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Brian Cronin, Phil Hardy, Casey Shelley Bender, Nicole Bare Kinney
Idaho Press Club Awards | Public Relations Division | News Release
Executive SummaryWe have included here a selection of three news releases for three different events held in Boise in 2014:
• A WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY, hosted by local developer Gardner Company, thrown on the same day as the groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s City Center Plaza development. More than 1,200 people attended the watch party on Grove Plaza, and the City Center Plaza ground-breaking was covered by every major news outlet in the area. Most importantly, Gardner Company signaled to the public taht despite the disruption of a large construction project, the Plaza is still the premiere community gathering spot downtown.
• A PRESS CONFERENCE highlighting local businesses who are using sustainable business practices, followed by a tour of CSHQA, a local architecture and engineering firm located in an energy-efficient building.
• IDAHO GIVES, a day of online charitable giving, whose physical headquarters was located in Boise. The event was covered extensively across the state, and local media covered Idaho Gives events across the city. By midnight, more than 7,500 donors gave over $780,000 representing a 35% increase over the previous year’s donations, when Idaho Gives debuted.
Press Releases & Placement“Gardner Company Invites World Cup Fans to Outdoor Watch Party”
Boise Weekly
KTVB Channel 7
Idaho Statesman Front Page
Idaho Statesman Sports Section Front Page
KIVI Channel 6
“US Green Building Council Event Highlights Sustainability Practices of Boise Businesses with Mayor Bieter”
KTVB Channel 7
Boise Weekly
“Nonprofits Gearing Up for 2nd Annual Idaho Gives”Spokesman Review, “Eye on Boise” Blog
Idaho Statesman Online
KTVB Channel 7
Boise Weekly
KIVI Channel 6: Interview with Janice Fulkerson, Idaho Nonprofit Center Executive Director
For Immediate Release: June 28, 2014 Contact: Phil Hardy / 208.340.8232 [email protected]
Gardner Company Invites World Cup Fans to Outdoor Watch PartyUSA vs. Belgium to be Shown on Outdoor Screen in Boise’s Grove Plaza
(BOISE) — Tommy Ahlquist, COO of Gardner Company, invites soccer fans to a free, family friendly outdoor World Cup watch party for the USA vs. Belgium knockout match in the Grove Plaza in downtown Boise on Tuesday afternoon.
“Like millions of Americans everywhere, Idahoans have cheered on the US Men’s National Team during this World Cup like never before,” said Ahlquist. “We have seen images of crowds of fans spring up in cities coast to coast to watch the games together, riveted by the excitement of each match. We wanted people in Boise to be able to share that experience. So, in conjunction with Boise Centre, the City of Boise, and other partners, we decided to make it happen.”
For the viewing party, a big screen LED monitor will be placed on a stage and connected to a concert-style audio system. The watch party will follow the 11:00 a.m. groundbreaking ceremony for Gardner’s City Center Plaza development, which includes new ballroom and meeting space for Boise Centre, the Downtown Boise Multi-modal Center, the new headquarters for Clearwater Analytics, the new home of Boise State University’s comput-er science department, and additional retail and restaurant space.
Ahlquist continued, “The Grove Plaza is Boise’s downtown meeting place and we want people to know that it will continue to be, even during construction. We could not ask for a better location for a watch party. And upon completion, City Center Plaza will continue to be a vibrant hub and prized amenity for locals and visitors alike.”Tuesday’s World Cup match kicks off at 2:00 p.m.
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Need Someplace to Watch The World Cup Tuesday?How About Some Company?PO STED BY HARRISO N BERRY O N MO N, J UN 30, 2014 AT 4:03 PM
Boise might not be Rio de Janiero, Brazil, but plenty of people in the City of Trees love theirsoccer. There are enough fans, in fact, that after breaking ground on the City Center Plaza at11 a.m. Tuesday, Gardner Company, which is developing the new plaza and is responsible forerecting the Zions Bank Building, will set up a big-screen television, a concert-grade publicaddress system, and stage a free mass viewing of the U.S.-Belgium World Cup match on ESPN.
In a press release, Gardner Company Chief Operating Officer Tommy Ahlquist said he wantedBoiseans to be able to communally enjoy America's World Cup team's Round of 16 match.
"In conjunction with the Boise Centre, the city of Boise and other partners, we decided to makeit happen," he wrote.
According to Capital City Development Corporation representative Stacy Adams, PayetteBrewing has been issued a permit to sell beer on the Grove.
