Progress Report

A Message to Our Community

Environmental sustainability requires that all of us, not just a few,

commit to the cause and own the solutions.

Experience has demonstrated that action at the local level is the

most effective path to change. In our community, Bedford 2020 and

our partners, collaborators and volunteers are making this change

happen. We have already made a measurable difference right here

at home.

We are tackling climate change at the grassroots level. Our goal

is to offer a bold vision of a sustainable future, backed up by hard

work, enthusiasm and a willingness to take risks. We leverage

strategic partnerships with individuals, businesses, institutions and

governments to raise awareness, find solutions and drive positive

change.

Along the way, we have learned that our projects can be

replicated successfully throughout Westchester County, and other

communities in New York State, thereby extending the impact of

our successes well beyond the borders of Bedford.

Thank you to all of you who have joined the journey — as grassroots

activists and partners — committed to creating real change in our

environment.

Together, we are making things happen.

Sincerely,

Ellen Rouse Conrad, Co-President

Mary Beth Kass, Co-President

Olivia H. Farr, Sr. Vice President

OCTOBER 2016

Countdownto the end of 2020

Progresstoward reducinggreenhouse gasemissions by 20%(as of 2014)

MONTHSYEARS

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DirectorsBOARD OF DIRECTORSEllen Rouse Conrad, Co-President Mary Beth Kass, Co-President Olivia H. Farr, Sr. Vice President Caroline Niemczyk, Vice President,

Special Advisor Lee V.A. Roberts, Secretary Karen Sabath, Treasurer Peter KuniholmDiane Lewis, M.D. Stuart E. Marwell Vickie Morris Rabbi Jason Nevarez Veronique Pittman Mark Thielking James Wood

ADVISORY BOARD Kirtley CameronJayni ChaseJim Diamond Janet Harckham Mimi LinesDrew Patrick

FORMER DIRECTORS Robin AshleyReese Berman Russell Hernandez Kathryn Hoenig Shirley Lindefjeld Leslie Needham Lisa Schwartz Heather V. Wolf

STAFF Midge Iorio, Executive Director Ellen Calves, Program Manager

bedford2020.org

Community PartnersThe Town’s Climate Action Plan was conceived to be a community-wide, collaborative effort. B2020 would like to recognize and thank Task Force Members and the many organizations, businesses and special friends who have worked to achieve our collective goals.

TASK FORCE VOLUNTEERS

Energy Task Force Mark Thielking, Chair Jason Black Lauren Brois Wendy BreitnerMichael DeCandiaJim DiamondAlec GuettelNick GutfreundKathryn HoenigPatrick McManusDan Potash

Food & Agriculture Task Force Olivia H. Farr, ChairRobin Ashley Annie FarrellAlexandra ForresterMargaret GiffordNancy KronenbergMimi LinesVicki MarwellVickie MorrisSuzi NovakKate Sann Karen SimonsAnita StockbridgeHatsy VallarJim Wood

Transportation Task Force Michael BlakeneyRobert FunicelloHeather FlournoyRussell HernandezCaroline NiemczykNat RockettDennis RowanMark ThielkingMary TobinLuke Vander LindenHeather Wolf

Waste & Recycling Task Force Peter Kuniholm, ChairLauren BroisEd CampbellDan ColleluoriNeil CutlerFilippine de HaanUrsula La MotteDiane Lewis, M.D.

A Year of Impact

Engaging School CommunitiesBedford Central School District and Bedford 2020 collaborated to pilot the Greenlight Award Competition, challenging local students to dream “big green ideas”. Over 30 students submitted projects to reduce green-house gas emissions, adopt renewable energy measures, or preserve land and water resources. The winners were impressive, but all the project ideas benefited the entire Bedford community by increasing awareness and intro-ducing creative solutions generated by tomorrow’s en-vironmental leaders. Plans are underway to expand the competition to 4 schools in the 2016-2017 school year.

This year, Bedford 2020 partnered with Sustain-able Westchester to build and launch New York State’s first Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program to transition to a state-wide clean energy economy. As a result, 14 communities in Westches-ter County, including Bed-ford, have adopted a 100% renewable energy supply, including solar, wind and hydro, as an alternative to fossil fuels. Bedford 2020 is work-ing to educate and engage communities in support of Community Choice Aggregation projects throughout Westchester County, Long Island and Mid-Hudson, New York.

Replacing Fossil Fuels

Mike Gordon, Ellen Conrad and Mary Beth Kass interact with attendees at CCA panel discussion at Greenburgh Public Library in February.

High school and middle school participants, judges, BCSD faculty, and volunteers at the Greenlight Award Finals at Fox Lane High School in May.

