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SUMMARY:2023 Annual Meeting\, Grants and Awards Celebration
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” color=”success” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.lglforms.com%2Fform_engine%2Fs%2F9bbc5fBZZrtKXEy8_lQiZg%3Ft%3D1694531267|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1694533168223{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n\n\n\nThe Rockfall Foundation’s Board of Directors welcomes all to the 2023 Annual Meeting\, Grants and Awards Celebration on Wednesday\, October 4th\, at 6 pm at the deKoven House Community Center. \nWe will present the 2023 Environmental Champions Awards to honor individuals for their contributions to the region. Additionally\, recipients of the 2023 Annual Environmental Grants will display their projects and programs. An hors d’oeuvres and wine reception kicks off the evening\, followed by a brief meeting\, the awards ceremony\, and multimedia presentations by three grantees. \n  \nWinners of the 2023 Environmental Champion Awards\nThe Rockfall Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 Environmental Champion Awards. The award winners were selected from nominations submitted by members of the community across the Lower Connecticut River Valley. The Rockfall Foundation is honored to present Certificates of Environmental Achievement to Christine Cummings\, John Ogren\, and the Macdonough School. \nFeatured grantee video clips to be shown during the event by: \nDisplays for the 2023 Annual Environmental Grant recipients will include:\nARTFARM – Circus for A Fragile Planet\nBrownstone Quorum – Portland Riverfront Park Riverwalk\nBushy Hill Nature Center – Bushy Hill Day Camp Camper Scholarships\nChester Fair Project Fund – Chester Fair Zero Waste Project\, Phase II\nChester Land Trust – Chester Creek Habitat Protection Project\nCt Forest and Park – Highlawn Forest Trail Improvement Projects\nEveryone Outside – Everyone Outside in Portland and Easthampton\nFree Center – Debris Couture\, a Trashion Fashion Show\nHigh Hopes Therapeutic Riding – Environmental Education Intern to promote environmental stewards\nKillingworth Land Trust – Interpretive Sensory Nature Trail\nMiddletown Public Schools – Urban Gardening\, Pollinator Awareness and working farm trip\nThe Estuary – Recycling Grant\nTwo Coyotes Wilderness School – Nature Connection for Youth\nValley Shore YMCA – Farm To Table Camp\nWestbrook Garden Club – Westbrook Garden Club Meadow Walk Project \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” color=”success” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.lglforms.com%2Fform_engine%2Fs%2F9bbc5fBZZrtKXEy8_lQiZg%3Ft%3D1694531267|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/2023-celebration/
LOCATION:deKoven House\, 27 Washington Street\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457
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SUMMARY:The Elements: 'The Seeds of Vandana Shiva' Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1693235720230{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become the world’s most powerful opponent of Monsanto? The Seeds of Vandana Shiva\, a feature-length documentary\, presents the remarkable life story of the Gandhian eco-activist and agro-ecologist\, Vandana Shiva. \nA classic David versus Goliath tale\, the film shows how Vandana\, a brilliant scientist\, became Monsanto’s worst nightmare and a rock star of the international organic food movement. \nVandana Shiva is a modern-day revolutionary who has been fighting a heroic battle on behalf of humanity and the ecologically besieged natural systems that support us for forty years. However\, she is opposed by powerful multinational corporations invested in continuing their degenerative but lucrative agricultural practices. By profiling one of the greatest activists of modern times\, the film looks at the epic struggle over who controls the world’s food systems and asks the question\, who will prevail? \nThe film screening on October 16\, at 7 PM is open to the public and free of charge. \nThe Seeds of Vandana Shiva/Running time: 1 hour – 25 minutes \nLocation: Wesleyan University’s Center for Film Studies – Goldsmith Family Cinema 301 Washington Terrace\, Middletown\, CT 06457 \nFace masks are optional\, unless there are changes in Wesleyan University’s Covid policy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Click Here to Sign Up” color=”success” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2F242J3XQrYVo3yEkw7|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video title=”The Seeds of Vandana Shiva Trailer” link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEqTo8lDivs”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/seeds-of-vandana/
LOCATION:Wesleyan University’s Center for Film Studies – Goldsmith Family Cinema\, 301 Washington Terrace\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457
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SUMMARY:Meet Your Greens: With Aziz Dehkan
