[Green] Fwd: Sustainability grant offered locally!

Mon Jun 1 08:32:49 CDT 2020

Just a thought, although I don't have the political expertise, eloquence
and wordsmithing abilities as some of you, nor have I closely looked at the
grant requirements....

I'm thinking something along the line that we would be hosting a
sustainability forum that will enable participants to develop a  plan and
action steps that can be taken that meet the specific needs and interests
of  the residents, organizations, businesses and local government in
Marietta and the Mid-Ohio Valley.

On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 8:37 PM gbanz42--- via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> I now have seen the application and list of criteria  that Mike sent.
>
>
> ---- gbanz42--- via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
> > Thanks to Mike for  his willingness to sponsor our application I did not
> see a list of criteria and the application form??
>
> I think Mike is saying that the Sustainability Forum itself is not
> fundable under this grant. We need to have something like an idea that
> would come out of the Sustainability Forum,e.g. tree planting.
>
>
> ---- Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
> >
> > More about the sustainability grant from DuPont from Michael Chisholm,
> including what kind of projects will be considered.  Ideas please, and soon!
> >
> > —dawn
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > From: Michael Chisholm via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> > > Date: May 31, 2020 at 1:56:46 PM EDT
> > > To: Annie Warmke <annie at bluerockstation.com>
> > > Cc: Michael Chisholm <mchisholm20 at gmail.com>, Dawn Hewitt via Green <
> green at fuusm.org>
> > > Subject: Re:  [Green] Sustainability grant offered locally!
> > > Reply-To: Green Sanctuary List for Environment Issues <green at fuusm.org
> >
> > >
> > > 
> > > Thank you Dawn. I sent the below message to green at fuusm.org last week
> but it sounds like it didn't go through? I'll catch up on the email chain,
> but attached you can find the application form and criteria. While I
> believe the Sustainability Forum is fantastic and worth the funding :) my
> impression is this grant is geared towards the kinds of projects the
> sustainability forum is trying to inspired the community to implement. It
> will give us the opportunity to showcase a great example at the forum when
> we finally nail down a date!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello Fellow Green Sanctuary Members,
> > >
> > > First of all, hope your Memorial Weekend is going well!
> > > My company is sponsoring sustainability projects in the local
> community with Clear Into the Future grants of up to $10,000 (typical
> awards are $5k - $10k). Projects must support one of the following:
> > >    1. Climate change resilience
> > >    2. Climate change mitigation
> > >    3. Water stewardship
> > >    4. Circular economy
> > >    5. Protect biodiversity
> > >
> > > These are exactly the type of projects we were trying to inspire the
> community to pursue with the sustainability forum! Does anyone have any
> ongoing projects or project ideas that this grant can help turn into a
> realty? Application is due June 5th and the project must start in year
> 2020. Please send multiple ideas. I will be the sponsor for the
> application. Please see attached criteria and application forms.
> > >
> > > Thank You,
> > >
> > >
> > > Michael Chisholm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 9:29 AM Annie Warmke <
> annie at bluerockstation.com> wrote:
> > >> Please consider the Sustainability Forum.  It has great promise to
> change the economy of Marietta by creating a culture of sustainable
> practices starting with an assessment, and then a community-wide meeting.
> The potential impact is what we are all longing to see come to life.  I
> will be happy to work with Michael on this.  Annie
> > >>
> > >> On 5/30/2020 10:17 PM, Dawn Hewitt via Green wrote:
> > >>> Friends,
> > >>>
> > >>> I can’t believe it: I assumed Michael Chisholm was on the GSC
> mailing list, but he was not!  I’ve cc’d him on this message, forwarded
> what we discussed previously to him, and asked Ralph to add him to the
> list.
> > >>>
> > >>> I ran into him again this evening, and he wondered why we weren’t
> discussing the grant. Well, we did…. but then we stopped. But Michael
> wasn’t in on the discussion!!!!!
> > >>>
> > >>> Anyway, he is now, and tonight he said that the grant proposals need
> to be submitted by THIS FRIDAY!  We need to make a decision on this soon.
> Michael will take the lead on sponsoring the proposal, and writing it up.
