<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Sasha Paris <<a href="mailto:sasha@sustainabletompkins.org" class="">sasha@sustainabletompkins.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[sustainable_tompkins-l] Neighborhood Mini-Grant application deadline is December 1</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">November 9, 2018 at 2:02:25 PM GMT-5<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Sustainability in Tompkins County <<a href="mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu" class="">sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"Sustainability in Tompkins County" <<a href="mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu" class="">sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" class=""><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">Do you have an idea for a project to make our community more sustainable, resilient, or inclusive? Need a little help in covering the costs? Sustainable Tompkins is accepting applications for our winter round of <span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-m_2130631945230067635m_-7224402746570291051gmail-m_-2010488889756143801m_7804568953750075237gmail-m_-8738673549369492665gmail-m_-6486289955033957688gmail-m_-1279608324585955424gmail-m_3299144917335710756gmail-m_-9087472300445446512gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-m_2130631945230067635m_-7224402746570291051gmail-m_-2010488889756143801m_7804568953750075237gmail-m_-8738673549369492665gmail-m_-6486289955033957688gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-il">Neighborhood</span></span></span></span></span> <span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-m_2130631945230067635m_-7224402746570291051gmail-m_-2010488889756143801m_7804568953750075237gmail-m_-8738673549369492665gmail-m_-6486289955033957688gmail-m_-1279608324585955424gmail-m_3299144917335710756gmail-m_-9087472300445446512gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-m_2130631945230067635m_-7224402746570291051gmail-m_-2010488889756143801m_7804568953750075237gmail-m_-8738673549369492665gmail-m_-6486289955033957688gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-il">Mini</span></span></span></span></span>-G<span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-m_2130631945230067635m_-7224402746570291051gmail-m_-2010488889756143801m_7804568953750075237gmail-m_-8738673549369492665gmail-m_-6486289955033957688gmail-m_-1279608324585955424gmail-m_3299144917335710756gmail-m_-9087472300445446512gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-m_2130631945230067635m_-7224402746570291051gmail-m_-2010488889756143801m_7804568953750075237gmail-m_-8738673549369492665gmail-m_-6486289955033957688gmail-il">rants</span></span>. Applications are due December 1.<br class=""></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" class=""><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)" class=""><br class=""></span><font color="#17488a" class=""><font class="">The</font> </font><a href="https://sustainabletompkins.org/programs/neighborhood-mini-grant-program/" target="_blank" class=""><font color="#17488a" class="">Sustainable Tompkins <span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-il">Neighborhood</span></span></span> <span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-il">Mini</span></span></span>-Grant program</font></a> <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">provides support for</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(242,242,213)" class=""> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">initiatives promoting environmental sustainability, equity, and environmental, economic, and social justice in Tompkins County. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" class=""><br class=""></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" class=""><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-m_2130631945230067635m_-7224402746570291051gmail-m_-2010488889756143801m_7804568953750075237gmail-m_-8738673549369492665gmail-m_-6486289955033957688gmail-m_-1279608324585955424gmail-m_3299144917335710756gmail-m_-9087472300445446512gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-m_2130631945230067635m_-7224402746570291051gmail-m_-2010488889756143801m_7804568953750075237gmail-m_-8738673549369492665gmail-m_-6486289955033957688gmail-il">Grants</span></span> range from $150-$750 and have been awarded to diverse entities for locally-based initiatives </font><font size="2" class="">sustainable food systems, alternative transportation, waste reduction/reuse, energy conservation/fossil fuel use reduction, and environmental education, and addressing social and economic inequality.<font class=""> Proposals are reviewed quarterly by a team of community members. The program is sponsored by the Park Foundation, Beck Equipment, Natural Investments, Fingerlakes Wealth Management, Craig Riecke, and local donors.</font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" class=""><br class=""></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" class="">Individuals, organizations, and <span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-m_2130631945230067635m_-7224402746570291051gmail-m_-2010488889756143801m_7804568953750075237gmail-m_-8738673549369492665gmail-m_-6486289955033957688gmail-m_-1279608324585955424gmail-m_3299144917335710756gmail-m_-9087472300445446512gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-m_2130631945230067635m_-7224402746570291051gmail-m_-2010488889756143801m_7804568953750075237gmail-m_-8738673549369492665gmail-m_-6486289955033957688gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-il"><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-il">neighborhood</span></span></span></span></span> groups are welcome to apply, as are local microbusinesses seeking to green their operations or extend their products or services to low-income clientele</font><font size="2" color="#ff0000" class="">. </font></p><div class=""><font size="2" color="#ff0000" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="2" class="">Successful initiatives supported by </font><font size="2" class=""><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-il"><font class="">Neighborhood</font></span><font class=""> </font><span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-m_-8829828728176268377gmail-m_-7383002790951038017gmail-m_921095917147331892gmail-m_4330416758182498335gmail-il"><font class="">Mini</font></span><font class="">-Grants in recent years include </font><font class="">textile-making courses and workshops at Luna Fiber Studio, creation of a pop-up farmers' market in Freeville, establishment of the Finger Lakes Toy Library as a lending collection of environmentally-friendly toys, </font><font class="">and establishment of an Ithaca Murals equipment lending library </font><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17px" class="">for artists and community members creating murals that reflect the demographics, values, and stories of Ithaca’s residents.</span></font></div><div class=""><font size="2" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51)" class=""><font size="2" class="">Applications are due <u class="">on or before Dece</u><u class="">mber 1, 2018</u>. To request an <span class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail-il">application</span> form, or if you have questions, please contact me at <a href="mailto:sasha@sustainabletompkins.org" target="_blank" class="">sasha@sustainabletompkins.org</a>.</font></div><font size="2" class=""><br clear="all" class=""></font><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="m_-7475079642928583786gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><font size="2" class=""><span style="" class="">Sasha Paris<br class="">Office Assistant<br class="">Sustainable Tompkins<br class="">309 N. Aurora Street<br class="">Ithaca, NY 14850</span><br class=""><a href="http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/" target="_blank" class=""><font color="#0000ff" class="">www.sustainabletompkins.org</font></a><br class="">Office phone: 607-272-1720 </font></div><div class=""><font size="2" class=""><a href="mailto:sasha@sustainabletompkins.org" target="_blank" class="">sasha@sustainabletompkins.org</a> </font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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