[Eenc-board] water bottles
Diane Silver
diane at diane-silver.com
Wed Mar 26 08:08:12 EDT 2008
Some sporting goods stores sell stainless steel water bottles, rather
than aluminum. Same basic design, just different material. Would this
be better, health-wise? (Anyone know)? Maybe we could find a stainless
steel one that would still be affordable.
- Diane
Shelby Gull Laird wrote:
> It seems there were some studies linking Alzheimer's and Aluminum, and
> it was a suspect from the 60s through the 90s. However, further
> research has not been able to confirm that link in any way, and it is
> not considered a valid "risk" factor by even the Alzheimer's
> Organization, who I would suspect would take serious risks
> seriously... Interesting how all these studies come out, to only
> later be shown irrelevant.. (think about poor salt, it's been good,
> bad, good, then bad again all in my short lifetime!)
>
> Here are some links for your reading enjoyment... On a side note,
> genetics seems to be the greatest risk factor (thanks Great-Granny
> Thara!)!!
>
> http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=99
>
> http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/guide/controversial-claims-risk-factors
>
> http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_myths_about_alzheimers.asp
>
> http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/ADPrevented/chap03.htm.htm
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:21 PM, Mickey Jo Sorrell <mjsorrell at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Okay, time for the stick in the mud.
>> I'm not interested in drinking out of aluminum.
>> And I suspect there are other folks - who have heard of links between
>> aluminum and Alzheimers - who will not be interested either.
>> In fact, there are two such people in my living room tonight - who were
>> very surprised to hear that we would be considering aluminum water bottles.
>>
>> Mickey
>>
>>
>> Elizabeth Burke wrote:
>> > I was thinking the same thing. In fact, I may need one of everyone in
>> > my house. These are terrific!
>> > Elizabeth Burke
>> > Certified Environmental Educator
>> > MUD PIE PLANET*
>> > 703.281.6626
>> > 703.839.0977 (cell)
>> > e-burke at cox.net <mailto:e-burke at cox.net>
>>
>>
>> > *Play where you are planted!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mar 25, 2008, at 5:44 PM, Shelby Gull Laird wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm for making $4 on each one! But regardless, I agree that we should
>> >> charge some higher amount... I would still buy one at $10!!!
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 4:43 PM, Mazie Smith <mssmith at wcpss.net
>>
>>
>>>> <mailto:mssmith at wcpss.net>> wrote:
>>>>
>> >>> I think we should make at least a dollar on each one. Most people that
>> >>> would pay $6 for a bottle would also pay $7. We might generate
>> >>> enough to
>> >>> cover a scholarship.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Our mission is graduation. We should relentlessly focus on learning. ~
>> >>> Dr.Del Burns
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> <((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>
>> >>>
>> >>> Mazie Swindell Smith
>> >>> Director of Organizational Development
>> >>> Office of Continuous Improvement
>> >>> and Professional Development
>> >>> Wake County Public School System
>> >>> 1551 Rock Quarry Road
>> >>> Raleigh, NC 27610
>> >>> Phone: 919-856-8048
>> >>> Fax: 919-856-3716
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>> >>> To:
>> >>> From: Diane Silver <diane at diane-silver.com
>> >>> <mailto:diane at diane-silver.com>>
>>
>>
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>>>>> Date: 03/25/2008 03:48PM
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>> >>> cc: EENC Board <eenc-board at rtpnet.org <mailto:eenc-board at rtpnet.org>>
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>>
>>
>> >>> Subject: Re: [Eenc-board] water bottles
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> At 6.00 @, these are a deal!! Given the recent media attention to the
>> >>> evils of plastic water bottles, this could be a GREAT opportunity to get
>> >>> a bunch printed with our logo, and then sell them at-cost. They're
>> >>> about half-price what they would cost at a sporting goods store. e.g.,
>> >>> LL Bean offers a stainless steel one for $17.00; REI $20.
>> >>>
>> >>> So, we'd have to float the cost, but we have money in the bank. I think
>> >>> it's a great service to our members to provide a cheap non-plastic
>> >>> bottle, and great promotion to our logo on it. And if we sell them at
>> >>> cost, rather than trying to raise sponsorship money to pay for them,
>> >>> then it's only our logo on it.
>> >>>
>> >>> Downside -- it does tie up some of our assets in outreach inventory
>> >>> until they sell. Maybe just get 100 for starters and see how it goes at
>> >>> this year's conference. OR, we could put a little picture and a line on
>> >>> the reg. form so people could pay for it with their conference
>> >>> registration -- tacking on 6.00 doesn't seem that bad when you're paying
>> >>> 200-250 for the conference, and it's a NICE product. Then we could
>> >>> order only as many as were pre-paid, plus maybe just a few more.
>> >>>
>> >>> I say go for it. Not sure if this needs an official vote at our
>> >>> up-coming meeting.
>> >>>
>> >>> If anyone thinks this is not a good idea, do speak up.
>> >>>
>> >>> - Diane
>> >>>
>> >>> Dee Thonnard Rudolph wrote:
>> >>>> I love the water bottles--and the site! Though for something that
>> >>>> will be used so often by our members, I'd prefer to just have our logo.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Diane Silver wrote:
>> >>>>> At 5.38 each, we could get 300 for $1614. That would be plenty to
>> >>>>> give
>> >>>>> out (or sell) to conference recipients, with some left over. What
>> >>>>> if we
>> >>>>> got a sponsor to donate $1500 for them, and we put our logo on one
>> >>>>> side,
>> >>>>> and theirs on the other?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I like the bottles a lot!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> - Diane
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Shelby Gull Laird wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> Here is one from on online recycled products website:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Recycled Aluminum Sports Bottle...
>> >>>>>> http://www.recycledproducts.com/index.php?cid=15&pcid=11
>> >>>>>> <http://www.recycledproducts.com/index.php?cid=15&pcid=11>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> They are 5.38 with a minimum of 36, but only in the red and blue
>> >>> colors...
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> We discussed this type of thing at the last meeting...
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
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>> >> Shelby Gull Laird, M.Ed. - Science Education
>> >> PhD Student - Natural Res./Hydrology, NCSU
>> >> Vice-President - Wolfpack Women in Science
>> >> http://www4.ncsu.edu/~sjgull/ <http://www4.ncsu.edu/%7Esjgull/>
>> >> shelby_laird at ncsu.edu <mailto:shelby_laird at ncsu.edu>
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>> >> It's Our Water! Coordinator
>> >> NCDENR - Division of Water Resources
>> >> www.ncwater.org, click on It's Our Water!
>> >> Resource Development Chair - EENC
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