KE MODIFIED VMG

KOOLEARTH MINUTES IN CAPSULE

September 11, 2012

Greenwich, Gaisano Kalibo

The VMG were modified and as follows:

VISION

K.E. foresees a cleaner, greener and healthier environment.

MISSION

Kool Earth, Inc. as an environmental advocate is committed to educate, inform, collaborate and encourage citizens to be pro-active/get involved for a healthier community.

GOALS

1. To inform and encourage the community how important it is to have a cleaner, greener & healthier environment.

2. To collaborate with law-enforcers and concerned groups like the government, private individual/entity, the media, civic-socio & religious organization, the academe and other linkages in implementing environmental laws.

3. To advocate policies, practices for the care, protection and conservation of the ecosystem.

OUR STRATEGIES

• Information Dissemination (school campus tour/pool of speakers/trainers availability)

• Materials Recovery Facility/Solid Waste Management (with private entity collaboration - Fil Bake Environmental Management Group: Aim - Zero-Waste)

• Sanitation and Hygiene (information dissemination)

The group agreed to collaborate with Fil-Bake Environmental Management Group whose aim is Zero-Waste regarding the over-seeing of the MRF equipment. Once it can produce results, the management is willing to pay-back the equipment so that KE will no longer be responsible for its maintenance. Pres. Chita is very happy with its decision suggested as it will not hinder KE to move forward, while having concerns of funds to maintain the said MRF equipment. The owner of the land and the donor will be notified by Pres. Chita.

Sec. Megs will take charge of sending letter requesting DepEd assistance to collaborate with the school-based community environmental group – YES-O to support the advocacy of KE; to help in the information dissemination of KE and its partners calendar of events and results through the Aklan Tri-Media and its documentation.

The group likewise was very willing to be invited to speak about the organization, its projects and collaboration. The private medical practitioners who are members of KE like Dr. Felma Dela Cruz, Dr. Bea Yasa-Diel and Dr. Cynthia Dela Cruz were among the physicians who are active and always willing to speak about the harm of waste to our body-system, together with Pres. Chita and Sec. Megs who will be talking about the ordinances, law and the like. 

Because of being burn-out and succession is a problem in every civic organization, Dr. Cynthia Dela Cruz, having recently attended the Ateneo Center for Continuing Education, one-week seminar on leadership and management, shared the following views to the group the system learned during her one-week course. 

1. EXECUTION (to prioritize goal and align task according to the capacity of the leader/members)
2. CALENDAR (start date/end date, projects should be time bound)
3. RESPONSIBILITY (point out responsible person to lead)
4. LEADERSHIP (delegate task, do not over-do/work, take one step-at-a-time)
 

As paperless is encouraged, if possible,  all the information for the members will be sent to their email, mobile numbers and or to be posted in the website.

For your guidance.