[Lekooks] Sierra Club award

[Mary Davidson]

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.

Mary

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 10:36 AM Kerry Duma via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
wrote:

> 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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