May 27th, 2008
Neighborhood Center
GREEN HOME TOUR
Planning Meeting Present: Trilety Wade (GNC), Tim Hemsath (Flatwater), Cammy Watkins, Shelagh Keleyhers, Rita Corell, Cynthia Shuck, Krissy Harbert.


NEXT, Green Streets Meetings @ 6pm – Neighborhood Center reserved
June 17th - graphic design draft due - sponsors identified


1. Identified next phase of planning, approved graphics, and established coordinators to divide and conquer!

Volunteer Coordinator: Cammy Watkins
- tentative volunteer meeting, August 27th afternoon. All house volunteers meet to get general training and then go to each house to review script and lean what is expected by each home owner.

Media Coordinator: Teresa Gleason
- lead contact and coordination of event dissemination and advertising. Working on developing a Media Sponsor for the event, in discussion with the Reader.

Sponsorship Coordinator:
- develop list of potential sponsors to contact after marketing package has been completed. DUE June 17th

Graphic Design: Krissy Harbert & Tim Hemsath
- combine graphical style with Fact Sheet and include logos for GOC approval and marketing package. DUE June 17th.


2. Reviewed homes, tour schedule/agenda, identified home tour site managers for each home.
Tim = Material House
Trilety = Water House
Daniel = Energy House
Cammy = Food House
Cythina = Transportation (Community Garden)

3. Identified free items and grand prize giveway for each home and the possible sponsors to solicit to provide items.

FREE Takeaway items:
One particular giveaway items at each house -
Sponsor House [Person Responsible]
HyVee MATERIAL - Canvas, or recycled plastic bags from [RITA]
Ace ENERGY – Free tube of caulk, foam outlet cover gasket thingy, little energy savor book [RITA/Daniel]
NSA FOOD –giveaway plant materials food producing plant seeds [TIM]
Briggs/Fergusons WATER – bathroom faucet aerator [Trilety]

BIG GIVEAWAY at each house:
Grand prize drawing - $100 limit - four larger prizes, separate have baskets at each house.
Sierra Club ENERGY – GRAB bag of energy improvement items (sealant, light bulbs, DIY items and book) [RITA w/ daniels help]
Straws/Sticks/Bricks MATERIALS –$100 gift card from Straw Sticks and Bricks (lincoln green materials store, Jen Carlson owner) [tim]
Mulhulls WATER – Rain Barrel [RITA]
Coop FOOD – Coop membership [Trilety]

4. Transportation

Trees for walking tour:
Human benefits:

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Homes with maintained landscapes have property values 5 - 20 percent higher than non-landscaped homes, base on number, size and quality of trees in the landscape.
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Tree canopiesshade to homes reducing heating and cooling costs by up to 25 percent.
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Tree canopy shade increases the lifespan of roads and other hard infrastructure.
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Trees beautify communities, making them more livable, more marketable, and moreprofitable to businesses.
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Treesbring nature to town and provide homes for a variety of birds and other wildlife.
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Trees inurban areaslikeGifford Park reduce crime rates and noise.
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Views of naturecan help hospital patients recover faster and with fewer pain medication.
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Interaction with nature and landscaped viewscanincrease concentration among children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and improve self-esteem in pre-teen girls.

Environmental Benefits:

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Tree Roots help stabilize the soil and filter polluted surface runoff
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This prevents soil and contaminates from entering our waterways.
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Trees clean our air by absorbingpollutants and greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, and releasing oxygen back into the atmosphere.

5. Review

EVENT Date: September 6th,
Following Bank of the West - Neighborhood Summit in Omaha

Green Home Tours – 4 homes.
1-5pm on a Saturday. Ticket fee $5
GNC organized mission
Food – Water – Energy – Materials & Resources - Transportation

FOOD – John Pollock, 1412 N 35th St.
Edible garden tour w/ free samples.
[cammy, address, tour items, seed exchange]
Coop Membership giveaway [TRILEY]
Cammy Update:

ENERGY – Daniel Lawse – 350 N. 36TH Ave
Energy Items List, From here go on Green walking tour –
[RITA GIVEaway]


WATER – Trilety Wade – 5073 Jackson Ave
Inside and outside the house, water conservation, rain garden, rain barrel, aerators, toilet/sink. Make your own rain barrel list.
[RITA – Making Rainbarrel]


MATERIALS/RESOURCES– 1018 South 36th Street
Field Club Green Renovation
Architect: Eddy Santamaria
Contractor: Joel Holm
Landscape: Allen Jones
Painter/Owner: Eddith Buis

TRANSPORTATION - 33rd and California
Bike shop and walking tour of Community Garden

EACH HOUSE MAKE “shopping” LIST

Sierra Club sponsor – Cammy Watkins to look into discount list and ACE as sponsor for items on home lists.

Green Lifestyle – economical was to be green, learning from your neighbor

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR: Cammy Watkins
Need at least for volunteers per tour area for entire time period - 32 volunteers needed

GRAPHIC DESIGN AND MARKETING MATERIALS [Krissy Harbert w/ Tim Hemsath]
committee approved logo look and appearance. May 27th.
Need Yard Sign for each house to advertise house.
Need admission map for event


ADMISSION
$5 Charge gets admission to all house the Map is the Ticket for entrance into each house



NEXT, Green Streets Meetings @ 6pm – Neighborhood Center reserved
June 17th - graphic design draft due - sponsors identified
July 15th - volunteers identified - scripts and signage review
Aug 12th - media blitz - all materials printed and done