Bag Monsters at Ghirardelli Square . . . Each year, Californians use an estimated nineteen (19) billion plastic bags. On average, that's about 500 bags per person, per year. One of the problems is that people throw away these bags after a single use, so they don't notice how many of them they've used. To paint a powerful picture of just how many bags that is, we introduce you to the "bag monster" - a costume made of 500 bags. ....And the bag monsters are convening in record numbers on 12 August in San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square. California Bill, AB 1998 would ban single-use plastic bags in California for good! As senators gather this August to vote, we need to make sure we are heard and that this bill passes! We need YOU to come out and show your support, and better yet, to wear a Bag Monster costume on Thursday, 12 August 2010 @ Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco at the "Don't Feed the Bag Monster" event. Our friends at ChicoBag will provide the costume, a free reusable bag, snacks, and water. Join us as we let the State know that we are fed up with the unnecessary waste of single-use bags! Who: 100 bag monsters, Chico bag, COARE, and many other supporters of a ban on plastic bags. When: Thursday, 12 August, 11:00am - 2:00pm (please arrive at 10:00am to be a bag monster) Where: Ghirardelli Square, 900 North Point Street at the corner of Beach and Larkin. (West of Fisherman's Wharf) Would you like to be one of the bag monsters? Please plan on arriving early (10:00am) to get coordinate and to get dressed. Contact Becca for more information and to register as a bag monster: becca@chicobag.com (530) 342-4426 x224

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