C.J. Mitchell Fiona MitchellLeslie NeedhamVeronique PittmanAnita StockbridgeBetsy Weir

Water & Land Use Task Force Diane Lewis, M.D., ChairElyse Arnow BrillRod ChristieLori Ensinger Amy GallenPat KeeseeNancy KronenbergHeather LanghamMimi LinesVirginia MaybankVickie MorrisAnn PaulMarian RoseKaren SabathGlenn TicehurstDon Weeden

Business Task Force Stuart E. Marwell, ChairCynthia BrennanJim DiamondDan GinnelLeslie LampertGreg RileyMichael SchechterPhyllis TunnellDiana TylerJim Wood

Civic Task Force Lee Roberts, Chair

Religious Entities Task Force Rabbi Jason Nevarez, ChairRev. Dr. Paul Alcorn Rev. Lucia P. BallantineMarion BlountRev. Melissa BoyerRev. Terrence L. ElsberryJack KozuchowskiVelma LewisRev. Merle McJunkinKarla McJunkinSuzi NovakKaren SabathRev. Michael Tino

Schools Task ForceKirtley CameronTerry CostinMike DrudeAlexandra ForresterNick GutfreundJanet HarckhamLee LewDrew PatrickVeronique PittmanRyan Smith

Reducing Landfill WasteIn partnership with the Town of Bedford, B2020 launched a pilot program in the 3 downtown business districts to create recycling bins that would improve participation by residents and shoppers. Alternative waste and recy-cling bins are being tested to determine which are most effective in reducing materials from the waste stream and re-directing them to the recycling stream. This is part of the overall goal of the Task Force: to increase the amount of waste that is recycled to keep it out of landfills and incinerators that pollute air, land and water.

Removal of invasive species is a critical part of land management to protect our land and water resources. Bedford 2020 joined the Town of Bedford, the Bedford Conser-vation Board, the Bedford Audubon Society, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Westchester, and Trillium Invasive Species Management, Inc. to eradicate the insidious, invasive, hardy kiwi vine from the Town. Bedford 2020 funded the pur-chase of tools and safety equipment for vine removal projects throughout the area.

Eliminating Invasive Plants

Thumbs up to one of the new recycling bins in the pilot program.

Volunteers learn about invasive species management before putting the new tools to use to help the Town eradicate invasive kiwi vines.

Bedford 2020’s success is a result of collaboration. Envi-ronmental sustainability requires all of us, not just a few, to commit to the cause and to own the solutions. This is how grassroots organizations make change hap-pen: together. Thank you to everyone listed throughout this report, for your enthusiasm, your willingness to work hard, be creative, take risks and make a difference.

A Year of Activists, Collaborators and Partners

ORGANIZATIONSBedford Audubon Bedford Central School District Bedford Farmer’s Club Bedford Free Library Bedford Garden Club Bedford Hills Chamber of

Commerce Bedford Hills Free Library Bedford Hills Historical

Museum Bedford Hills LiveBedford Hills Neighborhood

Association Bedford Historical Society Bedford Energy Advisory Panel Bedford Village Business Assn. Boys and Girls Club of

Northern Westchester Branch OutCaramoor Community Center of Northern

Westchester Community Watershed Clean

Water Coalition Electric Automobile Assn.,

Southern NY Chapter Energize NYFederated Conservationists of

Westchester Fox Lane High School and

Middle School faculty & staffGreenburgh Nature CenterGreen Schools Alliance Harvest Community ProjectThe Harvey School John Jay Homestead Hilltop Hanover Farm and

Environmental CenterHopp Ground Garden Club Katonah Chamber of

Commerce Katonah Lewisboro School

District Katonah Museum of ArtKatonah Village Library Katonah Village Improvement

Society Leave Leaves Alone Marsh Sanctuary Mianus River Gorge Mount Kisco Childcare Center The Nature Conservancy,

Eastern NY Chapter Northern Westchester Hospital Pound Ridge Land

Conservancy Rippowam-Cisqua School Riverkeeper Rusticus Garden Club Solarize Westchester St. Matthew’s Church Stone Barnes Center for Food

and Agriculture Sustainable Westchester

A Year of Awards and Events

Sorting and BailingBedford 2020 partnered with Town Board Officials and members of the Bed-ford Garden Club to tour the Stamford Materials Recovery Facility where Bedford’s single stream recycling is brought in preparation for the resale market.

Green ResolutionsIn January, Bedford 2020 hosted an appreciation event for donors and volunteers at The Katonah Museum of Art, where guests were asked to make their “Green Resolutions” for 2016.

