Don't miss these TWO great FREE workshops! (Flyer
attached)
Citizens Planning Foundation presents...
REDUCE YOUR FOOTPRINT
(One Small Step at a Time)
Wednesday, August 13th
2008
5:30- 7:00pm
SB Public Library, Faulkner Gallery
40 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara
(RSVPs not required, but appreciated)
Learn easy, free and cost effective ways to reduce your (eco)
footprint at home, at the office, and when getting around. Share
your ideas with others.
Keynote speakers Leif Skogberg (Recycling Coordinator, City of Santa
Barbara) and Sarah Grant (Assistant Transportation Planner, City of Santa
Barbara) will present information and ideas on reducing one's eco
footprint and saving energy and money at the home and office, including
live demonstrations, followed by interactive break-out groups that will
brainstorm and share their own tips and ideas.
Each workshop attendee will receive a resource packet
containing:
1. Santa Barbara County Organic Resource Guide
2. 50 Ways to Leave Your Car
3. MTD Bus Schedule
4. Edison Residential Energy Guide
5. Santa Barbara County Bike Map
6. Santa Barbara Car Free Guide
7. Weblink Resource Page
8. Recycling & Greenwaste - Cart & Can Guide
9. 5 Ways to Fight Global Warming as an individual & as a
company
10. Magnets
...and possibly more!
... also, back by popular demand....
DO-IT-YOURSELF
NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCACY
Thursday, August 27th
2008
5:30-7:30 pm
Chapel of the Samarkand Retirement Community
2550 Treasure Dr., Santa Barbara
(RSVPs not required, but appreciated)
Learn about the role that City, County and State agencies and
decision-making bodies have in land-use planning and environmental
review. Find out how to get involved as a community member in
land-use and environmental review decisions. Get tips on how to
access information, how to effectively get your points across,
communicating with public officials, speaking at public hearings, and
organizing neighbors or a community group.
With a greater understanding of the public planning process, attendees
will be better equipped to participate in land-use, civic, and
environmental matters affecting them.
Each workshop attendee will receive a packet of resource
materials.
--
Naomi Kovacs
Executive Director
Citizens Planning Association & Foundation
916 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 966-3979
www.citizensplanning.org
/13/2008 4:14 PM