The match begins at 2 p.m.
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Outdoor watch party set for World Cup match TuesdayKTVB, KTVB.COM 8:26 p.m. MDT June 30, 2014
BOISE Team USA soccer fans in Boise will have a chance to come together and root on the red, white, andblue on Tuesday when the team faces Belgium in an elimination match at the 2014 World Cup. The GardnerCompany, the Boise Centre, the City of Boise, and other partners are teaming up to host an outdoor watchparty in the Grove Plaza in downtown Boise.
In the other cities we have seen so much support, so much cohesion, so many people cheering on our countryat the World Cup. We wanted to have the same experience here in Boise, said Phil Hardy, of Strategies 360.
A big screen LED monitor will be set up for fans to watch the match, free of charge. The match will begin at2:00 p.m. Music will begin playing at 12:30 p.m.
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Contractends State staff hasbeenpreparing formonths to take over the2,080-bedprison sinceGov.ButchOtter said hewould not renewthe$29-million-a-year contractwithCor-rectionsCorporation ofAmerica.
Troubledpast The IdahoCorrec-tionalCenter, the state’s largestprison, has been sued andwrackedbyaccusationsof violence, gang activityandunderstaffing.The company runsthe fifth-largest corrections system inthe country,withnearly 80,000inmates inmore than 60 facilities.
Who’s in charge?WardenRandyBladeswill oversee the prison,whichhas anearly $25-million-a-year bud-get andwas given another $2millionduring the legislative session tohelpcover the costsof the transition.
What’sdifferent?Officials saythey expect a seamless transition.The only change inmates shouldnotice isdifferent uniformsonguards.Food service and recreationalschedules should remain the same.The state is canceling visitationuntilThursday because of the transition.
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Feds, state,locals uniteagainstpollution
© 2014 Idaho StatesmanItwasn’t long ago thatGOPRep.
Mike Simpsonwas cutting billionsfrom the U.S. Environmental Pro-tectionAgency’s budget and blast-ing the agency for expanding itsregulatory reach.
But Simpson had a differentmessageTuesdayatBoise’sWater-Shed Environmental EducationCenter as federal, state and localofficialsunveiledanagreement fora project that should efficientlyclean up phosphorus in the BoiseRiver.
“I really want to thank the EPAfor looking outside theirrulebook,” Simpson said.
The Dixie Drain PhosphorusOffset Project should allowthe city of Boise to meet
Simpson says theproject toremovephosphorus fromtheBoiseRiverproves theycan allwork together.
Bergdahl’spath toArmy:Sharp turnsBYKIRKJOHNSONANDMATTFURBER
NEWYORK TIMESNEWS SERVICEKETCHUM— In 2003, the year
he turned 17, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahlleft his mark on the wet concretefloor of the Strega Tea BarGalleryand Cafe, a swirling design signedwith a florid “B.”The drawing is alasting statement that this liberal-tinctured ski resort town,wherehetookballetandfencing lessons,metartistsanddebatedphilosophy, had
becomehis secondhome.His first, a dozenmiles south in
Hailey— theworkerbee colony toKetchum’s moneyed hive, someresidents called it — was a differ-ent place altogether. There,Bergdahl was home-schooled byhis parents and taught a conserva-tive theology of biblical inerrancy.He learned the ways of guns, be-came a crack shot and developedan abiding interest in the military.For years, his family’s rustic cabin
hadno telephone.“It’s pretty worldly up in
Ketchum,” saidLeeAnnFer-ris, a neighbor of theBergdahls in Hailey. “Downhere, kids aren’t exposed toasmuch.”
Today, military investiga-tors are trying to untangle whathas become the central mystery ofBergdahl’s life: how, and why, hedisappeared from his remote out-post in eastern Afghanistan in2009 to be captured and held bytheTalibanuntil his release inMayin exchange for five Taliban de-tainees held at Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.But as part of that investi-
gation, friends and formerbosses say, the Army willneed to understandBergdahl’s two Idahos andhow they came into increas-ing conflict as the
adolescent became a young manand then a soldier.
By the time he was 17 andspending most of his time inKetchum,Bergdahlwasdistancinghimself fromhisparents andques-tioning his religious foundation,friends and his former pastor say.And by the time he was 18, as his
peers headed to college andworldtravel, he had undertaken a questfor who hewas andwhat hewant-ed out of life, almost all of it alone.He was testing himself, thosefriends say, looking forhispath.
