June 2023 Newsletter
Inaugural Marion Resourcers Cohort Graduates!
Please Welcome Your New Fellow Volunteers
I'm beyond thrilled to welcome our first cohort of graduates from the Marion Resourcer program. The class produced 16 fabulous Resourcers (some not pictured) who are excited to get into community, their green teams, churches, and businesses to foster sustainable change!
This is a huge achievement for the program as we officially have begun offering trainings under the new Marion Resourcers Movement name. We held the Spring 2023 training at the newly renovated, LEED certified Salem YMCA downtown over 6 weeks (6 evening classes + a field trip Saturday). Participants learned about greenwashing, waste prevention, sustainable materials management, green behavior change, communications and social media campaigns, repair movement, food waste, and extended producer responsibility to name a few topics.
The field trip locations visited were Covanta, the new Marion Resource Recovery Facility construction and demolition center and Barnwood Naturals EarthWISE business.
If you see the new volunteers out and about during outreach, please say hi and get to know them, share your education tips, and ask them about how the program has changed. Thank you to everyone that has helped us transition the program to where it is today.
Resourcer Badges
Want One?
Let me know if you would like a badge! Its fine to wear old badges when volunteering, but the new badge is what incoming volunteers will be issued to use when in the community going forward.
Website Coming Soon!
What to Expect
Marion Resourcers can expect a new website to be available in the coming months. The new website launch is exciting in that it will include a members login page where you can access hours reporting and tracking pages, newsletters, training presentations, and a volunteer event calendar. A one stop shop!
The site will also have a public facing side for recruitment and info on the program.
Recycling Modernization Listening Sessions
Counts as Payback Hours: 2-5 (Can attend partial sessions for partial hours)
Recycling Modernization developments have been rapid fire as Oregon DEQ and stakeholders prepare for the roll out come July 1, 2025.
While its impossible to follow all of the developments, even I struggle, attending rulemaking advisory council and recycling council online sessions is helpful to understanding implementation progress. Check out upcoming listening sessions below. They count as hours!
Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting #1
July 13th 9am-12:30pm
Recycling Council Meeting 7
June 12th 10:30am-12:30pm
Marion County Fair Waste Reduction Tabling - Youth Activities
Payback Hours: 2 or More Hours
Marion Resourcers are needed to table at Marion County Fair July 6th-9th (2-hour shifts available).
Come table on food waste prevention. I will be present on July 6th and 7th tabling and would love some extra hands with activities! We plan on also offering a coloring activity with recycled crayons.
Sustainability Summit Volunteers Needed
New EarthWISE Volunteer Opportunity
The EarthWISE sustainable business network is holding its first Summer Sustainability Summit for Marion County businesses interested in sustainability projects and innovation August 11th from 8am-4pm.
This event will offer lunch awards, educational speakers for attendees and breakout sessions on topics from waste to energy to transportation and environmental justice work.
She is in need of Resourcers to support event check-in + green event operations. Email me if interested. Volunteers will be able to choose a session to attend on sustainable business.
Riverfront Family Fest Green Cleaning Outreach with Youth
Payback Hours: 2 or More Hours
We’re in need of volunteers interested in tabling with youth and families on green cleaners and toxics reduction August 5th from 10am-2pm! This event sees a large number of youth and families and it was so fun to participate in 2022. The activity would include helping youth make simple green cleaner take home jars (soft scrub) and then offer educational coloring sheets with recycled crayons.
Fiesta Mexicana Waste Reduction Tabling - Youth/Families
Payback Hours: 2 or More
Come to table August 18th-20th (2-hour shifts available) on waste food waste prevention at Fiesta Mexicana in Woodburn. I will be present tabling on food waste prevention and would love some extra hands with activities! We plan on also offering coloring with recycled crayons as a youth activity. There will be more Spanish-speaking families at this event where I can provide interpreting so no worries if you don’t speak Spanish.
