January 12, 2015

WELCOME!

Corvallis Sustainability Coalition

ANNUAL MEETING

ANNUAL MEETING

Thank you to our sponsor!

AGENDA

• Brief Introductions

• 2014 Achievements

– Highlights from Annual Report

– Action Team Presentations

– Q & A and Feedback

• Looking Ahead: Town Hall 2015

• “Good Steward” Recognition

• Announcements

2015 Steering Committee

• Jim Boyle

Member at-large

• Bob Devine

Corvallis Matters

• Kevin Dwyer

Corvallis Chamber of Commerce

• Loma Hammond

Member at-large

• Debra Higbee-Sudyka

Member at-large

• Janelle Iverson

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

• Cindee Lolik

First Alternative Co-op

• Linda Lovett

Member at-large

• Robert Mauger

Business Enterprise Center

• Annette Mills

League of Women Voters of Corvallis

• Dave Persohn

Member at-large

• Jesse Pettibone

OSU Student Sustainability Initiative

• John Swanson

Earth Charter Campaign

• Brandon Trelstad

Oregon State University

Bill Glassmire, City Council Liaison

Dedication

Betty Griffiths

• Co-founder of the Sustainability Coalition

• Steering Committee member, 2007-2014

2014 ACHIEVEMENTS

• Creating a Sustainable Community:

Implementing the Action Framework

• Supporting Our Partners

• Building Relationships

• Strengthening the Coalition

Action Framework

Creating a

Sustainable Community

• 12 topic areas

• Long-range vision

• Ambitious goals

• Strategies and actions to

achieve them

Currently 304 partner organizations

• 175 Businesses

• 95 Non-profits

• 18 Education-related organizations

• 9 Faith communities

• 7 Government entities

Supporting Our

Partner Organizations

Our Partners3 Degrees/Blue Sky

350 Corvallis

A&S Accounting

Abundant Solar

Acme Construction

Act on Climate

AFRANA

Akro Construction Corporation

American Toy LLC

Ameriworld Energy Management

Animal Crackers Pet Supply

AnOvation Group LLC

Anne’s Agency

APECC

Apicurious

The Arts Center

ASOSU Environmental Affairs Task Force

Associated Students of OSU

AsterStar Jewelry

ATCO America

Audubon Society of Corvallis

Avery Addition Neighborhood Association

Baby Go Lucky Diaper Service

Bald Hill Farm

Barker-Uerlings Insurance, Inc.

BE Solar

Beaver Biodiesel LLC

Beit Am Jewish Community

Bella Vino Gift Baskets

Benton County

Benton County Community Rights Coalition

Benton County Democrats

Benton County Env. Issues Advisory Comm.

Benton County Fair

Benton County Master Gardeners

Benton County Rural & Special Transportation

Benton Furniture Share

Benton Habitat for Humanity

Benton Soil & Water Conservation District

Beth Young Garden Design

Beyond Toxics

Blackledge Furniture

Block 15

Blue Dawg Promotions

Bombs Away Café

Bonnie Arent Lorenz, Acupuncture

Bountiful Backyard

Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis

Broadleaf Architecture

Burcham’s Metals, Inc.

Business Enterprise Center

Carol Trueba, Broker – Keller Williams Realty

Cascade Pacific RC & D

Cascades West Rideshare

CASSE

Cattail Creek Lamb

CEI—Collaborative Employment Innovations

Central Willamette Community Credit Union

Charles R. Gerke AIA Architect

Chintimini Wildlife Center

Cirello’s Pizza & Pasta

Citizens Bank

Citizens Climate Lobby—Corvallis Chapter

City of Corvallis

City Delivery Service

Clean Air Lawn Care

Cleland Marketing

Cloudburst Creative

Coast Range Association

Coffee Culture

CoHo Ecovillage

Comms. of Correspond. for Dem. & Soc.

Community Alliance for Diversity

Community Services Consortium

Confluence Design & Construction

CORE Communications

Corvallis Chiropractic

Corvallis-Albany Farmers’ Markets

Corvallis Area MPO

Corvallis Bicycle Collective

Corvallis Chamber of Commerce

Corvallis Chiropractic

Corvallis City Club

Corvallis Clinic P.C.

