Sponsors to Thank
It takes many community sponsors to make this Festival successful. We applaud their sense of community and support for the Arts. Their donations of time, labor, prizes and materials make our Festival exciting & fun.
Thank you all for making the 2011 Commonwheel Artists Festival a success!
2010 Waste Diversion and Environmental Greener Festival Success:
By Recycling & Composting we created a 66% waste free event.
WASTE STATION VOLUNTEER SUMMARY:
Over a 3-day period 22 volunteers sorted refuse at one of 7 “Waste Stations” volunteering 87 hours. Volunteers ranged in age from 8 to 78!
6 Volunteers hosted the Sustainability & Volunteer Orientation Booth totaling 41 hours.
Several young men from the Zebulon Pike Facility helped periodically during the event hauling heavier items, emptying the various bins and assisting with closing needs volunteering approximately 6 hours.
RESULT:
680 pounds of food scraps, paper, sugarcane or corn-based food service items was composted
Bestway recycled 900 pounds of plastics, aluminum, glass & cardboard
292 pounds of liquid (35 gallons) was recycled back to Waste Water
960 pounds of refuse went to the landfill.
Total Pounds Collected – 2,832.
Thanks to the volunteers 66% of the total collection was diverted from the landfill.
We all owe a huge thank-you to Alicia Archibald and Coreen Toll made the Greening of the event happen by organizing and gathering volunteers and supplying the bins – including driving the compost to A-1 Organicse.
We appreciate the efforts made by Artists and Food Vendors to make a difference and paid attention to how they handled Waste disposal!
Special Thanks to the following businesses and individuals who are donating their time and discounted or donated services in 2011:
Major Sponsor: News Channel 13
Presenting Sponsor: The Gazette
Stage Sponsor: KRCC
Zero Waste Sponsors: Bestway Disposal & Transition Town-Manitou Springs,
Becky Elder,
Brian Fritz,
Alicia Archibald,
Coreen Toll (M. S. Climate Protection Campaign),
Gary Vigen (Poster Art),
Robin Jones (Kids Booth),
Masonic Lodge,
Manitou Bikes,
Briarhurst Manor,
JoAnn Pearing,
CSFAC,
Tajine Alami,
S&B Portable Restrooms,
City of M. S. Parks Dept.,
Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce,
Manitou Springs Police.
And Commonwheel Artists Co-op members for all their volunteered time!
Transition Town Manitou is a local node in a grassroots international network of Transition Town initiatives emerging spontaneously all over the planet in response to the growing crisis’ of increasing environmental degradation, resource depletion, emerging energy scarcity and the fundamental instability of our economic systems. All these ongoing events affect the stability and livability of our local communities. Transition Town Manitou aims to re-localize the essential resource base thereby re-establishing an authentic resilience and sustainability within our community. This list of essential resources includes food, transportation, jobs and local economy, medicine and healthcare, appropriate handling of waste streams and energy production. In participating in the CMWLFestival in the role of (Waste Removal Overseers?), Transition Town Manitou will get to model appropriate waste stream removal and recycling practices as well as educate citizens as to their responsibility in creating authentic resilience and sustainability in their communities.
Zeb Pike Boys was seen all weekend helping to keep the park clean, setting up tents and taking down Festival equipment. Zeb Pike Krafts is a student-run business featuring hand crafted pens and pencils. These items are made from natural woods or acrylics and are hand turned on a lathe. Students participate in the manufacturing process while learning small business operations and support the students in their restorative justice. In additon to funding the students own restitution, 15% of the proceeds are used to reinvest in the business and 15% is allocated to assist in the cost of the GED testing. As an incentive and display of hard work, top workers receive a salary. This program is designed to gain work experience, business management skills, and most importantly to support the Restorative Community Justice Program.
We give back to the community one step at a time!
Last updated Aug. 9, 2011