He worked as a groundskeeperat a secretive training camp forelite police andmilitary comman-dos inMississippi.He tried to joinbutwas rejectedby theFrenchFor-eignLegion.He triedout theCoastGuard, rode his bike down astretch of the Pacific Coast High-way in California and spent
Hebegan to rethink religionat 17andembarkedonanodysseyofadventureand self-discovery—alone.
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After breaking groundon itsCityCenterPlazaprojectTuesdaymorning,GardnerCo. invitedTreasureValley soccer fans toan afternoonWorldCup viewing party atTheGrove.More than 1,000people crowded into the plaza in 90-degree-plusweather
towatch as theUnited States lost aharrowing, extra-time game toBelgium, 2-1, in the elimination round.AndrewGreen,with face painted, center, cringeswithother fans asBelgium scores its second and eventual game-winning goal.
THE$80MILLIONPROJECTSHOULDBEFINISHEDBYSPRING2016 Seedetailsandanartist renderingofCityCenterPlaza.LOCAL,A4U.S.STRUGGLESTOGENERATEOFFENSE BelgiumeliminatesAmericanswith lategoals, despitekeeperTimHoward’sheroics.SPORTS,S1&S4
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CELEBRATION,HEARTBREAK
© 2014 Idaho StatesmanMuch ismade of Idahoans’ anti-
federal leanings. But as the nationclawed itswayback from theGreatDepression, all levels ofGem Stategovernment embraced federal pro-grams thatcreatedjobsandedificesthroughastaggeringarrayofpublicprojects.
The evidence is, literally, allaround. In theTreasureValley,you
can see the fruits of PresidentFranklin Roosevelt’s New Deal atCanyon County’s Deer Flat Na-tional Wildlife Refuge, Boise’sNorth Junior High, The Cabinliterary center and the SergeantCityhousingcomplexnearGowenField.
“We really can’t overstate thesignificance of the New Deal inIdaho,” said Dan Everhart, ofPreservation Idaho,which offers aself-guided tour brochure on itswebsite featuring someof themostnotable local projects. “The federalgovernment spent millions and
millions in the state ... just theCCC(Civilian Conservation Corps) inthe forests alone did thousands ofprojects andmillionsof dollars.”
In addition to courthouses,schools, ranger stations andbridges, thereweremyriad smallerprojects administered by an alpha-bet soup of federal agencies —CCC,WPA,PWA.
“The New Deal opened upsewing classrooms and places foryou to can fruits and vegetables,”
Everhart said.Plus, it boosted sani-tation by erecting thousands of ru-ral outhouses and aided the artsthrough murals and a federallyfunded “Guide to Idaho.”
“Almostnopartof the statewasuntouched by the New Deal,” hesaid. “That investment in the state
1930sNewDeal in Idaho Floodofpost-DepressionprojectsbroughtTreasureValleynewAdacourthouse,muchmore
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U.S.beaten inheartbreaker
FELIPEDANA / TheAssociated PressExhaustedU.S.players lie on thegroundasBelgium’sAxelWitselcelebratesat theendof theextra timeduring theWorldCupmatch inSalvador,Brazil, onTuesday.
ÆU.S.goalkeeperTimHowardsubmitsahistoricperformancewith16saves— themost inWorldCuphistory.
ÆMessi leadsArgentina to1-0winoverSwitzerland inextra time.
ÆScores,scheduleandstandings.ÆWatchvideoof fans inBoise react to the
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PAVELGOLOVKIN/ TheAssociated PressCourtofficials talk toSerenaWilliamsas sheandVenusWilliams retireafter threegames from theirdoublesmatchTuesday.
SERENAEXITSWIMBLEDONWITHBIZARREBEHAVIORÆRafaelNadal lost to
19-year-oldNickKyrgios7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3.The144th-rankedAustralian isthe lowest-rankedplayerto beat theNo. 1man at aGrand Slamin 22 years.ÆNo. 9Angelique
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Valley fansrevel inWorldCup,despitelossBYDAVESOUTHORN
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Even if the 90-degree tempera-turescaused thered,whiteandblueface paint to run a bit, throngs ofsoccer fans converged TuesdayafternoononDowntownBoise.
More than 1,000 fans of all agesgathered on the Grove Plaza towatch the United States take onBelgium in the World Cup on an8-by-13-foot screen, along withother watch parties at local barsaround theCityofTrees.
Though the Americans wereknocked out with a 2-1 loss to theBelgians, the soccer fever providedanenergeticenvironment.
