UV EAT February 2025

 

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.