Dear Friends:
Welcome to my first newsletter for The Lilies Project. If you haven't heard by now...
We Won!
Walnut Cove is the site of a National Creative Placemaking Fund Project, which is sponsored by ArtPlace America. Together we can come up with creative solutions to address coal ash, 20 million tons of which sits in the Belews Creek community.
the Funding period is from January 1st, 2018 - June 30th, 2020
This project began as an unexpected surprise in early January 2017 after seeing an ad from ArtPlace America on Facebook. One year later we are launching an ambitious, yet hopeful campaign to reshape how our country addresses coal ash.
we really want you to
BE INVOLVED
from anywhere
Our First Forty Days
Donate today
to give Snug Play
to the Walnut Cove Library
and receive a year-end
2017 Tax Deductions!
Take Action
in support of #coalashneighbors
living on bottled water
for almost
#1000days
Join Us
MLK Weekend
In Stokes County for
Jester Hairston Celebration
or Online with
#JesterSings Tribute
The Goals of The Lilies Project
the technology
Demonstrate the technology of the NC State A&T University Coal Ash Encapsulation Process in order to promote the building of a pilot plant at Belews Creek with the goal of eliminating the burial of new production coal ash
the art
Create public art made out of coal ash installed in Walnut Cove with accompanying art throughout Southeastern Stokes County
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Quarterly Community Building Workshops featuring Oral History, Visual Arts, Spirituals, Public Health, Environmental Justice, Renewable Energy
the people
Support impacted residents and the broader community through sharing about the health impacts of coal ash, what it's like living on bottled water, and to share their on stories in their own words.
Also Check Out
The Lilies Project in the news, Including Double Front Pages in GSO & WS!
Latest Stories from The Lilies Project Blog
Subscribe to the Newsletter
Download Flyers to show your support for The Lilies Project
Contact me if you would like to be involved as an individual or a group
And #Hashtags!
#theliliesproject #coalashneighbors #1000days #jestersings #coalash #belewscreekmatters
meet many of our amazing team members
(with countless more I need to include)!
Lead Organizations
Stokes County Arts Council
Stokes County Historical Society
Appalachian Voices
NC A&T State University
Project Leader
Caroline Rutledge Armijo
caroline.armijo@gmail.com
919-358-5057
TheLiliesProject.org
A Final Thought Before Launching
Thank you for your support over the last year, as I have picked your brain, dreamed of new ideas, asked technical questions, or asked for moral support. This project is the unfolding of a call that I heard about as part of The Servant Leadership certificate program at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greensboro, NC. Just shy of two years from that February 2016 Call class, I am still incredulous that we are about to begin a new phase in this coal ash journey - The Beginning.
Please follow along with the story.
With much love and gratitude,
Caroline