“What a great crowd— it reallyexceeded our expectations,” saidGeoffreyWardle, vice president ofdevelopment for theGardnerCom-pany, who emceed the event. “It’san event town. People came outeven though it started at 2 p.m. andwasprettyhotout,so thatwasgreatto see. Itwentonwithout ahitch.”
The Gardner Company spon-sored the event, following agroundbreaking for theCityCenterPlaza development, a new $80mil-lion addition todowntown.
As the U.S. fans cheered TimHoward’smagnificentperformancein goal, bemoaned missed chances
andcelebrated JulianGreen’sextra-timegoal, itwas furtherevidenceofa continuously growing soccerscene in theBoisearea.
“It was great. We had so manypeople out here — I couldn’tbelieve it … to see everyone showupand support for 120minuteswasawesome,” said 26-year-oldAndrew Green of Boise, his facepainted like an American flag. “Ithink thereare a lotofnew fans.”
KYLEGREEN/ kgreen@idahostatesman.comFanswitnessanear-goalbyBelgiumduringaWorldCupwatchpartyheldatTheGrove.
BYHOWARDFENDRICHTHEASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON— It was clear some-thing was wrong with SerenaWilliams from the moment shebegan trying to warm up for herWimbledon doubles matchTuesday.
Sheweakly pushed volleys intothe net from a couple of feet away.She whiffed on practice strokes.She even had trouble with thesimple task of collecting tennisballs from theball kids.
After Williams was examinedfor about 10 minutes on thesidelinebymedical staff, includinga check of her blood pressure, thematch began. After three games,though, an out-of-sorts Williams
andherpartner, older sisterVenus,stopped.The tournament referee’soffice andWTA later said Serena,who lost in singles Saturday, had aviral illness.
“I am heartbroken I’m not ableto continue in the tournament,”Serena said in a statement. “Ithought I could rally thismorningbecause I really wanted to com-pete, but this bug just got the bestofme.”
About 1›hoursafter leaving thecourt, Serenawalked out of theAllEngland Club, still wearing herwhite match outfit, and with atournament towel draped aroundher waist. She got into a car andwasdriven away.
“Unfortunately,Serenahasbeenfeelingunwell for thepast fewdaysand she just couldn’t play to herpotential today,”Venus said.
Citing a viral illness,SerenaandVenusWilliamspulledoutof theirdoublesmatch.
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Americans fall inroundof 16 again
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SALVADOR, Brazil —Theycaptured theheartsofAmerica — from coast tocoast, big towns and small,all the way to the WhiteHouse.
Capturing the WorldCupwill have towait.
Just like four years ago,the United States is goinghome after the round of 16,beaten when Belgiumscored twice in extra timeTuesday and then held onfor a 2-1win.
“Thirty-one teams gettheir heart broken,” goal-keeper Tim Howard said.“It has to end sometime. Itended a little bit early forus.”
Before exiting, the U.S.showed the spunk thatwonAmerica’s attention. TheBelgians built a two-goallead when Kevin De
Bruyne scored in the 93rdminuteandRomeluLukakuin the 105th.
But then JulianGreen, at19 the third-youngestplayerin the tournament, stuckout his right foot to volleyin Michael Bradley’s passover the defense in the107th, two minutes afterentering.
“I was sure that wewould make the secondgoalandwewouldgo to thepenalty shootout,” Greensaid.
The Americans nearlydid. In the 114th, ClintDempsey peeled away on a30-yard free kick byBradley,who passed aheadto Chris Wondolowski. Hefed Dempsey, and goal-keeper Thibaut Courtoisbolted off his line to blockthe 6-yard shot.
At the final whistle, theU.S. players fell to the fieldin their all-white uniformslike so many crumpledtissues.
Four years ago, theU.S.lost toGhana at theknockout stage.
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Gardner breaks ground and host USA World Cup party
By On Your Side Newsroom. CREATED Jul 1, 2014
The American dream of a World Cup victory is over despite an unbelievable performance from goalie Tim How-ard. Team USA fell to Belgium by a score of 2-1 which was viewed by hundreds of people in downtown Boise to check out the action on a big screen.
Temperatures were high, but it didn’t dampen the mood for those who came to root team USA.
Gardner Company sponsored the event after a ground-breaking ceremony for the new City Center Plaza earlier in the day.
Crews will be blocking off some of the lanes on Main Street during the project which eventually will become an underground hub for Valley Ride Transit, expanded convention center space and a nine-story building for Clear-water Analytics.