One Room, Many VoicesBedford 2020 hosted Power Up for Clean Energy NY, an event that brought together over 200 business leaders, investors, elected officials, representatives from low income constituencies and some of New York State’s fore-most energy and environmental experts to discuss New York’s energy goals and strategies in light of the success-ful launch by Sustainable Westchester of the State’s first Community Choice Aggregation project.

Panelists at the Bedford 2020 Power Up event, Micha Kotch,

former Director of NY Prize and Strategic Adviser for Innovation

at NYSERDA and Kate Burson, Northeast market development lead at Tesla Motors and former

chief of staff to “NYS Energy Czar” Richard Kauffman.

Mike Gordon of Joule Assets and Chair of Sustainable Westchester speaks at Power Up for Clean Energy NY event in April.

Bruce and Karen Sabath of Katonah making new year’s resolutions to be green in 2016.

Town Board member Don Scott, Town Supervisor Chris Burdick, Waste and Recycling Task Force member Fiona Mitchell, Bedford 2020 Program Manager Ellen Calves, and Waste and Recycling Task Force Chair Peter Kuniholm visit the Stamford MRF.

Teatown Lake Reservation Temple Shaaray Tefila Unitarian Universalist

Fellowship of Northern Westchester

Vote Solar Ward Pound Ridge

ReservationWestchester Green Business

Challenge Westchester Growers AllianceWestchester Land Trust Westmoreland Sanctuary

BUSINESSES Bedford Magazine Bedford Post Bedford Village Florist Café of Love and Ladle of Love Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. City Carting and Recycling County Waste Management Curtis Instruments Diamond Properties Ginnel Real Estate Grand Prix NY Healthy Home Energy and

ConsultingHickory and Tweed Joule AssetsKelloggs and Lawrence Katonah Wine and Liquor La Maison Fete Lloyd Bedford CoxLong Run Media Mill River Supply Mt. Kisco Chbr. of Commerce Mount Kisco Seafood Mount Kisco Wine and Spirits Northern Westchester

Hospital Really Social Strategies Record Review Red Barn ProduceRobison Oil/Bright Home Ross Solar Group Sav-A-Tree Sunrise Solar Solutions Tesla Motors The Paint Box Thomas Fox Catering Trustco BankT-Square Properties Vine and Co. Winter Brothers Carting Wizard Studios

Leading the FightBedford 2020 was the 2016 non-profit winner of the Morris Media Green Award that “recognizes businesses, non-profits, and individuals that are leading the local fight to protect the environment while also creating a sustainable social and economic community” in West-chester and Fairfield counties.

All That TrashMost of the waste coming out of the Fox Lane High School cafeteria is recy-clable, but not recycled. Working with the FLHS Garden Club and school administrators, Bedford 2020 held an assessment and education day to substantially redirect the waste into recycling bins and out of landfills or incinerators.

A Force of NatureBedford 2020’s founders, Ellen Rouse Conrad, Olivia Farr and Mary Beth Kass were honored at the Katonah Muse-um of Art 2016 gala, “Forces of Nature,” for their “creativi-ty, energy and commitment to our community and world.”

Waste and Recycling Task Force Chair Peter Kuniholm works with students to weigh and record the amount of waste, recycling and compost collected in the Fox Lane cafeteria.

[right] At the KMA Forces of Nature Gala, Bedford 2020 Board

members Veronique Pittman, Ellen Conrad, Vickie Morris and Robin Ashley with Ellen Calves

and Midge Iorio.

[above] Morris Media Green Award winning Bedford 2020 was featured in the March/April issue of Bedford Magazine. On the cover, Executive Director Midge Iorio with Board Co-Presidents Ellen Conrad and Mary Beth Kass.

A Year of Programs and ProgressThe Program The Progress

Energize Bedford Home Energy Efficiency Program

Over 1,000 energized homes in Northern Westchester since 2011.

Solarize Westchester

43% increase in solar installations in Bedford and Mt. Kisco in 18 months.

Clean Power Partnership

Launched Fall 2016 with a goal of bringing 100% renew-able energy to all 48 Westchester County municipalities.

Single Stream Recycling

Increased the percentage of recyclables in the waste stream from 16 to 30 %, reducing landfill and incinerator use as well as the demand for new raw materials.

The Great Healthy Yard Pledge

Over 4,500 acres of land and water in Bedford now protected from chemical and pesticide use.

Northern Westchester Local Food Project

10-fold increase in the purchase of local food by participating institutions.

VegOut! Reaches thousands of community members with Grow It, Buy It, Eat It, and Share It information about local food, including new map of 34 hyper local farms and where to buy their produce.

