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General Committee Meeting
🗓️ Thursday, June 6th 🗓️
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM Eastern
10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Central
8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Pacific
Don’t miss the next SSAFE General Committee Meeting!
Guest speaker, Rev. Kim Hornung-Marcy will speak on “The Role of Hope in Understanding and Working for Climate Solutions.”
You must be a SSAFE Member to attend. Click here to join.*
*Must join before June 1st to attend.
Reducing Single-Use Plastics Workshop
🗓️ Friday, May 17th 🗓️
10:30 AM to 12:00 Noon Eastern
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM Central
7:30 AM to 10:00 AM Pacific
The purpose of this workshop is to exchange ideas and propose solutions for reducing single-use plastic at campuses.
Upcoming Meetings for SSAFE Members
Education Team & Post-Earth Day Celebration
May 15th at 11 AM ET / 10 AM CT
Greening Our Campuses Team
May 16th at 10 AM ET / 9 AM CT
Advocacy Team
May 16th at 11:15 AM ET
/ 10:15 AM CT
Contact us for meeting information.
View the entire SSAFE Calendar here.
Recent Activity from SSAFE Teams and Chapters
The Collington Sustainability Plan 2.0, 2024-2026, is ready to download. Focusing on five goals, the plan is masterfully organized, concise, and tactical. 📑 Download the full plan in PDF format by clicking here.
At the April 4th, 2024 SSAFE General Committee Meeting, our guest speaker, Doug Tallamy, mentioned a way to protect pollinator habitat while maintaining a manicured appearance. Click the link above to read more, see photos, watch a video, and down the instructions for Larval Landings developed by Peter Keilty from Bees for All.
🏔️ "Peak shaving" is an odd term! You may start to hear this term more often in your community. It is a handy and catchy term to describe saving energy on high-demand days. Learn why we use this term and more importantly, how Collington organized resident volunteers to conduct a peak shaving pilot program.
📑 Available for download: Collington Peak Energy Use Pilot Case Study [PDF]
In recognition of Mike Burke's exceptional contributions to the SSAFE Advocacy Team and the SSAFE Board of Directors, SSAFE has established an annual award in his honor for excellence in Advocacy. And the award goes to....
🦋 Help spread the word about the April 4th SSAFE General Committee meeting on Zoom. Doug Tallamy, renowned entomologist, ecologist, and author of several publications, will present on Thursday, April 4th at 11 AM Eastern / 10 AM Central / 9 AM Mountain / 8 AM Pacific time on Zoom. Click the link or image above to find colorful flyers to share at your SSAFE Chapter campus!
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