24-slide report by Bill Holcombe and Ruth Hamilton. For showing to local meetings, you can use this PPT directly at this site, or download it.
Citation preview
1. Quaker Earthcare Witness Mini-Grants 2011 Ruth Hamilton,
Outgoing Clerk Chapel Hill Friends Meeting, N.C. Piedmont Friends
Fellowship Bill Holcombe, Incoming Clerk Housatonic (CT) MM
NYYM
2. QEW Mini-Grants
Environmental project matching grants for Quaker meetings and
associated groups
2011:Grants up to $500 grant applicants match from their budget
or by fund-raising
Grant application deadline:May 2, 2011.
3. IMYM 2009 plans Mountain Friends Camp 4. Plork- play &
work Preparing the mortar to plaster a shed 5. Restoring the Spring
atCibola Canyon, N.M. 6. Earth Quaker Bike TripJune 2008 eight
Quakers pedaled 300 miles thru PA to FGC in Earth witness. 7.
Chapel Hill Friends Meeting/ Chapel Hill Early School Edible
Perennial Nibble Garden Enhanced playground includes blueberries,
hardy kiwi, grapes, passion fruit, and hazelnuts integrated into
safe and kid-friendly playground. 8. Energy Class Scattergood(Iowa)
Friends School students participated in experiential energy
conservation class March-May of 2010, led byenergy expert/QEW
member, David Abazs. From No. MN they canoed down the Mississippi
River. giving presentations along way to schools, churches and
other interested groups. 9. Happy Students on Mississippi River 10.
Sustainability Group presents to classroom 11. Milwaukee Friends
Meeting, Wis. Project for Anita Koenen Land PreserveMilwaukee
Friends Meeting worships in a meetinghouse constructed on the Anita
and Jacob Koenen Land Preserve. Project includes removal of the
invasive & restoration of indigenous flora and fauna. 12.
Richmond IN Friends SchoolGarden provides learnings for children
including seasonal cycles and life cycles and joys of healthy
eating! 13. Richmond Friends School Composter 14. 15. 16. Pima
Friends, Tucson Ariz.Ithaca Meeting, Ithaca, N.Y. Low flush toilets
17. Illinois Yearly Meeting Green Roof for Kitchen 18. Green Roof
Plants & Containers 19. Newton Monthly Meeting, Camden, N.J.
Drip irrigation for the garden and native plants . 20. Newton
Meeting HouseOasis inmidst of urban blight area. 21. Gwynedd, PA
and Dover NH Meetings receive energy star refrigerators.Dover
Meeting implements manual mowing. 22. Olney Friends School,
Barnesville, OHSchool symposium on vision and energy conservation
23. Homewood Meeting Solar Energy Project Baltimore, Md.
Panels cover half roof.
Electric meter runs backwards on sunny days and on full
moon.
Solar sys. size 7.2 kW
Produces 715 kWh mo.
Yearly savings $1,296
Fund raisers, a concert, three yard sales, and a t-shirt sales
and the mini-grant paid for the system .
24. How YOU can help:
CONTRIBUTEto mini-grant fund with a fund-raiser or by direct
contributions
Contributions of carbon offsets for trips and individual
donations can be donated to QEW for the Mini-Grant Fund.
Plan an environmental project for your Quaker meeting, church,
or group.
