So Today was a great day!
For those of you that get the republic you might have noticed the gorgeous FRONT PAGE picture of me and my sister... well if you didn't then here let me show you.
Suzanne Starr/The Arizona Republic
Gilbert sisters Sara (left) and Lacey Rogers, students at Highland High School, have created purses, wallets and backpacks from Capri Sun juice packs to sell on campus as part of a community service club recycling project
After finishing off hundreds of fruity juice packs this summer, Sara and Lacey Rogers got more than sugar highs and tummy aches.
They got crafty.
The Gilbert sisters are now leading a fashion revolution at Highland High School with their launch of Capri Sun purses, backpacks and wallets. They've turned those disposable silver pouches into a fund-raising venture for their school's Extra Mile community service club.
"We're taking something that isn't recyclable, and we're starting a new trend," said Sara, 17. "We even use the straws."
The girls came up with the idea after club adviser Bob Allen urged the teens to think beyond the usual carwash and bake sale.
Where others see trash, Sara and Lacey see opportunity.
After slurping down boxes and boxes of the Kraft-brand juices, including flavors like Red Berry, Grape and Surfer Cooler, the sisters used the colorful remains to create five different styles, like the minipurse and handbag. But Sara eventually had to pass the juice-drinking duty on to others. Luckily, she says, her boyfriend has 11 kids in his family.
"It's sometimes hard to even look at them," said Sara, who now lets thirsty students drink the juice for 25 cents. "They make me sick to my stomach."
The assembling process is time-consuming, the sisters say, as one handbag requires 11 Capri Sun pouches and can take up to four hours to tape together.
But the labor paid off once they started sporting the purses, which livened up their daily wardrobes. Lacey said the purses have become a "big hit" among teachers, peers and even strangers on the street.
"They're good conversation pieces," Lacey, 15, said. "People everywhere ask, 'Where did you get that?' When my sister went to the bank, she sold four of them."
The wallets and bags cost $5 to $25 and are sold at school football games. Proceeds will benefit a little girl on the East Coast who has leukemia.
Later on, the sisters might experiment with other juice pouches like Kool-Aid and Tang.
"People think it's really creative," Lacey said. "They think they could never do something like this."
Now then isn't it beautiful! okay so i'm so just kidding. That the sickest picture ever but its still cool to think that i've been in the paper 3 times this year and i'll be in it again on friday for something entirerky different. The article is missleading. We are no longer sending the money to a little girl because she died, a week ago. So what we have made so far will go to her and then the rest will go toward something else. Oh another crazy thing is that the picture you see there i got from there internet website but it isn't the one they showed in the paper. So go buy the paper so you can see what it realyl looks like.