Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 17: PMSS Publications
NOTES 2009
Annual Newsletters
2009 NOTES FROM THE PINE MOUNTAIN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL
Fall 2009 NOTES
TAGS: 2009 NOTES Fall, Pine Mountain Settlement School, Harlan County, KY, Nancy Adams, Executive Director, Eagle Brosie, Kim Kirkbride, Jason Johnson, AmeriCorps VISTA, Vincent Smith, energy-saving efforts, sustainability program, energy comparison charts, food preservation dehydrators, Eric Elrod, Amanda Hawkins, building surveys, Draper Building roof replacement, G.F. Bessinger Construction, Lockport, Ky., restoration projects underway, Ronald Pfleger, Sustainability Symposium, Community Fair Day report, Day Camp, Local Foods potluck suppers, Community Garden, herbicide and fungicide education, use of non-organic fertilizers education, preservation workshops, building restoration, windows workshop, Andrew Roeper master craftsman, digital darkroom workshop, Malcolm Wilson, photographer, DSL, Broadband initiative to expand Internet service, sorority volunteers, needs list, events calendar
ALPHA SIGMA TAU SORORITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Alpha Lamda Chapter, Radford University, Virginia
Beta Chapter, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Omicron Chapter, Concord University, Athen, West Virginia
Epsilon Zeta Chapter, the University of Virginia at Wise
GALLERY: NOTES 2009 Fall
Nancy Adams, Executive Director said in in the spirit of Pine Mountain in 2009
As I look ahead, I see many indications that dramatic, rapid changes are coming. I know that Pine Mountain will be in a position to help with ways to cope with challenges and to offer, as always, a place for those who seek peace and renewal…
Nancy Adams, 2009
Testifying to her vision are the many programs that Director Adams chose to initiate, to grow, and to foreground:
Sustainability Program
Energy Savings assessment
A Sustainability Symposium
Historic preservation workshops
Restoration of Native plantings and landscape planning
Food Preservation education
Educational Day Camps for community children
Community Gardens and Heritage seed use
Ban and reduction of herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides
Compost recovery from kitchen
Pursuit of Broadband extension for School
Engagement of volunteers and renewal of volunteer programs
Cultural Heritage interpretation and education
Community cooperative programs
Strengthening environmental education programming
GALLERY: NOTES 2009 November
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