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Environmental Grants & Tool Kit for Hennepin County Congregations
Please share with other congregations in Hennepin County.
All congregations of all faiths in Hennepin County are encouraged to attend
an informational meeting to learn about a new environmental toolkit created by
C3 (Congregations Caring for Creation) Alliance for Sustainability and Hennepin
County from all faith traditions and to provide feedback on the toolkit items.
Small grants will be available in 2008 to implement environmental activities to
15-20 congregations. The focus of the toolkit is environmental education for
families, adults, teens and youth, specifically on recycling, waste reduction,
reuse and reducing exposure to chemicals in the home. Please see details below.
Please join us for an Informational Meeting:
Thursday, January 24, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Downstairs meeting room
511 Groveland Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
(Located across the street from the Walker Art Center)
Map and directions:
http://haumc.org/Page.asp?I=36&T=1&C=11
RSVP appreciated -- email Ami Voeltz at
amivoeltz@comcast.net or call
612-345-7973.
Details:
- The toolkit includes congregation-wide activity ideas and lesson plans
for adult, teen and child groups. Accompanying support materials (to be
finalized in February 2008) are offered by Hennepin County Environmental
Services, through the Community POWER (Partners on Waste Education and
Reduction) program.
- The toolkit and lesson plans offer a variety of activities and ideas for
hymns, prayers and sermons for a variety of faiths. Many have already been
successfully used by congregations. The toolkit materials were written and
created by experienced staff at C3 (Congregations Caring for Creation), who
are promoting the active care of creation as integral to spiritual life.
- Grants of $500 will be available to 15-20 congregations that implement
the toolkit and lesson plans (to cover staff costs and supplies).
Information on how to apply will be available at the informational meeting.
Please attend the informational meeting to learn more about this
opportunity and to give feedback to Hennepin County about how to make the
toolkit and grants useful for congregations like yours. If you cannot attend
but would like to receive further information, please contact Ami Voeltz at
amivoeltz@comcast.net or
612-345-7973.
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Recycle:
Please use labeled receptacles for paper, glass, plastic, cans, waste and
cups. Doing so we will be ecologically responsible and a big help to
maintenance staffs as well. Thank you.