The mission of Sustainability Forums Kauai is to generate useful discussions to support sustainability on Kauai. We believe that networking and creating relationships in the Sustainable space is important to its success.
Update:
Summary of our launch
Invitation to our October 11 Quarterly meeting
When
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Where
22North Restaurant at Kilohana Plantations
3-2087 Kaumualii Highway
Lihue, HI
Our Event on Facebook for your RSVP
Twitter:
http://on.fb.me/SFKLaunch for Facebook Event
http://bit.ly/LaunchSFK for this Post
Sustainability Forums is a Non-Profit Organization
We are using social media to market this organization, an example of Social Media for Social Sustainability. Marketing costs to publicize our events will thus be minimal. We recognize that there is nothing eco-friendly about printed materials as a primary means of publicizing our events. Flyer production will be very limited and produced in as eco-friendly a method as possible. For example, the one batch we did for this meeting was kindly produced by 22North on the back of their menus, 2-up on a page. Any monies that are collected for meeting or organization sponsorships will be used to support worthy non-profit organizations on Kauai.
22North Restaurant, which is itself a truly sustainable venture on Kauai, is our gracious host. 22North will be providing light snacks. There will be a cash bar to purchase drinks at reasonable prices.
22North is also kindly serving fresh coconut water from Honua Lani Gardens. The non-alcoholic version of this will be free to attendees.
Attendance is FREE of charge.
22North Restaurant Night View - photo by Ray Gordon
Koloa Rum Company, which produces Rum sustainably on Kauai, is kindly providing rum for the event so that 22North can prepare a delicious farm to bar, all eco-friendly cocktail for you to try at a discounted price. Wine and other beverages will also be available.
Aside from enjoying casual networking with like-minded individuals there will be a circle discussion following a few brief presentations:
Jai Roberts: Sustainable Gardening
Felicia Cowden: Akami Backyard
Lee Roversi: News from North Country Farms
Ken Stokes: inter-institutional Sustainability Action Team
Linda Sherman: Social Media for Social Sustainability
Attendee Circle Discussion Topic: What is your top of mind sustainability challenge?
Attendees will offer their suggestions.
Please RSVP on the Sustainability Forums Facebook event, or email us at: info at SustainabilityForums.org
Sustainability Forums Co-Founders Jai Roberts and Linda Sherman
Jai Roberts
Jai Roberts owns Honua Lani Gardens and has been growing – and bringing to market – beautiful tropical flowers for many years without using any chemical pesticides or chemical fertilizers. She has always believed in creating living soil, composting, and teaching young people eco-friendly living techniques. Her Honua Lani Gardens hosts participants in the Willing Workers on Organic Farms worldwide program. One of her newest passions is her Garden Cart, where she shares the bounty of her gardens with her friends and neighbors.Jai is Club Service Director of the Kapaa Rotary Club and initiated the the chapter’s Green Giants awards program to find and honor the greenest person on Kauai.
Linda Sherman
A resident of Kauai since 2004 and passionate about sustainability, Linda Sherman is known as an international, multicultural marketing guru, bringing a distinguished background of international subsidiary CEO/CMO to her Social Marketing expertise. Linda built, search engine optimized and writes for this WordPress site as well as Boomer Tech Talk and It’s Different For Girls. Linda’s company, Courage Group specializes in providing digital film and innovative marketing programs including website development for companies on Kauai like Turtle Cove Suites.
We are launching Sustainability Forums on Kauai but there is no reason that it could not be launched in other cities.
