[Lekooks] Sierra Club award

[Kerry Duma]

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.

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.

Thank you for helping make LCUUC known for our support to protect the web
of existence of which we are all a part!





On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Gerald Flakas via Lekooks <
lekooks at lekook.org> wrote:

> 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 Washington D.C. 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> *What you can do*
>
> 1.      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:
>
> *We urge our elected officials to balance transportation priorities to
> serve everyone:*
>
>    1. *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.*
>    2. *Adjust specialized transportation funding levels to reflect the
>    increasing demand from those with disabilities and the growing population
>    of older adults unable to drive.*
>    3. *Increase the percentage of state reimbursements to provide needed
>    investment to restore local roads to good condition.*
>
>
>
> Go to http://unityparty.us/wisconsin-senators-representatives.htm to find
> your representatives. Some area examples:
>
> Waukesha County Senators:                                   Waukesha
> County Representatives:
>
> Sen. Kapenga (SD 33) 608-266-9173 <(608)%20266-9173>
> Rep. Allen (AD 97) 608-266-9173 <(608)%20266-9173>
>
> Sen. Craig (SD 28) 608-266-5400 <(608)%20266-5400>             Rep.
> Neylon (AD 98) 608-266-5120 <(608)%20266-5120>
>
> Sen. Vukmir (SD 608-266- 2512 <(608)%20266-2512>
> Rep. Duchow (AD 99) 608-266-3007 <(608)%20266-3007>
>
> Sen. Darling (SD 8) 608-266-5830 <(608)%20266-5830>
> Rep. Wichgers (AD 83) 608-266-3363 <(608)%20266-3363>
>
> Sen. Fitzgerald (SD13) 608-266-5660 <(608)%20266-5660>
> Rep. Kuglitsch (AD 84) 608-267-5158 <(608)%20267-5158>
>
> Sen. Nass (SD 11) 608-266-2635 <(608)%20266-2635>
> Rep. Sanfelippo (AD 15) 608-266-0620 <(608)%20266-0620>
>
>
> Rep. Hutton (AD 13) 608-267-9836 <(608)%20267-9836>
>
>
> Rep. Kooyenga (AD 14) 608-266-9180 <(608)%20266-9180>
>
>
> Rep. Brandtjen (AD 22) 608-267-2367 <(608)%20267-2367>
>
>
> Rep. Horlacher (AD 33) 608-266-5715 <(608)%20266-5715>
>
>
> Rep. Kleefisch (AD 38) 608-266-8551 <(608)%20266-8551>
>
>
>
> 2.      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.
>
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