Tommy Ahlquist who is Gardner’s CEO explained at the ceremony, “It’s going to have such reaching effects into our economy, in our transportation, and the way we do business here in Idaho because of its location and be-cause it does cross so many sectors. I think it will be difficult to predict who will be most affected by the build-ing.”
Construction is expected to be wrapped up in the fall of 2016.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2014
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US Green Building Council Event Highlights Sustainability Practices of Boise Businesses with Mayor Bieter
On Thursday, Jun 26th, the US Green Building Council Idaho Chapter held a news conference during which Mayor Dave Bieter praised Boise area businesses that are taking bold steps toward sustainability and reducing their carbon footprint. Hosted at the offices of Boise-based architecture and engineering firm CSHQA, the event featured local business leaders talking about specific actions their companies have undertaken to benefit both the environment and their own bottom lines.
Mayor David Bieter recognized the businesses for their forward-thinking policies and commitment to enhancing Boise’s livability, and called for further action to reduce carbon.
“Since 2006, when Boise became the first city in Idaho to sign the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, I've been pleased with what we've done at the municipal level to reduce carbon pollution and am encouraged by how Boise businesses are stepping up to to address this serious problem," Mayor Bieter stated. “As I've said many times, sustainable practices are not just good for the environment, they are good for business. In the years ahead I hope to see even more Boise businesses commit to sustainable practices to help reduce carbon pollution and make our community more lasting and vibrant.”
The following speakers addressed the crowd of more than 50 business and civic leaders:
• Charlie Woodruff, Executive Director, USGBC Idaho Chapter• John Maulin, Vice President, CSHQA• Rachele Klein, Republic Services• Skylar Swinford, Energy Seal• Mary-Michael Rogers, Communications Director, Boise Centre• Clay Carley, property developer, Old Boise and The Owyhee• Boise Mayor Dave Bieter
Speakers discussed their companies’ green practices, innovations in sustainability pioneered in their offices, and the business advantages of investing in green building and energy-saving technology. “One of the most import-ant elements of Boise Centre is its commitment to preserving Idaho’s resources. Through our support of sus-tainable efforts for the environment and goals for positive economic impact, we work to promote a healthy and happy life in Idaho,” said Mary-Michael Rogers, Communications Director for Boise Centre.
Since 1970, the United States reduced aggregate emissions of common air pollutants by 68 percent, while the country’s GDP grew by 212% and private sector jobs increased by nearly 90%.
Speakers urged leaders to consider how the public and private sectors can work together toward carbon reduc-tion and economic growth.
“There are incredible opportunities in our towns and cities to improve the environmental performance, social equity, and health of our built infrastructure. These efforts go hand and hand with economic development and it is critically important that the private sector works in concert with local, regional and national policy makers to reduce our carbon impact and create the future we all want for ourselves and our kids,” stated Charlie Woodruff of the US Green Building Council, Idaho Chapter.
After the conference, CSHQA offered guests a tour of their office. Designed entirely by CSHQA architects and engineers, the former 1950’s warehouse building includes numerous energy efficient and sustainable design features. For heating and cooling, the building relies primarily on a radiant system connected to the Boise geo-thermal loop. Extensive daylight harvesting through large, warehouse-sized windows and 14 added skylights is complemented by an array of 27 different LED fixture types and a light-sensing control system that reduces ener-gy use during bright days. All storm water is managed on-site through a filtering system of concrete pavers over a deep trough of sand and rock. Low-use water fixtures and a landscape design of drought tolerant, native plants significantly reduce total water use. The building is LEED certified with a goal of platinum.
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BOISE -- Civic and business leaders in the City of Trees gathered Thursday to spread the message that businesses are doing great things to reduce pollution and energy use in the City, but more needs to be done.
The U.S. Green Building Council held a press conference highlighting what many Boise businesses are already doing to increase their sustainability.
The Boise Centre, Republic Services, the Owyhee and CSHQA are reducing their carbon footprint by investing in efficient lighting, heating, and cooling, making recycling easy, and digitizing information, among other things.
John Maulin, the vice president at CSHQA, a design firm, said they used new energy-efficient ideas when they build their very-own building, which is where the press conference was.
Maulin also goes onto say that business leaders need to think about the future. We shouldn't be near-sighted, we should be far-sighted. We should be paying attention to what's going on for our next generations, and it doesn't matter if you believe or disbelieve on how energy is. The idea is that it is limited. So, we need to find different and better ways to achieve that, and that's what this building was aimed at.
