BEC Celebrates 34 Years
After a delectable, mouth-watering vegan dinner prepared by David Guzzetti (a long time BEC supporter) and his wonderful crew, we had a brief update about BEC by Lynn Barris, Vice Chair of the Board, during the annual membership meeting. Nikki Schlaishunt was recognized for accepting the new position as Administrative Director and Lynn also handed out awards. The ‘Colleen Jarvis Environmentalist of the Year’ award went to Carol Perkins for her wonderful contribution to BEC’s advocacy and the ‘Barris Farms Environmental Volunteer’ award went to Heather Schlaff for her tireless contribution to a variety of local issues, particularly the WalMart expansion. After the meeting, the crowd was enraptured by the beautiful, sweet harmonies and thoughtful lyrics of MaMuse. Later, Luke and the Delivery Boys entertained the crowd and enticed many folks to get up and dance!
We’d like to thank everyone for sharing this memorable evening and for supporting Butte Environmental Council! From the Fall 2009 issue of the Environmental News. |
The BEC Birthday BASH, celebrating 34 years of dedication to the environment, and Endangered Species Faire Fundraiser was a resounding success. One of the most well-attended BEC gatherings ever, with well over one hundred people in attendance, the old Grange Hall was buzzing with the sounds of “enviros” enjoying each others’ company. Various local organizations participated in this event and shared their knowledge, while photos of BEC events, people and history were projected on the wall. 
A million thanks are in order! Kelly Meagher funded the event, and Mark Stemen rallied his Chico State “dream team,” with Nikki Robb at the helm to create a “green” event they could all be proud of! This also meant that BEC staff did not have to spend much time on the organization and implementation of this event which allowed us to keep up with our regular work. Thank you to Nikki Robb and all the Chico State students who contributed to making this event such a huge success! Additionally, Julia Murphy was invaluable, corralling, mentoring and organizing the student interns, creating the nice BEC display and slideshow, soliciting donations for the silent auction, creating center-pieces for the dinner tables, taking photographs, cleaning, etc. etc. etc.