We're looking for a few good board members.

Recycling Jackson is looking for a few good men and women.

In fact, it seems like we're always searching for board members. New ones come and go, term limits boot others out - it's the usual story with a small non-profit organization.

Now we need at least two board members to help out our green cause. If you've always wanted to help make an environmental impact in Jackson, this is your chance.

Our board meets once a month, usually on the third Monday at 5:30. We have several committees, including site operations (for our Brown St. drop-off location), education and outreach (to get our word out in the schools and community), marketing (stuff like this blog, our quarterly newsletter, ads, and press releases), membership, and e-waste.

We're a working board, which means we do a lot of the heavy lifting for Recycling Jackson ourselves. For instance - as the marketing chair, I design the newsletter, update the web site, and send our press releases when we have something to say. We don't pay anyone to do that work for us - we do it all ourselves.

And hey, if you like getting your hands dirty, there's plenty to be done.

Our board is the perfect spot for environmentalists, home recyclers, waste management wonks, or anyone who gives a darn about the world and our place in it.

You can develop skills like community relations, networking, city and county political negotiations, and knowing the difference between cardboard and paperboard. Cool, huh?

For more information, or to ask us any questions, drop us an e-mail (recyclingjackson [at] yahoo [dot] com). There's no tests or quizes or gauntlet to run through. We just need passionate people who care about recycling.

Hope to hear from you.

- by Dave Lawrence, RJ VP