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First Annual Community Awareness Event and Fundraiser
October 1st NSP hosted its first ever community awareness event at Eldora Mountain Lodge. We were thrilled with the turnout - over 80 people came to watch the film “The Power of Community, How Cuba survived Peak Oil” and participate in a panel discussion featuring local experts in sustainability. Lively discussion throughout the evening focused on our mountain community and specific challenges and assets we face in localizing our community’s resources. Not only did we raise money for NSP and our community gardens renovation project, but the evening was also a great forum for raising consciousness around peak oil and our individual responsibilities and role in the creation of sustainable community. Thank you to all who attended as well as our expert panel participants, and much gratitude to contributing local businesses. NSP looks forward to making it an annual event worth marking on your calendar.
Founders Morgan Oberhaus and Sarah Schumacher drinking chocolate martinis.
Participating panel members included: Nederland Mayor Laura Farris, Tom Plant of Center for Resource Conservation, Brian Stern of Sol Source Solar, Sandy Cruz, local permaculture activist, Mike Kalil, resident biodiesel activist and Michael Brownlee of Boulder Valley Relocalization.
To Eldora Mountain Resort and Sean Boulette for their remarkable location and hosting abilities, and all of our raffle and hospitality donors:
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Winter Fundraiser: Valentine’s Vaudeville Feb. 9/10
Goal: $3,000 cash for Community Garden Renovations. Vaudeville Valentine and Talent show – Nederland residents perform their talent, any talent, with vaudeville actors. $100 prize to Nederland Resident Winner
Spring Community Bikes: Bike Day: June 2
Goal: to showcase accomplishments and hard work in the community gardens as well as collect bike, rack and repair donations for community bikes program. Tours of the gardens, solar and adobe ovens, compost systems. Two bike maintenance classes am and pm.
Summer Harvest Party: Stone Soup Jam August 25th
Goal: Gardeners Appreciation Party, for lot leasers. Money raised at the brewpub show to follow will be used for next summer general operating costs, attorney fees for independant status and employee salary fund.
Fall: Community Awareness Event, 2nd Annual October 6th
Goal: Community Awareness and Participation. Our year in review, the next steps for NSP, film about sustainable community. Money raised for Greenhouse capital campaign.