LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Posted on 11 April 2013 by LeslieM

Thank you! Citizens of Deerfield Beach

Dear Editor:

A couple weeks ago a notice was put in the Deerfield Beach Observer asking for assistance on behalf of my college tuition. [“Help a District 2 college student with tuition,” in the March 28 Observer.]

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your efforts to help me successfully matriculate at Savannah College of Arts and Design.

With your help, I was able to continue my college education and become one step closer to my dream.

I would also like to extend a very special thanks to Mr. Frank Congemi for putting his belief in me.

I will continue to work diligently and perform with academic satisfactory.

Again, Thank you! I really appreciate what has been done on my behalf. May your days be filled with splendor!

Sincerely,

Nathaniel Myles

Deerfield Beach

Let me breathe the air

Dear Editor:

A recent edition of the Observer newspaper [March 14] featured a “GOING GREEN resolution check-in” column — a list of steps one can take to clean up our world.

Buying and using more sustainable products was one idea, but what are they, and where can you find them?

Personal care products and any products that contain fragrances are not green, because fragrances contain a host of the same cancer-causing toxins that are in tobacco smoke, including formaldehyde, benzene, toluene for starters. Even essential oil, plant-based fragrances are toxic respiratory irritants to many people, because they become a form of turpentine in the milling and distilling process.

As a Florida resident in winter months, I am shocked at the heavy fragrances that permeate shops and emanate from people on sidewalks, in restaurants, and on the beaches. It is hard to find clean air anywhere in South Florida — air that is unscented.

To go greener, we must read labels to be sure the word “fragrance” or “plant-based fragrances” are not in products. “Natural, green, organic or biodegradable” mean nothing if fragrances lurk in them.

Julie Mellum

President, Take Back to the Air

www.takebacktheair.com

Deerfield Beach

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