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Sustainable Neighborhood Network
Spring Skillbuilding Retreat

March 16 - 17, 2018
at the Alliance Center

On March 16th and 17th, Neighborhood Leaders and Organizers from the 22 Sustainable Neighborhoods in Lakewood and Denver met to share their victories and lessons learned and gained new skills, knowledge, and resources from a series of speakers. Below you'll find speaker bios and contact information, copies of and notes from all the presentations, and links to additional resources provided by our amazing speakers and presenters.

 

Friday Evening Reception

Words from Denver and Lakewood Leaders
     -Jonathan Wachtel, Sustainability Manager at City of Lakewood
     -Lakewood Mayor Adam Paul
     -Gregg Thomas, Environmental Quality Division Director at City and County of Denver
     -Lakewood Councilwoman Dana Gutwein 
     -Grace Lopez Ramirez, Senior Advisor Community Affairs Neighborhood Liaison at City and County of Denver

Presentation of Neighborhood Leader Awards by Taylor Moellers + Alyssa Vogan


Neighborhood Presentations
Highland Heritage Ride
BelmarCartoGoandGarden
Green Valley Ranch Farmer's Market
SouthernGablesPsToSuccess
 

Saturday Agenda + Resources 

 Keynote Speaker: Carrie Makarewicz, PhD in City and Regional Planning and Sustainable Neighborhoods Program Researcher
Presentation
SNN Retreat Keynote
Strategic Communication and Marketing by Taylor Rosty and Erich Kirshner of Evolution Communications
Evolution Presentation
Evolution - Lakewood Handout
Breakout Session 1: 
-Moving closer to a sustainable future by Accelerate Neighborhood Climate Action
ACNA Presentation
-Recruiting and engaging new and diverse participants by Andrea Savage, Harvey Park Susty Team and Groundwork Denver
    Best Practices for Meaningful Community Engagement
    Breaking Down Barriers to Community Engagement and Participation
Neighborhood Presentations
Congress Park Green Team
East Colfax Rolling Neighborhood Clean-Ups
SouthOf6thDrawdownChallenge
EiberBeeSafe
MorseParkPaintRecycling
Breakout Session 2: 
-Hosting Zero Waste Events by Megan Lane, Denver Recycles
Zero Waste Event Session
-Fundraising and Building Community Partnerships by Alisha Williams, City of Lakewood
Fundraising and Building Partnerships
 

Event Photos

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