[Green] Fwd: Sustainability grant offered locally!

Mon Jun 1 09:06:48 CDT 2020

Excellent ideas, Annie!

On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 9:53 AM Annie Warmke via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> I read the grant requirements and it is clear that the committee is
> willing to entertain multi-year projects as a special exception.  The
> Sustainability Forum is a project that has so much potential to generate
> economy through sustainable practices that I think if we have a little
> feedback from the Dowe committee we could create a first year project that
> leads to and supports the Forum.  This is an opportunity for Dowe to gain a
> lot of traction in the community if they decide to have a little wiggle
> room.
>
> If we think of what we could do the first year - Perhaps create online
> features of what's happening locally that is going in a sustainable
> direction and how to improve it we would gather some steam for the project
> and push our agenda.  Just one thought.  Signage for buildings and churches
> (private homes too) that are practicing some form of sustainable practice
> (like the bike/tour shop downtown might be) to begin a real conversation in
> the community and then move all that onto the forum in the next phase of
> the project (think about the sustainable church designation as a prototype
> and something that could be promoted already).  Just another thought.  Annie
> On 5/31/2020 8:03 PM, Michael Chisholm via Green wrote:
>
> I reread the criteria, the sustainability forum does meet most of the
> judgement factors ("impact" may be a difficult metric). I will email the
> judges at the company tomorrow to get their thoughts and let you know what
> they say.
>
>
> Forgive any typos, I'm sending from my phone.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Chisholm
>
> On Sun, May 31, 2020, 17:18 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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> The Journey Toward Nothing (BRS Media)
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