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1695738773604{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n\nAziz Dehkan is a seasoned advocate for social and environmental justice. Raised in New York City\, Aziz holds a degree in Biological Sciences from Rutgers University. His passion for sustainable living led him to construct an award-winning passive-solar house and pioneer one of New Jersey’s first organic farms. Aziz has held key roles throughout his career in organizations such as The Coalition for the Homeless and Mother Jones\, demonstrating a steadfast commitment to positive change. \nAs a community organizer and Executive Director of the NYC Community Garden Coalition\, Aziz has been at the forefront of the battle for land tenure and food security\, particularly addressing systemic racism. \nAziz is the current Executive Director and Lead Organizer of the CT Roundtable on Climate and Jobs\, which builds alliances among diverse constituencies to combat climate change\, create jobs and promote racial\, economic and environmental justice. In 2021The Roundtable passed historically significant legislation that attaches strong Labor standards on larger renewable energy projects in CT. The Roundtable’s most recent legislative action is The Carbon Free Healthy School Initiative\, a Statewide Bill that seeks to rehab\, renovate\, and rebuild schools throughout CT. \nAziz will discuss his organization’s efforts to tackle climate change while fostering well-paying employment opportunities for Connecticut’s families and how shifting Connecticut towards a low-carbon economy will benefit the environment and empower its workforce. \nJoin us on Thursday\, October 19\, at Inn at Middletown at 5:30 PM – 70 Main St\, Middletown\, CT. \n\n\nSign-up is not required but helps us better plan the event. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”16200″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row dimension=”flat” corner_style=”pointed” size=”large” letter_spacing=”0″ icon=”” icon_anim=”none” target=”_self” nofollow=”false” align=”center” button_custom_width=”0″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”15″ margin_right=”15″ outline_skin=”dark” outline_active_color=”” outline_active_text_color=”” outline_hover_bg_color=”” outline_hover_color=”” bg_color=”#01baef” btn_hover_bg=”#01baef” text_color=”light” btn_hover_txt_color=”#ffffff”][vc_column][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”rounded” size=”large” url=”https://forms.gle/JFLvXG3uqBi5uKbL7″ target=”_blank” bg_color=”#01baef” btn_hover_bg=”#01baef” btn_hover_txt_color=”#ffffff”]Sign-up Form[/mk_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/meet-your-greens-with-aziz-dehkan/
LOCATION:Tavern at the Armory – Inn at Middletown\, 70 Main Street\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457
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SUMMARY:Living with Black Bears In Connecticut
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1689950150543{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n\nBears have been in the news a lot lately. Join us at the deKoven House Community Center on Tuesday\, Oct. 24th at 6:30 P.M. for a presentation about “Living with Black Bears.” \n\nGail Cameron is the current President of the Hamden Land Trust and a Master Wildlife Conservationist with the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. She has participated in a mammal monitoring program with the Pomfret Audubon Center\, assisted with CT DEEP’s bobcat study\, and loves nothing more than being outside and learning from nature. \n\nGail will discuss the expanding black bear population in the state and offer advice on how we can co-exist. \nAdmission: FREE \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”15915″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row dimension=”flat” corner_style=”pointed” size=”large” letter_spacing=”0″ icon=”” icon_anim=”none” target=”_self” nofollow=”false” align=”center” button_custom_width=”0″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”15″ margin_right=”15″ outline_skin=”dark” outline_active_color=”” outline_active_text_color=”” outline_hover_bg_color=”” outline_hover_color=”” bg_color=”#01baef” btn_hover_bg=”#01baef” text_color=”light” btn_hover_txt_color=”#ffffff”][vc_column][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”rounded” size=”large” url=”https://forms.gle/W2SE3svpWeQrdeyz9″ target=”_blank” bg_color=”#01baef” btn_hover_bg=”#01baef” btn_hover_txt_color=”#ffffff”]Sign-up Form[/mk_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/living-with-black-bears-in-connecticut/
LOCATION:deKoven House\, 27 Washington Street\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457
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SUMMARY:Repair Café At the Estuary Council of  Seniors
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1692128671933{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The Rockfall Foundation\, in cooperation with the Estuary\, City of Middletown Recycling & Public Works\,  RiverCOG\, Sustainable Essex\, Reboot Eco\, and Mr. Fix This! will be hosting a Repair Café on Saturday\, October 28\, at the Estuary Council of Seniors\, 220 Main Street\, Old Saybrook.  \nSkilled volunteers will help fix and teach you how to fix your things—saving you money and keeping items working and out of the garbage. Tool use and help are free. Participants are responsible for obtaining any necessary replacement parts. \nHave a skill to offer? To volunteer\, call 860-347-0340 or email pete@rockfallfoundation.org.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1682961469286{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\nElectronics & Electrical\nJewelry\nSewing & Mending\nKnife Sharpening (in limited quantities)\nSmall Appliances (no TVs or large appliances)\nWoodwork/Furniture\nLaptops\nBicycles\nSmart Phones & Tablets\nLamps\nAND MORE \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”16067″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1682962636464{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Coffee and snacks will be served. Please bring your travel mug.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”16072″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”13878″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”13879″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:The Estuary\, 220 Main St.\, Old Saybrook\, CT
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