April Lunch Program Listings
4/21 Megan Claflin, The Production Alliance
4/7 Cultivating Community Solutions to the Housing
Crisis Part II
4/14 Students for Sustainability
Did
you
know
Jefferson
County
is
the
third
most
unaffordable
county
in
Washington?
The
Housing
Solutions
Network
needs
YOU
to
get
involved!
Join
a
focused
conversation
about
the
serious
lack
of
workforce
housing
that
impacts
our
city
and
county,
and
discuss
how
we
can
each
make
a
difference
working
together.
The
Housing
Solutions
Network
is
an
independent
group
of
housing
advocates
and
concerned
community
members
Open
to
all,
free
of
charge.
"Students for Sustainability is a student-led club at Port
Townsend High School dedicated to taking action to create
more sustainable systems at their school, in their
community, their state, and on national levels. They have
been working for the past year on a plastic straw ban for the
City of Port Townsend and looking ahead to reducing single-
use plastic in our community too. . DETAILS & PICS
(cxlick image to enlarge)
Builds
community
through
celebration!
RSVP
to
the
party
with
Port
Townsend’s
favorite
emcee
Daniel
Milholland,
as
he
shares
more
about
the
Alliance’s
2020
Season
of
Events
including
Cake
Picnic,
Fourth
at
the
Fort,
Jefferson
County
Farm
Tour,
the
Apple
&
Cider
Festival
and
more!
Through
collaborative
partnerships
with
more
than
37
local
businesses,
32
nonprofits,
12
public
agencies,
125
regional
vendors,
and
over
250
adult
and
youth
volunteers,
The
Production
Alliance
hosts
more
than
a
dozen
inclusive,
annual
gatherings
that
celebrate
community
and
improve
quality
of
life
in
Jefferson
County.
The
Production
Alliance
is
also
launching
new
initiatives
in
2020
to
tackle
some
of
the
central
challenges
facing
our local nonprofits and event producers.
Learn more at https://theproductionalliance.org.
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4/14 Students for Sustainability
"Students for Sustainability is a student-led club at Port
Townsend High School dedicated to taking action to create
more sustainable systems at their school, in their
community, their state, and on national levels. They have
been working for the past year on a plastic straw ban for the
City of Port Townsend and looking ahead to reducing single-
use plastic in our community too. . DETAILS & PICS
(cxlick image to enlarge)
Their
compelling
presentations
at
the
City
Council
meeting
last
December
resulted
in
an
invitation
to
write
the
ban
with
the
City
Attorney
and
City
Council
(see
photo).
An
adoption
looks
likely
this
spring.
To
reduce
waste
from
their
cafeteria,
students
are
collecting
silverware
and
plate
donations.
Citizens
can
drop
off
surplus
plates
and
silverware
at
the
high
school.
To
help
reduce
contamination
in
our
recycling
stream,
they
are
working
with
County
Commissioner
Greg
Brotherton
to
create
informational
videos
for
the
county
web
page.
Since
their
inception
in
2011,
Students
for
Sustainability
have
received
several
awards
including
the
EPA's
President's
Environmental
Youth
Award
and
our
local
Quimper
Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship
Eco
Hero
award.
Recently,
they
have
been
featured
speakers
at
the
Jefferson
Land
Trust's
Conservation
Breakfast,
L2020's
Climate
on
Tap
series,
KPTZ
radio,
and
QUUF
Meaningful
Movies.
In
2018,
they
were
the
featured
speakers
at
Yakima
County's
Environmental
Summit
that
involved
over
500
middle
school
students.
(see
attached photo)"
(click on a pic to enlarge)