Calendar Collaboration?
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At a recent
healthy community gathering we discussed calendar sharing
as a way to collaborate, get the word out, promote our initiatives, and
help with planning.
What do you think?
Click here
and share your ideas. Do you think a collaborative calendar
would help you? What features would you like?
Examples of Local Calendars
More State and Local Calendars
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Healthy Community Report
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2008 Update &
Summary of Healthy Community Coalition Meeting on 2/13
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Help Identify Healthy Community Coalitions
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Please help us put together a list of coalitions or collaborative
initiatives in the Ingham County area involved with "healthy communities."
This can include health related topics as well (violence prevention,
tobacco cessation, smart growth, etc.)Please send the coalition name,
community (or region), contact person, and contact info. to
leroy@leroyharvey.net or
jsinno@ingham.org. This is
part of an effort to connect with healthy community coalitions around the
state.
Please respond by Feb 20. Thank you!
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Clean Commute Chronicles
- Cathleen Edgerly
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click here
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Two Events Support Mental Health
- Melany Mack
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Please see below for information about two upcoming events, one sponsored
by the Mental Health Partnership Council of the Capital Area Health
Alliance and the other by CEI Community Mental Health.
1st Event: CMHA-CEI and NAMI of Lansing
will feature the movie "Canvas" on February 24th and February 25th at
the Hannah Community Center Auditorium. Times and details are on the
attached flyer. A story of a family whose wife/mother has
Schizophrenia, the film is based on a true story. A short panel
discussion will follow the film.
Click here.
2nd Event: The Community Mental
Health Authority of Clinton-Eaton-Ingham Counties Annual Report Meeting
will host a "Community Education Event" on March 6th at the Lansing
Center. Joseph Greco, the writer and Film Director of the movie
"Canvas" will be the keynote speaker. Joe is an inspirational speaker;
details for the event are attached
here.
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Green Links
- Janine Sinno
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Janine recently attended two excellent conferences on land use and health.
Here are some resources she discovered:
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The Farmers' Market Effect
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Research shows that if allowed to
use vouchers at farmers' markets, the consumption of fruits and vegetables
in the diets of low-income families does rise. While the research can't
exactly tell why this happens, women shoppers noted that they liked the
freshness of the produce at the farmers' markets and like the feel of
community there.
click here
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The Core Idea In Your
Personal Life
- Bill Diedrich
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What drives you? What do you want to come of your life?
Click here for Bill's recent article.
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Calendar
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February 20
Landscaping with Native Plants
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Wild One's
February meeting is Wednesday the 20th, 7:00 pm, in Room 139
of the Radiology Building on Service Road, west of Hagadorn (click
for map).
Our speaker is Vern Stephens who operates
Designs by Nature, a native plant landscape and consulting business on 40
acres in Laingsburg. He collects and propagates native
Michigan seeds of wildflowers and grasses.
He will talk about "Landscaping with Native Plants", the selection
and siting of forbs, grasses, and shrubs for the home landscape.
Refreshments will be served. Feel free to share this
information with friends or plant enthusiasts you may know. All are
welcome to attend; membership is not required.
Other upcoming local events:
- WAM Conference (Wildflower Association of
Michigan), Sunday and Monday, March 2
and 3, Kellogg Center. Go to
www.wildflowersmich.org for conference and
registration details.
- Home & Garden Show, March 13-16 (Thur-Sun) at MSU
Pavilion.
Check our website for other information and upcoming
events:
www.for-wild.org/chapters/redcedar/
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February 23
I ♥ My Neighborhood Fair
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Please join us for the I ♥
MY
NEIGHBORHOOD
Fair!
at the Foster Community Center.
People all over the Eastside are discovering new ways to celebrate
and improve our vibrant community! To learn more about how you can make a
difference where you live, join us at Allen Neighborhood Center's I ♥
My Neighborhood Fair on
Saturday, February 23, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Foster Community
Center.
Visit anytime between 10 am and 2 pm, and check out the many
informational tables; learn how to organize and plan fun activities, deal
with concerns on your street, beautify your street, etc. Meet others who
have experience in neighborhood work to discuss your ideas or experience.
Remember: there are many different ways to be active in your
neighborhood. Come learn about new ways to get to know your neighbors and
build friendship and fellowship on your street.
Come by yourself, or better yet, make it an outing with your
neighbors. If you have any questions, please call 367-2468 and ask for
Sarah or Leslie.
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February 24- 25 Canvas
- Melany Mack
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CMHA-CEI and NAMI of Lansing will feature the movie "Canvas"
on February 24th and February 25th at the Hannah Community Center
Auditorium. Times and details are on the attached flyer. A story of a
family whose wife/mother has Schizophrenia, the film is based on a true
story. A short panel discussion will follow the film.
Click here.
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February 25 Brown Bag with Bicyclist Nate Kerr
- Tim Potter bikes@msu.edu
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Nate Kerr of the
Midtown Greenway Coalition in Minneapolis will be in Lansing on the 25
for an informal chat. Read more
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February 26 Breast Health Luncheon
- Joan Nelson
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Allen Neighborhood Center's annual Breast Health Luncheon,
scheduled for
Tuesday, February 26, 11:30 am - 1 pm. This lively, fun and
informative event will feature Dr. Margaret Aguwa as our guest speaker.
