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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I support it too.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Susan B<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Executive [mailto:executive-bounces@gren.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kevin Thomason<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 26, 2013 10:48 AM<br><b>To:</b> Gregory C. Michalenko<br><b>Cc:</b> executive@gren.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [GREN-Exec] FW: A New Food Charter for Waterloo Region - pls endorse it!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greg,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sounds like a good idea and I am in favour of supporting and endorsing a Food Charter to Regional Council.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Keep moving forward in my opinion.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kevin.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>----------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2013-03-26, at 10:22 AM, "Gregory C. Michalenko" <<a href="mailto:gcmichalenko@uwaterloo.ca">gcmichalenko@uwaterloo.ca</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Dear GREN Executive members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>I would like to send out this email to paid-up GREN members to seek approval for officially endorsing a very worthy Regional initiative. Please let me know if you approve. Theo - if we have consensus to back this, please let me know if you think this should go through you, or whether I should just email it to GREN members. If the latter, please let me know the email address for the Members. Unfortunately, I only have the address for executive members and the general mail-out which goes to non-members as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>- Greg<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>_________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>DRAFT EMAIL TO GREN MEMBERS<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Dear GREN Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The Waterloo Food System Round Table is a hard-working and effective group that has representation from the range of interests in our Region that are interested in promoting healthy food, local food production, bolstering the local food economy and equity issues to ensure that access to food and improved food quality are available to all residents of the Region. One of its current initiatives is to get the Waterloo Region Council to adopt a "Food Charter" as a sort of constitutional document to guide municipal policies and programs that relate to food. A number of Canadian municipalities already have food charters.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The promoters of the Charter are eager to get endorsement from as many organizations as possible. I think GREN should go on record as a sponsor. What do you think? Unfortunately, it will be presented to Regional Council on April 9 and our next GREN meeting is not until April 11.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Please take a look at the information below and let me know is you think GREN should support it or not, and if you think it would be appropriate to consider positive response from you by email or phone to be sufficient to constitute official endorsement from GREN.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>In addition, if you wish to endorse it individually or know of other organizations that might be sympathetic to endorsing it, please either contact the Charter group directly, or let me know who you think I should contact.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>- Greg Michalenko<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><div id=divRpF437987><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=divRpF437987><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=divRpF437987><p class=MsoNormal>Proposed Food Charter<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Please encourage your friends and contacts to help us grow the list of endorsements for this new charter!<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It will be presented on our behalf to Regional Council on April 9<sup>th</sup> (at 1pm in the Council Chambers at 150 Frederick: please join us if you can!). See the Charter and our list of endorsements at <a href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/blog/2013/03/01/endorse-the-waterloo-region-food-charter" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/blog/2013/03/01/endorse-the-waterloo-region-food-charter</span></a>. Please also plan to join us for the public launch of our Food Charter at the <a href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/events/taste-of-woolwich/#event" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>Taste of Woolwich</span></a> event on Monday, April 15, at 5pm in Breslau.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><h2>Endorse the Waterloo Region Food Charter<o:p></o:p></h2><div><p>Mar 01, 2013 01:00 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p>Posted by<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/index.php?p=view_profile&member_id=173" target="_blank">Jason Vistoli</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p><p>The<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/files/www/Waterloo_Region_Food_Charter.pdf" target="_blank">Waterloo Region Food Charter</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>is now complete!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Make this document a permanent part of Waterloo Region's food policy!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Please consider endorsing the Waterloo Region Food Charter. By signing your name or lending the support of your organization, you can aid the document's acceptance by Regional Council when we present the Food Charter on April 9th, 2013.<o:p></o:p></p><p>The final draft was crafted after consulting with our community through an online survey, reviewing all the contributions, and painstakingly re-drafting the document to incorporate the survey responses.<o:p></o:p></p><p><u>Endorsing the Waterloo Region Food Charter is simple</u>:<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong>If you are already familiar with the charter process</strong><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>and wish to endorse this document, please review the updated<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/files/www/Waterloo_Region_Food_Charter.pdf" target="_blank">Food Charter</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>and follow the steps below by April 1st, 2013. We would like the voice of all eaters, community members and organizations regardelss of your position in the food system.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong>If you are new to the Waterloo Region Food Charter</strong><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>and require more information before considering endorsement, please see the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/files/www/Waterloo_Region_Food_Charter_Backgrounder.pdf" target="_blank">Food Charter Backgrounder</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>and our<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/blog/2013/01/07/region-of-waterloo-food-charter-we-need-your-input" target="_blank">Food Charter Survey blog post</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>to understand how this document can work for you. Then, review the updated<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/files/www/Waterloo_Region_Food_Charter.pdf" target="_blank">Food Charter</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>and if you agree with the document please follow the steps below by April 1st, 2013.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong>If you agree with the document as it stands, and wish to endorse the Waterloo Region Food Charter</strong>, please send an email to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:foodcharter@wrfoodsystem.ca" target="_blank">foodcharter@wrfoodsystem.ca</a> by April 1st, 2013 with the following information:<o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul type=disc><ul type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>your name and an explanation of the work you do in the food system, its okay to say eater or communty member, and whether or not you consent to making this information public</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>if you are representing an organization/business please include the organization's name, and if possible send us the logo and indicate if you consent to making this information public </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><p><strong><u>Example of personal endorsement:</u></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p>My name is _______, and I endorse this Charter. My involvement with the food system is centered around alternative food production methods with the Community Garden Council. I consent to making this information public.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><u>Example of organizational endorsement:</u></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p>I am ______, and I work for a local food restaurant here in Cambridge. Our organization fully endorses this Food Charter, I have attached our logo and consent to making this information public.<o:p></o:p></p><p>We would appreciate it very much if you would seek formal endorsement of the Charter by your organization.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=200 height=229 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE2A0F.EEAE7610" alt="Image removed by sender. Food Charter word cloud"></span>Please consider bringing the Food Charter to your Board of Directors, Executive Director, company owner or whatever process your organization uses to make important decisions. We feel that our request for Regional Council to endorse the Food Charter will carry more weight if we can demonstrate that organizations and individuals have already endorsed the Charter.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Thank you very much for your well thought responses to the survey. Please join us at the Taste of Woolwich Festival on April 15th for the Food Charter unveiling.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Drafting Team: Ellen Dejardins, Steffanie Scott, Paula Byrk, Jason Vistoli and Michelle Metzger<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>Executive mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Executive@gren.ca">Executive@gren.ca</a><br><a href="http://mail.gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca">http://mail.gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>