[All] Fwd: Earth Day and other events for faith communities!

Fri Apr 9 13:22:10 EDT 2010

FYI -- for a fuller knowledge of Green Actions.
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Greening Sacred Spaces Waterloo Region" <jsnyder at faith-commongood.net 
> >
> Date: April 9, 2010 12:33:15 PM GMT-04:00
> To: <jsnyder at faith-commongood.net>
> Subject: Earth Day and other events for faith communities!
>
> To: Greening Sacred Spaces Waterloo/Wellington/Dufferin Network
> Re: Earth Day suggestions and other updates
>
>
> See attached:
> a) Earth Day - it's not too late to plan an event! - please see  
> attached document for ideas!
> b) Interfaith Grand River presents Building Bridges Interfaith  
> events: some of the events are being hosted by GSS Network members!   
> Please see attached 'Building Bridges' information sheet
>
>
> More information below:
> 1) REEP (Residential Energy-Efficiency Project events - preserving  
> and insulating heritage homes + Earth Day Eco Showcase
> 2) Green Home Tour: part of Earth Day Eco Showcase
> 3) Woolwich events: A Taste of Woolwich: Local Food Within Your  
> Reach (April 12), Green Living and Technology Fair & Alternative  
> Energy Tours (April 17)
> 4) Save the date! Next GSS meeting: Solar Information Night
>
>
> All of these events - and more - are on the new GSS website www.greeningsacredspaces.net 
> !
>
>
>
> 1) REEP (Residential Energy-Efficiency Project) events
>
> a) Learn more about insulating and preserving heritage homes, and  
> green technologies and materials for your home at our free workshops  
> Wednesday, April 14 and 21. This is a great opportunity for you to  
> speak with LEED architect and REEP House designer, Graham Whiting.   
> For more details see www.reepwaterlooregion.ca
>
> b) 2010 Earth Day Eco Showcase
> Saturday, April 24 from 1-5pm
> Kitchener City Hall Rotunda – Free Event
> www.ecoshowcase2010.ca
>
> Be a part of the solar movement at the 2010 Earth Day Eco-Showcase!   
> Three local home and business owners will share their experience of  
> having solar panels installed on their properties. Learn about solar  
> technologies and community initiatives. Solar technology  
> demonstrations in action, green contractors, eco products and  
> services, and delicious local food will be available.
>
> The 2010 Earth Day Eco-Showcase is presented by REEP (the  
> Residential Energy Efficiency Project) and the University of  
> Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment.
>
>
> 2) Green Home Tour: part of Earth Day Eco Showcase
> April 24th, 2010
>
> note - when you register for this event, check 'GSS' on your  
> registration form!
>
> Celebrate Earth Day this year by bringing your environmental  
> interests home!
>
> Organize a group or just bring a friend and come to learn about  
> cutting-edge home building and renovating techniques, including  
> everything from non-toxic paint to greywater harvesting to cutting  
> down your heating bills.
>
> We will tour two homes and have presentations about two other homes  
> by the builders and architects involved. One of the homes (REEP  
> House) is a renovation of an older home, while the other three are  
> new homes representing a custom-built strawbale home, an elegant  
> production home in a new subdivision (Ontario Green Home), and a  
> Habitat for Humanity affordable home.
>
> The tour is a great crash-course in green home building and  
> renovating techniques, taught by experienced builders, architects  
> and contractors.
>
> This tour is hosted by local green building experts,  
> OntarioGreenSpec.ca and will showcase the four recent winners of its  
> Home Sweet Home Competition Founding Awards. The tour is being run  
> in collaboration with the Earth Day Eco-Showcase presented by REEP- 
> Waterloo and University of Waterloo's Faculty of Environment. Tour  
> guests are invited to join the Eco Showcase after the tour.
>
> Date: Saturday April 24, 2010
> Time:10:30 am- 2:30 pm
>
> Place: Start and End at Kitchener City Hall (The Earth Day Eco- 
> Showcase); 200 King Street West, Kitchener, ON
