[GREN-Exec] green burial documentary

[Susan]

Hi GREN Exec,

On my mission to compost the dead, I am making the first public step. Would GREN be interested in being a sponsor for this? I’d like a few community group logos.

 

See below for details I just forwarded to the Unitarians. 

 

Susan K 

 

I just got the final confirmation today from John Tutt at The Princess to show the documentary A Will for the Woods on Thursday May 11 @ 6:30 pm and we’ll also have panelists for Q & A afterwards. Same format as SEED. It will be open to the public, regular Princess admission fees. http://www.awillforthewoods.com/

 

So I need to quickly firm up the panelists and sponsors. I will pay for the theatre rental and will be taking the proceeds of the door to start a fund for a prototype human composter, starting with a mock-up CAD drawing of it. 

 

I have confirmed either Mark or Ellen or both from the Green Burial Society, and John, my composter manufacturer, so far.

 

The GBS connected me with Marion Wilms, a departure nurse in Guelph who runs regular death cafes there who would like to participate. I was hoping to have Bryce, the cemetery manager from the city of Waterloo to talk about the new green burial sites, but he will be out of town that week. 

 

Bryce connected me with Matthew Bailey-Dyck, but he has never responded to my email. He had a number of coffee in the cemetery events last year and shared his thoughts with Bryce about green burials. 

 

Would you or Jessica be interested/willing to be on the panel? Would GRUC be interested in being a sponsor? No money needed – just a partner in the event. 

 

Susan 

 

 

From: Michele Cadotte [mailto:mrcadotte at gmail.com] 
Sent: 23 March 2017 21:42
To: 'Susan'
Subject: FW: green burial?

 

Hi Susan,

 

I received the message below from our minister, Jess. 

Have you made a decision about whether or not you would like to put something together if we offer you the space (which we would!).

Unfortunately Susan, I’m now working 5 days a week until May and can’t commit to anything more right now – I’m sorry!

I hope your course (& composting the dead) and all is going well!

 

Michele

 

From: Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela [mailto:jprodela at uuma.org] 
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 4:20 PM
To: Michele Cadotte
Subject: green burial?

 

hiya-- I'm putting together quest material for the newsletter -- any decision on whether or not a GREEN BURIAL forum/discussion/meeting might take place?  If likely but no date yet, even a 'teaser' blurb would be good .  Cheers, Jess.

 

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 In faith,  Rev. Jess
GRAND RIVER UNITARIAN CONGREGATION

 

“Enthusiasm is a form of social courage” (Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project)

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