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NEW DATE! THE JANUARY MONTHLY GATHERING WILL BE DELAYED ONE WEEK TO MONDAY FEB.1. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AND A CHANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SUSTAINABLE BALLARD. By-Laws Revisions As Sustainable Ballard grows and adapts to the needs of the community and our leadership explores the best ways to work together, our by-laws change and grow with us. Here are the latest proposed revisions: Proposed By-Laws Revision - 12/26/09. These will be presented for vote at our Annual Meeting. Climate Action Sustainable Ballard members and other SCALLOPS sing at Greenlake's "Pathway of Lights." Photo by Scott K James. As thousands strolled the 33rd Annual Pathway of Lights at Seattle's Green Lake last Saturday, December 12th, a group of Climate Change Carolers (including Sustainable Ballard members) entertained with songs of "Jingle Trains" and "Oh Composting." The group then lit candles in support of a Real Deal in Copenhagen. Enjoy lyrics at http://tinyurl.com/ybo9fg6. Our action was one of over 3000 international actions coordinated by 350.org, tcktcktck.org and others. According to the latest scientific studies, 350 or below is the number of parts per million of carbon in the atmosphere that will make our planet continue to be habitable for human life. To see more photos, like the one here, of the thousands of actions from around the globe, visit 350.org. If you would like to continue following the climate action in Congress, we recommend signing on with the Climate Lobby citizensclimatelobby.org, with OneSky 1sky.org or with Climate Solutions climatesolutions.org. Please let your voice be heard by demanding a science-based treaty in Copenhagen. Click here for more information. Special offer from Zipcar: Members of Sustainable Ballard can join Zipcar for only $25/year and no application fee -- a savings of $50! Join now at www.zipcar.com/sustainableballard to sign up. Also, stop by the Zipcar booth at the Sustainable Ballard Festival - show your Undriver License and NEW Zipcard for a chance to win a $50 ORCA Card! Green My Ballard The Ballard News Tribune website now has a column for green and sustainable issues, information, ideas and stories called Green My Ballard. Do you know an individual or business setting a good example for the rest of us? If so, please email rhonda@sustainableballard.org or call 206.783.7079. Undriving by Bike+Bus The Bike/Bus combo extends your Undriving options - and King County METRO recently made this more convenient! Now you can load/unload your bike anywhere in downtown Seattle during off-peak hours. (From 6-9am and 3-7pm M-F, remember to load/unload at the first or last stop in the Ride Free Area.) You can load/unload bikes any time in the Transit Tunnel. Also - electric bikes up to 55 lbs. can ride the bus! Click here for more bike resources.
Monthly Gathering (every 4th monday)
February 1, 2010 Where? Sunset Hill Community Club 3003 NW 66th St. What time? 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm For more information, contact jenny@sustainableballard.org 6:30 Potluck (please bring a dish or $5 to contribute to food order) 7:00 Sharing Sustainable Success Stories and Interactive Community-Building 8:00 What would we like to accomplish in 2010? “I always wondered why somebody didn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.” --Lily Tomlin For Sustainable Ballard, the first Monthly Gathering of each year is our Annual Gathering - when we celebrate last year's green accomplishments and look ahead to the coming year. This is also the time when our guild leaders and officers make or renew their commitment for the coming year. If you’ve been thinking that you want to get to know us better (maybe even made a resolution to do it this year), this is a great opportunity. We hope you will come be a part of this growing circle of somebodys doing something sustainable together! In the first half of the evening, we'll look at 2009 and celebrate our sustainable success stories. Did you install a low-flush toilet? Yay!! Did you dig out a patch of grass and plant some vegetables? Double yay!! Did you finally map out a bike route to work and dust off the old 10 speed? Triple yay!! Also - what stands out for you from Sustainable Ballard's work in the past year? In the second half we'll be looking ahead, meeting in guilds focused around different themes - home energy, food, transportation, and community. How can Sustainable Ballard make our neighborhood a better place this year? What would we like to accomplish in 2010? And what would you like to learn or share or contribute? Please join us! Proposed By-Laws Revision - 12/26/09 Slate of Board Members - January 2010
About Us
Sustainable Ballard, a blueprint for Everytown, USA, educates, inspires, and engages neighbors to take action to live more sustainably both individually and collectively. Our vision is an inclusive, joyful, sustainable community co-creating a world for this and future generations where eco-systems are healthy and peace is inevitable. Join the Sustainable Ballard mailing list or individual guild lists, to receive important updates on Sustainable Ballard. Become part of the Sustainable Ballard Community Our site is a community effort. You will find some pages are protected and may only be updated by board members, but most of them are open for the public to create, update, edit and patrol. Our previous website is still available for awhile as we transfer information over to the wiki. archive Sustainable Ballard web page. For new users, here are some wiki tips. Events are located on the navigation bar at the top of the page. Working Guilds and Taskforce links are now located on the left side of the page. 1% from Ballard Market Your Ballard Market receipts mean income for Sustainable Ballard! As a charitable organization registered with Ballard Market, Sustainable Ballard receives a donation of 1% of pre-tax subtotals from receipts we send in to them. Please save your receipts. You can bring them to any Sustainable Ballard meeting, or mail them to us at 2442 Market Street PMB 286, Seattle 98107. This is EASY money, so keep those receipts coming! Ballard Market only. Thanks!