Re: [greenyes] Workshops in Sacramento

[Gary Liss <gary@no.address>]

Kerry,

I agree with the concerns that you and Sharon raise.  I encourage you to 
write the Chair of the CIWMB, Linda Moulton-Patterson, to contact them 
directly about this.  She can be reached at <LMoulton@no.address>.

In the meantime, I know that the CIWMB makes many of its workshops and 
meetings accessible by the internet to address this problem.  You might 
want to explore that avenue of participation.

CRRA conferences are usually rotated north and south in California as well 
to address this problem.  Last year was in Ontario.  This year CRRA is 
holding their training conference in Sacramento in March and CRRA is 
helping to organize the National Recycling Congress in San Francisco August 
29-September 1. CRRA also uses volunteers to help run its conferences, and 
volunteers can then attend sessions.

Gary Liss

At 08:44 PM 02/23/2004 -0800, Joe & Kerry Rasmussen wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> My City does not have any money in the budget for any workshops. If the 
> workshop is in Southern California, I can usually cover the cost. Are 
> there any grants or scholarships for  workshops? I love attending the 
> recycling workshops, yet the state of our city budget will not pay for any 
> of these training sessions. Any positive suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kerry Rasmussen
> Environmental Programs
> City of Hawthorne
>
> Sharon_Gates@no.address wrote:
> I keep seeing notices of events that sound really interesting & useful,
> but are only being offered in Sacramento. Speaking for myself, Long Beach
> has had a travel ban in place for years, so there is zero chance that I
> can attend a workshop that is more than about 2 hours drive from here. I
> know that the Waste Board is under budget pressure, but so are all of us
> cities. It would be nice to be able to take advantage of all this
> expertise, but most of the time it's just not possible.
>
> Sharon Gates
> Recycling Specialist
> City of Long Beach, California
> 562/570-4694
>
>
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