<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Karen Jewett <<a href="mailto:Karen@sustainabletompkins.org">Karen@sustainabletompkins.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Neighborhood Mini-grant Applications Due September 3</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">July 31, 2014 2:30:48 PM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">TC-HSC-L <<a href="mailto:tc-hsc-l@list.cornell.edu">tc-hsc-l@list.cornell.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Sasha Paris <<a href="mailto:stminigrantssasha@gmail.com">stminigrantssasha@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Karen Jewett <<a href="mailto:Karen@sustainabletompkins.org">Karen@sustainabletompkins.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div dir="ltr">Listmates,<br><br>The Sustainable Tompkins Neighborhood Mini-grant Application Deadline Approaches: September 3, 2014.<br>
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A result early conversation circles with local sustainability and social
justice leaders in the area, Sustainable Tompkins Neighborhood
Mini-grant program began in September of 2008, as a way to help people
start new initiatives in the community to promote sustainability.
Proposals are accepted and reviewed quarterly by a team of community
members with awards ranging from $150-$750. Application forms are now
available and are due on <span tabindex="0" class="">September 3, 2014</span>. (To request an application form contact <a href="mailto:karen@sustainabletompkins.org">karen@sustainabletompkins.org</a>.)<br>
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In June our twenty-fourth round of Neighborhood Mini-grants were awarded:<br>
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Bike Rack/to a local bike enthusiast a matching grant to purchase and
install a bike rack for the Trumansburg Commons.<br>
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<td style="width:668px;height:40px;border-collapse:collapse">Youth
‘Roots’ Sustainers of the Rainbow Healing Dance Center—to purchase
supplies and provide transportation to teach youth about the healing and
nutritional value of local plants.<br>
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Localize at New Roots Charter School—to create a series of
sustainability and food system focused ‘info art works’ to be displayed
throughout the Ithaca area.<br>
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<td style="width:668px;height:40px;border-collapse:collapse">Growing
Groton with the Groton Public Library—for the infrastructure for a
community garden in Groton for public education and food production.<br>
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Produce Preparation Workshops for Seniors--to purchase equipment needed
to teach local seniors to prepare and eat raw vegetables.<br>
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<td style="width:668px;height:40px;border-collapse:collapse">Latinos Festival No Mas Lagrimas –toward the rental of the Solar Stage for this annual cultural event.<br>
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<td style="width:668px;height:40px;border-collapse:collapse">Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute to prepare maps and posters to promote their first ever Permaculture Garden Tour.</td>
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The monies for the Mini-grants come directly from the community, Aigen
Financial Services and Prudential are our sponsors, and their gift is
supplemented by contributions from local people like you. The Park
Foundation’s grant to Sustainable Tompkins supports the program’s
administration.<br>
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For more information about Sustainable Tompkins, the Neighborhood Mini-grant Program, or to get an application contact us: <a href="mailto:info@sustainabletompkins.org?subject=Neighborhood%20Mini-grant%20Application" style="color:rgb(38,171,226);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">karen@sustainabletompkins.org</span></a>, <a href="tel:607-216-1552" value="+16072161552" target="_blank">607-216-1552</a>. See <a href="http://sustainabletompkins.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fbdc8c20a028afe3f9f9431c&id=2ddfb89ba8&e=cfc73a44fd" style="color:rgb(38,171,226);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">www.sustainabletompkins.org</span></a> to support the Mini-grant program.<br>
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<em>Sustainable Tompkins is a community-based organization whose mission
is to promote the long-term well-being of our region by integrating
social equity, economic vitality, ecological stewardship, and shared
responsibility.</em><em> </em><br>
<br><div><div dir="ltr"><i>Are you a member of Sustainable Tompkins? Join<b> <a href="https://sustainabletompkins.org/donations/Sustainable-Tompkins.php" target="_blank">today</a></b></i><b>.<br>
</b><div><br>Karen Jewett-Bennett, Director of Operations<br>Sustainable Tompkins<br>109 S. Albany St.<br>Ithaca, NY 14850<br><a href="tel:607-216-1552" value="+16072161552" target="_blank">607-216-1552</a><br></div></div>
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