[Green] Possible Earth Day event for Ohio primary candidates

[Dawn Hewitt]

Thanks, George!  For expediency, I’ll ask Martha. Good suggestion!

—dawn

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> On Mar 9, 2018, at 7:51 AM, gbanz42--- via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
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> Dawn:
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>     Martha McGovern can probably help with a story for Time for All Ages. Do you want me to ask her?
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> ---- Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote: 
>> I think it’s absolutely worthy, but I, too, am leaning toward fall, also. We’d have more time to prepare, find co-sponsors, and a venue, and would have time to invite the candidates far in advance. 
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>> I’m also being selfish: My own schedule is about to explode, and won’t settle down until mid-May.
>> 
>> Meanwhile, I’m working on the Order of Service for March 18. Who’s willing to help out? Tim has volunteered to help with a reading; there’s also the chalice lighting, benediction, and oh god: Time for All Ages!!  I forgot all about that!!  Yikes. 
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>> Does anyone have any suggestions?  I have a book called “The Wump World,” by Bill Peet. It’s about peaceful creatures living in Eden; then space aliens arrive and destroy their lovely planet, driving the pumps underground. When the aliens (called Pollutians) can no longer breathe, they depart for another planet. The bumps re-emerge and find only one remaining pasture. Eventually, the planet returns to Eden, but it takes a long time. SO DEPRESSING!! But it might inspire kids to envision the kind of environment we want to live in. 
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>> I am open to other suggestions! I would welcome someone to come up with a shorter and less depressing story!  Any ideas?
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>> I’ll probably need to hand the final draft of the OOS to Chris on Monday, so we’ll need a decision on this soon. 
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>> Input, please!  
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>>> On Mar 8, 2018, at 10:41 PM, Shari Miller via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
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>>> I am leaning to waiting until the early fall to have this event.
>>> Shari
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>>> Subject: Re: [Green] Possible Earth Day event for Ohio primary candidates
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>>> Thanks for your thoughts on the matter of a candidates' night. My own preference would be to do a candidates' night in the fall just before the general election--once the candidates of the major parties have been identified. There will be more interest at that time, and our efforts more concentrated.
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>>> 
>>> ---- Adeline Bailey via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote: 
>>>> Hello,
>>> Do we really want to do a candidates' night?
>>> I believe the first thing we had to do was find a venue and/or co-sponsors. I was originally thinking we needed to do it the same time as MOVCA, but I've changed my mind. Is there a week night during April 16 -20 when FUUSM's Social Hall is available? Wednesdays and Thursdays are taken, I think, but maybe Monday or Tuesday would work IF we want to try getting something set up like MOVCA plans for WV. My understanding is that Dawn said no co-sponsor at WSCC; Chris was to check at MC. How about other environmental groups like Sierra Club or Keep Wayne Wild with local chapters? At the very least, they could set up info tables and ask some questions.
>>> If we want to do this at all, we need to invite candidates very soon. MOVCA is inviting 27 people who would have constituents in Wood County. Mike and I made a rough list for Ohio but need to review it before we pass it on. I can revise MOVCA's invitation to be a GSC invitation. Before I make the effort, I'd like to know that it's something we want to do. We sort of said we wanted to try it at the meeting, but I didn't sense overwhelming enthusiasm. Could we take a vote (by email) about doing this?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Adeline
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