[Green] Fwd: Earth Day??

Fri Jan 22 22:41:38 CST 2021

I agree with Debra that we should postpone until fall.
Maggie Meyer

On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 2:52 PM frogdlm--- via Green <green at fuusm.org>
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> I am in favor of postponing until fall.  We should have better control of
> virus and more planning time.
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> Debra
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> *Subject:* Re: [Green] Fwd: Earth Day??
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> I think #3 sounds great.  It's something for everybody and doesn't require
> everyone to be in one spot.  So much of it can be virtual.  They could set
> up an large outdoor screen to show the virtual tours - like a small version
> of a drive-in and watch the virtual tour etc.  Just a thought.  I don't
> think 100 million vaccinations in a 100 days is going to do that much even
> if they manage to find enough vaccine to actually vaccinate half that many
> by then.  The vaccine program is a mess left to the new administration.  It
> seems best to plan that things need to be set up as if the virus is still a
> problem, and then if it isn't it's possible to re-think.  Annie
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> On 1/21/2021 2:47 PM, Dawn Hewitt via Green wrote:
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> So sorry for forgetting the forward. This is what I get for trying to
> check email on my phone, while I’m at work.
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> *From:* Kathy Ortt
> *Date:* January 21, 2021 at 12:21:50 PM EST
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> Hello to the Earth Day Committee!
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> I hope all is well!  It is always about this time of year we start
> preliminary meetings for Earth Day.  Earth Day is Thursday, April 22nd,
>  so we would usually have it that Saturday, April 24th.   Biden is trying
> to get 100 MN people vaccinated in 90 days and that puts us to about that
> time period (if all goes as planned)…that being said, that only accounts
> for 1/3 of the US population and it will still be recommended to wear
> masks.   With that framework in mind, I am touching base to see what we
> should do or not do this year.
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> Do we…
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>    1. Have the event but have a more socially distanced set up?  Less
>    activities but more tables dedicated to an activity so we may have 3 tables
>    for just one activity.
>    2. Postpone until fall?
>    3. Reimagine the event to more outdoor activities instead of our
>    normal close interactive ones.  Ie -   a) Have a guided birding walk
>    (Kroger Wetlands? Or elsewhere) ; b) have a guided nature walk (Vocational
>    School)  c) take things to the recycling Center Day?  Have events that
>    don’t require everyone to be in the same place at the same time? Get kids
>    and families out and about?  D) provide activity packets for kids to take
>    and do at home?  We could still have organizations participate by providing
>    a craft package or coloring page etc?
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> 4) Cancel until 2022.  This number was obstinate on  indenting!  I was
> somewhat reluctant to even type it.
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> I’m brainstorming on Item 3 as you can tell but trying to think outside
> the box or in this case, the armory lawn J  Something to pass around to
> everyone for input.
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> Kathy
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