Unity of the Valley Environmental Action, February 2025
Dear Unity stewards for the environment,
Our Unity Environmental Action Team met on February 9 to
continue taking steps to better align our environmental values with our actions
and communities. I have a few requests and reminders below.
First, I am excited to share word that instead of meeting as
a group on March 9, we instead be screening the film, Youth v. Gov in
the Unity Sanctuary. We will do this right after fellowship (and plastics
recycling). Please invite friends in the
congregation and members of the community to join us on March 9 at 12:30
to watch this empowering film – details are below in the attached image. Please share the invitation with the image
below. Remember to bring some homemade
cookies with Earth-care in mind.
Second, John, Ruth, Michael, Bill, Denise, Denice, Gary, and
Yvonne continued to refine our plastics recycling protocol for the community.
Ruth graciously offered to work with Gena to clarify the phrasing in the
announcements to read: Bring clean, dry, and sorted #2,#4, and #5
plastics.
Third, for local trash and debris clean-ups, you are invited
to the following opportunities in the coming weeks.
Willamette
Riverkeepers:
Trashy Tuesday cleanup, on water. Reserve a seat in a boat
or BYOB. March 11, 8:30am-1pm. Details
and sign up in advance: Eugene-Springfield
River Guardians Trashy Tuesday: River House to Beltline Seat in Raft or BYOB
(ON WATER) (Copy) — Willamette Riverkeeper
McKenzie
River Trust Cleanups:
Watershed Wednesdays, 9:am every Wednesday. You need to sign
up in advance. Event
- McKenzie River Trust | Protecting Lands in Western Oregon
First-Friday cleanup at the Coast Fork confluence, sign up
in advance: Event
- McKenzie River Trust | Protecting Lands in Western Oregon
Unity’s “Adopt
One Block” – Denice has followed up with our previous decision to
adopt two blocks near Unity of the Valley.
We invite UV EAT members and the larger congregation to clean-up the two
neighboring blocks on April 13, as part of a celebration of Earth Week.
Finally, we decided to proceed with rotating
chairs/co-chairs and notetakers for these meetings. Will you please reply
to me only if you can serve as a meeting chairperson or notetaker for any of
the upcoming monthly meetings, June and beyond? Denice and Ruth will chair our May 11
meeting.
