Bottle Houses: The Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey
has tremendous potential for VOLUNTEERS and BV CYBER-SUCCESS STORIES !
*** Have a little fundraising activity for Preserve Bottle Village within your own circle of friends. Arrange a playdate and read Bottle Houses — talk about the importance of Recycling. Do an art project using recycled materials— there's tons of ideas at MakeArtNotTrash Talk about the importance of saving Historical Landmarks. Pass around a "Funky Grandma Hat" or a Special Decorated Bottle on behalf of Preserve Bottle Village and send along your donation to:
Preserve Bottle Village
PO Box 1412
Simi Valley CA 93062 USA
And if you or your children are into scouting... Last year, the Brownies did a "Try-it" patch— "Listen to the Past." You as a volunteer, or your Troop Leader can read Bottle Houses, which tells the delightful history of Bottle Village and its ingenious creator, Grandma Prisbrey. Bottle Village is on The National Register of Historic Places, California Historical Landmark No.939, a Ventura County Cultural Landmark, and is a City of Simi Valley Historic Site. (Simi Valley? That's another story...)
<Brownie "Try-It"— Listen to the Past
Within the world of Scouting, there's many opportunies to help Bottle Village. Some years ago, Cub Scout Pack 3661-Den 2 collected quarters— I still have that precious jar.....
