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Welcome to the Ei Summer Newsletter
In 2021, Elemental Impact (Ei) Founder & CEO Holly Elmore returned to her hometown, Sarasota, Florida, after residing in Atlanta for 40 years. Along with Holly, the Ei national and global headquarters moved to Florida.
The RiA Magazine article, Ei Moves!, chronicles the move and robust foundation creation.
Learn how Ei thrives in Sarasota while retaining national and global impact. With a primary focus on the Nature Prevails platform, Holly nurtures the Ei Rewilding Urban Landscapes Pilots and donates her photography skills to support a local microforest movement.
Indeed, Ei continues to live the tagline, Regeneration in ACTION!
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The Ei Magazines, The IMPACT and Regeneration in ACTION (RiA,) chronicle Ei's incredible journey through the Era of Recycling Refinement and within the Era of Regeneration.
MILESTONES: On September 19, 2022 the RiA Magazine surpassed the coveted 500,000 pageviews milestone! The RiA Magazine article, RiA Magazine tops 550,000 views!, celebrates the monumental achievement. As of this newsletter publication, the RiA Magazine boasts 577,030 views and 16,800 views in the past 30 days.
The IMPACT Magazine enjoys 220,200 views, with four to five articles published annually. |
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Over the past two years, Ei settled into its new Sarasota headquarters and developed strong relationships within the local environmental community. With a primary focus on water quality and rewilding urban landscapes, Ei invited six respected environmental leaders to join the Ei Advisory Council.
Ei welcomes the following new Advisors:
- Aaron Virgin, Save Our Seabirds CEO
- Bridgett Luther, Table2Farm Founder & Visionary
- Charles Reith, Solutions To Avoid Red Tide (START) Board member
- Mary Anne Bowie, Retired, Unitarian Universalist Church Green Team Chair
- Sandy Gilbert - START Chair
- Tim Rumage, Ringling School of Art & Design Professor of Environmental Studies |
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Environmental Leadership Group
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Upon arriving in Sarasota, Holly immediately embarked on building a local Lambda Alpha International (LAI) group of At-Large members. A LAI member since 2013, Holly enters her second term as LAI Global Assistant Communications Director and serves on the Executive Committee.
LAI is a 90-years-old land economics honorary where members are nominated for the industry expertise and accomplishments.
During her early months in Sarasota, Holly scheduled Ei- and LAI-introduction meetings with the Sarasota environmental leadership. With nearly 100% success, the environmental leaders accepted Holly's LAI At-Large-member nominations.
With no current chapter in Florida, Holly established an Environmental Leadership Group (ELG) of At-Large LAI members; intentions are to launch a formal LAI Chapter in the future once membership expands beyond the environmental community to a broad spectrum of land economics professionals.
Established in late 2021, the ELG consists of prominent environmental leaders in the Sarasota area with a stated commitment to the economic impact of water quality on the region. Located on the Central Florida Gulf of Mexico Coast, Sarasota is a gem in The Sunshine State. With amazing barrier-island beaches (Siesta Key was named #1 beach in the U.S. by TripAdvisor,) and lovely intracoastal waterways, Sarasota's economy is water-quality based and driven by tourism.
ELG members, along with their respective headshots and bios, are listed on the Ei ELG page.
The RiA Magazine article, Coastal Water Quality: land-based activity determines the quality & related economic impact, introduces LAI, announces the environmental LG, and showcases how LAI members work together and support each other.
The photo features ELG members Charles Reith, Tim Rumage, Mary Anne Bowie, and an industry friend and is courtesy of Holly Elmore Images (HEI) |
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Ei Rewilding Urban Landscapes Pilots |
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Ei supports the SURF - Suncoast Urban Reforesters - Microforests via Ei Supporter Zach Zildjian Design Services (ZZ Design) mentorship and HEI photo-documentation services. ZZ Design provides the technical expertise required to design and implement microforest-soil preparation and tree planting.
Ei Advisor and SURF Founder/Visionary Charles Reith is the lifeblood behind the impressive microforest movement in the Sarasota vicinity. As President-Elect of The Sarasota Bay Rotary Club, Charles secured unwavering Rotary financial and volunteer support by the local club. Holly is an active Sarasota Bay Rotary Club member via Charles' nomination and sponsorship.
On January 18, 2023, over 100 volunteers from 5-years old to 85-years old participated in the Heritage Harbor Microforest-planting day. The HEI Heritage Harbour Microforest Planting album gives a still-photo documentary of the event. Post-planting, the Heritage Harbour Microforest continues to thrive.
Supporters of the Heritage Harbour Microforest celebrated the five-months old microforest on June 7 at a sign-unveiling ceremony. The HEI album, Heritage Harbour Microforest - Sign-Unveiling Event, documents the celebratory event.
Under the direction of the ZZ Design Team, a group of volunteers from the Sarasota Bay Rotary Club, the Mangrove School, and committed local residents planted the Mangrove School Microforest in mere hours. The late June microforest was funded by generous grants from the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program and the Sarasota Bay Rotary Club. The HEI album, Mangrove School Microforest, documents the successful microforest planting.
The RiA article, Urban Afforestation: Food Forests and Microforests, gives an in-depth introduction to food forests and microforests along with their profound environmental and societal impact; global examples are featured.
The photo of ZZ Design's happy crew along with Charles and other Rotary Club members is courtesy of Holly Elmore Images.
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Environmental Stewardship: the business perspective |
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The Temple of Understanding* (ToU,) invited Ei to host the May monthly Eco Justice for ALL Dialogue.
With the topic, Environmental Stewardship: the business perspective, Holly orchestrated the following panel of Ei Advisors as the dialogue speakers:
- Stephanie Barger - TRUE Certification for Zero Waste / U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Global Director of Market Transformation
- Simon Lamb - author of award-winning Junglenomics
- Tim Trefzer - Honeycomb Strategies Event and Venue Sustainability VP, Sports & Venues.
Holly served as the dialogue moderator. The panelists along with Holly are LAI members.
It was an empowering 60-minute dialogue that showcased business community leadership in environmental stewardship.
The RiA article, Environmental Stewardship: the business perspective, recaps the dialogue along with anecdotes from the Ei Era of Recycling Refinement when Holly worked closed with Stephanie and Tim.
The entire Environmental Stewardship: the business perspective Dialogue is available for viewing on YouTube.
* The ToU is an international interfaith organization that advocates for interfaith values in the secular setting of the United Nations. |
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Join the Ei Team
Through active participation, Ei Supporters work with industry leaders on establishing regenerative business practice standards. To join the close-knit Ei Team and commit to active participation, contact Holly at holly@earth-impact.org or 404-510-9336. |
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Ei MISSION:
To work with industry leaders to create best regenerative operating practices where the entire value-chain benefits, including corporate bottom lines, communities, and the environment. Through education and collaboration, establish best practices as standard practices.
Ei appreciates tax-deductible donations of any amount to support our important work. Thank you in advance for your generosity and validation of the Ei mission.
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