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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | Sustainable Film Series
Please join us for a free screening of Addicted to Plastic, a film about our use and abuse of a substance that runs our lives and may be ruining our environment.
6:30-8:00PM, Pate Room, Headquarters Library, Downtown Fayetteville
Active Cumberland CAT Projects:
- Cumberland County Urban Farm Tour, April 10, 2010
- Operation Inasmuch Blitz Day, May 1st, 2010
- Cumberland County Schools Go-Green Initiative
- Alma Easom Primary - Green School Program
- Cape Fear High School Green Program
- Certified Green Business Program
- Greater Fayetteville Futures II - Green/Sustainable Community Objective
- Energy and Water Conservation Assistance Project. We are looking for ways to expand this project throughout Cumberland County.
- Sustainable Film Series, 2010:
- January 20th, Coal Country
- March 17th, Addicted to Plastic
Thursday, February 18, 2010 | Team Meeting
The first Cumberland County CAT meeting of 2010 was held at the Headquarters Library in Downtown Fayetteville. Attendees were updated on ongoing Sustainable Sandhills projects including the Cultural Resources Inventory, multi-family and commercial recycling in the City of Fayetteville, and our Go-Green Initiative in Cumberland County schools. We also outlined our efforts to identify and service homes in Cumberland County with our energy and water conservation assistance project.
If you would like to learn more about our conservation assistance project, help us identify homes, or be a volunteer, please contact Brenda Johnson (brendaj@sustainablesandhills.org, 910-484-9098).
The majority of the meeting involved discussion of the upcoming Urban Farm Tour to be held on April 10th. This year’s Tour promises to be very successful, with several new sites lined up, as well as returning hosts from last year. Meeting attendees formed break-out groups to discuss potential fundraisers and sponsors, a pre-event potluck for participants and volunteers, and media and outreach for the event. Attendees were also given the chance to sign up to volunteer the day of the event. Special thanks to Team member Luci Fernandez for leading this part of the meeting.
If you are interested in volunteering, becoming an event sponsor, or being a site on the Tour, please contact Heather Brown (brownh@ctc.com, 910-484-9098).
August 11, 2009 | Team Meeting
The CC CAT meeting was held at the headquaters Library in downtown Fayetteville. The meeting featured a presentation from Dr. John Mattox from FSU that included a look at how we use energy in the US, our petroleum sources and how our consumption of natural resources leads to side effects like greenhouse gases and global warming. Charles Young, a Sutainable Fort Bragg planner, ended the meeting with a presentation on "Project Get Ready", an initiative to prepare cities for plug-in hybrid vehicles. Thank to both for their presentations and expertise.
Review the 08/11/09 Meeting Summary
Review the Presentation by Dr. John Mattox
Review the Presentation by Charles Young
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June 9, 2009 | Team Meeting
The CC CAT meeting was held at the PWC Operations Center. The Team was given updates on projects presented at our last meeting including a Urban Farm Tour summary, the Sustainable Film Series and a community garden update. Other presentations included "Gardening with Native Plants" by Paul Linskens. A discussion of the Native Plant Rescue Team project followed the presentation. Our Green Living and Design Tour is coming up in the fall and we discussed tour site ideas. Please review our meeting summary and meeting presentation for more infomation..
Review the 6/09/09 meeting summary
Review the 6/09/09 meeting presentation
April 7, 2009 | Team Meeting
The CC CAT meeting was held at the PWC Operations Center. The Team was given updates on projects presented at our last meeting including the upcoming Urban Farm Tour, the Sustainable Film Series and a low income energy/water conservation project that is a partnership between Operation Inasmuch and SS on their recent April 4th Blitz Day. In addition, three community projects were discussed that require input from the green community. Please review our meeting summary and meeting presentation for more infomation..
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Review the 4/07/09 meeting presentation
February 12, 2009 | Team Meeting
The February 12 CC CAT meeting was held at the PWC Operations Center and was attended by more than 30 Team members. In addition to a review of four projects already underway, three new projects were discussed. They included: the Greening of Alma Easom Primary School in Fayetteville, a low income housing rehabilitation and weatherization project idea introduced by Mary Cathryn Murray, and the CC CAT's participation (via Sustainable Sandhills) in the Greater Fayetteville Futures II effort.
A set of great project ideas was generated by the group during the meeting. These ideas include: a native plant rescue team, a "ban the bottle" and "ban the bag" initiative, edible gardens in schools, a scholarship for training installers in the use of sustainable products, solar PV panel installations on local churches, a tree planting initiative and an education and awareness effort for the general public. SS staff and CC CAT members will be working to identify champions, volunteers and other resources to make these projects a success.
Review the 2/12/09 meeting presentation
November 18, 2008 | Team Kick-Off Meeting
The first meeting of the Cumberland County Community Action Team was held on November 18, 2008, at Cape Fear High School. The meeting featured three local projects that are already underway in the community: the Cape Fear High School Green School Program, a Cumberland County Urban Farm Tour, and the greening of MAC Sign Company, a Sustainable Sandhills Certified Green Business.
Review the 11/18/08 meeting presentation