Environmental Awareness Newsletter September 2022

September 2022

Environmental Awareness Newsletter Autumn Edition

Picker Pals

Relove Fashion Competition

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown have partnered with Picker Pals

The Relove Fashion Competition for secondary schools will be

again this year to provide workshops to primary schools

returning this September.

in dlr working on reducing litter and waste in their school.

Relove Fashion encourages students to take a deeper look at

Picker Pals is an environmental education programme for

how their clothing is made. The competition explores creative

primary schools. Through stories, songs and an

reuse options such as upcycling, repairs, alterations and

educational picker pack, Picker Pals provides children and

mending. Students use their design and repair skills to make

their families with an opportunity to engage in a variety

their own fashion statement. For further information please

of environmental actions, particularly litter picking. The

visit the new Relove Fashion website www.relovefashion.ie or

programme is operated by VOICE Ireland. If you know, or

contact the Environmental Awareness Section by emailing

work within, a primary school that may be interested in

info@dlrcoco.ie

this programme, please ask the school to email

Schools that register interest before September 30 th will be

envaware@dlrcoco.ie.

entered into a draw to win a new sewing machine!

Picker Pals Brochure 2022

Picker Pals Website : https://pickerpalsworld.org/

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