Those assembled also said making your business more sustainable and environmentally friendly is good for the bottom line.
That's achieved by not only saving on energy costs, but also, creating a positive image of your business.
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Boise Mayor Highlights Sustainability Practices ofLocal BusinessesPO STED BY J ESSICA MURRI O N THU, J UN 26, 2014 AT 4:26 PM
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JESSICA MURRIThe offices of CSHQA designed and moved into a renovated
warehouse on Broad Street with a platinum LEED certification as theirtarget.
Boise Mayor Dave Bieter gathered with representatives of the U.S. Green Building Council IdahoChapter, Republic Services, Energy Seal, Boise Centre, CSHQA and the Owyhee to commendsustainability efforts of local businesses. The gathering took place on the porch of CSHQA—anarchitectural firm that renovated its own office space from an old warehouse across from theAda County Courthouse.
"We as a city have been at this for quite some time," Bieter said. "We've long been looking foropportunities to expand our sustainability."
He took this as an example to showcase Boise businesses that are going green. For CSHQA, thearchitects designed their whole office with the goal of a Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED) platinum certification. Its parking spaces are built with bricks andsand to allow storm water to percolate into the ground, its toilets are low-flow and its office isheated with geothermal-radiant floors.
In the clean and modern-looking architectural office, it's not hard to imagine the building isenergy efficient. But the executive director of the U.S. Green Building Council Idaho Chapter,Charlie Woodruff, pointed to some other businesses making a difference in the realm ofsustainability.
One of them was Republic Services, the trash-and-recycling pick-up company for Boise, Eagleand Meridian.
"It's an honor to be asked here today as the trash company," said Rachele Klein of RepublicServices. "You don't usually think of trash in terms of sustainability, but far from it."
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Boise Mayor Highlights Sustainability Practices ofLocal BusinessesPO STED BY J ESSICA MURRI O N THU, J UN 26, 2014 AT 4:26 PM
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JESSICA MURRIThe offices of CSHQA designed and moved into a renovated
warehouse on Broad Street with a platinum LEED certification as theirtarget.
Boise Mayor Dave Bieter gathered with representatives of the U.S. Green Building Council IdahoChapter, Republic Services, Energy Seal, Boise Centre, CSHQA and the Owyhee to commendsustainability efforts of local businesses. The gathering took place on the porch of CSHQA—anarchitectural firm that renovated its own office space from an old warehouse across from theAda County Courthouse.
"We as a city have been at this for quite some time," Bieter said. "We've long been looking foropportunities to expand our sustainability."
He took this as an example to showcase Boise businesses that are going green. For CSHQA, thearchitects designed their whole office with the goal of a Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED) platinum certification. Its parking spaces are built with bricks andsand to allow storm water to percolate into the ground, its toilets are low-flow and its office isheated with geothermal-radiant floors.
In the clean and modern-looking architectural office, it's not hard to imagine the building isenergy efficient. But the executive director of the U.S. Green Building Council Idaho Chapter,Charlie Woodruff, pointed to some other businesses making a difference in the realm ofsustainability.
One of them was Republic Services, the trash-and-recycling pick-up company for Boise, Eagleand Meridian.
"It's an honor to be asked here today as the trash company," said Rachele Klein of RepublicServices. "You don't usually think of trash in terms of sustainability, but far from it."
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Republic Services has changed large pieces of its operation to fit into the mayor's goal ofminimizing the city's carbon footprint. For example, 87 of the trash collectors' 105 garbagetrucks now run on natural gas, a cleaner fuel than diesel. The company also trained all itsdrivers on techniques that help save fuel, like accelerating and decelerating slowly, checkingair pressure in the tires daily and not letting the engine idle for longer than three minutes.
"That saved over two gallons per truck per day," Klein said. "That's 210 gallons of fuel saveddaily."
Republic Services also covers their trash daily with a tarp, where they used to use six inches ofdirt. Now, they only use the dirt once every three or four days, saving 30 truck-loads of dirtper day—plus cutting back the fuel, carbon emissions, labor, and excavation required for thatprocess. Klein said that will also increase the lifespan of the Ada County Landfill.
Another business highlighted for its sustainability efforts was the Boise Centre on the Grove.Mary-Michael Rogers explained how to make a convention center fit into an energy-efficientworld, even though the building wasn't built with any LEED certification in mind.
