Hi everyone,
I am Kyle McAdam and I am a student in the Thompson School of Applied Science majoring in Community Leadership. I am working on my Capstone Project, where I am trying to establish at UNH, a recycling program for used cell phones and ink cartridges.
I have established a coalition of one UNH Department, The Thompson School of Applied Science, and three student organizations, Alpha Phi Omega, Ecological Advocates and Students Without Borders. Our goal is to help clean up UNH and make it more sustainable, plus to clean up the land fills and atmosphere around the world. There are many companies that collect cell phones and say they will recycle them but just send them off to third world countries like Indonesia, where they don't have strong environmental laws to protect their environment and people, where they burn the cell phones. Cell Phones have lead and mercury, so when they are incinerated, the lead and mercury head into the atmosphere and eventually settle, sometimes being breathed in by children.
One of my goals was to recycle these cell phone in an environemtally responsible manner. The organization that we are dealing with, Think Recycle, takes the cell phones makes repairs if possible and resells the phones. If repairs can't be performed, then they recycle the phone as much as possible and properly disposes of the remainder. Our coalition, will get paid for these donated phones and we have established a fund to hold the money. This money is for UNH Departments and Student Organization so they can continue the good work they perform for the UNH community.
Our coalition will be setting up collection boxes in Barton Cole and Putnam Halls and in the MUB. There will be other location for collection boxes but it hasn't been determined exacly where yet. I will let you know when it has been determined. If you don't have your used cell phones or ink cartridges with you here at UNH, please bring them back when you return from spring break.
I have set upon a journey in the same spirit that our President, President Barack Obama, set upon his journey early on in his career. They belief and dream of making his community better in some way. I hope with your help, we can do the same here at UNH.
Thank you very much,
Kyle
This Sunday, November 2nd, please join President Bill Clinton and Jeanne Shaheen in Manchester, where they will talk about Barack's vision for creating the kind of change we need.
Unite for Change Rally with President Bill Clinton and Jeanne Shaheen Manchester Central Highschool Gymnasium 207 Lowell Street Manchester, NH Sunday, November 2nd Doors Open: 4:00 p.m. Program Begins: 4:30 p.m.
RSVP to: http://nh.barackobama.com/UniteManchester
The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required; however an RSVP is strongly encouraged. For security reasons, do not bring bags or umbrellas. Please limit personal items. No signs or banners allowed.
Find your polling location: http://nh.voteforchange.com
Being a student at the University of New Hampshire, I know of how it seems that a lot of the students seem to favor Barack Obama for President versus John McCain. I certainly understand why they feel the way they feel. This is not a typical election year where the older voters are more conservative and the younger voters are more liberal than the average voter. This election season seems to grouped us all into the same kettle of fish, not because we are all Americans that love our country, but because of shear reality that we have been placed here because of the policies of of soon to be former President. No matter what issue that you care about; whether it is the environment, energy issues-gas prices, endanged species, gun-2nd admendment, business-economy or what ever your issue is, there is a clear and distinct line in the sand between Barack Obama's policies and John McCain's/ George W. Bush's policies.
We all have our own reasons for wanting our candidate for President, but I think there is at least on major reason that we all have in common and that is we want CHANGE.Even the Republican want change. Democrats, Independents, Republicans and all of the small third parties are all advocating for change from our present situation in our economy, our environmental problems, our foriegn policy disaster and any ethic issues coming from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. There is a problem for John McCain's campaign on their declaration that they want change- they need proof they can bring change. McCain has admitted that he has voted with George Bush's policies and bills around 90% of the time. McCain has also stated that he has a reputation as a mavarick. He may have earne that nick name and reputation from the past but it doesn't seem that he is a mavarick any longer. He seem to George Bush's lapdog. When we are talking about which candidate would bring true change, McCain voting record in the last eight years speaks for itself. Nothing will change dramatically under McCain.
Now, John McCain has earned my respect for a number of years. I sincerely think he is a man that truely loves his country as does Barack Obama, they just have different ways of showing their love, no one way nesecarrily better than the other. Each man has his own way.
My point is directed to the high school and college students out there eligible to vote this election. You make up a strong voice in Obamas support and he needs you now and on November 4th, 2008- election day. If you are not registered or any of your friends are not registerd, please go today and registered. That goes for anyone but this message is directed at the 18-24 age group. Also make sure you go and vote on Novemeber 4th. If you know right now you won't be able to vote on 11/4/08, because of some reason like not being at home because of school or maybe class schedule, request an absentee ballot from your home town, and make sure you send it back soon enough to ensure your ballot gets there before November 3rd. That will guarentee that your ballot will be counted. Thank you everyone and now lets get to work.
