[Green] DuPont Grant Change

Fri Sep 4 07:49:22 CDT 2020

Thank you for setting up the meeting George.
If you can't make the meeting but have project ideas you can email them to
me directly at mchisholm20 at gmail.com and I will compile the list.

Regards,

Michael Chisholm

On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 9:54 PM Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Thank you for organizing the meeting, George. I’ll be there.
>
> How about this: solar-powered charging stations? And how about a
> professionally designed and planned blueprint for native plants to control
> erosion along the river banks?
>
> If we could afford it, maybe we could add a PV to the roof of the Armory
> so that the charging station there could be solar powered?
>
> Let’s keep coming up with ideas!
>
> —dawn
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Sep 3, 2020, at 8:21 PM, gbanz42--- via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Done.
> >
> > GeoB
> >
> > ---- Michael Chisholm via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
> >> Yes, it came as a surprise to me as well. And yes Rebecca, a project
> like
> >> that would be in the realm of possibilities! Some other projects funded
> >> were simply planting native pollinators on a large lawn or farm area.
> >>
> >> As I said in my previous email, I cannot set up a zoom meeting (my work
> >> uses Teams and family uses Portal). If someone could setup a Zoom
> meeting
> >> for 1 PM Sunday let's come with project ideas. They will have to be
> ones we
> >> could reasonably budget out by Friday Sept 11th.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Michael Chisholm
> >>
> >>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 12:10 Annie Warmke via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I think the charging stations are less then $500 but there would
> possibly
> >>> be a cost for installation.  Jay would know for sure because he just
> >>> finished consulting with Tri-County Vocational about various solar
> things
> >>> and then purchased a recharging station and installed for them.  The
> other
> >>> big issue is that those recharging stations can bring revenue.  Jay
> and I
> >>> take "drives" in our electric care - we drive to Marietta, charge the
> car
> >>> at the Armory.  Walk downtown to eat at a restaurant outside, or buy
> coffee
> >>> at Jeremiah's.  Then we can walk to Giant Eagle to buy some groceries.
> >>> This is money we used to spend in other places.  We often purchase
> >>> livestock items at Tractor Supply. I think it would add up to $300 to
> $500
> >>> a month in revenue for the area.  If we're doing this surely others are
> >>> too, plus it brings people downtown.  Annie
> >>>> On 9/3/2020 11:04 AM, Joe Baker via Green wrote:
> >>>
> >>> In lieu of funding the Sustainability Forum, perhaps we could approach
> >>> Huntington Bank to discuss the placement of one or two car charging
> >>> stations (I don't know the cost of the units or the cost of installing
> >>> them) in their newly resurfaced parking area. If they are interested,
> there
> >>> would be advantages for the Bank and for FUUSM members. The project
> could
> >>> also serve as past and future compensation to the Bank for allowing
> FUUSM
> >>> to use their parking facility on Sunday morning.
> >>> Just a thought,
> >>> Joe
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 10:29 AM Michael Chisholm via Green <
> >>> green at fuusm.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hello All,
> >>>>
> >>>> I received news on the Clear Into the Future Grant that the money will
> >>>> NOT go to the Sustainability Forum. The Corporate Grant Director
> decided
> >>>> the event is more of a sponsorship role. They would rather fund
> tangible
> >>>> sustainability improvements such as installing solar powered car
> charging
> >>>> stations, adding native plants to river banks to filter water and
> prevent
> >>>> erosion, etc.
> >>>>
> >>>> Given the uncertainty around the forum timing and the possibility of
> >>>> going digital, this is not necessarily bad news. What is good news is
> they
> >>>> still have us slated for $7,500 (one of the highest awards given
> >>>> globally!!!) and we can execute projects to showcase in the forum!
> >>>>
> >>>> We have until September 11th to submit our revised application with
> the
> >>>> project(s) we would like to fund.
> >>>>
> >>>> For those interested, let's setup a time to discuss *and decide* on
> what
> >>>> projects to put this money towards. Does this Sunday work? Can someone
> >>>> setup a Zoom meeting? I do not have an account that allows me to
> create a
> >>>> meeting.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank You,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Michael Chisholm
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