Honored community heroes:
Jim Edwards for his dedication and enthusiasm for educating people of all ages about the wonders of the natural world at Tennant Lake Interpretive Center.
Roberta Vollendorff for decades of citizen activism for Greenways, the Chuckanuts, and waste and recycling issues. "Bobbi" has worked on every Greenways levy, started the sustainability program in the Mount Baker School District, and served for many years as a board member of RE Sources.
Donna Merlina who started the Whatcom County “Bike To Work and School Day” years ago and continues to advocate for a car-free world.
Tim Wahl for his long career planning and acquiring parks and trails for the people of Bellingham. His vision and careful negotiations skills have led to some spectacular acquisitions, including Woodstock Farm.
Al Hanners will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work to preserve native plants through the Washington Native Plant Society as well as his many years of citizen activism on the cleanup of Bellingham Bay, the health of the watershed, and his continued voice as a prolific writer for the Whatcom Watch.
Thank you to our generous community business sponsors!
Cornerstone Sponsors:
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Sanitary Service Company |
Barron Heating |
Sustaining Sponsors:
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Supporting Sponsors:
Ryzex
Rice Insurance
Village Books
2020 Engineering
Bayport Financial Advisors
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Whatcom Educational Credit Union
Environmental Heroes Awards Banquet is striving toward zero waste!
To minimize waste at our event, RE Sources practiced these steps:
- Compost all food waste and paper cocktail napkins with food-plus bin (provided free of charge by SSC)
- Raffling an experience, not an item
- Serving a plated dinner instead of buffet to reduce waste (buffets are very wasteful)
- Using reused items from the RE Store for the donation receptacles on each table
- Printing our table tents on already-been-used paper
- Printing our paper programs on recycled paper
- Collecting and reusing unused donation envelopes
- Recycling the programs and other printed materials at the end of the night.
- All banners, displays, etc are durable and intended for multiple use, rather than being printed/produced for this event
