Buffalo ReUse extends congratulations to Devin Crowle who won a scholarship from UB School of Management – sponsored by Target – for her volunteer experience with Buffalo ReUse. Devin spent over 60 hours with us as Marketing Intern. Devin was an integral part of the success ReUse had at the Buffalo Home & Garden Show and also at our most recent Earth Day E-Waste Recycling Day!! Thank you Devin!
Next Wednesday, March 30, at 6pm, Buffalo ReUse will be part of a discussion at Medaille College about “Leadership in WNY”.
Some points of discussion:
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Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your community garden, add a component to your neighborhood project, strengthen your youth program or neighborhood outreach efforts, learn strategies to address policy challenges, market your city farm project or create value added products? Then join us in Buffalo, NY:
The Massachusetts Avenue Project’s Urban Agriculture Training features many practical, philosophical, and experiential opportunities to learn from MAP’s success with urban, youth centered agriculture.
In addition to witnessing the components of a functional urban farm first hand, such as urban fish farming, composting, and value-added food production, participants will be able to engage and observe many of the successful elements in MAP’s youth training program, Growing Green. Attending the training also means being able to hear from regional experts on food system planning and development, and network with other beginning or established urban farmers, with training at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Innovation Center and hands on at Growing Green’s Urban Youth Farm. Only $200, this weekend workshop includes 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, a cocktail reception, and intensive, hands-on training opportunities.
Workshops include
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The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (CFGB) will award three $3,000 grants for student-initiated environmental projects for Western New York. If you're a Facebook user, go to this link and vote early and often:
GROWWNY’s Facebook Contest Site
Friday, October 8th at 1PM — Join us at our office @ 158 Eaton (just behind the ReSource) for what may be the last Rain Barrel Building Workshop of the year. Although the warm weather is leaving us, there is still plenty of rain to come before it turns to snow… Use that rain for watering your houseplants or washing your car before Winter, just make sure to empty it and store it indoors or upside down before the temperature falls below freezing!!!
Also, we will have plenty of rain barrels in stock for the Holiday season – they make great “stocking-stuffers” for the gardener or Eco-conscious friend or family member in your life…
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Did you know that many of Buffalo Public Schools require students to do community service before graduation? Unfortunately, there is not a set policy or a set number or hours required across the board, so it’s important for parents, students and teachers to discuss the benefits of community service at home and in the classroom. You can ask your child’s teacher, “Do you engage my child in any service learning?” Over the summer we saw a lot of students but it has tapered off a little now that the school year has resumed.
TEENS LISTEN UP! At ReUse, we want students to know that whether or not your parents or your school requires you to volunteer you should find an organization or project that interests you now and begin volunteering. Yes, you may learn about team work and leadership from participating in sports, but there are lots of other things to learn too (I was horrible at sports). If you volunteer at ReUse you learn very practical things–like how to use tools and how to organize projects and groups. You learn creative problem solving and planning. You see how your attention and involvement make a difference in the neighborhood and the environment. Some projects are FUN, like harvesting strawberries or painting and some are just part of our chores, like raking, denailing lumber or measuring doors for customers. No matter what we’re doing, we want you to learn that hard work can still be enjoyable.
The other big reason to volunteer is so that you build relationships. After just a few volunteer sessions you have more people (besides your teachers or parents) who can speak positively about your work ethic, talents, skills, enthusiasm and self discipline. You may be a horrible math student, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t good at other things. When you volunteer you interact with other adults and people who can recommend you for employment, scholarships or other opportunities. Plus, sometimes you might meet experts in fields that interest you, like Architecture, Urban Planning or Photography and they can mentor you. Besides that, you might actually make new friends too.
Please click on this link or the photo to see other young people volunteering.
PARENTS LISTEN UP! From our perspective, volunteering is a very important value to instill in every child because volunteering teaches awareness, responsibility, leadership and citizenship. I don’t think they are hokey concepts. When you stop and think about what kind of human being you want to raise–independent, considerate, generous, reliable etc know that those traits can be developed through volunteerism. ReUse offers all kinds of meaningful projects to engage you and your child. Please have a conversation with your child about volunteering. In the spring and summer months we definitely have a lot more opportunities for children under 14, but we still expect for parents to join their younger kids.
