Fwd: RSVP: 6/5 Concordia Food Security & Sustainability Forum

[Scott Sheldon]

I've agreed to appear on the panel described below on behalf of the CEC (I think), but would like to welcome someone else who's apprised of our activities and would like to represent the CEC.  We need lots of ambassadors, and this is a good experience builder!

My impression from an earlier email conversation with Jim Currin (very recently past ACG board president) is that the CEC panelist will be representing ACG as a whole regarding ACG's food security & sustainability presence to the community.  (This by default, because no board or staff representatives planning to participate, which is perhaps because they aren't as focused on this kind of community relationship thing.)  A full set of tabling lit would be relevant.

Any takers?  If more than one, you could help each other field questions and provide multiple faces (maybe even languages) for folks to connect with.  If you feel you'd need some support to prepare, I and I'm sure other experienced CEC members are available to help.

Scott

From: "Bart Church" <manifes...@gmail.com>
To: "Scott Sheldon" <scottb...@gmail.com>
Subject: RSVP: 6/5 Concordia Food Security & Sustainability Forum
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:34:20 -0700
Organization: Manifest Men's Wellness Community

Dear Scott,

I'm the Secretary of the Concordia Neighborhood Association and have been asked to help organize a neighborhood general meeting on Food Security & Sustainability for World Environment Day.  Would someone from  your organization be willing to be on a panel at the

NEIGHBORHOOD FORUM:  HOW CAN WE END HUNGER IN CONCORDIA &
PIONEER FOOD SECURITY & SUSTAINABILITY?
Tuesday, 6/5/12, World Environment Day
7:00-9:00 pm
Kennedy School Community Room

This will be a great event for your organizations to:

* Get Press Coverage from the Oregonian & Concordia News (who are expected to be covering this event)
* Recruit New Volunteers
* Recruit New Donors &/or Clients/Customers
* Network with other Food Security & Sustainability Organizations

We're inviting representatives from lots of neighborhood food security & sustainability groups, including:  New Seasons, Alberta Coop, OSALT, Urban Farm Collective, Growing Gardens, Portland Fruit Tree Project (Killingsworth Community Food Forest & Sabin Community Orchard), Genesis Community Fellowship Food Pantry, St. Vincent DePaul at St. Andrews, Trinity Lutheran Church & Koinonia Community Garden, Oregon Food Bank Eastside Garden, NE Tool Library & Seed Exchange, Fresh Exchange @ King Farmer's Market,

I think neighbors will be interested in hearing about how your organization is promoting neighborhood food sustainability & security and how they can support or get involved in your efforts.  We'll have lots of speakers so you'll only have about 3-5 minutes, and they'll be time for questions from neighbors, and space on part of a table to distribute literature.

We'll also be doing an article in the 6/1 Concordia News reminding the neighborhood about the 6/5 Food Sustainability & Security Forum.  Can you let us know by 5/18 if you have any events related to food sustainability or security in June that you�d like listed in Concordia News, which is distributed to 11,000 homes & about 40 businesses in Concordia.

Thanks so much for letting me know if you or someone in your organization can participate in the 6/5 Panel, and for sending me information about any June events in or near the Concordianeighborhood related to food security & sustainability.  Lastly, please let me know the names, phone numbers, & emails of, and invite to the forum, other leaders or volunteers who are working on food security and sustainability in Northeast Portland.

Bart Church, Co-Secretary
Concordia Neighborhood Association Board of Directors
www.concordiapdx.org
503-223-8822 x2
yogib...@gmail.com