<div><div dir="auto">Congratulations, Gerry! As a former member of the Green Sanctuary team I know you put in a lot of work to get it started, and I have a feeling you still play a vital role.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Mary</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 10:36 AM Kerry Duma via Lekooks <<a href="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org">lekooks@lekook.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Wow! What an honor to be recognized with a national award by the Sierra Club! This is the result of many years of dedicated work by our Green Sanctuary team to create a meaningful environmental justice project. I have seen the meeting group that you have brought together, with constituents of many organizations working together to address such an important issue as public transportation. Your continued efforts in this area are impressive, and so important, especially with our current political culture that doesn't place a high value on environmental issues.<div><br></div><div>Thank you Gerry and Ray for your leadership on this, and to all those who have helped. Thanks for your continued encouragement and wonderful example of citizen action. Your work has inspired me to contact my legislators on this issue. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for helping make LCUUC known for our support to protect the web of existence of which we are all a part!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Gerald Flakas via Lekooks <span><<a href="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org" target="_blank">lekooks@lekook.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><p class="MsoNormal">The Waukesha County Transportation Coalition just got word
that we are the recipient of the 2017 Special Achievement Award, which “honors
Sierra Club members for a single act of particular importance dedicated to the
Club”. This award will be presented in <u></u><u></u>Washington<u></u>
<u></u>D.C.<u></u><u></u> in September. Our Green Sanctuary
group is a key member of this coalition, so this national honor reflects very
favorably on our group and LCUUC in general.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Green Sanctuary group here at LCUUC was seeking an
environmental justice project, and partnered with the Sierra Club and several other
area faith-based organizations in early 2016 to form the Coalition. It started
with a Sierra Club state-wide “equitable transportation” initiative to
encourage public transportation as an alternative to road-building, to better
service people who are unable to drive, and to reduce the pressure on our
environment from super highways and suburban sprawl. We contacted the Sierra
Club and other area faith-based groups, and the Coalition was born. We have
been meeting monthly at LCUUC, and are working diligently to reach out to users
and supporters of public and subsidized transportation to encourage our state
elected representatives to commit more resources to public transportation and
less to highway building.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>What you can do<u></u><u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">1.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span>Our
elected representatives in the State Assembly and Senate tell us they hear very
little from their constituents supporting public transportation. So please
contact your representatives and tell them. Here is a sample message:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in"><i>We urge our elected officials to balance transportation priorities to
serve everyone:<u></u><u></u></i></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><i>Restore previous cuts and increase
transit funding by $34.4 million. This amount was recommended by the
Governor’s commission in 2013 to be added each year over a ten year
period.<u></u><u></u></i></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i>Adjust specialized transportation
funding levels to reflect the increasing demand from those with
disabilities and the growing population of older adults unable to drive.<u></u><u></u></i></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i>Increase the percentage of state
reimbursements to provide needed investment to restore local roads to good
condition.<u></u><u></u></i></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">Go to <a href="http://unityparty.us/wisconsin-senators-representatives.htm" target="_blank">http://unityparty.us/wisconsin-senators-representatives.htm</a>
to find your representatives. Some area examples:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in"><u></u><u></u>Waukesha<u></u>
<u></u>County<u></u><u></u> Senators: <u></u><u></u>Waukesha<u></u>
<u></u>County<u></u><u></u> Representatives:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in">Sen. Kapenga (SD 33) <a href="tel:(608)%20266-9173" value="+16082669173" target="_blank">608-266-9173</a> Rep. Allen (AD 97)
<a href="tel:(608)%20266-9173" value="+16082669173" target="_blank">608-266-9173</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in">Sen. Craig (SD 28) <a href="tel:(608)%20266-5400" value="+16082665400" target="_blank">608-266-5400</a> Rep. Neylon (AD 98) <a href="tel:(608)%20266-5120" value="+16082665120" target="_blank">608-266-5120</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in">Sen. Vukmir (SD <a href="tel:(608)%20266-2512" value="+16082662512" target="_blank">608-266- 2512</a> Rep. Duchow (AD 99)
<a href="tel:(608)%20266-3007" value="+16082663007" target="_blank">608-266-3007</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in">Sen. Darling (SD 8) <a href="tel:(608)%20266-5830" value="+16082665830" target="_blank">608-266-5830</a> Rep. Wichgers (AD 83)
<a href="tel:(608)%20266-3363" value="+16082663363" target="_blank">608-266-3363</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in">Sen. Fitzgerald (SD13)
<a href="tel:(608)%20266-5660" value="+16082665660" target="_blank">608-266-5660</a> Rep.
Kuglitsch (AD 84) <a href="tel:(608)%20267-5158" value="+16082675158" target="_blank">608-267-5158</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in">Sen. Nass (SD <a href="tel:(608)%20266-2635" value="+16082662635" target="_blank">11) 608-266-2635</a> Rep. Sanfelippo (AD 15)
<a href="tel:(608)%20266-0620" value="+16082660620" target="_blank">608-266-0620</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Rep.
Hutton (AD 13) <a href="tel:(608)%20267-9836" value="+16082679836" target="_blank">608-267-9836</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Rep.
Kooyenga (AD 14) <a href="tel:(608)%20266-9180" value="+16082669180" target="_blank">608-266-9180</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Rep.
Brandtjen (AD 22) <a href="tel:(608)%20267-2367" value="+16082672367" target="_blank">608-267-2367</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Rep.
Horlacher (AD 33) <a href="tel:(608)%20266-5715" value="+16082665715" target="_blank">608-266-5715</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Rep.
Kleefisch (AD 38) <a href="tel:(608)%20266-8551" value="+16082668551" target="_blank">608-266-8551</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">2.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span>If
you are interested in anything related to our environment and would like to
join in with other folks who share your interests, join the Green Sanctuary
Committee. Next meeting will be after church on Sunday July 23. Contact Ray
Grosch, Gerry Flakas, or any Green Sanctuary member for info.<u></u><u></u></p></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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