| Irvington Green Initiative Newsletter - March 5 2009 |
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Greetings from the Irvington Green Initiative! We have a big announcement this week in addition to our usual activity listings. IGI is under new leadership! Please join us in welcoming Paul Amico and Jeff Echols as the new IGI co-chairs. Read on for some details on their backgrounds as well as info on the following:
IGI Under New Leadership Jeff Echols and Paul Amico have been meeting with the IGI steering committee to get up to speed about our doings, and they promise to take us to a new level of impact. Though not a native, Jeff is a 13 year Irvington resident who married into an Irvingtonian family. An architect who comes from a family of designers, engineers, inventors and builders, Jeff has been immersed in design and building his entire life. Jeff works for Irvington-based firms HAUS | The Architecture Studio and WERK | build, leading a Sustainable design + build process for commercial and residential projects. Paul is a civil/environmental engineer and Indianapolis native with deep family ties to Irvington. After spending 14 years living in various cities and working on urban water infrastructure issues, Paul returned to Indianapolis in 2004 and settled with his wife and two boys on the north side of Irvington. Paul has recently started working with CH2M HILL to start the new Indianapolis office for their Water Business Group and he will continue to focus on urban water infrastructure, sustainability and infrastructure asset management. Laura Hildreth and I remain involved, but these two are the go-to guys for decision-making. You can reach them at: Paul Amico: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Jeff Echols: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tonight: Green Way Supply Workshop, Reduce Reuse Recycle
Green Way Supply's workshop tonight, 5:30-7, covers the
topic "Reduce Reuse Recycle." The event is Free to attend
and refreshments will be served. Carrey Hamilton of Indianapolis Recycling
Coalition will speak on recycling projects, events and new initiatives for
Indianapolis this year. Green Way Supply will present new products that
use recycled and bio-degradable materials, that reduce packaging and waste and
can be reused. Also speaking will be Tammy Mutter from Shaklee who will speak
about new eco friendly products that take our workshop theme even
further.
Tonight: Greater Indianapolis Food Security Summit Earth House is hosting this summit from 7-9 p.m. tonight at 237 N. East Street. "A convention of like-minded people to discuss and collect ideas on how Indianapolis could become more self-sufficient, sustainable and food-secure in the future. During subsequent meetings, we will work on creating a positive, creative and do-able vision of what a truly food-sustainable Indianapolis would look like. We will also discuss what 'food secure' means to us and how it might best serve, and be supported by, the broader community."
March 7: Sleepy Hollow Closing Bobbie and Joanna say, "On the evening of March 7th we will be staying open late for a final shindig in the shop. Please stop by for a farewell toast, a spin to the music, and to let us tell you 'Thanks' one last time."
March 12: A Sense of Wonder: Earth House, 237 N. East St., hosts this film based on the life and writings of environmentalist Rachel Carson. The documentary tells the story of a woman's love for the natural world and her fight to defend it. Film at 7, with organic dinner available at 5:30.
March 12-13: Indiana Building Green Symposium Come and learn how new and existing buildings can Think Green at the third annual, Indiana Building Green Symposium, 2009. Over 400 designers, owners, operators and developers will attend the event held at the Indianapolis Museum of Art on March 12th and 13th. http://www.bsu.edu/capic/buildinggreen/
March 14: Bookmama's Environmental Fair
Kathleen says, "Saturday, March 14, from 11 am-4 pm
will be BOOKMAMAS Environmental Fair. Vendors will include Tracey Hiner
with natural household cleaners and Anita Hopper with Refind Originals
(recycled leather products), Basic Roots, a sustainable foods supplier to
our community and Edibles Grocery Store. Irvington Green Initiative and
Rails to Trails will be exhibiting also. We will have book signings
featuring Kate Shoup (Reuse Your Rubbish), Scott Hutcheson (Home Grown
Indiana), Ruth Ingraham (Swimming with Frogs: Life in the Brown County Hills)
and Tajuana Common (Ten-aciously Green). Music will be provided by
Patchwork, the Dancin' Nancys and Brian Pitzer in the Underground 9
Studio."
Great Indy Butt Out
From Edibles/Snips: Edibles is asking you, our customers, to join together in helping us fund the ICAN food pantry held at Downey Avenue Christian Church every Thursday. Edibles has always donated food but is now collecting nonperishable food items and monetary donations. The monetary donations go towards helping people who are referred to the program with job interviews, gas money, medication and anything else they might need. Any donations of money or food may be dropped of at EDIBLES or SNIPS during normal business hours. Anything you can give will be greatly appreciated by those less fortunate.
Finally, global warming expert Bill McKibben is speaking at my alma mater, Goshen College, next Wednesday. See the forwarded message below for more information. Best, Shawndra Shawndra Miller Irvington Development Organization Irvington Green Initiative Committee |
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