Corvallis Community Acupuncture

Corvallis Custom Kitchen & Baths

Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center

Corvallis Environmental Center

Corvallis Fall Festival

Corvallis Family Clothing Swap

Corvallis First Congregational - UCC

Corvallis Furniture LLC

Corvallis Homeless Shelter Coalition

Corvallis Independent Business Alliance

Corvallis Matters

Corvallis Oddfellows

Corvallis Pedicab

Corvallis Public Schools Foundation

Corvallis Radiology

Corvallis Right of Way

Corvallis Rowing Club

Corvallis School District 509J

Corvallis Spring Roll

Corvallis TidBits Community Newspaper

Corvallis Waldorf School

Corvallis Zen Circle

Cottage Gardening Service

Country Vitamins

Coyle LLC

CrawforDesign, Inc.

Crescent Valley High School

CSC Youth House Gardens

Cycle Solutions

daVinci Days

Debonair Enterprises

Delta Engineering Services

Design.christonium

Devco Engineering

DH Renewables

Diane’s Urban Farm Retreat

Downtown Am. Dream Pizza & Crowbar

Eads Broadcasting

Earth Charter Campaign

Earth & Sea Salts

EcNow Tech

Ecotecture® Publications

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon

Element Graphics, Inc

Emerald Forest Architecture

Energy Trust of Oregon

Energy Wise Lighting

Enviofuel

Environmental Health Sciences Center, OSU

Fairfield Farm

Farmland LP

FireWorks Restaurant

First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op

First Presbyterian Church

First United Methodist Church

Fitzpatrick Ecological Consulting

FixMyGadget

Footwise

Freshwater Illustrated

Friends of Corvallis-Benton Co. Library

Friends of Corvallis Parks & Recreation

Friends of Witham Oaks

Gaia Landscapes

Garland Nursery

Gathering Together Farm

Get Organized!

Get Smart! Resource Efficiency Program

Gluten Free RN

The Golden Crane

Good Samaritan Episcopal Church

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

GooseFoot Farm

Gracewinds Music

Grass Roots Books & Music

Green Cascades, LLC

Green Culture Contracting

Green Currents

Green Planet Dreams

Green Solutions Printing

Green Thumb Printing and Design

Greenbelt Land Trust

Greenwillow Grains

Growing Family Birth Center

Growing Organic

Handcrafted Corvallis

Healthy Aging Coalition

Healthy Youth Program — LPI

Heartland Humane Society Thrift Store

Holistic Body Therapy

Holly Oak Music Studio

Home Grown Gardens

Hospitality Vision

HOUR Exchange

Housing First

Hull Home Efficiency

In-the-Moment Stress Reduction

Independence Creamery

Indoor Airman Home Performance

Integrated Resource Management

Intertech Inc.

Institute for Applied Ecology

Intl. Brotherhood of Elec. Workers Local 280

J20 Rainwater Collective

Jobs Addition Neighborhood Association

JTI Supply, Inc.

Kaleidoscope Studios

Kapa Landscape Design

Kate Hickok Media Productions

Keller Williams Realty Mid-Willamette

Knollbrook Peace House

LadyC’s CakePan

League of Women Voters of Corvallis

Legend Homes Corvallis Communities

Lemon Twist Web Design

Life in Balance Acupuncture

Linn-Benton Health Equity Alliance

Linn-Benton Pacific Green Party Chapter

Live Well Studio

LUC Restaurant

Majestic Theatre Management

Marys River Grange

Marys River Watershed Council

Mattress Mania

McLellan Temporaries, Inc.

Metzger Green Build

MicroEPIC Productions

Mid-Valley Bicycle Club

Mid-Valley Health Care Advocates

Native Plant Society of Oregon

Natural Choice Directory

Natural Opus

Nectar Bee Supply @ Shonnard’s

Neighborhood Naturalist

North College Hill Neighborhood Association

North Jackson Company

Northwest Earth Institute

NW National Marine Renewable Energy Ctr.

