Thanks Megan for your easy sign on steps! I am finally aboard.
I absolutely love Julie's idea. It's tapping into the sentiments in my house. Just this week my husband brought up again that we really need to buy canvas bags for the grocery store. Lot's of people say really should but I am excited about actually making the change and bringing the whole town along with us! I also think this has an even bigger scope than Park City. If we can show how to make an entire community make this change then I believe we can inspire other communities to do the same.
Love it!
Maddy
Monday, March 10, 2008
It is that easy, bein' green when you're a flav
Hey all!
Okay, I'm switching gears and going back to the environment. What if we were the class that eliminated plastic bags from WalMart to Whole Foods to the Back Street Deli?
Seriously, I had a meeting with Clear Channel regarding the Arts Festival. They have a GREEN TEAM. They are working to eliminate plastic bags and plant trees.
So, if we design a campaign in Summit County to eliminate plastic bags and ensure that retailers/grocers provide reusable options, we can get PSAs on Clear Channel stations (they now have 6 broadcasting in our area) and space in their booth at the Arts Festival to educate people. (Okay, I have a little pull there, we could get our own space anyway to educate people.) BUT, they have corporate sponsors and connections that will be valuable.
What do you think? What about being the class that eliminates plastic bags?
Hugs,
Julie
Okay, I'm switching gears and going back to the environment. What if we were the class that eliminated plastic bags from WalMart to Whole Foods to the Back Street Deli?
Seriously, I had a meeting with Clear Channel regarding the Arts Festival. They have a GREEN TEAM. They are working to eliminate plastic bags and plant trees.
So, if we design a campaign in Summit County to eliminate plastic bags and ensure that retailers/grocers provide reusable options, we can get PSAs on Clear Channel stations (they now have 6 broadcasting in our area) and space in their booth at the Arts Festival to educate people. (Okay, I have a little pull there, we could get our own space anyway to educate people.) BUT, they have corporate sponsors and connections that will be valuable.
What do you think? What about being the class that eliminates plastic bags?
Hugs,
Julie
Reaching out to Latino Community
Hey Flavs!
I hope you all had a great weekend!
I did some more research on the Latino Outreach Project. It seems like it is hard to get adults involved (as I mentioned earlier there are a bunch of programs for kids). Supposedly there have been a few attempts to get them more involved, but nothing has worked very well, supposedly. I have heard comments like "they are too proud" but also learned something new, that I think is the cause for them not wanting to be involved: Many are illegal immigrants. They work 2 or 3 jobs and don't have time, or are afraid to sign up for anything "official" like an ESL class,or attending community events.
As far as illegal immigration goes, we all know that this is not only a political problem, but also economic, because businesses in PC are obviously hiring illegal immigrants.
I am very much in favor of trying to do something for the Latino Community. When we did our little exercise at the last meeting, all of you were so excited about PC's community: "quality people," "quality liefstyle" etc. So what about that part of our community? Are they taking part in all the free events that we are so excited about?
At Aspen Villas, one of the affordable housing complexes in town, they have done a lot of outreach, together with city departments, for example with the Police. Maybe we can learn from them and implement a program like that at many of the other apartments where mostly Latinos live.
Let me know what you think about this.
Many thanks, Johanna
I hope you all had a great weekend!
I did some more research on the Latino Outreach Project. It seems like it is hard to get adults involved (as I mentioned earlier there are a bunch of programs for kids). Supposedly there have been a few attempts to get them more involved, but nothing has worked very well, supposedly. I have heard comments like "they are too proud" but also learned something new, that I think is the cause for them not wanting to be involved: Many are illegal immigrants. They work 2 or 3 jobs and don't have time, or are afraid to sign up for anything "official" like an ESL class,or attending community events.
As far as illegal immigration goes, we all know that this is not only a political problem, but also economic, because businesses in PC are obviously hiring illegal immigrants.
I am very much in favor of trying to do something for the Latino Community. When we did our little exercise at the last meeting, all of you were so excited about PC's community: "quality people," "quality liefstyle" etc. So what about that part of our community? Are they taking part in all the free events that we are so excited about?
At Aspen Villas, one of the affordable housing complexes in town, they have done a lot of outreach, together with city departments, for example with the Police. Maybe we can learn from them and implement a program like that at many of the other apartments where mostly Latinos live.
Let me know what you think about this.
Many thanks, Johanna
Maddy's comment
I feel most passion for the environmental projects. I also much prefer that we leave our legacy not so much by what we do, but how we get individuals to make a change that will make a big difference in the community. I think it is a worthy goal to empower people to take responsibility for issues by giving them a way to
make a realistic change. Our challenge is how to do that and then be able to
measure the results.
Thanks,
Maddy
make a realistic change. Our challenge is how to do that and then be able to
measure the results.
Thanks,
Maddy
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