🍵November 4, 2025🍵
“Fear not November’s challenge bold. We’ve books and friends, and hearths that never can grow cold. These make amends.”
-Alexander L. Fraser
💚🌎Help Shape Simply Living Sustainable U for 2026!🌎💚
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Now Accepting Applications for Board Members!
Looking for a way to contribute that aligns with your values? Simply Living is looking for sustainability-minded, experienced leaders who are interested in serving their community through the Board of Directors. Our Board meets on a monthly basis for 2 hours in the evening, and the required time commitment outside of the Board Meeting is 10-15 hours/ month. Currently, Simply Living is looking for Board members with the following skills, experience, and interests:
Education / Instruction
Fundraising
Finance or Accounting
Grant writing
IT or related area
Administration
Marketing
😁Just hit "Reply" with your resume and letter of interest! 😁
Here is our Tree of the Month – November 2025!
Mountain Ash, Rowan
Sorbus spp.
By Mort Schmidt for Simply Living
Mountain Ash in Missoula, MT, possibly Western Mountain Ash.
Photo by Mort Schmidt.
Mountain Ashes are a lovely little tree, especially when they bear their distinctive red-orange berries. The common name often used in Europe, “Rowan”, is derived from the Scandinavian word for “red”. But they aren’t ashes.
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Where You'll Find Us - November and December 2025
Sunday, November 16, 2025 - 2:00-4:00 PM - Bioregional Working Group Welcomes Patty Shipley
As the founding owner of Leaves for Wildlife and Leaves of Life, Patty’s journey is deeply rooted in her love for natural health, nature, and gardening.
Friday, November 28, 2025 - Friday, December 12, 2025 - The Simply Giving Online Auction
Just in time for the holidays, Simply Living invites you to our Simply Giving Online Auction — a joyful way to give and receive while supporting a more sustainable Central Ohio. (Link coming soon!)
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - Simply Living's Giving Tuesday Campaign
For 33 years, Simply Living has inspired change — one person, one program, one connection at a time.
This #GivingTuesday, your gift fuels the work that keeps our community growing strong.
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