Northwest Naturescapes

On Call Heating and Air

Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative

Oregon Green Schools

Oregon State University

Oregon Toxics Alliance

Oregon Wildlife Institute

OSU Campus Recycling

OSU Center for Civic Engagement

OSU College of Forestry

OSU Environmental Humanities Initiative

OSU Extended Campus

OSU Extension – Benton County

OAU Folk Thrift Shop

OSU Hydrogen Club

OSU Sustainable Energy Initiative

OSU Student Sustainability Initiative

Owen Dell & Associates

Pacific Timbercraft

Peak Sports

Permaculture Rising

PFLAG Corvallis/Albany

PreservationWORKS

Prudential Real Estate Professionals

Republic Services

Resilience Network

RESULTS Corvallis

Robert Mauger, Attorney at Law

Rod Terry, Designer

Ron Hall Concrete, LLC

Roxy Dawgs

Seasons of Life Ceremonies

Seeds for the Sol

Sibling Revelry

Sierra Club (Marys Peak Group)

Silverman Studios

Sky High Brewing

Slow Food Corvallis

Soft Star Shoes

Soilsmith Services, Inc.

Solar CREEK

Solar Ki

SoupCycle

Spindrift Cellars Winery

Spring Creek Project

St. Anne Orthodox Church

St. Mary’s Care for Creation Committee

STEPS (OSU)

Students Engaging Tomorrow

Sunbow Farm

Sunday Lunch Rides

Sundborn Children’s House

Sunrise Corner Community Garden

SunSavor Food

Sunwize

Susan Binder, Designer

Sustainable Building Network

Sustainable Forests Partnership

Sweet Yoga, LLC

T. Gerding Construction Company

Ten Rivers Food Web

Timberhill Athletic Club

Tina Taylor—Counseling & Consulting

Tix R Us, LLC

Tyee Wine Cellars Ltd.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

University Housing & Dining Services, OSU

Veterans for Peace, Chapter 132

Village Roots

Virginia Shapiro, DC – Integrative

Chiropractic Care

The Valley Explorer

Visit Corvallis

Vitality Farms LLC

Welding Wizardry

Western Pulp Products

White Wind Superfoods Organic Juice Bar

Whiteside Theatre Foundation

Wild Garden Seed

Willamette Disc Golf Club

Willamette Gardens

Willamette Living Magazine

Willamette Neighborhd. Housing Svcs.

Willamette Watershed Productions

Wineopolis

Your LOCAL Real Estate Team

Communication & Collaboration

• Sustainability Fair

• Town Hall 2014

Supporting Our

Partner Organizations

Communication & Collaboration

• Quarterly Gatherings

• On-line Communications

• Supporting partner events

Supporting Our

Partner Organizations

Communication with Local Officials

• City of Corvallis– Annual Report

– City Council Liaison

– Sustainability Program

Specialist

– Key City Staff

• Benton County–EIAC Rep on Steering Committee

–Sustainability Coordinator

Building Relationships

Representation on Community Initiatives

• Climate Action Plan Task Force

• Healthy Streets, Healthy Streams TAG

• Economic Vitality Partnership

• “Good Steward of the Planet” Selection Committee

Building Relationships

Co-sponsorships

Building Relationships

• Corvallis Climate Summit

• 10th Annual Eco-film Festival

• Food Systems Workshop

• Oak Creek Tour

• Natural Areas Celebration Week

• Buy Local First Campaign

• Car Free Day

• Fall Festival Food Booth

• Carbon Tax Forum

Supporting Other Communities

Building Relationships

Lake Oswego Sustainability Network

Sustainable

Cottage Grove

Strengthening the

Sustainability Coalition

• Grassroots organization

• Leadership:

