IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
· November 14: Monthly Meeting – Non-profit Expo
· October 29: Drug Take Back Day at Metro Health Hospital
· November 12: Food Matters; A Clinical Education and Advocacy Program
· Howard Christensen Nature Center Woodchip Proposal / Volunteer Opportunity
Our sincere thanks to Kristin van Reesema, Smart Street™ project manager, Anne Saliers, Holland Board of Public Works Conservation Programs Manager and liaison to the Holland Community Sustainability Committee, and Kelley Losey, Director, Quest Sustainable Solutions, for their presentations at our October 10 monthly meeting. We hope to provide links to more information on their programs in upcoming newsletters.
Special thanks to Dave Rinard and Steelcase for hosting the event at their beautiful Global Headquarters and sponsoring our lunch.
Monthly Meeting
Monday, November 14, 2011 :: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Amway Corporation, World Headquarters
7575 East Fulton, Ada
The Social Responsibility Committee will be hosting our 2nd Non-Profit Expo. This is a great way for local nonprofits to showcase their mission, educate the business community about their programs and services, and promote their group and individual volunteer opportunities. Join us for this special event and explore how your organization and the individuals in your work force can become actively involved in making a difference in our communities.
Non-profit nominations are still being accepted through this week. Non-profit representatives will be our guests for lunch. Please contact Lisa Locke, llocke@wmsbf.org, with your nominations or questions.
Visitor parking is available in front of the World Headquarters building. Alternate transportation strategies are encouraged. Contact Lisa Locke, llocke@wmsbf.org , if you would like help in arranging carpooling. Space is limited. If you would like to attend this meeting, you must register by email at llocke@wmsbf.org by Thursday, November 10. Also, please help ensure an accurate headcount - and associated luncheon expenses - by notifying Lisa of cancellations no later than Friday morning, the 11th. Cost of attending is $10, payable by cash or check at the event. Credit card payments may be made through the home page of our website, Monthly Meeting Payment on the left hand menu, http://www.wmsbf.org <http://www.wmsbf.org> . A $1 additional processing charge is included for credit card payments.
Events
October 29, 2011::10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Drug Take Back Day
Metro Health Hospital
5900 Byron Center SW, Wyoming
Drop off ALL expired or unused prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs and controlled substances. Unused or expired prescription medications lead to accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse. Proper disposal of unused drugs helps keep people safe – and it’s good for the environment. Check out metrohealth.net for details and additional drop off locations around town. Brought to you as part of Metro Health’s Sustainability Programs.
November 12, 2011:: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Food Matters: A Clinical Education and Advocacy Program
What Clinicians Need to Know About Our Food System to Help Ensure Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Families and a Healthy Planet
Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital, East Auditorium
100 Michigan Street NE, Grand Rapids MI 49503
What we eat profoundly impacts our health, the health of our communities and our environment. Obesity, diabetes, malnutrition, childhood cancer and other chronic diseases are the costly consequences of our current consumption patterns—costly in terms of human well-being and in health care expenditures.
Join area experts and national leaders in sustainable nutrition to learn practical ways for health care professionals to become leaders and advocates for a food system that promotes public and environmental health.
The cost to attend is $75 per person.
Sponsored by Spectrum Health, in partnership with Health Care Without Harm.
With questions, contact Josh Miller, coordinator, sustainability, Spectrum Health, at 616.391.5125, or Hillary Bisnett, program director, Healthy Food in Health Care, Ecology Center, at 734.369.9282. To register, visit http://www.spectrumhealth.org/body.cfm?id=3152 <http://www.spectrumhealth.org/body.cfm?id=3152> .
Resources
The Howard Christensen Nature Center in northern Kent County has an abundance of woodchips right now. We are willing to trade the wood chips to Groundswell schools or partners in exchange for volunteer services or other in-kind donation. There are several ways this trade could work.
1) A school that needs woodchips for landscaping would not have to buy the woodchips, but could instead provide bussing of Groundswell students to HCNC for a work day (invasive plant removal, sign installation, etc.)
2) Groundswell students could use the woodchips as part of their service-learning project and help with a HCNC fundraiser in exchange.
3) A partner business/organization could use the woodchips for landscaping and provide HCNC with professional services (legal, marketing, technology, etc.) a volunteer workday or in-kind donation.
Or, make your own suggestion! We are open to your needs and ideas.
We need to eliminate some of our woodchip piles before the ground freezes, even if the volunteer work isn’t done until spring. (Our board is considering selling the woodchips to the public, but we’d prefer to make “a trade.”) Please contact Cindy Perski at 675-3158, or Kathy Reed at 887-1624 with questions, or to arrange pick-up. Directions and information about Howard Christensen Nature Center can be found at www.lilysfrogpad.com <http://www.lilysfrogpad.com>
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