"Most of what we do, you may not see or be aware of," Rogers said. "Conventions bring inpounds upon pounds of paper and waste products. Trade shows bring in pounds of cardboard.So we make recycling very easy."
Boise Centre offers co-mingled bins for recycling in convenient locations to make recycling aseasy as throwing something away in the trash.
"We collected 32,610 pounds of recycled materials in 2013," she said. And sending thatrecycling off was a quarter the price of trash collection.
The convention center also installed light sensors in its 20 conference rooms that are linked toheating and cooling, so if the lights aren't on, neither are those energy-sucking systems. Mostof their wine glasses are taken to Usful Glassworks, where they're repurposed as glasses usedin restaurants around the Treasure Valley.
Lastly, Clay Carley, property developer of the high-profile Owyhee renovation and owner of OldBoise, talked about the importance of revitalizing old buildings in a sustainable way.
"Today, to take an old building that exists already and reuse it saves an incredible amount ofenergy, even if you replace it in a carbon-neutral sense," Carley said. "Reusing these buildingskeeps character in the town."
The Owyhee, slated to open July 9, champions many of these energy-efficient techniques, aswell as some new ones. Carley said it's one of the first buildings to harnesses geothermal waterunderneath the sidewalks to keep snow from piling up. Carley said another goal of the Owhyeeapartments is to bring people who would normally have to commute to live in the downtownarea.
Mayor Bieter ended the conference by stating it doesn't take a complete overhaul of someone'sbusiness to integrate green ideas that help reduce the city's carbon footprint.
"Sustainable practices aren't a burden on businesses. They're an opportunity," he said. "You canmake sustainability practices part of your DNA. It's not an add-on, it's not something you doafter you've done everything else. It's something you do every day. It's part of the very core ofyour practice."Tags: Boise, Mayor Bieter, the Owyhee, US Green Building Council, Energy Seal, CSHQA, carbonemissions, climate change, carbon footprint, Republic Services, Boise Centre, Image
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Nonprofits Gearing Up for 2nd Annual Idaho Gives Public Events & Entertainment Planned to
Heighten Interest in 24-Hour, Statewide Giving Blitz (BOISE) – Hundreds of Idaho nonprofits are making final preparations for the 2014 “Idaho Gives,” an unprec-edented day of statewide, charitable giving taking place on May 1. Groups have been busy reaching out to sup-porters new and old—via direct mail, email, web sites, and social media—to drive traffic and donations to idaho-gives.org for the upcoming giving day. Donors will have over 660 causes to choose from when they participate in Idaho Gives.
“We have been so impressed with all of the exciting and creative things our nonprofit partners have been doing to activate their supporters and to promote this critically important day for Idaho,” said Janice Fulkerson, Execu-tive Director of the Idaho Nonprofit Center, which is presenting the event. “As with last year’s blockbuster inau-gural giving day, we expect people around the state to be celebrating nonprofits, giving to their favorite causes, telling their friends about Idaho Gives, and checking idahogives.org throughout the day to see just how generous Idahoans can be.”
Activities and events related to the giving day are scheduled for all over the state. For an up-to-date listing of events and local contacts, visit http://www.idahononprofits.org/idaho-gives-local-updates.
Last year, Idaho Gives raised nearly $600,000 for more than 500 charitable causes statewide. The event mostly takes place online, driven by a central idahogives.org web site, where donors can learn about and designate funds for nonprofits in a variety of categories. Corporate and individual donors have contributed more than $50,000 for a pool of award funds, which will be distributed to nonprofits through random drawings and daylong con-tests, allowing organizations and donors to multiply their donations.
Idaho Gives is sponsored by Idaho Central Credit Union, PacificSource Health Plans and the Idaho National Laboratory. For more information, go to www.idahogives.org, or look for Idaho Gives on Facebook and Twitter. Nonprofit leaders and event organizers are available for interviews leading up to the day and on the day of the event, including on-location feeds during the Idaho Gives celebrations. Contact Casey Shelley at (208) 850-9871 or Brian Cronin at (208) 724-1959 to arrange interviews or for further details.
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BOISE -- Hundreds of Idaho charities and non-profits now have more than $782,000 to help their causes.
We celebrated Idaho Gives Day on Thursday, as nearly 8,000 people made donations to the charity of their choice.
One of those -- the Boys and Girls Club of Meridian, was our charity of choice at KTVB.
In phone and online donations, we raised more than $21,000.
And, several generous donors decided to match and contribute another $30,000 as well. The money raised will go toward a new gym at the Meridian location.