SPECIAL FRIENDS Town Supervisor

Chris Burdick Laura BartEd BaumJill Brooke Kate BursonBrett Cameron Alison Chernow Mayor Michael Cindrich and

the Village of Mount Kisco Dan Cohen Kendall ConiarisFrancis CorcoranDoug DeCandiaChristina DochtermannDavid FentonBoo Fumagalli Mike GordonWendy GordonPeter Grunthal Maya HartlebenBill HeidepriemAnne Jaffe HolmesHeather Iannucci Norm JenMicha KotchJoe Lovering William Louis-Dreyfus Rob MartinMichael MilliusDeanna Morano Geoffrey MorrisJohn MorrisNina OrvilleLisa Papernik Anthony PatiernoKarl RábagoAndy RevkinChristopher Roberts Laura RossiDavid SandbankMatthew SaravayShanyn SiegelBrian SiscoNancy SteinerMichelle SterlingJeff TannenbaumDerval ThomasSarah WalkerGlenn WeinbergDeborah White Leo WiegmanKevin WinnAudrey ZibelmanJosephine Ziegler Town of Bedford Board Dept.

Heads and Staff

A Year of Support

Gifts over $5,000Ellen and Whit ConradThe Endeavor Foundation and

Kidd FamilyOlivia and John FarrAnna and Tony HassBambi HatchCharles and Carolee JonesMichael KavoukjianSteve and Vickie MorrisVeronique and Bob Pittman

$2020 ClubMary Beth and Evan KassStuart and Vicki MarwellCaroline NiemczykFred and Trina WhitridgeJoanne Witty and Gene KeilinJim and Twink Wood

Gifts between $1000 and $2000Peter and Kathi ArnowRobin Ashley and

Martin Gubernick

James Attwood Jr. and Leslie Williams

Jon and Nancy BauerThe Durst Organization and

Jody and Jay DurstGeorge and Marina HatchTom and Barbara IsraelJurate Kazickas and

Roger AltmanWilliam LauderDiane and Blair LewisMary Morgan and David CallardKaren and Bruce SabathMark and Moira ThielkingLucy Waletzky

Gifts between $500 and $999Paul Bird and Amy ParsonsJohn Chatzky and Debbie Mullin Clark Associates Funeral HomeLiza and Bob ClymerWalter and Tatsie CurleyNick and Edmee FirthBill and Lisa Glenn

B2020’s mission could not be fully realized without the many generous financial contributions from friends and community members. Thank you!

Donors, September 2015 – August 2016

Whitney and Tizzy HatchJeff and Liz PeekYvonne Pollack and the Yvonne

and Leslie Pollack FoundationFrank Richardson and

Kimba WoodCourtney and Nat RockettPaul and Nancy RossNick Sourbis and Karen LuciaMichael and Maryann Tarnok and

the Tarnok Family FoundationMelissa Vail and Norman SelbyMargaret Downs and

Henry Zachary

Gifts between $250 and $499Tim and Susan Allison-HatchJohn and Maija ArbolinoSkip and Michaela BeitzelGeorge BiancoWendy Breitner and

Ken KirschenbaumChris and Illyria BurdickLeslie Cecil and

Creighton MichaelJayni and Chevy ChaseJoan and Edward CohenChristian and Pierre DavironCharles and Amy DayDon and Maria DenardoNancy and David GernertGinny and Marty GoldPatricia McNamee and

Peter GoldsteinSascha Douglass Greenberg and

Evan GreenbergAlec and Christy GuttelKathryn Hoenig and

Doug MaynardAndre and Kelly HunterLaura and Joel KaplanKent KarlssonPeter and Jane KuniholmKellie and Brian LaKampHeather and Anthony LanghamCliff and Dorothy LanierPhilip and Jill LawrenceVirginia and Joe MaybankMBIA Foundation Jason and Nicole NevarezJohn OramAlison OversethFoxy and Helen Parker Bill Pence and

Maria Blasiak-PenceStephen and Mary PulsiferMarian RoseSara Weale and John RudgeRusticus Garden ClubElizabeth and Sam SachsNancy Steiner and

David MichaelisJohn and Anita StockbridgeSusan and Jeff Sussman and

The Rocking Chair FoundationToby Thacher

James TilleyPeter and Ginny TobeasonBill and Teresa WatermanRichard and Audrey ZinmanPaul Zofnass and Renee Ring

