Re: Three matters

["Peter McLarty" <petmcla@soonet.ca>]

I'm with you all the way Kathie.
Peter


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathie Brosemer" <kathie@cleannorth.org>
To: <officers@lists.cleannorth.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:06 PM
Subject: Three matters


> Hi everyone.
>
> I have something to recommend and didn't want to wait until we meet again.
> I want to start promoting this right away on our website and in a news
> release.  I heard from an organization started by PhoneBack Canada, which
> refurbishes and recycles cell phones.  They want charities to partner with
> them, to collect cell phones to ship to them.
>
> The phones are refurbished if possible, then given to good purposes such
as
> women's shelters.  Ones that can't be refurbished are recycled.  All cell
> phones are accepted, working or not, with batteries/chargers or not.
> Here's the best part - they pay the shipping (they send us prepaid
labels),
> plus pay us $1 per phone.
>
> I think this will fit nicely with BOYD and Tree Chipping, plus cell phones
> are small enough that we could keep a collection box in the office all
year
> round.  We might even cooperate with some local businesses like we do with
> the button batteries, and put a bin in their shop.  Quattra SCS comes to
> mind.  Hoping for your approval because I see only a win here.
>
> The second matter:  EnerGuide for Houses lives again.  Maybe.  I had a
call
> from the MPs office, since the new federal incentive to retrofit homes (a
> sop to Kyoto) is causing interest in the EGH again.  They're getting
calls.
> So I did some emailing - Sudbury was supposed to be helping us, but
Sudbury
> has also folded like Naturally Green did.  The Green Comm. Assoc. in
P'boro
> offered to contract directly with a local insulation contractor, get the
> contractor to take the NRCan training and be certified, and have CN do
> bookings and some marketing support.  CN would be paid $25 per EGH house
> for this.
>
> I thought this would be a good idea.  The sticking point is the next
> training is Oct 20, so they're looking for the local person p.d.q.  I had
> Darlene (our new office support person) make up a spreadsheet of
> contractors and their contact info, and I emailed it to the GCA.  Hoping
> they get somebody in time, if not we'll have to wait (and take lots of
> calls about this) until next March.  Cross your fingers.
>
> The third matter:  next Wednesday's meeting.  Peter and Ralph will be out
> of town.  I have another meeting I'd like to go to (but not essential that
> I do) so I'd like to not have a CN meeting that night.  Trouble is, Tues
> and Thurs are both out, too.
>
> Since we're meeting for tree chipping planning now, and we're having our
> Annual on Oct 17th, I'd like to propose that we skip the October
membership
> meeting, and just huddle as needed at the Annual.  Of course, this
"huddle"
> would need to include several matters, such as the Well Aware program and
> the Don't Burn Garbage Campaign.  Is anyone strongly opposed to this and
> think we need a full regular meeting in October?  Please "reply all" so
> that we all hear from you.
>
> Thank you
> k
>
>