Earth Day Wrap-up at 1U – EV’s, The Garden, and Goodfills

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 / Martha H / Leave a comment

1U’s Electric Vehicle Show – Sun, April 28, 2024 and Helping our Planet

To wrap up Earth Month 2024, the Green Team hosted an electric vehicle (EV) show with eight owners/vehicles and Goodfills, a refillery store, during coffee hour after worship in 1U’s garden.

The 1U Hospitality Team provided refreshments and the Garden Team provided garden tours and fresh vegetables to take home.

To learn more about the owners and their EVs, read their comments below.

To learn more about Goodfills, go to https://goodfills.co/ See their portable store that came to 1U to share their vision and offer their products.

Electric Vehicles at 1U-Hearing from the Owners

1..Why did you decide to buy or lease an EV? For environmental reasons.

2. Why did you buy/lease this particular model? Good size and excellent reviews.

Debbie Reinhart, Owner of Hyundai Ionic 5

3.Did you buy or lease – which one did you choose and why? We bought because we never lease cars.4. What is your EV’s range? 330 miles
5. EV charging – where do you do it? How long does it take? Level 2 takes about 7 hours to go from 20 to 80 %, level 3 takes 18 minutes.6.What challenges have you faced? None so far, but we’ve only had it a month.

7. What are the benefits of your EV? Charge at home, no gas stations. Smooth ride. Nice car. Great for in town driving.8.Will your next car be an EV? I think so. So far, so good. What else? Thanks!

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“Mutual Aid in Congregations” on Zoom

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 / Cat / Leave a comment

From Unitarian Universalists for a Just Economic Community — check out the latest newsletter featuring an online Zoom webinar!

Mutual Aid in Congregations
Thursday, October 27, 5 PM PDT, 6 PM MDT, 7 PM CDT & 8 PM EDT

To register to join our Zoom event, click here
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsd-6pqD0tEtT1_5V8WpK3qWyvJ-ZxNhhg

To join Facebook Live, click here
https://www.facebook.com/events/4095488880677169

The fate of Mother Earth and her children depends on mutual aid. Mutual aid projects are voluntary, participatory, empowering, and equalitarian arrangements, that provide goods or services. Personal and social wellness are encouraged. The emphasis is on direct action and on being the change that you want to see in the world. This webinar will introduce Climate Justice, mental health, and food justice programs that involve Unitarian Universalists. Resources will be identified. It’s basic information that congregations and communities can use as neighbors care for each other and their environment.

Mutual Aid in Key West

Leaders in the Unitarian Universalist congregation in Key West, Florida, will share stories about what they’ve learned about congregations and mutual aid–they’ve learned through necessity, as Key West is small, the island is vulnerable and isolated, and government aid isn’t necessarily that responsive. This information was first presented during the 2021 General Assembly for the Unitarian Universalists.