Corridor Alliance Chapter of Flint River Watershed Coalition

12/14/2022

12/12/2022

FRWC Community Mosaic Planning
Help us design a mosaic for our new offices while learning about the Flint River ecosystem - Join us this Thursday, Dec, 15th at 2:30pm at the Flint Public Library to learn a bit more about what lives in/relies on the Flint River, issues that risk the health of the Flint River system (including PFAS), and what you can do to help. Then we'll have an interactive session led by mosaic artist Kate Pepin where you can draw/create items to include in the mosaic. All ages welcome!

When: Thursday, December 15th - 2:30pm
Where: Flint Public Library - 1026 E. Kearsley St, Flint, 48503
What: FRWC Mosaic Planning
Event here: https://fb.me/e/33pFNF1u1

12/06/2022

Big changes at Flint River Watershed Coalition: A new executive director, and the Corridor Alliance Chapter has officially dissolved in order to better support our parent organization. Six former Corridor Alliance board members have joined FRWC's board. The intent is to focus on strengthening the FRWC as an organization. The Corridor Alliance's projects and focus on Flint will not go away - they are just becoming core projects of the FRWC.

In about a week, we will be merging this Corridor Alliance page with the FRWC's main page. We hope you continue to follow our progress, and thank you for your support!

FRWC welcomes Jennifer Raymond as our new Executive Director, as well as six additional board members from our recently dissolved Corridor Alliance Chapter.

The Corridor Alliance Chapter’s board voted last month to dissolve with a goal of strengthening the overall leadership and focus of its parent organization. Six former board members from the Corridor Alliance Chapter have joined FRWC’s board of directors, bringing significant Flint connections and talent to the organization's leadership team.

Raymond brings over a decade of non-profit experience to the FRWC role, including administrative roles in domestic violence crisis shelter services and USDA Commodity Food programming. As a life-long resident of the Great Lakes bioregion, she has been a passionate participant in many projects promoting water quality, including the Chippewa River Water Festival. Raymond holds a B.S. from Ferris State University, and in 2016 received a Leadership Institute Certification from the Michigan Community Action Association. When she's not at work, she enjoys kayaking, vegetable gardening (especially hot peppers), and 80's horror movies.

WELCOME, Jennifer!

Read more here: https://www.flintriver.org/frwc-welcomes-new-executive-director-board-members

11/25/2022

Shopping for holiday gifts today? Buy your books through https://bookshop.org/shop/flintriver and FRWC will receive a portion of the proceeds! Also, FREE SHIPPING between today (Friday) and Monday. It's a win-win!

11/15/2022

We're gearing up for Giving Tuesday on November 29th at FRWC. Did you know Meta, Facebook's parent company, will match 100% of new recurring donations after the second gift is made via Facebook’s charitable donation features starting TODAY and going through the end of the year? The match is up to $100 per donation, $100,000 per nonprofit, and $7 million in total.

If you want to support FRWC with a recurring monthly donation - now is the perfect time to click our "donate" button on our page and set up a monthly gift! THANKS! 😍

11/15/2022

Visit our friends at Blueline Donuts at Carriage Town Ministries in their brand new location starting today! So excited for this amazing program.

Today is the first day in the new building!! We are open 7am-12:30pm. Come by to check out our progress so far!! We made double the donuts to prepare for this special day!

The bakery is located at 604 Garland Street (entrance on University). Additional parking is available at 605 Garland Street and street parking is accessible on Garland Street south of University.

11/14/2022

Join our friends at For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum on Monday, November 21st at 4:30pm for their Skype a Scientist program! They'll be speaking live with PhD student Timber Burnett from the University of Pennsylvania about the latest science around plant ecology, restorations, wildfires, and more!

Monday, November 21, at 4:30p. Save the Date and join us for a conversation with Ph.D. candidate Timber Burnette from the University of Pennsylvania. We invite everyone interested in asking this talented scientist questions or learning about her fascinating research; in this first-ever digital/in-person hybrid program to join. Meet at the For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum visitors center at 4:30p on 11-21-22. No pre-registration required