Greetings:
Tulsa is the heart of Green Country! On Tuesday, April 22nd we will celebrate Earth Day by announcing the launch of the BeGreen Tulsa awareness campaign and the BeGreenTulsa.com website.
The announcement is set for 9:30 a.m. at Dwelling Spaces, 109 S. Detroit, in the Blue Dome arts
district. Later, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday night, a reception to celebrate this new initiative will be held, also at Dwelling Spaces. I hope you can join us.
Tulsa is indeed a city filled with a 'new kind of energy.' Business owners and citizens both know that finding ways to be more energy efficient can add up to
considerable cost savings.
The BeGreen Tulsa initiative will serve as a resource for businesses and individuals seeking ways to be more energy efficient and environmentally
aware. You can learn more by going to www.begreentulsa.com.
As citizens, we all share in the responsibility to lessen our impact on the environment. As Mayor, I have a fiscal responsibility to save tax dollars by making sure local government is as energy efficient as possible. This exciting new website will serve as a resource to learn what your city is doing and what all of us can do as individuals and as businesses to be more energy efficient and make EVERY day Earth Day!
Sincerely,
Kathy Taylor
Mayor
Monday, April 21, 2008
North Tulsa Showcase of
Homes, April 26 - May 11
Dozens of homes, both new and remodeled, as well as lots available for development, will be featured in the ”North Tulsa Showcase of Homes – Come Take the Tour” event which begins April 26 and continues through May 11.
Several local developers and real estate professionals are combining their efforts and assets to promote home ownership in North Tulsa neighborhoods.
Tours and open houses will be held on the following weekends:
April 26 – 27, May 3 – 4 and May 10 – 11 with public viewing from 1 to 4 p.m.
Meet Friends and Neighbors
at Neighborfest '08
Mayor Kathy Taylor and the members of Tulsa’s new City Council invite all Tulsans to join them in Tulsa parks this spring and summer for Neighborfest ’08 – a series of picnics where citizens can meet their elected officials and form new friendships and renew old ones with their neighbors.
There will be nine Neighborfests – one in each City Council District. The first event will be at Whiteside Park in District 9.
Celebrate Earth Day
Celebrate Earth Day this Tuesday, April 22.
Chances are you enjoyed one of the many festivals that have been going on in Tulsa over the past several days.
But did you know that the father of Earth Day was Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin?
Nelson began learning and also educating others about the environment during the '60s – the Vietnam War era. He believed strongly that a grass roots movement could make a difference, and would be the only way to curb the increasing levels of pollution that he saw across the country.
Animal Welfare Hires Vet
and Facility Manager
The city of Tulsa announced last week that a new facility manager, and a new permanent staff veterinarian have been hired by Tulsa’s Animal Welfare Department. These most recent hires are part of Mayor Kathy Taylor’s commitment to emphasize both animal welfare and public safety at Tulsa’s animal center.
Jean Letcher has been hired as the facility Manager. A Tulsa resident since the early 1970s, Letcher graduated from Edison Senior High Schools and OSU before completing post-graduate studies in New York City.
Photo caption: Dr. Kim Haynes and Jean Letcher, Animal Welfare manager
Zoo Fest Honors
Earth Day Heroes
Mayor Kathy Taylor attended Saturday’s Tulsa Zoo Earth Fest to present the "Earth Day Hero" awards, honoring outstanding heroes in Green Country. The chosen hero is "someone who strives to preserve the world; teaches others how to protect the environment through advocacy or action; and is a role model for eco-awareness.
The 2008 recipients were: (Individual Hero) Corey Williams, Executive Director of Sustainable Tulsa, and (Corporate Hero) Bank of Oklahoma (BOK), represented by Catherine Patterson.
BOK asked the Zoo to assist with a recycling program for all their printer cartridges and made the Zoo the recipient of the proceeds generated by this program.