Green Team Meeting Notes 4-20-2017

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

-       9:15 AM Jim Antal at Social Justice Coalition meeting before church

-       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

-       leave some chairs setup after Social Justice Coalition

-       Table setup at front for food

-       Put out a basket for food $$ donations

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Cleanup

-       Mark, Bill, Fran

Food plan

-       Mark – get a few platters from Stop & Shop

o    wraps/sandwiches

o    cookie tray

-       Fran – veggies and dip

-       Fran - fruit

-       Coffee

o    Mark – talk to fellowship at coffee hour

Intro by Green Team – 1 minute short intro – Mark

-       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

-       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

-       what we have in works

o    Green Retreat in Fall of 2018

Church Divestment - Readout on Discussion with Trustees of Trust Funds

-       Bill and Candy

-       TOTTF were receptive to the topic, if there were funds with low overhead expenses that were fossil free

-       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