Once a year, 350 Loudoun, the environmental group that Amanda Tandy and I do most of our work with, participates in the polar plunge with Chesapeake Climate Action Network.
350 Loudoun is about as grassroots as a climate change activism group gets. It’s members are passionate, engaged, and putting a lot of time into local issues. This year we’ve put a lot of effort into fighting the ACP and MVP. We show up at county Board of Supervisor meetings and put in public comments, we organize, work with other local and with larger non-profits on statewide efforts. This year we also helped organize on Peoples Climate March, and in cooperation with Sierra Club, we brought 86 Loudouners to DC to protest for Climate, Jobs, and Justice in DC.
CCAN is an excellent nonprofit that we’ve worked with on a lot of projects. They’re the tip of the spear in the pipeline fight in Virginia, and they had quite a bit to do with the fracking ban that got passed in Maryland. In October this year, 350 Loudoun worked with CCAN on a 2 day protest at all 7 DEQ offices in Virginia, and helped organize the Woodbridge location.
The polar plunge is really our one fundraiser a year, and the proceeds we raise are split between our group and CCAN. Last year we raised around $1500 for our group, which is essentially 350 Loudouns entire operating budget for a year. We’re big on work, and low on costs, so we make that budget go pretty far.
Your support on this is greatly appreciated, and allows Amanda and I, and the rest of 350 Loudoun to continue our work in Loudoun and Virginia. Here’s the links, and thank you.