Also, for small non-profits, Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers of the Magic Valley raised nearly $9,000.
In the medium category, more than $13,000 was contributed to the Boise Bike Project.
And for large non-profits, the Idaho Humane Society raised the most, more than $23,000.
Again, in total, over $782,000 was raised in just one day. Thanks to everyone who donated.
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'Idaho Gives' Raises Over $780K, Sets Date For 2015PO STED BY HARRISO N BERRY O N FRI, MAY 2, 2014 AT 10:35 AM
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In this week's edition of Boise Weekly, readers learned about the particulars of the secondannual Idaho Gives campaign, in which nonprofits large and small shared an online fundraisingplatform for a single day—May 1.
Well, the numbers are in: 7,500 donors gave over $780,000 to Idaho nonprofits through thewebsite over 24 hours. In 2013, Idaho Gives raised about $580,000.
The Idaho Nonprofit Center has also announced the official date of the third annual IdahoGives Campaign: Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Below is a list of the top five organizations in the Small, Medium and Large nonprofitcategories with the most unique donors:
Small Nonprofit category winners:The Washington Idaho & Montana Railway Preservation Group (161 unique donors) $6,205Idaho Falls School District 91 Education Foundation LLC (156) $8,224—Golden Ticket award-winnerGirls on the Run-Idaho Inc. (106) $3,965The Rat Retreat (94) $3,377Semilla Nueva (77) $2,875—Golden Ticket award-winner
Medium Nonprofit category winners:Boise Bicycle Project Inc. (393) $13,660—Golden Ticket award-winnerWyakin Warrior Foundation (111) $5,740Heart of the Arts Inc DBA 1912 Center (107) $5,061PEO Chapter House (101) $5,280Just Strays Animal Foundation INC DBA Simply Cats Adoption Center (100) $5,677
Large Nonprofit category winners:Idaho Humane Society Inc (423) $23,815Idaho Foodbank Warehouse (201) $15,436—Golden Ticket award-winnerPlanned Parenthood of the Great Northwest (183) $10,205—Golden Ticket award-winnerMcPaws Inc (179) $8,796Friends of the Canyon County Animal Shelter Incorporated (160) $7,745
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FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2014
'Idaho Gives' Raises Over $780K, Sets Date For 2015PO STED BY HARRISO N BERRY O N FRI, MAY 2, 2014 AT 10:35 AM
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In this week's edition of Boise Weekly, readers learned about the particulars of the secondannual Idaho Gives campaign, in which nonprofits large and small shared an online fundraisingplatform for a single day—May 1.
Well, the numbers are in: 7,500 donors gave over $780,000 to Idaho nonprofits through thewebsite over 24 hours. In 2013, Idaho Gives raised about $580,000.
The Idaho Nonprofit Center has also announced the official date of the third annual IdahoGives Campaign: Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Below is a list of the top five organizations in the Small, Medium and Large nonprofitcategories with the most unique donors:
Small Nonprofit category winners:The Washington Idaho & Montana Railway Preservation Group (161 unique donors) $6,205Idaho Falls School District 91 Education Foundation LLC (156) $8,224—Golden Ticket award-winnerGirls on the Run-Idaho Inc. (106) $3,965The Rat Retreat (94) $3,377Semilla Nueva (77) $2,875—Golden Ticket award-winner
Medium Nonprofit category winners:Boise Bicycle Project Inc. (393) $13,660—Golden Ticket award-winnerWyakin Warrior Foundation (111) $5,740Heart of the Arts Inc DBA 1912 Center (107) $5,061PEO Chapter House (101) $5,280Just Strays Animal Foundation INC DBA Simply Cats Adoption Center (100) $5,677
Large Nonprofit category winners:Idaho Humane Society Inc (423) $23,815Idaho Foodbank Warehouse (201) $15,436—Golden Ticket award-winnerPlanned Parenthood of the Great Northwest (183) $10,205—Golden Ticket award-winnerMcPaws Inc (179) $8,796Friends of the Canyon County Animal Shelter Incorporated (160) $7,745
An Idaho Gives Thank You
By On Your Side Newsroom. CREATED May 2, 2014Thanks to the generosity of people like you, Idaho Gives raised $782,862 for non-profits in the Gem State. Janice Fulkerson with the Idaho Nonprofit Center joined us on Fox 9 On Your Side Friday night to personally thank the people of Idaho. Fox 9 and Today's 6 were proud to be among the official sponsors for Idaho Gives.
