[Green] Virtual Green Sanctuary Committee meeting

Tue Feb 20 19:42:19 CST 2018

I know we weren't able to make the Just Dinner, but did help to prepare
food.  Mother Nature got in our way.....but we managed to keep water damage
in our basement to a minimum.  I'm not sure what everyone else thinks, but
it seems like it is worth it to have the dinner as a fundraiser, especially
since we would have had a Just Dinner anyhow.

I agree that we should renew those memberships and have a discussion about
the other donations.

March 4 meeting sounds great to touch base with everyone.

A sister Earth Hour event in Marietta, as suggested by Adeline, sounds like
a great idea.

Chris just called and set up the Betsey Mills gym for us for Apr. 21 for a
hoedown/line dance/contra to do as a benefit for the Solar Match Fund.
That is assuming everyone would still like to do that.  Chris is donating
is time as a caller, Dawn said she could call a contra or two, and we have
plenty of line dance and country dance music for in between.  We can't get
in to the gym until 7, which is unfortunate since I was hoping the dance
could be 7-10, but we could start at 7:30, so we'd have a little time for
set up.
     We can talk more specifics later, in person.  We will have to pay for
the rental.  Dawn and I were discussing a charge at the door of $5 pp, and
then donation cans, maybe charging for food, or just asking for a
donation?  I was thinking snack/munchie type items, donated by Green
Sanctuary members, but certainly open to other ideas.
    It would be a community dance, open to the public, so hopefully with
some advertising, we can get good attendance.  If we plan on going ahead
with it, I will make up flyers and have them ready by the reg. March
meeting for members to distribute.
    I realize that Apr. 21 is also the middle of all the Earth Day
activities, which may work to our advantage, (maybe even some free
advertising??) but will make for a very busy day for all of us.  So
thoughts and suggestions are appreciated.  It will also be our last chance
to make any money for the Solar Match Fund.

Kelcey and Chris

On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 9:36 PM, Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Dear Green friends,
>
> What a bummer that flooding forced cancellation of our meeting Sunday, and
> postponement of two of our Winter Gardening classes.
>
> So, here’s some of what I hoped we’d discuss at our meeting. Once again,
> please make yourself comfortable. I suspect this will be lengthy.
>
> 1. Post mortem of our Just Dinner fundraiser. As best I can tell, our
> efforts raised $335. That includes both those who signed up at the service
> auction, plus those who signed up late. Tucked securely into my choir
> folder I have $60 in checks and $140 in cash collected Friday evening. I’ll
> turn it in to George or Steve Meyer or Linda Lawton or Kat or Shari ASAP
> (although I won’t be in church Sunday).
>
> So, was our effort worth $335?
>
> 2. Our Faithify campaign is stalled at $811, but we still have 43 days to
> reach $2,000. Please encourage your friends and family to help out.
> Seriously. I will, too.
>
> 3. Linda Lawton told me that as of last week, the Solar Match Fund stands
> at $8,200!  When we reach our Faithify goal, we’ll have reached our
> target!  I have a few names of folks for Kelcey to send thank-you notes to,
> including one recent, generous donor.
>
> 4. Do we want to renew our memberships in Friends of the Lower Muskingum
> River ($50) and the Ohio Environmental Council ($25)?  I think we do, but
> we really ought to vote on this expenditure of funds. Do we want to make a
> donation to MOVCA or Keep Wayne Wild?  Should we hold of until the March 18
> meeting to vote on this?
>
> 5. Jean Ambrose has agreed to provide the reflection for the March 18
> service as a, sort of, preview of the climate change talks she will co-lead
> for Adult RE classes in April.  We might have other responsibilities for
> that service. Not sure yet.
>
> 6. Do we want to have a role in the April 22 (Earth Day) service?
>
> 7. Earth Hour is Saturday, March 24. MOVCA might be having an event in
> Parkersburg, FYI. I will not be having an Earth Hour gathering at my house
> this year, since I’ll be leaving for Mexico the next day.
>
> 8. Does anyone want to volunteer for March’s Green Tips?
>
> 9. Annie Warnke owns Blue Rock Station (please visit
> http://bluerockstation.com/ and hold onto your hat!). She is a new friend
> of FUUSM, and would  like to get involved with Green Sanctuary, but it’s
> far from here, and her livestock and other obligations mean she can’t come
> every Sunday, and probably can’t help too often with local events. But she
> is a dynamo of energy, and has some great ideas for projects for us.  I
> spoke to her during coffee hour a few weeks ago, and man!  How I wish she
> lived closer. But seriously, we need to take a field trip to see her farm!
>
> 10. Here’s another thing that needs discussion, and soon. MOVCA has
> proposed that they and we co-sponsor a candidate forum focusing exclusively
> on climate change and other environmental issues at their April 19 meeting
> in Parkersburg. I’m not sure we could get Ohio candidates to attend a
> candidate forum in West Virginia, but we could try.
>
> So, how to proceed with so much to discuss?
>
> Do you think we could/should have a GSC meeting after coffee hour on March
> 4?  (I’m out of town this weekend.) Or can we discuss this via email?  Your
> input, please!!
>
> Thanks!
>
> —dawn
>
>
>
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