Our congregation’s goal is to reduce our 2019 carbon footprint by 45% by 2030 and to be carbon neutral by 2050. BUUF’s carbon footprint has three parts: 1) the building & grounds, 2) the travel to and from the BUUF, and 3) the households of … read more.
Date/Time/Place: 5/16/23, 1 pm, North wing of BUUF
Attending: Jim Bigelow, John O’Connor, Amy Taivalkoski, Cathy Sandstrom, Carol Ogburn, Claudia Fernsworth, Nancy Sopwith
Agenda:
logo
can we have sticker for our name tag?
on the BUUF website’s front page
on a Pin/ribbon for BUUF nametags
Carbon Footprints Reductions
See … read more.
Time/Date/Connection: 6:30 pm, 5/3/23, by zoom
Attending: Jim Bigelow, Mark Bussolini, Eric Cullen (cullenew@yahoo.com), Linda Secretan,
Agenda:
Plate Partners
2022-2023
June – The Community Center – Ahley Newman
July – PIFF
August – Brown Like Me – Racial Justice Ministry
2023-2024
Results of the vote
# votes, name of nominee, # times … read more.
Attending: Betty Van Gheluwe, Dianne Morton, Valez Bird, Cathy Sandstrom
Items discussed:
Bare Roots Collective. Sue, Betty, Diana and I attended a zoom meeting with Rebecca Strong, co-founder of this new organization working to support marginalized young adults aged 18-25 transition successfully into adulthood. The first cohort, … read more.
Time/Date/Connection: 6:30 pm, 4/12/23, by zoom
Attending: Mark Bussolini, Cathy Sandstrom. Linda Secretan, Reverend Sara, Jim Bigelow
Agenda:
Plate Partner
2022 – 2023
May – Meszko Scholarship
June – The Community Center – Ahley Newman
July – PIFF
August – Brown Like Me – Racial Justice Ministry
2023 – 2024
Nominees:
Date/Time/Place: 4/16/23, 1 pm, North wing of BUUF
Attending: John O’Connor, Cathy Sandstrom, John Warren, Amy Taivalkoski, Carol Ogburn, Tom Neale, Jim Bigelow
Agenda:
Image a Carbon Neutral World Special Appeal
Received: $15,200
Expenses
$100 – project video editing
Allocated but not spent
$400 – $500 extra expense of Idaho … read more.
Attending: Cathy Sandstrum, Carol Ogburn, Jim Bigelow
Agenda:
Notes from the Feb. 21, 2023 meeting
Outdoor Sanctuary
replacing trees with other trees that are not sustainable to the fungus attacking our trees
Action Item Review
Carol Ogburn – get a copy of the energy star workbook
has the work book
People’s Church … read more.
International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring on March 31 dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society.
Boise’s Transgender Day of Visibility event was held … read more.
Date, Time, Location: March 1, 2023, 6:30, on zoom
Attending: Don Stepich, Cathy Sandstrom, Jim Bigelow
Agenda:
2023 – 2024 plate partner nominations open
click here to nominate a plate partner
updated plate partner nomination statement noting that the Social Justice Council has the final say … read more.
Date, Time, Location: Feb 21, 23, 1 pm, BUUF
Attending: Tom Neile, Carol Ogburn, John O’Connor, Cathy Sandstrom, Tom von Alten, Jim Bigelow
Actions:
Carol Ogburn – get a copy of the energy star workbook
Jim Bigelow – contact staff (Rachael Strong & Reverend Sara) about signing BUUF up … read more.
