Newsletter- December 2023 update from Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter
December 15, 2023
Read about our new PAC and other changes at the Chapter!
Happy Holidays, Supporter!
In this newsletter - changes at the Chapter, our new PAC, executive committee elections, updates on our work, plus all our regular features!
As we move towards the end of the year, I want to take a moment to personally thank you for your readership and support of our work. We truly couldn't do any of this without you!
Wishing you a restful and joyful holiday season,
Rebecca Dien-Johns
Chapter Coordinator.
Changes at the Chapter
Hello to all of our wonderful members and supporters here in the Hoosier State!
The past 2 years working with the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter have been full of so many amazing experiences - and some of the best have been getting to know all of our incredible staff and volunteers. In my first year, I was so moved by the work I saw being done that I decided to serve on multiple national tables to help further the strength of Chapters across the country. That experience then moved me to apply for a new position within Sierra Club that would allow me to bring my knowledge and passion to multiple states in the Midwest, while still serving on the Indiana team. I was informed earlier this summer that I had been selected as the new Deputy Regional Field Director in what I am referring to as the Heartlands - Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin - and I am thrilled to be able to continue this work alongside all of you.
So that means we are now looking to hire a new Chapter Director here in Indiana! If you or someone you know is interested, you can find more information and the application here. I look forward to this new phase of growth with the entire Indiana team and appreciate all of you for your support and your dedication to making Indiana a place we can all explore, enjoy, and protect.
With so much gratitude,
Amanda Shepherd
Acting Chapter Director
Hoosier Chapter launches PAC!
We are pleased to announce that the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter has successfully filed a state PAC!
This will give us the tools we need to help turn the tide in this state to elect environmental champions to state and local offices.
Please consider donating to this PAC.
For more information, kindly contact our political committee chair, Neil Goswami (pictured making the PAC account official):
Executive Committee elections- have you voted yet?
If you're a member of the Sierra Club and live in Indiana, you should have received an email with the subject line Online voting for your Hoosier Chapter and Group Elections now live! or you will shortly be receiving a postcard with instructions of how to vote in our Chapter and Group Executive Committee elections. If you have questions about your membership please email member.care@sierraclub.org
The Executive Committee appoints leadership roles, determines priorities and budgets at the state level, and works closely with the Chapter staff to run your Hoosier Chapter. Please take a moment to make sure you've voted. Thank you for your participation!
IN This Together -
Confront the Climate Crisis rally at the Statehouse!
Join Confront the Climate Crisis on January 16 to stand with a bipartisan coalition of youth, advocacy organizations, and legislators supporting policies that advance clean energy, conserve Indiana's forests and wetlands, and build resilience to the impacts of climate change!
Mike Gavin: "The first overlook in Brown County State Park, taken in the autumn of 2022"
Irene Welch: "This is my friend Saulius from Detroit, a water warrior. He is now in Bloomington, Indiana. He loves the nature here and I took this picture early evening in July"
Thank you Mike and Irene for sharing these beautiful photographs with us!
Do you have a photograph of Indiana nature that you would like to share? We'd love to see it and perhaps feature it in a future newsletter!
Use the button below or email
rebecca.dien-johns@sierraclub.org