> We just need to come up with something that will fly with DuPont.
> > >>>
> > >>> Personally, I LOVE Elin’s idea of swift towers along the river
> trail! Lots of communities are building them, since chimney swifts are on
> the decline, and people cap their chimneys, or increasingly build houses
> without chimneys. And, of course, we long ago took down the vast forests
> full of ancient trees, many of which had broken tops—the original nesting
> sites for the species.
> > >>>
> > >>> Michael, do you think a seriously professional community-wide
> sustainability survey would fly with DuPont?  Or funding a super duper
> Sustainable MOV Forum (but without a date being set)? Or a seriously great
> virtual Sustainable Marietta Forum?
> > >>>
> > >>> Folks, do we have any other ideas?  Michael said whatever we come up
> with, the money has to be spent in 2020, and if DuPont likes the results,
> it’s possible they’d look favorably on us again in 2021.
> > >>>
> > >>> Put on your thinking caps and reply soon. Be sure to include
> mchisholm20 at gmail.com on the To: or cc: line to make sure Michael stays
> involved in this conversation.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks!
> > >>>
> > >>> —dawn
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> On May 25, 2020, at 4:48 PM, gbanz42--- via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Good idea, Annie, a virtual survey followed by the in-person event.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> It's Dupont not Dow.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> ---- Annie Warmke via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
> > >>>>> Let's talk about it online.  I will think of some ideas for a
> budget.
> > >>>>> But we don't have to make things happen fully by fall. The first
> leg of
> > >>>>> the forum could be to use the survey with some sort of rewards to
> get
> > >>>>> people to fill it out, then have an online event to share the
> outcome
> > >>>>> and work towards a bigger event.  Then based on that information
> we
> > >>>>> could hold the in-person forum a year from this summer or fall.
> We can
> > >>>>> brainstorm how all of that could work.  A charging station or two
> > >>>>> wouldn't cost that much (tops $2,000) but I can't believe that the
> forum
> > >>>>> wouldn't be seen as something worth investing in, plus perhaps Dow
> would
> > >>>>> be interested in lending us some of their marketing talent to
> promote
> > >>>>> the event and the survey.  We can ask for lots of things I would
> hope -
> > >>>>> besides just the $10,000.  Annie
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> On 5/25/2020 2:20 PM, gbanz42--- via Green wrote:
> > >>>>>> Dawn:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>      This looks like a great opportunity.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>       I like your idea of the charging station--although this
> will likely benefit only a few people.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>       What about planning a virtual "Sustainability Forum" for
> the fall (it's unlikely that in-person meetings will be OK by then? What
> are some costs associated with the Forum if it were virtual?
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> ---- Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
> > >>>>>>> Dear Green friends,
> > >>>>>> I was talking to Michael Chisholm today, and he told me that
> DuPont is offering grants for sustainability projects of up to
> $10,000–locally. They need to have an in-house sponsor (MICHAEL!!), and I
> think he said the deadline to apply is June 6.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Imagine what we could pull off if we had up to $10,000 to put on
> a Sustainable Marietta Forum!!  But we can’t even set a date for that yet,
> so, let’s come up with a different idea. How about this: an electric car
> charging station (or two) in front of FUUSM that (on sunny days) would be
> powered by the SUN—on the roof of the sanctuary. Maybe we could have a few
> small panels installed on posts—part of the charging stations (?) that
> connected to FUUSMs system, too, but more visible to make it clear that
> cars charged there would be running on SUNSHINE!!
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Of course, that’s just my idea. Perhaps you can come up with
> something even better.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Michael, will you please tell us the details of this grant, and
> how we apply?
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> —dawn
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
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