Join us at the Oak Hills Eco-Party - Wed, June 17th @ 7pm

[JEN MILLER]

Sorry if you've received this email more than once.  You may have already received this from Linda Kitchin, and I'm just figuring this google groups thing out as I go...

 

Hello,

I'm a 3-yr resident of Oak Hills, and I've recently become more interested in learning about how to minimize our impact to the earth.  A few months ago, I attended an "Eco-Party" at a friend's house, and I found that the Eco-Party was a very fun and easy way to learn about a variety of topics - composting, household chemicals, conserving water and much more.  I also learned that many of the things we can do to minimize our impact also save us money.
 
I am very thankful to live in such a great community, and I'm hoping that I might be able to share some of these learnings by organizing a neighborhood Eco-Party at the Oak Hills Rec Center.  I also hope this gives me an opportunity to meet even more neighbors in the community.
 
If you're not familiar with an Eco-Party, it's basically a free information session that is facilitated by the Center for Earth Leadership, a non-profit located here in Portland.  The facilitator typically covers a broad overview of the topics listed below, but if there is a specific interest in any area, we can let them know ahead of time and focus more on that topic.  The discussion usually follows a checklist that I will email to everyone who RSVPs.
 
Topics covered 
1.  Waste Reduction:  Effective composting, creating an efficient recycling system, reducing packaging and junk mail
2.  Toxics Reduction:  Identifying toxic products and learning about effective alternatives
3.  Energy Savings:  Weatherization audits, testing shower-head flow, new technologies
4.  Water Conservation:  Savings through more efficient appliance use and yard irrigation
 
Lemonade and snacks will be provided, and we will even have an earth-friendly item to give away to one lucky winner!
 
If you would like to attend, please RSVP soon to this message or to jenmi...@hotmail.com as we need to confirm a high enough attendance to make the trip worthwhile for the facilitator.  Also, feel free to send me any questions you may have about the event.
 
When: Wednesday, June 17th @ 7pm
Where: Oak Hills Rec Center

I truly hope that many of you will be able join us!
 
Thank you,
Jen Miller

[Kari Allgower]

Hi Jen,

Please remove my email from your list (allg...@verizon.net).  The boundary changes last year moved us to Terra Linda.

Thanks a bunch,

Kari Allgower