Sustainable MetroWest Gathering 2013 presentation by Laura Kischitz

1. Bolton Local
Lynda King and Laura Kischitz
Co-Founders
June 15, 2013
www.boltonlocal.org

2. Recent Initiatives
• Skill Building:
– Canning Club
– Bread & Cheese Making
• Water Awareness Education
– Well Water vs. Bottled
– Group discounts on well testing
• www.boltonlocal.org and yahoo list
• Bolton Local Phone Book

3. Successes & Best
Practices
Successes:
• Recognition in the community
• Townwide Yard Sale
• Community Garden
Best Practices:
• Being sensitive to how you
market your group and
messages
• Looking for fun opportunities to
bring the community together &
get message across (reduce
waste, skill building, etc)
• Starting small with vision of
where you want to go

4. Lessons Learned
• Steer clear of fear-based approach
• Expand the group and “doers” in the
group

5. Two Plans for Next Year
• Repair Café
– Based on Pittsfield, MA
model.
– Bolton Pilot 9/13
• Buy Local Campaign (Tom Harter fixes clock.)
– Online Directory planned for Q4/2013
– Expand Welcome Kits to include local
businesses
– Work with EDC on events

6. MetroWest Collaboration
• Regional Water Awareness
• Citizens Emergency Response Team
(CERT)

7. Thank You!
Laura Kischitz
Lkischitz@comcast.net
Lynda King
L.King42@verizon.net