Please click on the link to hear one parent’s perspective on bringing his child to ReUse this summer.
Right now the weather is changing over. Most of our projects are outdoors and we work even in very cold conditions. It’s very important for students and parents to make plans to volunteer now while there are still lots of projects to do during the tolerable weather. Please don’t wait until Christmas Break because we will be minimally staffed as well.
Please contact Danielle about volunteering at volunteer {at} buffaloreuse(.)org and visit our volunteer page for more details
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Just passing this along from Linda at the Board of Block Clubs. It’s important to be a GOOD LANDLORD.
CITY OF BUFFALO
LANDLORD TRAINING
Friday, November 5
8:30am – 4:30pm
At Belmont Shelter Corporation
1195 Main Street
At the corner of Dodge
If you are a landlord or considering property management, don’t miss the opportunity to learn valuable information such as
To register, please visit the City of Buffalo’s website.
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ReUse is participating in World on Your Plate this year! Brad and I will be teaching a workshop on Mel Bartholomew’s Square Foot Gardening Method on Saturday 4pm, but there are lots of other great workshops and speakers too!
Message from Jordana Geist:
The 7th Annual World on Your Plate Food ForumFriday, October 8, 6 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, October 9, 9 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Daemen College,
Charles J. Wick Campus Center,
4380 Main Street,
Amherst, NY 14226.Friday night includes:
• Vegan dinner reception and the screening of the documentary Living Downstream, a trailblazing and inspiring scientific exposé, based on the book by Dr. Sandra Steingraber
Saturday’s program includes:
• Morning keynote address from bestselling author of Diet for a Hot Planet, Anna Lappé
• Afternoon address from Dr. Sandra Steingraber, internationally recognized expert on the environmental links to cancer and reproductive health.
The day also offers participants their choice of two workshop sessions, from choices including Community Gardens, Organic Apiculture, Living Roofs, Holistic Health, Raising Organic Beef, Raw Foods and more!
Also presenting in the afternoon are featured speakers:
• Margaret Mitchell, MD, Functional Medicine Specialist
• Caesandra Seawell, Dir. of Community Programs at Buffalo ReUse
• Michael Schade, PVC Campaign Coordinator, Center for Health, Environment and Justice will be bringing Betty, the Be Safe Ducky, an inflatable 25-foot rubber ducky that’s been making headlines coast to coast, in support of a PVC-free and toxic-free future.
Cost is $25 with pre-registration and $30 at the door.
Students with ID are admitted free but must pre-register.
Registration includes both Friday and Saturday programs, as well as a Friday night light vegan dinner, Saturday organic lunch, and ongoing access to local vendors and information tables.
For more info. or to register, visit www.worldonyourplate.org
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Probably one of the more unique things we’ve set aside for the auction is this pair of towel bars. I didn’t even know we had milk glass anything and then Ian opened up the china cabinet like a magician opening a forbidden closet–the only thing missing was his silk cape! “Wow!” I said and then Ian pulled out 2 white wands–which turned out to be the hanging bars for a short face-towel and longer hand-towel bar. The bar is milk glass and the mounting brackets are white porcelain. They are flawless. A similar one on-line is currently selling for over $100. These pieces would be perfect in a baby’s nursery or to display small quilts. If you attached enamel s-hooks from them you could even use them to hang several towels, coats or other clothes.
We also have a candy bowl with a grape motif for the auction and Ian says there are milk glass lamp globes in the china cabinet at the store too–just ask for them.
According to wiki, milk glass was originally made in Venice and most popular at the turn of the century. The white opaque glass was achieved by adding a tin dioxide or bone ash.
You could add to your collection if you’re the winning bidder at the Talent & Treasure Auction Saturday night! View the other pieces here. Join us at the Buffalo Bar & Grille at 307 Louisiana St. from 8-10pm
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