Green Sanctuary Meeting 3/9/2008

 

Attending: Marney Bruce, Tom Swigart, Sandi Smith-Gill, Dick Menzer, Ed Rau, Marvelle Rau, Janet Ady, Cynthia Kuske

 

Split Plates - Split plates for April - June will be UUMFE, American Chestnut Society, 
Md Chapter, and International Population Control.  Split plate collections on the third 
Sunday, with Friendly Forum on topic the preceding (second) Sunday of month.  Marney & Tom
will lead the April FF on UUMFE, Marney has made arrangements for May (ACS).  We need to 
get write-up to Cynthia by end of each preceding month, she will put in Unison (we are 
free to also promote in GS section).


Social Action (Cynthia) - SA is outlining program for next year, emphasis will be on 
Education and Human Needs, plan a partnership with Coalition for Emergency Human Needs.
 

Elmer Derr Rd Clean-up March 22 - Dave Hutchins will not be here.  So far, no volunteers,
We will schedule it for 10:30 so Marney can make it up from Bethesda.

 

Chesapeak Bay Clean-up, Frederick County Tree Planting April 5 - we will organize a group
from UUCF to participate.  Families can participate

 

Earth Day Party, Common Market, April 19:  We will have a table illustrating what any 
denomination can do to make their building more energy efficient.  Marney will contact 
GWIPL to see if they will participate with us, or provide materials.  Sandi & Tom can 
attend.  Marney will be doing 'double duty" between our table and Simplicity Matters.

 

UUCF Earth Day Observance April 20;  Rev. Abigail is not planning Earth Day worship 
service.  We will have prominent presence in narthex and grounds.  Theme - Food, all 
aspects (production, impact, distribution, hunger, biofuels, etc).  Social Action would 
like to participate, let them know what they can do to help.  Get publicity info to J
udith Broyer. See if we can find banners. Activities planned:

•                     Vegetarian Potluck (Tom)

•                     Solar ovens

•                     demo and educational materials.(Ed Rau)

•                     Make Solar Ovens from household materials (eg pizza boxes) - YRUU?

•                     Display on the impact (YRUU?)

 

•                     Other educational demos

•                     Milpa Agriculture (Ed)

•                     Biofuels (corn, availability, problems),

•                     Jatropha tree from India & other alternative food/biofuel plant resources(Ed)

•                     Hunger in Haiti, "mud cookies" (Sandi)

•                     Hemp (Sandi)

 

•                     Local sourcing of foods - Farmers Markets, CSAs

•                     Fair Trade Coffee Roasting (Serina Roy, Dublin Roasters)

•                     Food bank collection (Social Action)

•                     Boutique, emphasis on foods and sustainable products (Sandi)

•                     BYOW (Bring Your Own Wheelbarrow) Workparty - spread remaining mulch (Dick)