Quaker Earthcare WitnessMini-grants 2010

Ruth Hamilton, QEW Mini-grants Clerk

Chapel Hill Friends Meeting, N.C.

Piedmont Friends Fellowship

Bill Holcombe, Incoming ClerkHousatonic (CT) MM NYYM

QEW Mini-Grants

• Environmental matching grants for Quaker meetings and groups

• In 2011, meetings match from $250 to $500 grant from their budget or by fund-raising

• Deadline for the grant application is May 2, 2011.

IMYM 2009 plans Mountain Friends Camp

Plork- play & workPreparing the mortar to plaster a shed

Restoring the Spring at Cibola Canyon, N.M.

Chapel Hill Friends Meeting/ Chapel Hill Early School

 

 

Edible perennial "Nibble Garden" for the playground includes Blueberries, Hardy Kiwi, Grapes, Passion fruit & Hazelnuts- all playground safe & kid friendly.  Beautiful Backyards, a sustainable landscaping nonprofit, is hired to implement the project.

Breaking soil for the Chapel Hill, N.C. Friends Meeting Nibble Garden

Energy Class

Scattergood (Iowa) Friends School juniors & seniors had an energy conservation class March-May of 2010, led by energy specialist and QEW member, David Abazs.  From northern Minnesota they canoed down the Mississippi River. The group gave presentations along the way to schools, churches and other interested groups. 

Happy Students on the Miss. River

Sustainability Class presenting to classroom

Milwaukee Friends Meeting, Wis. Project for Anita Koenen Land Preserve

Milwaukee Friends Meeting worships in a meetinghouse constructed on the Anita and Jacob Koenen Land Preserve. Project includes removal of the invasive plants by restoring the land to its indigenous flora and fauna.

Richmond Ind. Friends School

Richmond Friends School Composter

Mexico City Friends MeetingCasa de los Amigos Guest House & Friends Meeting

implement compact fluorescent light bulbs, a bike-lending program, and low-flush toilets for the guest house

Pima Friends, Tucson Ariz. Ithaca Meeting, Ithaca, N.Y.

Low flush toilets

Illinois Yearly MeetingGreen Roof for Kitchen

Green Roof Plants & Containers

Newton Monthly Meeting, Camden, N.J. Drip irrigation for the garden and native plants

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Newton Meeting House

Gwynedd, Penn. and Dover N.H. Meeting receive energy star refrigerators.

Dover Meeting implements manual mowing.

Olney Friends School, Barnesville, OH

School symposium on vision and energy conservation

Homewood Meeting Solar Panels

Homewood MeetingSolar Energy Project

Baltimore, Md.

• Panels cover half of roof over meeting room. • 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.

How you can help:• Contribute to the mini-grant fund with a fund-

raiser or by direct contributions to the “QEW Mini-grant fund.”

• 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. Application is at <www.quakerearthcare.org>.

• Deadline: May 2, 2011.