PEOPLE!
Come on out to the 1st Annual MAEV Garage sale! Get some great deals, learn more about MAEV, meet future residents, and support a GREEN cause all at the same time!

Scheduled for Saturday, May 31st from 8 to until we can't stand it anymore at Mike Howell’s house in the Westnedge Hills neighborhood. Address is 304 Whitcomb, Kalamazoo. Proceeds will be used to fund MAEV advertising and promotional activities.
FROGS!!!
• Please plan to participate and/or make donations (no clothing please)
• Please bring donations to Mike’s house Friday May 30th (evening before sale)
• Please have all items priced with GREEN stickers before bringing to Mike’s house

INTERESTED IN MAEV? COME TO AN ORIENTATION!
If you'd like to attend our next orientation (date to be announced), please let us know by emailing us at mail@manitouarbor.org. We'll give a history of this project, the vision that inspires it and where we are at in putting the Ecovillage on the ground. If the weather permits, we will visit the 270-acre farm where the Ecovillage will be located. Orientations are for anyone interested in this Ecovillage effort and especially for those who might like to become part of this group effort.

All meetings and orientations are held at the Environmental Studies Office of Sr. Ginny Jones, at Nazareth, MI, 3427 Gull Road (M43) on the East side of Kalamazoo (1.5 miles East of Borgess Hospital, one mile West of the Gull Road & Sprinkle Road interchange) on the campus of the Motherhouse for the Sisters of St. Joseph and in the “Transformations: SSJ Spirituality Center.” Come in the entrance off Gull Road. It is lined with large 100-year-old conifers. The “Transformations” building will be on your left and is clearly marked.

FROGS! LETS DO SOME PERSONAL SELLING!
One outcome of the retreat was the realization that MAEV needs YOUR PROMOTIONAL ASSISTANCE by doing a little "personal selling" i.e. conversing about our fantastic MAEV project to your friends, neighbors, family, and acquaintences.

TALK IT UP!
In addition to personal conversations...consider giving a talk to a group you belong to or are familiar with. Too shy to go it alone? Mike Swords has generously volunteered his deep theatrical voice, knowledge of MAEV, and passion to be ½ of a duo for anyone wishing to give an informal talk to target groups. If you'd like to take advantage of this fantastic offer, call Mike a few weeks in an advance of your planned talk. The idea behind "informal talks" is to inform and make possibly interested parties or individuals aware of MAEV.

NEW AD-HOC GROUPS ARE FORMING NOW - and could use your help!
• Fund development committee forming – so far Ginny, Mike S, Carolyn – focusing on tackling pre-construction shortfall

• Web committee forming – so far Teri, Mike S, Richard, Mike H – focusing on informing anf promoting MAEV, attracting possible residents, volunteers, and donors

OUR TAGLINE!
In case you haven't noticed, MAEV’s newly-coined tag line is “Creating Sustainable Community” – short, sweet, to the point. Thanks Mike Swords!

VISUAL AID!
Christina has created a very cool scale model of the village which will greatly assist at Orientation's and display venues. Come to the next FROG meeting to check it out!

UPCOMING MEETINGS
• Web Subcommittee meets Monday April 29th at 5:30 PM
• Next FROG meeting is >>MONDAY NIGHT<< May 12th at 5:30PM. This meeting is open to anyone interested in getting involved with MAEV.
• Coordinating Committee meets Tuesday, May 6th 1 PM
• Marketing meeting is Friday May 2nd at 11AM
• Web Committee meets Tuesday May 20th 5:30 PM

A BIG THANK YOU to Richard Daily for his gracious hosting of the annual MAEV Retreat! And thank you everyone for your treats, talents, time and most of all for your faith and efforts.

HAPPY HAPPY SPRING TO YOU!

Teresa Lyn
Recording Secretary