Gifts between $101 and $249Alan and Judith AppelbaumElyse Arnow Brill and

Joshua ArnowErich and Cynthia BraunKirtley and Seth CameronPaula DesperitoJim and Ashley DiamondKirk and Bob FergusonKeelin & John McCormackPatrick and Maureen McManusMichael Minard and Phyllis RossSteven and Carol ParkerRichard and Muriel PearlLee and Ken RobertsClare Sherwood and Henry CohnNick and Martha SpoffordLiz TaggartJohn and Adele TaltyAllison Chernow and

Lloyd TrufelmanRoger and Sally TurnerRoger and Nancy VincentPeter and Francine WalkerWilliam and Catherine Ziegler

Gifts up to $100Kathy and John AbbottStacy AlbaneseDarsie AlexanderAllstate - Katonah Insurance

AgencyAmerican Endowment

FoundationAnthony and Grace BardinelliTimothy and Katryn BarefieldRichard and Joan BarickmanSteve and Pat BeckwithBedford Hills NurseryEd and Ridgely BiddleTom and Nancy BlaneyJeffrey and Sherry BlockingerBradsell Painting and

Carpentry and Bill BradsellCharles BrownDorothy BruleyEllen and Herbie CalvesGeorge CaratzasSally CaseyVincent CelenzaCarol Cioppa Architechts LLCFlorence ClarkDonald and Margaret CoeAndrea and Joe ColaoWilliam and Patricia ColavitoTom and Sally ConradSandy and Terry CostinDeirdre and Phil Courtney-BatsonTeresa and John DonkinJim and Fran DowlingHarvey Eisen and Andrea Herron

Nancy ElsberryTed Emerson and Diane PincusEste Lauder Companies Global

Giving ProgramSteve and Sue FieldsPolly Winans and Bobby FinnDavid and Sally FiresteinMaria and Elisha FischAlexandra ForresterHerb and Tina FosterBill and Wendy FoulkePete Friedrich and Pam GeismarJeanette GalvinMaxine GanerCarol Goldman and

Joseph SimonettiJerry and Dorothy GoldsteinJill Brooke and Gary GoldsteinHannah Gorman and

Dinnerthyme CateringSusan Feinberg-Greene and

Bill GreeneIra and Amy GreensteinNick Gutfreund and Mary DuncanSusan and Joseph HandelmanCarla Hawryluk Jere and Josette HochmanDavid Howell and Susan Allport Mark and Gail ImowitzMidge and Frank IorioLaurie JamesBabs and Charlie JohnsonJackie and Ward JonesJames and Jeannine KaneBilly and Joan KantorPat KeeseeEd and Sue KellyCassie KernanAlison Koppelman Stuart and Nicole KovenskyBarbara and Stanley KravitzEric and Nancy KronenbergLaura and Lewis KrugerMichael Landsman and

Evyan MetznerBeth LevPeter LinzSusan LodgeJoe and Lisa LoveringHarry and Rosemary MacLaughlinColm and Kara MacMahonBea MaguireBrendan MaloofEdward and Marion MantelMark Boyland Real EstateLeslie and Rich MarxCynthia and Paul MasCaroline and Michael MasonJohn Mayher

Carol and Allan McLeodHoward and Elizabeth MetzgerChristine and Peter MilanoCJ MitchellGeorge and Linda MoskowitzNick Moy and Sherry WolfLeslie and John NeedhamGinger Norton and Doug RuskinTricia O’DonnellSteve and Silvia OhlerSandra PellSondra PetersonFred and Marjorie PikerEilzabeth ReidShari ReigDonna ReimerPaul Risko and Katie HallChris and Mary Ann RobinsonPhilip and Dorinn RodmanDaphne RootErrol RudmanPaul and Elizabeth SanderRoger SavittWally and Elizabeth SchwartzJohn and Susan ScofieldDoris and Richard SeidlitzMona Shapiro and

Christopher ParkeTed and Mary Jo ShenKathy and Frederick SheppardHeide ShilstoneLouis and Jeannie SorellDouglas and Kim SpeegleMarga SpillerStanley and Elizabeth StarrDavid SwopeHad and Louise TalbotThe Stepping Stones FoundationRoy and Vera ThompsonCheryl ThomsenGlenn and Virginia TicehurstBonnie and Charles TisiTruck Restaurant and

Nancy RoperBart and Diana TylerJean and Carol VallesJenny VellanoLeo and Barbara VircilloGerard and Stacey Nathan-VirgaGerard and Jo VoegeLee VogelsteinJohn and Phyllis WardenJerry and Barbara WeinbergJonas and Sharon WeinerCarole WeissWalter and June WeissingerAimee and Harold WhitmanNorman and Vera WinskillBong and May Yu

Every effort has been made to report names accurately in this publication. If we have made any errors or omissions, please accept our apology, and contact Executive Director Midge Iorio, at 914-620-2411.

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