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Dear FriendsWe are holding this place and its unparalleled natural

resources in a trust for future generations. You Are Here

is our campaign to support West Michigan Environmental

Action Council. Please join us in an effort to help protect

the natural resources that place West Michigan among

the greatest places on our planet.

David LaGrandCampaign Co-Chair

Vern Ehlers

Campaign Co-Chair


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This is West Michigan.

A place defined by its natural resources.

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A place defined by its people.

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West Michigan Environmental

Action Council has been our

regions preeminent resource for

environmental education and

advocacy since 1968. We lead

environmental protection in WestMichigan by inspiring action.

Our founding director, Joan

Wolfe, was an ordinary citizen

who, concerned about the issues

We protect this placewith the help of its people.

of the time, began organizing

the region and the state to

protect our environment for

her family. She didnt have a

lot of resources, but she knew

there were people here equallypassionate about our natural

world, leaders and activists

with diverse backgrounds and

interests that together could

make history.


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The legacy of Joan Wolfe and that rst

wave of environmental activists is being

threatened. We need to reshape the way

we live as a community and as a species.

We must act now to address the greatest

issues of our time: freshwater protection

and energy conservation.


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Non-point source pollution, or stormwater

runoff, is the largest threat to our regions

precious freshwater resources.

Protecting our water, waterways and

infrastructure will require a comprehensive

reinvention of stormwater policy and

practice. We will have to reinvent municipalplanning policy to build our communities in

ways that protect our water by capturing rain

water where it falls. This work will touch all

facets of life in West Michigan.

We need your help.


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As it now stands, the cost

to power our lives and

community is simply too great.

Our state spends some $24

billion on energy each year.And that pales compared to

the cost in human health and

environmental degradation.

West Michigan deserves a better

energy future, one built on the

premise that the best new energyis the energy never used.

Rightsizing the way we power

our lives will not be easy.


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Today, WMEAC is a high-energyoperation fueled by the next

generation of environmental

educators, policy makers,

engineers, scientists and members

of the creative class. Our workis focused on protecting water

and sustaining our communities.

Were tackling the toughest

issues of our timeour futures

are dependent on our success.

The You Are Here campaignwill position WMEAC to sustain

our investments in talented

young people. Well also expand

our capacity to address fresh

water protection and energyplanning for our region, ensuring

we sustain our environmental

legacy for future generations.

But they cant do it

without your help.


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Our top prioritiesare leadership,protecting fresh

water, our newenergy future andinfrastructure.


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Protecting Fresh Water

This fund will be focused on

bringing our stormwater work

in the City of Grand Rapids to

scale in the Lower Grand River

Watershed. Community funds

will match and leverage additional

state, federal and philanthropic

dollars to help us move this

work forward.

Funding to mobilize our communityaround the key environmental issues

of our time.

New Energy Future

WMEACs work to deliver

energy efciency and improved

energy policy in the region must

be expanded to ensure our

communitys quality of life and

economic future, as well as our

air and water quality. WMEAC

will leverage this fund to increase

our work around energy literacy,

new energy demonstrations

and continued efforts to achieve

energy conservation.


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Leadership Training

WMEAC needs to invest in its staff

through continuing education and

leadership training. With funding

from the community, program

staff will be trained to facilitate

community dialogue for productiveoutcomes. Leadership training will

rene and improve our approaches.

The issues we face require not just

inspired leadership, but strong,

inclusive and practiced leadership;we dont have time for mistakes.

Investing in our current leadershipteam and ensuring the cultivation of

future environmental leaders throughendowed fellowships.

Fellowships

Emerging professionals and students

have long played critical roles in

our work. Weve found that small

investments in our regions talented and

passionate emerging professionals and

students derive exponential outcomes.

Fellowships will allow us to attract

and retain the brightest post-and

near-graduate students to work on

environmental issues in our community.


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Interior Space & Technology

WMEAC needs to adapt our interior

space to make room for more

people to work productively. Weneed additional meeting rooms and

space for people to concentrate in

a quiet environment. With a growing

team, WMEAC has increasing

technology needs. Our server is no

longer appropriately sized for theamount of information we store.

Our phone system is maxed out

entirely. New technologies are

available that will better support

our growing team and sustain our

archives for future generations.

Maintenance Fund

Our Double Gold, LEED-certied

building continues to serve as

a demonstration site to inspireprofessionals, students and citizen

groups to consider the natural

environment and limited resources

when creating our built environment.

WMEAC needs to prepare to

maintain this space in the comingyears so it remains an attractive

place to learn and understand why

and how we might change the way

our communities are built.

An office space designed for maximumuse and equipped for the future.


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WATER

Seed money to recongure stormwater policy in the Lower

Grand River Watershed.ENERGY

Seed money to shape regional priorities around energy

optimization in the region.

$100,000

$100,000

LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Training for West Michigans environmental leadership team and new

program management staff through the Institute for Conservation

Leadership, Johnson Center for Philanthropy and other local and

national resources.

ENVIRONMENTAL FELLOWSHIP FUND

Endowed Fellowship Seats (three, $3,000 stipends annually) Water

Protection, Energy Policy, Minority Activism for the Environment

$50,000

$250,000

OFFICE & INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Ofce Reconguration for Expanded Use

INSTALLING/UPGRADING COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

GREEN BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND

$43,996

$12,000

$60,000

2011 Annual Campaign Operating Funds $100,000

2012 Annual Campaign Operating Funds $100,000

Campaign Costs $50,000

Total Campaign Goal $865,996


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You can help us achieve these goalsby supporting this campaign through:

a one-time cash gift

a multiple-year pledgecommitment (to be paid over athree year period)

a gift ofappreciated assets(i.e. stock)

the donation of an asset thatcan be converted to cash (i.e.property, an automobile, etc.)

an estate gift.

The You Are Here campaign

is seeking $866,000 in

community philanthropy to

support environmental advocacy

and programming, internships

for young adults, and capital

funds for facility renovations.

Now, you can help.

West Michigan Environmental Action Council is a qualied 501(c)3 nonprot organization.

Accordingly, your charitable gift is tax deductible to the full extent of state and federal law.


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Rachel Hood

Executive Director

616.451.3051 x22

[email protected]

We are here. Ready to move West Michiganforward. Please join us. Let us know if youd

like to talk with us personally about how you

can be a part of our campaign.

Tim Berghuis

Director of Operations

616.451.3051 x30

[email protected]

Daniel Schoonmaker

Communications/

Member Services

616.451.3051 x28

[email protected]

West Michigan Environmental Action Council 1007 Lake Drive SE Grand Rapids Michigan 49506


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