Dr. Aguwa, MSU Professor of Family and Community Medicine, an osteopathic
physician, and expert on breast cancer is known for her tireless efforts
to empower, advocate for, and serve minority and non-traditional groups.
Click here
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February 29 - March 8 ANR Week
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click here
From "Farmers Market Boot Camp" to "Beekeeping"
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March 1
Sustainable Landscaping
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Sustainable Landscaping: a dialogue
with Bill Schneider,
Wildtype Native Plants, Design
and Seeds, Ltd. Click
here for details
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March 1 Michigan
Organic Music Festival
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The at
(SCENE) Metrospace (110 Charles St. East Lansing) with performances by
Indie-Folk Singer Songwriter Chris
Dorman, and The Harmonious Folk duo
Laura Bates and Brandon Foote plus special guests all
night ! Showtime 8pm Doors open at 7pm Cost : $5 for advanced tickets
!! $7 at the door. Tickets available at:
Elderly Instruments (1100 N. Washington in Old town) and
EVERYbody Reads (2019 E Michigan Ave next to Gone wired Cafe) or
online at
www.chrisdormanmusic.com/tickets.htm (LeRoy has some
tickets too)
About M.O.F.F.A
(Michigan Organic Farm and Food Alliance)
Founded to promote the development of food systems that rely on
organic methods of food production and that revitalize and sustain local
communities.
About
Earthwork Music
The Earthwork Music collective believes in the
intrinsic and historical power of music to raise both community and
self-awareness and serves to facilitate and encourage original music in
the state of Michigan and beyond.
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March 6
Green Infrastructure Planning
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Help identify the natural areas in our region that our most important to
us!
Don't miss this opportunity to begin to map our Green
Infrastructure in the tri-county area! The activity will happen on
March 6th from 5:30 - 8:30 pm at the
Hannah Community Center at 819 Abbot Rd. in East Lansing.
Click here for more info.
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March 6 Mental Health Awareness Event
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The Community Mental Health Authority of
Clinton-Eaton-Ingham Counties Annual Report Meeting will host a
"Community Education Event" on March 6th at the Lansing Center. Joseph
Greco, the writer and Film Director of the movie "Canvas" will be the
keynote speaker. Joe is an inspirational speaker; details for the event
are attached here.
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March 7 Land Use
Luncheon Series
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Eric Schertzing, Ingham County Treasurer explores “The Ingham County Land
Bank—A Tool for Re-building Cities”
click here
PDF Flier
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Mar 15-16 Maple Syrup Festival
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Click here
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Mar 18
Sustainable Speaker Series Continues
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Click here
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Mar 18 CADL Sustainable Living Exhibition
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Capital Area District Library has chosen Inconvenient Truth, by Al Gore,
as its countywide read for 2008. Discussions of the book will be
taking place in all14 branches and will be featured in area bookstores.
As a culminating event, a panel of three presenters have been invited to
discuss topics ranging from overview of global warming (Steve Curwood,
author and host of the NPR program Living on Earth); to an idea of what a
community can do ( David Konkle, Energy Coordinator for the City of Ann
Arbor); to a very personal account of living sustainably (author Judith
Levine, Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping).
More here
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Mar 19 CADL Sustainable Living Exhibition
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Capital Area District Library has chosen Inconvenient Truth, by Al Gore,
as its countywide read for 2008. Discussions of the book will be
taking place in all14 branches and will be featured in area bookstores.
As a culminating event, a panel of three presenters have been invited to
discuss topics ranging from overview of global warming (Steve Curwood,
author and host of the NPR program Living on Earth); to an idea of what a
community can do ( David Konkle, Energy Coordinator for the City of Ann
Arbor); to a very personal account of living sustainably (author Judith
Levine, Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping).
More here
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April 1
How Today’s 20 Year Olds Will Become the Greatest
Generation and Save the Planet
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Tuesday April 1st 2008 we welcome Dr. Eban Goodstein,
Professor of Economics and founder of
Focus the Nation
(see left). Dr. Goodstein will be talking about “How Today’s 20 Year Olds
Will Become the Greatest Generation and Save the Planet” at 7:30 PM in
room 109 South Kedzie Hall.
more at www.ecofoot.msu.edu/
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April 4 Land Use Luncheon Series
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Dr. John Biernbaum, MSU Professor of Plant and Soil
Science talks about “The Return to Locally Grown, Healthy Food”
click here
PDF Flier
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April 12 Body, Mind, Spirit Wellness Expo
(rescheduled from 2/23)
- Nancy Brandon
nanbran48823@yahoo.com
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click here
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April 15 Guardianship for Future Generations:
Legal and Policy Frameworks
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Tuesday April 15th 2008 we welcome Carolyn Raffensperger ,
Executive
Director of the Science and Environmental Health Network to our fair
campus. Carolyn will be addressing “Guardianship for Future Generations:
Legal and Policy Frameworks” at 7:30 PM in room 109 South Kedzie Hall.
more at
www.ecofoot.msu.edu/
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May 29-30 Save the Dates
-Paul Hamilton
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Save the dates for the 4th
Designing Healthy Livable
Communities Conference
to be held on May 29 & 30. Paul says we'll have some of the
best speaker in the country on the topics of
Public Participation/Consensus Building/Charettes and
Transit Ready Development.
More to come...
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Ongoing...
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