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316 United Newsletter April 19, 2024

316 United Newsletter April 19, 2024

Earth Day United | New Community events | Get your tickets for Common Ground

Randi Thimesch
April 19, 2024

A note from Randi ~

Not everything outdoors is great - like poison ivy! That stuff and I do not get along and guess what found me at the last cleanup event - yup, poison Ivy.

Don’t forget to buy your ticket to the film, Common Ground. It is a one-day event that you don’t want to miss.

Earth Day United is tomorrow - we will be there rain or shine. Our speakers will be presenting inside, and in case of bad weather, many of our vendors will be indoors too.

Until next time ~ Randi

Join Earth Day 2024: Act Now to Rejuvenate Our Planet!

For ONE day only, on April 22, 2024, the award-winning documentary @commongroundfilm, the follow up film to Kiss the Ground, presents a NATIONWIDE special screening in AMC theaters across 75+ US cities. Experience an extended Earth Day edition of one of the top environmental films of our time. Secure your tickets now (only $5 with the AMC special!) and become part of this unique Earth Day celebration! Don't miss this chance to support the movement and make a tangible difference this Earth Month. Visit the link below to purchase tickets.

commongroundfilm.org/earth-day-2024/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2xOKyyk0xQJnJwdI9AxXoypxliTwAOjs5bdntNQtIGDNHoj9rUBwBnGOo_aem_AdlbdBEWhqKSZvBPXHVbo6m0BAtcB1JF4DiyuDy8_RP78FFZlgi_p9E46L-y4ZasSt33200JG_WCU3w6ojLHDy9M

Sat. April 20, 1pm - 4pm Unity of Wichita, 2160 N Oliver, Event by 316 United. Join us for an afternoon of engaging activities for all ages to show love of our planet. Participate in hands-on experiences to boost your environmental consciousness. Discover how to champion clean water, tree planting, and sustainability. Unleash your creativity with DIY Solar Installation ideas. Connect with fellow green lifestyle enthusiasts.

Our awesome sponsors: Unity of Wichita's Earthcare Team, Sierra Club- Southwind Group, ICT Trees, Citizens Climate Lobby, Drive Electric ICT, Metal Mija, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, PRo Kansas Recycling

Activities provided by: WSU Go Green team, Wichita Public Library with the Book Bus, ICT Tree Huggers, Urban Garth, Unity of Wichita, League of Women Voters Wichita-Metro, and more.

For more information: https://linktr.ee/316united

See our Facebook page for more details about our sponsors, vendors, and speakers.

316 United’s upcoming Earth Day United event will feature speakers who are local advocates of sustainability, They are some of the most knowledgeable people in Wichita about environmental issues and they will have an answer to all your questions. Here is our schedule of speakers and their topics:

Time	Who	Topic
1:00 pm-1:45 pm	Holger Meyer, Professor of Physics, WSU, Environmentalist, and Homeowner	Ground-source heat pumps for (locally) fossil fuel free home heating and cooling
1:45 pm-2:15 pm	Lori Lawrence, Wichita Sustainability Integration Board Member, Bag Free Wichita, Drive Electric ICT, and Southwind Kansas Sierra Club	Living without Plastics
2:15 pm -2:45 pm	Becky Lewis, Former City of Wichita’s Water Resource Manager	Simple Actions to Protect our Water.
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm	Charolett Knapic, owner Green Street Gardens, former owner Beautiful Day Cafe	Urban Homesteading
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm	Kent Rowe, Solar Energy and Environmental Advocate	Solar Energy for Schools

Celebrate Trees! Event by the City of Belle Aire, 7651 E. Central Park Avenue

Saturday, April 20th, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, City Hall Community Room, Guest Speakers:
Destiny Flemons (Wildlife Biologist) and Donna Wise (Master Gardener)

https://fb.me/e/wkn8POlQs

Riverside Pollinator Event Sat. April 20, 10am-noon Event by Riverside Garden 802 Amidon

Kick off your Earth Day celebration at Riverside Garden. You'll find plants and seeds to take home that will provide habitat and nectar for our native pollinators. We'll be planting native pollinators at both the garden and the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit Saturday morning as part of the Bee City Wichita initiative. Thank you to Riverside Citizens Association and Friends of the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit for sponsoring this project.

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No Plastic Bags for Wichita

For Earth Day let's tell the Wichita City Council that we do not want single use plastic bags in our beautiful community! Email each council member and tell them why it is important to you to ban plastic bags in Wichita. If you need data or links, check this page Facebook Page for all kinds of information to send them
[email protected] - Brandon Johnson, Dist 1
[email protected] - Becky Tuttle, Dist 2
[email protected] - Mike Hoheisel, Dist 3
[email protected] Glasscock, Dist 4
[email protected] - JV Johnston, Dist 5
[email protected] Maggie Ballard, Dist 6

https://fb.me/e/2a3KIN6yf

Time to clean out your garage, basement, closets, and shed!

Dispose your electric devices safely and free of charge. Computers** Laptops** Printers** Television sets**Cell phones** Batteries (terminals must be taped)** Tablets** E-readers** VCR/DVR/DVD players**Blu-ray players**Network devices** (ie: routers, hubs, modem**Peripherals components** (i.e. hard drives, keyboards, mice, cables, cords**CD-ROMs,circuit boards, power supplies) Pagers** PDA** Phones** Scanners** Fax-machines** Digital converter boxes**Cable/satellite receivers** Portable music player**Audio-visual equipment

This event is for residents and businesses, excluding businesses that sell or recycle electronic.

Sedgwick County E-Waste Collection April 18-20 and April 25-2

Hugel What? Hugelkiultur Event by Common Ground Producers and Growers

Monday, April 22nd | 2-4PM Pearson's Family Farms, 2430 E 33rd St N. Wichita, KS 67219 Your invited to the Pearson’s Family Farms to learn how to prepare a hugelkultur bed & improve soil health with Mr. Bryan Mann! FREE. A Hugelkultur bed is a traditional way of building a garden bed from rotten logs and plant debris. These are created by clearing the land, and then heaping up woody material topped with compost and soil. For more information email [email protected].

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WATER CONSERVATION REBATE INFO

It's back! Our city council members voted yesterday to bring back water rebates. • Rebates will be credited to applicant’s Water Utility account.

Up to $50 for dual flush toilet conversion kits
Up to $100 for hose faucet irrigation controllers
$75 for a rain barrel
Up to $100 for rain sensor-shutoffs
Up to $100 for smart irrigation controllers
$35 for a toilet repair kit

Hurry. Only $75,000 is available and it will surely go fast! For any questions about the conservation rebate program email: [email protected] or call 316-268-4470.