[Green] Fwd: Sustainability grant offered locally!
gbanz42 at suddenlink.net
gbanz42 at suddenlink.net
Sun May 31 18:51:47 CDT 2020
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
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> Sent from my iPad
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > 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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