Hi all –

I hope everyone is doing well!  

I’m reaching out with an opportunity (not related to waste reduction 😊).

The National Wildlife Federation, alongside our new partner, Garden for Wildlife Inc., have launched an initiative to support our partners (k-12 schools, colleges/universities, churches, etc.) in their efforts to expand quality native habitats for people, pollinators, and wildlife. Garden for Wildlife Inc., sells “direct-to-consumer” native plants to 38 states in the eastern and central United States (western states are coming soon!)

Your campus can now apply for free native plants for your native plant and habitat projects . These plants will come pre-selected, be native to your area, and include at least one species of milkweed, an essential plant for supporting pollinators and monarch butterflies. These plants are slightly smaller than quart size, with at least 3 inches of new growth. They will begin to bloom within a couple of months of planting, depending on the season. 

In order to request plants, you must meet the following requirements: 

• Plant in the approved space within 3 days of receipt (i.e. – a school, community green space, park, etc.). 
• Maintain the wildlife garden for at least 5 years and share and donate photos of the space or planting. 
• Display provided signage noting that the plants were donated by Garden for Wildlife by the National Wildlife Federation. 
• Cover the costs of plant delivery - $38 / 64 plants (i.e. – 192 plants = $114, 768 plants = $456, etc.) 

To apply, please visit: https://gardenforwildlife.com/pages/donations 

Please reach out with any questions. This is first come first serve, so if you are interested, please don’t hesitate to fill out the online form! 

Thanks, take care,

Kristy 

On July 7, 2023, Daphne Hulse met with Habitat for Humanity ReStore Director Chad Hoffman and Executive Director Brandon Fischer to discuss participating in the 2024 collection event.

• Daphne gave a brief overview of the history, and how the operations worked for the 2023 event
  • 8 undergraduate hall locations
  • All locations were shared between Goodwill and Salt & Light, so that hard items and soft items could be separated
  • Daphne indicated the desire to eliminate the "sharing" of containers and to instead have non-profts operate by locations, gathering all that is dropped off
• Habitat for Humanity does not take any of the soft items listed: clothing, bedding, linens, shoes
  • Suggested that Salt & Light or Goodwill could pick up the soft items left at these locations
• Would like furniture
  • Agree that it aligns better to target locations which would have furniture, more likely (family and graduate housing)
  • Do not want any damaged furniture
• Closed Sundays and Mondays, so could not pick up on these days

From: Varney, Pete <pvarney@illinois.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2023 11:49 AM
To: Hansen, Zach <ZHansen@na.com>; Wallner, Molly <MWallner@na.com>; Sinn, Macie <sinn1@illinois.edu>
Cc: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
Subject: FW: One Does Not Simply...Choose a Product Willy Nilly Every Time  

Great timing…Can Liners!

Right sizing needs to be on the sooner rather than later list.

Thank you,

Pete

(217) 333-7583