| Green Committee, Meeting Minutes: April 1, 2009 | ||
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| Members Present: Bob Cape, Kathy Converse, Amy Armstrong, Randy Converse
The purpose of this meeting was to review each project in the submitted Action Plan of PUU's Green Sanctuary Program, determine the starting date, set a preliminary schedule on the calendar and suggest possible facilitators for each project. | ||
Worship, spiritual practice, and/or church community celebration | ||
Project 1: Provide Sunday services celebrating environmental awareness (Earth Day, investments, energy efficiency, My Lai, etc.) | ||
| Facilitator: Kathy Converse Time Line: ongoing in coordination with program committee and various project facilitators | ||
Project #2: Provide a Sunday service on Community Supported Agriculture | ||
| Facilitator: Ken Skog Time line: May, 2009 or May, 2010 prior to the CSA annual Fair | ||
Project #3: Provide a Sunday Service on the Northwest Earth Institute course on "Menu for the Future" | ||
| Facilitator: Dave Johnson Time line: December, 2009 after completion of the course | ||
Religious Education Programs | ||
Project #4: Provide the Northwest Earth Institute course: "Menu for the Future"-Adult Lifelong Learning | ||
| Facilitator: Dave Johnson Time line: Dave wants to begin this course in late October-early November, 2009, $20/person, participants may donate their books to "green" library at end of course | ||
Project #5: Add books to our lending library that promote environmental awareness | ||
| Facilitator: Amy Armstrong Time Line: Amy will soon propose a space in the building for these "green books" | ||
Project #6: Create an urban/suburban environment with native plants and wildlife-Youth R.E. | ||
| Facilitators: Kathy C., Karen D., Amy A., Barb P. Time line: garden-start planning gardens and dig soil spring, 2009 Outside Spirit Circles to discuss project-Late Spring, 2009 | ||
Environmental Justice | ||
Project #7: Participate in My Lai Peace Project | ||
| Facilitator: Randy Converse Time line: begin collection of gifts from Chalate to sell to raise money, summer, 2009 | ||
Project #8: Explore investing PUU funds in "green" investments and educate PUU community on how to do this | ||
| Facilitator(s): Randy Converse, Barb Park Time line: Begin exploring options summer, 2009 | ||
Sustainable Living | ||
Project #9: Decrease energy consumption in meeting house | ||
| Facilitator: Al Nettleton Time line: ongoing, begin spring, 2009 | ||
Project #10: Prairie Member Energy Challenge (check tire pressure, circulate energy use monitor, electronic bulletin board, etc.) | ||
| Facilitator: Bob Cape Time line: begin summer, 2009 | ||
Project #11: Explore PV on PUU roof | ||
| Facilitator: Al N., Bob C. Time line: ongoing | ||
Project #12: Restore PUU's prairie and create a rain garden | ||
| Facilitator (s): Al, Amy, Galen, Barb P., Karen D. Time line: begin excavating summer, 2009, plant in fall, 2009 | ||