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Recycling Advocates Annual Membership Meeting is August 20th 2007

Come one, come all to Recycling Advocates annual membership meeting, this year to be held on Monday, August 20th at the Free Geek Community Technology Center in inner Eastside Portland.

Be there to hear the latest news from the Board of Directors about RA’s participation in this year’s fabulously successful legislative season. Participate with the Board concerning RA’s plans and projects for the upcoming year. Vote for the new Board members or nominate someone from the floor.

Hear Representatives Jackie Dingfelder and Vicki Berger (invited) speak about our legislative victories and their consequences. Light refreshments will be provided.

When:
Monday, August 20th, 2007
Annual Membership Meeting: 7:00-7:45 pm
Representatives Jackie Dingfelder & Vicki Berger (invited) to speak on legislative season, 7:45-9:00 pm
NOTE: All times are approximate.
Where:
FREE GEEK Community Technology Center
1731 SE 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214

Election of Directors and Officers

The Annual Membership Meeting will include the election of two new members of the board of directors and a slate of officers.

Of the current seven board positions, terms for Katy Daily, Rob Guttridge and Wayne Rifer are up for re-election. Eight directors are currently allowed. We lost board member Dana Gantz this year through resignation and board member Theresa Smith is unable to complete her term on the board. Nominations for the board will also be accepted from the floor.

This year we have two great new candidates who have officially agreed to run for open board seats:

Johnny Leuthold
Johnny grew up in Columbia, Missouri, once the home of a community-wide "bottle bill." He received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Kansas with a Master's Thesis focused on the use of recycled paper by state agencies. For the last twenty years he has worked and volunteered for several non-profit organizations on recycling and water quality issues in the Midwest and here in Portland. His latest project was to lobby the Oregon Legislature on HB 2626 (E-waste).

Lindsey Newkirk
Lindsey has just started her own green event planning company, Elysium Events. Her events focus on working with sustainability minded organizations, lessening the environmental impact of existing events, and celebrating and promoting sustainable practices through her own productions. Continuously exploring the balance between work, passion, and play - if she finds herself with free time Lindsey also enjoys playing ultimate Frisbee, snowboarding, numerous other outdoor activities, as well as a love for live music.

Tanya Schaefer
Tanya grew up in Connecticut where she began recycling as a toddler, tossing glass containers into color-separated bins at the town dump. After finishing law school in Washington, D.C., she moved to Portland and soon became a Master Recycler. She had worked for OHSU for several years when she left in 2000 to work for RA. After returning to OHSU in 2002, she served on RA’s Board until 2004, and maintained its Web site until 2006. Tanya is now home with her ten-month-old son.

The slate of officers on this years ballot will be Katy Daily and Rhett Lawrence as Co-presidents (a first for RA), Rob Guttridge has agreed to run for the office of Vice-president, Rick Paul would like to continue his position as treasurer and Betty Patton will be running for secretary.
 

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Meet Elizabeth Grossman at the Annual Meeting

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Have an event to promote?
Send your recycling or waste prevention event information to info@recyclingadvocates.org. Deadline is the 10th of each month for inclusion in our print newsletter, distributed the first week of the month.