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Collective Faith Related Partnerships A Greek Orthodox church in Wauwatosa A metro representative of the Unitarian Universalist congregations A representative of the Wisconsin General Baptist State Convention All Peoples Church Archdiocese of Milwaukee Bayshore Lutheran Church BBYO Jewish teen program Blessed Trinity Blessed Trinity Catholic Parish Brookfield Unitarian Capital Drive Lutheran Capuchin Corps Capuchin Franciscans Casa Romero Catholics for Peace and Justice Christ Lutheran Church, Blaine, MN Christian orthodox priests from an American Orthodox church in Milwaukee Church of the Latter Day Saints Congregation Beth Israel Congregation Shalom - general service Congregation Shalom - mitzvah day of service Congregation Sinai

Congregation Sinai Connection Point Church (meets in Mayfair mall does service in Washington Park) Coptic Orthodox church (serving many Egyptian immigrants) from Oak Creek. Divine Word Lutheran Church Downtown Unitarian Church Eastbrook Church Emmaus Lutheran First Presibitarian Church in Kirkwood, Missouri First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee Forest Park Presbyterian Church Germantown UCC Hmong Religious Group House of Peace Ignatian Associates Immanuel Presbyterian Islamic Environmental Group of Wisconsin Jewish Community Center Jewish National Fund Kingo Lutheran Church Lake Park Lutheran Lake Park Lutheran Lutheran Church of the Great Spirit

Lutheran Volunteer Corps Marquette University High School Christian Discipleship Mary Queen of Heaven / Saint Aloysius Milwaukee s Episcopal bishop Mother of Good Counsel Mount Olive Lutheran National Federation of Temple Youth North Shore Presbyterian Church Olin San Ruby Institute summer camp service Out Lady of Lords Parrish Plymouth Church Plymouth United Church of Christ Quaker Church of Milwaukee Quaker representatives School Sisters of St. Francis Similar regional leaders of the United Church of Christ St Benedict the Moor St Pauls Lutheran work ministry St Therese St. Catherine's St. John Vianney Catholic Church St. Mark Episcopal Church St. Martin de Porres

St. Martin de Porres St. Paul's Episcopal Church St. Sebastian The American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin The Catholic archbishop The Lakeland Baptist Association The Presbyterian Church (USA) The president of the Wisconsin Council of Rabbis The Southern Baptists The Ulster Project Tikkun Ha'lr Tomorrows Present Unitarian Church West United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay Universities (Cardinal Stritch, Mount Mary, Concordia, Marquette) Valley Community Presbetarian Church in Golden Valley, MN

If it works.

replicate

Summer Camp

Neighborhood Environmental Education Project for schools

Outdoor Leadership: High School Training

Summer Interns: Adult Training

Teens

Volunteer Program

Stewardship

Festivals

Urban Adventures

Equipment Lending

Research

National Citizen-Based Monitoring Projects

Family and Intergenerational Programs

Ecological Literacy Chawla, Kaplan and Kuo Science and ecological understanding 92% students learned science or ecological concepts

Emotional connection: 93%

Taking Action 92% Community connection: 94%

Healthy (and sustainable) Food

Plus Exercise

= Healthy kids

National Connections Gaylord Nelson Tia Nelson Lisa Jackson Peter Forbes Eric Larsen John Mcknight Craig Counsell Peter Senge Julia Butterfly Hill Ken Salazar Will Allen Dar Williams Jack Johnson Sam Walton Henry Aaron Bill Mckibben Richard Louv Wendell Berry Amory Lovins 47

Eight year olds should not be asked to become warriors or worriers. Children have much more important work to do: watch ants, grow flowers, dance between the raindrops. This is sacred work, and childhood needs to be preserved just as much as rain forests and wetlands. Michael Weilbacher