<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I think GREN should support this initiative!!</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I'll help too, Susan K.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Susan B <br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Mar 23, 2017, at 10:38 PM, Susan <<a href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com">susankoswan@execulink.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi GREN Exec,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">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.<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">See below for details I just forwarded to the Unitarians. <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 K <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">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. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Same format as SEED. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It will be open to the public, regular Princess admission fees. <a href="http://www.awillforthewoods.com/">http://www.awillforthewoods.com/</a><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">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. <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">I have confirmed either Mark or Ellen or both from the Green Burial Society, </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">and </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">John, my composter manufacturer, so far.<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">The GBS connected me with Marion Wilms, a departure nurse in Guelph who runs regular death cafes there</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> who would like to participate.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> 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. <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">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. <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">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. <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 <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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Michele Cadotte [<a href="mailto:mrcadotte@gmail.com">mailto:mrcadotte@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> 23 March 2017 21:42<br><b>To:</b> 'Susan'<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: green burial?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi Susan,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I received the message below from our minister, Jess. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">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!).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Unfortunately Susan, I’m now working 5 days a week until May and can’t commit to anything more right now – I’m sorry!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I hope your course (& composting the dead) and all is going well!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela [<a href="mailto:jprodela@uuma.org">mailto:jprodela@uuma.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 23, 2017 4:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Michele Cadotte<br><b>Subject:</b> green burial?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> In faith, Rev. Jess<br>GRAND RIVER UNITARIAN CONGREGATION<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818;background:white">“</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818">Enthusiasm is a form of social courage” (Gretchen Rubin, <i>The Happiness Project</i>)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Executive mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Executive@gren.ca">Executive@gren.ca</a></span><br><span><a href="http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca">http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>