• Steering Committee

• Executive Committee

• 3 Operational Committees

Steering Committee • Organizational Development Task Force

• Recruit/cross-train volunteers

• Update organizational structure

• Distribute leadership & workload

• Volunteer Coordinator

• Hiring Committee• Employee Handbook

• Development Coordinator

• Endowment Fund

Strengthening the

Sustainability Coalition

Communications & Marketing Committee

Strengthening the

Sustainability Coalition

• E-Updates

• Posters

• Town Hall planning

• Website

• Facebook

• Monthly events calendar

Finance Committee

• Monthly financial activity

• Employee budget & payroll

• Insurance

• Financial Policies & Procedures

• 2015 budget

Strengthening the

Sustainability Coalition

Development Committee

• Online donations

• Grants & Development Plan

• Gathering for Major Donors

• Fundraising from partner

organizations & individuals

Strengthening the

Sustainability Coalition

Engaged Partners

Individuals and Organizations

• Annual contribution

• $250 or more

• Recognition on our letterhead,

website, and at major Coalition events

Champions

Alvin Eshe & Janet Wolf-EsheAnne Harding & Robert Scott

Anonymous

Bud & Jan Ames

First Congregational UCC

Ralph & Marge Alig

Engaged Partners

Sustainers

Biff & Maret Traber

First Alternative Co-op

Jason Bradford

John Swanson & Jeanne Holmes

Peter Stoel & Karen Josephson

Engaged Partners

Supporters

Abundant Solar • Audubon Society of Corvallis

Cheryl Good & Michael Viliardos • Cindee Lolik

Corvallis Radiology • Dan & Virginia Shapiro

Dave Persohn • David Eckert & Annette Mills

David Wells • Devco Engineering

Don Alan & Roberta Hall

Fitzpatrick Ecological Consulting

Gathering Together Farm

Engaged Partners

Supporters

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

Greenbelt Land Trust • Jack & Elizabeth Elder

Janet Throop • Judy Rintoul

Kari & Pieter van Zee • Kate & Chris Mathews

League of Women Voters of Corvallis

Lee & Suzanne Lazaro

Loma Hammond • Mike Beilstein

Nancy Baumeister • Solar Ki

Theresa Gibney • Western Pulp Products

Engaged Partners

Anne Schuster • Annie Matsler

Biff & Maret Traber • Brian Dougherty

Cindee Lolik • Dave Eckert & Annette Mills

David Wells • George Brown & Rebecka Weinsteiger

Jack & Elizabeth Elder • Jason Bradford

Keith Barton • Kent & Trish Daniels

Laurel Kincl • Leslie Knight • Loma Hammond

Marge Stevens • Mary Leigh Burke

Maya Abels & Stewart Holmes • Mike Beilstein

Rebecca Badger

Monthly Donors

Donations are welcome!

• Donor forms on back table OR

• Donate via electronic transfer on

the Coalition’s website

www.sustainablecorvallis.org

Strengthening the

Sustainability Coalition

Action Teams

Creating a

Sustainable Community

• Community Inclusion

• Economic Vitality

• Education

• Energy

• Food

• Health & Human Services

• Housing

• Land Use

• Natural Areas

• Transportation

• Waste Prevention

• Water

2014 ACHIEVEMENTS

• Questions?

– Coalition activities

– Action team reports

• What more can we do to support our

partner organizations?

PLANS for 2015

• Implement the Action Framework

• Build Our Capacity

• Support Our Partners and Action Teams

Town Hall 2015 • Thursday, March 12

TOWN HALL 2015

• Thursday, March 12 – Alumni Center

5:00 pm – Sustainability Fair

7:00 pm – Town Hall

TOWN HALL 2015

What is the

#1 sustainability accomplishment

of your organization from 2014

that you’d like to highlight at the

Town Hall Meeting?

TOWN HALL 2015

Keynote speaker: Sean McGuire

“GENUINE PROGRESS

INDICATORS:

What they are and

why they matter”

TOWN HALL 2015

How to Participate:

1. Help spread the word!

– Distribute mini-flyers

– Forward e-mails

– Include articles in your newsletter

– Talk to your friends & colleagues

TOWN HALL 2015

How to Participate:

2. Make a Donation

– $1000 – Champion

– $500 – Sustainer

– $250 – Sponsor

– $150 – Supporter

– $50 – Town Hall Hero (Individual donor)

TOWN HALL 2015

How to Participate:

3. Exhibit at the Sustainability Fair

4. Become a Coalition Partner• Organizational

• Individual

5. Volunteer!

“GOOD STEWARD”

Nominees

• First Congregational United Church of Christ

• Boys & Girls Club

• Farmland LP

• Laughing Planet Café

• Stahlbush Island Farms

67th Annual Celebrate Corvallis – Friday, January 16

“GOOD STEWARD”

Nominee

First Congregational

United Church of Christ

“GOOD STEWARD”

Nominee

Boys & Girls Club

of Corvallis

“GOOD STEWARD”

Nominee

Farmland LP

“GOOD STEWARD”

Nominee

Laughing Planet Café

“GOOD STEWARD”

Nominee

Stahlbush Island Farms

11th Annual

ECO-FILM FESTIVAL

Register for Town Hall 2015 at

sustainablecorvallis.org

Thank you for coming to today’s

Annual Meeting!

TOWN HALL 2015