <u>October 15,
2009</u>. Upon receipt of </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>your </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>registration, we will share detail with </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>state directors
and coordinators</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'> </span><span style='color:#365F91'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Registering ARD Events and Projects</span></i></b><i><span
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</span></i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>1.)
Complete all *required information on the form, hit “Submit.”<br>
2.) Within 48 hours, we will process your form and send an email
confirming your registration with links to your event listing on the
national site, access to all of the ARD downloads, and a confirmation of
your materials order.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>We will continue
to add new content and new information to the website. Your
suggestions and input are truly valued. Please direct any comments
or suggestions to Anjia Nicolaidis at </span><span style='color:blue'><a
href="mailto:anicolaidis@kab.org"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>anicolaidis@kab.org</span></a></span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span
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