We all have our different shades of green, some light green, some dark. Regardless of what shade of green you are, you don't have to do it all to have a positive impact on the Earth.
Goal: To promote and organize community educational programs and projects with an emphasis on environmentally friendly living.
Contact: If you are interested in becoming a member/volunteer please contact Judy Dearden at 440.646.9820 or email at hhgreentaskforce@yahoo.com. Also, find us on Facebook!
Upcoming Schedule of Events 2012
Bring your used magazines to each Green Task Force Meeting for a montly magazine swap. Any magazines remaining at the end of the evening will be recycled. (Remember to remove your address label) Also, bring your bottle caps for the Aveda Cap Collection Program.
Make sure to check this schedule periodically for any changes. View the Meeting Minutes Page to view the minutes from previous Meetings and/or Speaker Series.
| Date | Time | Event | Location | Topic/Links | Speaker/Notes |
| Any day | any time | HHGTF Event - Shoe Recycling Drive | Mayfield High School - Drop off in Planet Aid box in parking lot, next to paper recycling boxes | Recycle Your Shoes (all types of shoes in any condition accepted) | Partnering with Planet Aid, make sure to put items in the drop off box and tie shoes together if possible |
| April 4 | 7:00pm | HH Green Task Force Meeting | Highland Heights Community Center Buckeye Room | Going Local - Connecting Land, People and Community http://www.neofoodweb.org/ | Brad Masi from Oberlin College and Jerry Glick, distributor of Urban Organics, Sweet Peet |
| May (TBD) | TBD | HH Green Task Force | J&J | Tour of J&J's new facility | |
| May 2 | 7:00pm | HH Green Task Force Meeting | Highland Heights Community Center Buckeye Room | Climate Change and Public Health | Meiring Borcherds, Cuyahoga County Board of Health |
| June 6 | 7:00pm | HH Green Task Force Meeting | Greenwood Farm, 264 Richmond Road, Richmond Heights * NOTE LOCATION VARIES FROM OUR TYPICAL SPACE |
Condition of the Great Lakes |
Jane Goodman, Exec. Director of Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization and Chris Trepal from Earthday Coalition |
| June 10 | 9:00am-3:00pm | HHGTF Event: E-Recycle Drive |
Community Park | DO BRING: Bring anything with a cord or that runs on batteries. There will be a fee for TV and CRT monitors. | DO NOT BRING: anything with freon and large appliances. |
| June 13 | 6:30pm-8:30pm | Rain Barrel Workshop | Lyndhurst Community Center | http://www.cuyahogaswcd.org/PDFs/RB%20Workshop%20-%20Lyndhurst%20-%20June%2013%202012.PDF | Register by June 5 |
| July 21-22 | TBD | Great Lakes Burning River Fest | Historic Coast Guard Station, Whiskey Island | https://www.burningriverfest.org/ | |
| July 30-August 11 | M-F 8:00am-3:30pm, Sat 9:00am-12noon | Household Hazardous Waste Collection | 5827 Highland Road | http://www.cuyahogaswd.org/en-US/hazardous-waste.aspx | no latex paint |
| August 1 | 7:00pm | HH Green Task Force Meeting | Highland Heights Community Center Buckeye Room | Business Meeting | none |
| August 4 | All Day | Highland Heights Home Day | Highland Heights Community Park | Visit the HHGTF Green Vendor Fair at the Home Day Event! | |
| August 12 | 10:00am - 3:00pm | HHGTF Event: FreeCycle | Highland Heights Community Park | ||
| September 5 | 6:30pm-9:30pm | HH Green Task Force | Highland Heights Gazebo | Gazebo Party | |
| October 3 | 7:00pm | HH Green Task Force Meeting | Highland Heights Community Center Buckeye Room | Supplying our Energy Needs | Ken Messenger-Rapport and Bob Greenbaum, Sierra Club |
| October 20 | 9:00am-1:00pm | Highland Heights Shredding Day | Service Center | bring all paper in either paper bags or boxes, NO plastic bags | |
| November 2 | 7:00pm | HH Green Task Force Meeting | Highland Heights Community Center Buckeye Room | Greening Your Holidays | MaryEllen Dombeck about Greening Your Holidays, and Betty K. from Harmonious Essentials |
| Nov. 26 - Dec 1 | M-F 8:00am-3:30pm, Sat 9:00am-12noon | Household Hazardous Waste Collection | 5827 Highland Road | http://www.cuyahogaswd.org/en-US/hazardous-waste.aspx | no latex paint |
| December 7 | 7:00pm | HH Green Task Force Meeting | Highland Heights Community Center Buckeye Room | Year End Business Meeting | nominations and elections Board of Directors and Officers |
At the December 7, 2011 General Year-End Business Meeting of the Highland Heights Green Task Force, it was decided that the following persons would hold offices in 2012:
OFFICERS
President Judy Dearden
Vice President Rick Evans
Secretary Julia Cyganski
Co-Treasurers Jeanette Evans, Cherie Godnavec
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Frank Sever, Mary Beth Skala, Al Hess, Mary Fash, MaryEllen Dombeck, Rick Evans and Judy Dearden
Highland Heights Green Task Force
Highland Heights, Ohio
