[Green] GSC ONLINE VOTE to support ReImagine Appalachia initiative

[Maggie & Steve Meyer]

I vote Yea.
Maggie Meyer

On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 6:20 PM Darryl Ting via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Yes
> Darryl
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 4:49 PM Cindy Taylor via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Yea from me too,
>> Cindy Taylor
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 8:11 PM Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Green friends,
>>>
>>> 1. I hope ALL of you will plan to attend the Sunday service this
>>> week—OUR service, planned and conducted by many GSC members, with Rebecca
>>> Phillips as worship leader! (Thank you, Rebecca.)  I’ve prepped the order
>>> of service, and I think it’s going to be an especially inspiring hour.
>>> Please try to attend if you can.
>>>
>>> 2. George Banziger alerted me to a ReImagine Appalachia initiative that
>>> is seeking endorsement from partner organizations (such as us) and elected
>>> officials for their list of appropriations priorities for the FY25 Federal
>>> Budget. They’ve had input from lots of experts and citizens and
>>> organizations whose goal is to foster sustainable economies in Appalachia.
>>> Here is a link to the letter they’d like us to endorse.
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E1VjrnekHIEqLHFhswmrSaKcx1icnkPGR6aEFZ2vCxY/edit
>>>
>>> Please reply to me with a Yea or Nay by *Monday, April 15, at 9 p.m. *If
>>> the “Yays" have it, I will fill out the form to add “Green Sanctuary
>>> Committee, First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta, Ohio” to their
>>> list of honorable signatories.
>>>
>>>
>>> As the letter notes, our land, children, families and workers are all
>>>> essential parts of the foundation to a productive workforce and stable
>>>> economy. Accordingly, this letter includes a spectrum of issues all of
>>>> which are chosen because of their particular importance to the issues
>>>> facing Appalachian communities and the work to build sustainable economies
>>>> and support thriving communities. Priorities including workforce
>>>> development, economic development, flood recovery and resilience programs,
>>>> as well as funding to support coal miners and coal communities, are
>>>> included.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> *A quick note on Appropriations for those who are not familiar:*
>>>> President Biden released his recommended FY25 budget on March 11, 2024 (
>>>> here
>>>> <https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/11/fact-sheet-the-presidents-budget-for-fiscal-year-2025/>).
>>>> House and Senate members are currently soliciting priorities from advocates
>>>> to inform their versions of the FY25 budget. The Appropriations Committees
>>>> will take those priorities and create their FY25 budgets this summer. So
>>>> now is an ideal time to submit our priorities and influence that process,
>>>> but it is not the last opportunity we'll have to do so.
>>>>
>>>> We'll continue to use these priorities to shape our advocacy on
>>>> appropriations throughout the year.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I vote YEA!  How about you?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> —dawn
>>>
>>>
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