| Past Projects - 2001 | |
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| Oct. 27, 2001 | Blanket collection for Afghan refugees collected and sent 711 blankets and $5500 for food. |
| Dec. 1, 2001 | Kit collection for refugees worldwide made, stuffed and sent 456 kits (relief, health, school, newborn & sewing), 22 boxes of other items, and another 216 blankets and $1039 for Afghan refugees. A simultaneous art sale generated $1273 for RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan. |
| Past Projects - 2002 | |
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| May 11, 2002 | Ethnic Afghan Dinner with speaker Doug Hostetter, who trucked aid into northern Afghanistan while the bombs fell, raised $5150 for seeds and tools for returning Afghan farmers. (Due to continuing drought, this money was spent instead on a prosthetics clinic in Afghanistan.) |
| Nov. & Dec. 2002 | Holiday Handicraft Sales and Rug Raffle. Profits plus donations brought in $1690, enough to sponsor 15 Afghan widows to enroll in a 3-month course in sewing and literacy, with graduation gifts of a sewing machine and a work table. |
| Past Projects - 2003 | |
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| Sat, Feb 15, 2003 1-3 pm |
An illustrated talk by John Foley, the director of the UW Center for Sustainability and Global Environment, entitled Global Sustainability, Local Responsibility: How to tackle global environmental challenges in your own life and make a difference, was presented at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison. Four leaflets about the same event were created, each emphasizing a different aspect of the issue. For more details, see our February 2003 Newsletter. |
| Thurs. May 8, 2003 2-9 pm |
Aid collection for Iraqi children at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison. As part of the All Our Children campaign, DOERS will be collecting relief kits and school kits, making kit bags, and selling baklava, as well as accepting checks for the "All Our Children" fund. See our flyer (pdf) for this event. Details are in the letter (p. 1, p. 2, Word) being mailed to members. |
| Nov - Dec, 2003 | DOERS undertook a fund raising project to help purchase a mobile water purification plant in the village of Abosoda, Iraq. [leaflet] This work in the Ramadi district included the following: 1) Repairs to the Compact Water Units at Ramadi Hospital which were completed by the end of October 2003. (This includes the chlorinator that was installed with AFSC.) 2) The installation of 60 km of water networks in the district serving approximately 4,000 households. This work was completed by the end of December 2003. |
| Past Projects - 2004 | ||
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| Sat. Feb. 7, 10 am - 2 pm | Workshop on pruning and training fruit trees at the Mendota Mental Health apple orchard. [more] | the Earth leaflet and poster |
| Sat. March 13, 6 pm | DOERS hosted another delicious and educational dinner, again at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Rd. It featured Haitian food cooked by Joe Duplan, a Haitian chef (and our volunteers). Melinda Miles, the Co-Director of Haiti Reborn, a project of the Quixote Center, give a talk on Reforestation in Haiti: An Upward Spiral. [See PDF poster] The proceeds will benefit a reforestation project in Haiti. (See photo slide show and visit Haiti Reborn.) | |
| Sat. April 24 | DOERS organized a bus trip to the Midwest Organic Fruit Growers cooperative orchard in Gays Mills for a day of planting and fertilizing apple trees, followed by a.homecooked supper at the orchard. [more] | |
| Sun. Nov 21, 8:30 - 3:00 pm | International Fair-Trade Christmas Sale at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison. DOERS sold books and handmade Afghan blankets, pillows and jewelry to support Afghan refugees. | |
| Past Events - 2005 | ||
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| Fri. Jan. 28, 2005, 7 - 9 pm |
Yearly meeting at the home of Karen Carlson, 2215 Kendall Ave., Madison. [details] | |
| Sun. Feb. 13, 2005, 2 - 5 pm |
Bake and Craft Sale for Tsunami Victims, Orchard Ridge UCC, 1501 Gilbert Rd., Madison. [details] | |
| Wed., March 2, 2005 7 - 9 pm | Torbjörn Lahti, father of Sweden's eco-municipality movement, & Sarah James, community planner and author, present The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities, Towns and Businesses can Change to Sustainable Practices, at Olbrich Gardens, where Atwood Ave. meets Monona Dr. in Madison Accessible via Metrobus Routes 3, 37 & 38 [details] | |
| Sat., April 23, 2005 9:30 am | Second annual orchard day at Turkey Ridge. Meet at the parking lot of Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison at 9:30, and depart at 10 a.m. sharp. We’ll work from noon to 5, have a great dinner provided by Turkey Ridge, and arrive back in Madison by 9 p.m. at the latest. Bus tickets are $10. [photos] | |
| Past Events - 2006 | ||
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| Sat. March 25, 2006
6 pm |
Potluck supper and presentation on solar hot water and the Citizens Energy Cooperative of Wisconsin, at Orchard Ridge UCC, 1501 Gilbert Rd., Madison. [flyer] [press release] | |
| Sat. April 22, 2006 9:30 am |
Annual work day at Turkey Ridge organic apple orchard. Bus boarding at Orchard Ridge UCC, 1501 Gilbert Rd, at 9:30 am sharp. [flyer] | |
| Past Events - 2007 | ||
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| Sat. Feb. 17, 2007 1:00 - 3:30 pm |
Annual Citizens Energy Cooperative Membership Meeting at Warner Park Community Recreation Center, 1625 Northport Dr, Madison, in Community Rooms 1 & 2. Come and discuss CEC's progress and future and learn about solar hot water heating. Appetizers and refreshments will be provided. Info: #800-504-7331 or info@cecofwi.com | |
| Sat. April 28, 2007 9 am |
Annual work day at Turkey Ridge organic apple orchard. Bus boarding at Orchard Ridge UCC, 1501 Gilbert Rd, at 9 am. [flyer] | |
| Sat. August 25, 2007 4 - 8 pm |
Kit Drive at Wil-Mar Center, 953 Jenifer St., Madison, for Displaced People in Iraq. [poster] [Kit Drive letter: HTML or Word] |  Kids receiving a relief kit in Iraq |
| Sat. December 1, 2007 9 am - 4 pm |
Eleventh Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival at MATC Downtown Campus (211 N. Carroll St.). DOERS table and fair trade vendors, educational displays, and more. Info: http://www.calamadison.org/ [poster] |  |
| Past Events - 2008 | ||
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| Sat. Dec. 6, 2008 | Fair Trade Fair at Downtown MATC , Madison | |
| Past Events - 2009 | ||
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| Sat. Feb. 21, 2009 11 am - 8 pm |
DOERS craft sales at International Festival - Overture Center (201 State St.). | |
| Fri. Nov. 6, 2009 11 am - 3:30 pm |
Fair Trade Fair at the Middleton High School, 2100 Bristol St., Middleton | |
| Sat. Nov. 7, 2009 9 am - 2 pm |
Craft Fair at Bethany United Methodist Church, 3910 Mineral Point Rd., Madison | |
| Sun. Nov. 22, 2009 8:30 am - 3:30 pm |
Holiday Gift Fair at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Rd., Madison | |
| Sat. Dec. 5, 2009 9 am - 4 pm |
Fair Trade Fair at Downtown MATC, Madison | |