Green Team Meeting Notes 4/20/2017
Mark, Candy, Bill, Fran,
Steve
Planning for Rev. Jim Antal visit – Q&A
Luncheon
ACTION (Done) : Candy –
notify Tom Appleton that we want to use speaker & mic on Sunday
ACTION: Mark – ask Dana
if she wants to introduce Jim
ACTION: Mark – ask Jim
how long
Schedule for the day
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9:15 AM Jim Antal at
Social Justice Coalition meeting before church
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12:15 AM start of
Q&A session with Rev Antal
Event Notes
- - Plan on 20-30
- - Seats around stage, a table
for food
Setup
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leave some chairs setup
after Social Justice Coalition
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Table setup at front for
food
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Put out a basket for food
$$ donations
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Cleanup
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Mark, Bill, Fran
Food plan
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Mark – get a few platters
from Stop & Shop
o
wraps/sandwiches
o
cookie tray
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Fran – veggies and dip
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Fran - fruit
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Coffee
o
Mark – talk to fellowship
at coffee hour
Intro by Green Team – 1 minute
short intro – Mark
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who we are
o
All of you! If not, we would
welcome you!
o
Active members on the committee
§ Mark Bohrer, Candy Dann, Bill Schroeder, Fran
Fink, Steve Fink, Janet Clarke,
Iric
Rex, Terry Ebner
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a few things we’ve done
o
solar panels, making
church more energy efficient, green retreat
in 2009,
hosted
Sustainable House of Worship (SHOW) for churches and faith communities,
support
for Giving Garden – celebrating their work with an annual Harvest Dinner in the
Fall
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what we have in works
o
Green Retreat in Fall of
2018
Church Divestment - Readout on Discussion with
Trustees of Trust Funds
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Bill and Candy
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TOTTF were receptive to
the topic, if there were funds with low overhead expenses that were fossil free
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There are now fossil
free ETF funds run by State Street Funds
o
e.g. one is S&P 500
Fossil Fuel Reserves Free (approx. 472 companies out of the S&P500 are
included)
o
Next Step was to present
low cost funds that are fossil fuel free
§ Bill S found a number – they’re out there!
§ (EFAX) SPDR MSCI EAFE Fossil Fuel Free ETF
§ (EEMX) SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Fossil Fuel
Free ETF
§ (SPYX) SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves
Free ETF
