GRASSROOTS
RETREAT
SEPTEMBER
28-29, 2007
LAKE
WINNIPESAUKEE
MOULTONBORO,
NH
BROCHURE (file
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We
at the Retreat:
~ traveled green ~ shared stories ~ had fun ~ ~ engaged in
workshops ~ wrote music ~
We are the experts!
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"Nice venue, interesting workshops, and an excellent opportunity to
meet and learn from other grassroots groups."
“I came in expecting a great
networking
opportunity, but that doesn't begin to describe how positive
the
experience was for me. It was great talking to so many folks who
are
so passionate about their causes, and sharing our story with them
as
well.”
"I
learned a lot and especially enjoyed talking to other activists about
what they're doing. All in all, an inspiring experience.
I'm proud to be involved with NEGEF"
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| OVERVIEW
WORKSHOPS
MUSIC
EATING LOCAL
TRAVELING GREEN
HAVING FUN |
OVERVIEW
The
New England Grassroots Environment Fund's Grassroots Retreat was a day
and a half event for
leaders of grassroots groups that are building and maintaining healthy,
just, safe and environmentally sustainable communities.
Grantees
and colleagues came to relax, meet peers, and to be recognized and
appreciated for their
volunteerism, hard work
and dedication to the health and wellbeing of many communities
and reciprocate to their peers.
This
year, NEGEF brought the retreat to the Geneva Point Conference
Center in
Moultonboro, NH, on Lake Winnipesaukee. The weather was
beautiful, and on Friday grantees took advantage of the
lakefront
and boating opportunties, the grantee reception and music, and the
evening beach bonfire to rejuvenate and prepare for another year of
grassroots work. On Saturday,
participants attended one of three workshops to build skills
and
work with other activists. Many thanks to our workshop
instructors, to staff at the Center, to our musicians, and most of
of all to our grantees and colleagues for making this a successful
event!
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Find
out more about some specific Retreat components below. Thanks
to
Linda Leehman at Onion River Community Access (ORCA) Media,
we have
several short video clips to explain some of the events as they took
place on September 28 and 29.
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NEGEF's
Executive Director, Cheryl King Fischer, discusses the 2007 NEGEF
Grassroots Retreat
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