> Cost: Free, but a $20 fully refundable deposit is required to hold  
> your seat. The deposit will be returned at the beginning of the  
> tour. No-shows forfeit their deposit.
> There will be 4 tour vans visiting these sites (each van holds 10-12  
> people); please register your group together if you wish to travel  
> in the same van!
> For more information please see:
> Home Sweet Home Competition - http://hsh-competition.ca/
> Residential Energy Effienciency Program (REEP) House -- http://www.reepwaterlooregion.ca/prog_house.php
>
>
>
> 3) Woolwich events
>
> a) A Taste of Woolwich: Local Food Within Your Reach: Monday, April 12
> Find out why more and more of us are buying tasty local food we can  
> trust and where to find it.  Meet your local farmers and the growing  
> number of retailers supporting them. Enjoy food samples, chef  
> demonstrations, informative workshops and children’s activities.   
> Monday, April 12 at 5-8pm at Calvary United Church, 48 Hawksville  
> Rd., St. Jacobs. Visit www.healthywoolwich.org or contact Carol  
> Popovic at 519-883-2004 ext. 5336 for more details. Free!
>
>
> b) Green Living and Technology Fair: Saturday, April 17
> Date: Saturday, April 17
> Time:  11:00 am–5:00 pm
> Cost: Free admission, donations welcome
> Location: St. Jacobs Arena, 29 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs
> Contact: mcampbell at wchc.on.ca;  519-664-3534, x.241
> Website: www.healthywoolwich.org
>
> Learn simple ways to reduce your energy and water use. Buy green  
> products, talk with solar, geothermal and other green energy  
> providers, learn about home energy audits, carsharing and green  
> cars, home insulation technology, landscaping, how to repair your  
> bike, and much more!  Forty vendors, 15 new vendors this year! Free  
> admission!
> FREE electronic waste drop off at the Fair courtesy of Greentec! See  
> a list of acceptable e-waste items at healthywoolwich.org. Recycle  
> your old bike by donating it at the Fair to support The Working  
> Centre.
>
> c) Alternative Energy Tours
> Date: Saturday, April 17
> Time: 12:00–3:30 pm
> Cost: Free, donations welcome
> Location: St. Jacobs Arena, 29 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs
> Contact: mcampbell at wchc.on.ca; 519-664-3534, x. 241
> Website: www.healthywoolwich.org
>
> Two exciting and educational alternative energy tours are being  
> offered in conjunction with the Green Living and Technology Fair:
>
> 1. Solar, Geothermal & Strawbale Homes: Tour two energy efficient  
> homes in Conestogo & Winterbourne and talk with the owner and  
> installer. Bus leaves approximately every 45 minutes 12-2:30 pm from  
> St. Jacobs Arena.
>
> 2. REEP House for Sustainable Living: Take the tour bus for a sneak  
> preview of REEP’s 90% energy efficient demonstration century home,  
> featuring super-insulation, R-7 windows, solar panels, geo-thermal,  
> and more. Use the payback calculator to choose your best options.  
> Ride the YMCA’s Veggie Bus to the REEP House! Attending this tour is  
> available by shuttle bus only. The bus departs at 12, 1, & 2pm from  
> St. Jacobs Arena.
>
> Donation for tours welcome.  Space is limited.
>
> Ride the GRT #21 to St. Jacobs!
>
>
>
> 4) Next GSS event: Solar Energy Information Night
> Wednesday May 12 at Erb Street Mennonite Church, 131 Erb Street W.,  
> Waterloo, 6:30 p.m. visit displays, 7 p.m. program
> Learn about solar energy opportunities for your home or faith  
> community. Visit displays of local solar energy vendors. Program  
> includes success stories of people going solar, information about  
> Mennonite Saving and Credit Union’s Creation Care loans and a  
> reflection on how our energy use impacts our global neighbours. For  
> more information, contact Darren Kropf at 519-745-8458, ext. 216, darrenk at mennonitecc.on.ca 
>  or http://ontario.mcc.org/MISE.
>
> Hosted by MISE and Greening Sacred Spaces Waterloo/Wellington/ 
> Dufferin Regions www.greeningsacredspaces.net  
> andwww.reepwaterlooregion.ca

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