[Green] This is your Virtual Green Sanctuary Committee meeting!

Sun Jan 20 12:27:03 CST 2019

Aloha, Debra and I will volunteer to be on a trail clean-up team any time
between late March and the end of November.

On Sun, Jan 20, 2019 at 7:04 AM Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Hello, Green friends!
>
> Thank you for attending!
>
> Agenda
>
>
>    1. Approval of minutes from December meeting (as amended to reflect
>    that the Barn Dance will be October 12): postponed until February 17.
>    2. Just Dinner post mortem:
>       1. About 19 in attendance. T
>       2. The food was great, as was the camaraderie, and the discussion
>       afterward was scintillating.
>       3. Feel free to reply with your comments if you like.
>    3. Plans for setup and cleanup of Jan. 25 Solar Overview class
>       1. Class runs 1-5 p.m.
>       2. Need volunteers for setup at 12:15 p.m.: YOU? (Chairs mostly,
>       the whiteboard in the closet, maybe a pot or two of coffee & ancillaries).
>       Be there at 12:15.  It would be great if the volunteer also thanked the
>       attendees and introduced the GSC, and why we’re conducting these solar
>       classes. One or two volunteers will be plenty.
>       3. Need volunteers for cleanup at 5:p.m. YOU? One or two volunteers
>       will be plenty.
>       4. Dawn can do setup or cleanup, but not both. So we need one or
>       two other volunteers.
>    4. Gardening Classes in February. Andrew contributed this information
>    on the series, with theme “How Does Your Garden Grow?"
>       1. Partnering with Social Justice Sunday, the program on February 3
>       at 1 p.m. would be"Sustainability and Local Sourcing.” This will also
>       launch the Winter Gardening Series. Three speakers for the first session
>          1. Susie Huser of Community Food Initiatives/Seed Savers
>          Exchange will discuss the work of that organization which has recently
>          launched their Southeast Ohio FOODLINK project.
>          2. John Stock, Outreach Coordinator of United Plant Savers,
>          based in Rutland, OH, will speak about that 25 year old organization's
>          mission "to protect native medicinal plants of the United States and Canada
>          and their native habitat while ensuring an abundant renewable supply of
>          medicinal plants for generations to come.”
>          3. Washington County OSU Extension Agent, Marcus McCartney will
>          then talk about the OSU Master Gardener Volunteer's school based
>          educational program, the Junior Farmer's Market.
>       2. February 10: Master Gardener Volunteer Anita Beeney will
>       demonstrate the ancient art of ikebana, traditional Japanese flower
>       arrangement and discuss what flowers she uses in her variety of floral
>       arrangements. Participants will also get to make an arrangement to take
>       home. A second speaker for this date is TBA, as we may be having too much
>       fun arranging flowers.
>       3. February 17th, our own George Banziger, a life-long gardener,
>       will address Winter Seed Sowing using non-traditional materials.
>       Participants will get to make their own mini-greenhouse using recycled
>       materials. The second speaker for this date is also TBA, again allowing
>       time for participant's creativity.
>       4. Feb. 24 brings a Green Sanctuary panel of "wormers." George
>       Banziger, Dawn Hewitt, and Roger Kalter will demonstrate techniques of
>       vermiculture. Hopefully, those attending can take home some of these
>       valuable friends of the earth for their own gardens. Following the worms,
>       OSU Extension Agent, Marcus McCartney will tell us about some critters we
>       may not want our "garden" to "grow." Marcus will offer information about
>       the prevalence of Lyme Disease and deer ticks in the area. He assures me
>       that participants will not take home samples from this presentation.
>       5. Thank you, Andrew!  Once again, you’ve done a fine job of coming
>       up with great topics.
>       6. Publicity? Andrew notified Michelle Wilson, so it will go on
>       Facebook, but will you send a press release to the local newspapers,
>       Andrew, or shall I?
>       7. GSC members, please plan to attend if you can (and if you’re
>       interested).
>    5. Solar installer class March 18-22.
>       1. Publicity: Dawn will send press releases to local newspapers,
>       and contact Michelle Wilson for Facebook publicity. Please tell all
>       your friends.
>       2. Need volunteers for set-up and cleanup, every morning at 7:30,
>       and afternoon at 5 YOU? But there will be only 10 participants max.
>       Still need to make coffee, provided doughnuts, O.J., etc.
>       3. Shari will organize providing lunches. Thank you, Shari!
>       Volunteers?  (YOU? Contact Shari.)
>       4. Scholarship: How do we go about soliciting applications,
>       receiving them, and deciding upon winners? PLEASE DISCUSS.
>    6. Social Justice Sunday on Citizens’ Climate Lobby follow-up— Dave
>    Ballantyne: What comes next?
>    7. Mike Bailey has rewritten recycling instructions for FUUSM kitchen.
>    THANK YOU, Mike. Now, how to get people to read and follow them?
>    8. RE Building energy efficiency update: Dave Ballantyne gave us a
>    great little summary at the Just Dinner. (Good thing he did!) The changes
>    we have made are already making a difference on our electric bill!
>    9. River Trail Cleanup: Our laissez-faire approach to our commitment
>    isn’t working.
>       1. Daryl Ting proposed that GSC members and friends form teams,
>       committed to responsibility for trail clean-up once a quarter (four times
>       per year for half a month. That would require six teams.
>       2. Involved: Walking from the Putnam Street Bridge upstream to the
>       “adult playground,” picking up litter and sweeping aside sweetgum balls.
>       Time required: 90 minutes tops (when there are a lot of sweetgum balls),
>       more likely 15 minutes.
>       3. Roger Kalter suggested working with Roger Patterson to get MC
>       ATO fraternity reengaged.
>       4. Will someone volunteer to coordinate this?  YOU?
>       5. Dawn volunteers herself and Tim to be a team.
>    10.  Plans for February 17 meeting: I need someone to call for
>    agenda items & create an agenda. YOU? I will be here February 20, but
>    in Ecuador from Feb. 4 evening through Feb. 16 morning.
>    11. Need volunteer for February’s Green Tips. YOU?
>
> Thank you for attending this virtual meeting!  Your input and offers of
> service will be very welcome!
>
> —dawn
>
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