[SustainableTompkins] December 7 Holiday Party for Sustainability Supporters!

[GayNicholson at aol.com]

Put Yourself on the Map!  Sustainable Tompkins 2007 Holiday  Party 
Dear Friends, 
Please join us on December 7th at 6:30  p.m. for a holiday gathering to  
celebrate sustainability in Tompkins County and the surrounding area.  RSVP to 
Marian Brown at 274-3787 or _mbrown at ithaca.edu_ (mailto:mbrown at ithaca.edu)  
because space is  limited. 
The  party will be held in the Dodds Room, First Presbyterian Church of 
Ithaca, 315 N. Cayuga  Street in Ithaca. Enter at the side door facing Court Street 
and go  downstairs. For folks with mobility impairments, there is street 
level access  and an elevator to the ground floor. 
Our  theme for the night is “Put Yourself on the Map.”  Sustainable Tompkins 
is working on  building an interactive online map of the local sustainability 
movement in all  its diversity and growing expertise, and we’d like your help 
in identifying all  the people and organizations connected to our local 
movement.   
We’ll get started by selecting one or more  sustainability icons for our 
nametags. Then we'll mix it up with some time for  meeting and greeting new and 
old friends while taking turns drawing on the map, to identify categories we 
think the  various initiatives and programs of our organizations come under (e.g. 
energy,  health, transportation, justice, land use, education, etc). When 
complete, the Sustainability Map will  help newcomers plug into the movement 
where they are most interested,  demonstrate to supporters and visitors the scope 
of our local movement, and help  ourselves stay connected. 
A  buffet dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. by members of the newly formed 
Cayuga Sustainability  Council – a roundtable of representatives from local 
sustainability  organizations. A donation of $5.00 per person is recommended to 
defray costs.  This is a no alcohol event.  
We are  encouraging guests to bring their own place settings—plates,  cups, 
utensils and napkins—to avoid having to throw away paper plates and  plastic 
cups. During dessert we’ll take time to acknowledge the exciting new  Signs of 
Sustainability that came about in 2007.  
This evening is a great opportunity to show personal and  financial support 
for local sustainability efforts that benefit you and your  community.  In 
addition to great  food and time with friends, you will have an opportunity to 
learn how  sustainability really is about all of us. 
Last year’s event was well attended by approximately 100  people.  This year’
s venue has a  capacity of 140 so reserve your place now!   Contact Marian 
Brown at 274-3787 or _mbrown at ithaca.edu_ (mailto:mbrown at ithaca.edu)  to make 
your reservation.  Please provide the following  info: 
    *   Name 
    *   Group affiliation(s) if any 
    *   Email address 
    *   Telephone number 
    *   Number of Reservations desired.  

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Gay  Nicholson, Ph.D. 

607-533-7312 (home office)
607-279-6618  (cell)

1 Maple Avenue
Lansing, NY  14882
gaynicholson at aol.com

Sustainable Tompkins 
Program  Coordinator 
w_ww.sustainabletompkins.org_ (http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/) 

Southern Tier Energy$mart Communities
Regional  Coordinator
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
615 Willow  Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850
agn1 at cornell.edu




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