About Us
We are group of people who live, work, learn, and play in Westerville.
Our mission is: Engaging our community in sustainable practices. The sustainable practices are predicated on the three pillars of environmental, social and economic sustainability.
Events Chair: Bethany Vosburg-Bluem
Events Vice-Chair: David Grimes
Communication Chair: Lois Szudy
Communication Vice-Chair: Currently seeking to fill this position
Projects Chair and Vice-Chair: Currently seeking to fill these positions
Feel free to drop us a line at sustainablewesterville1@gmail.com.
Our Accomplishments
2023
Earth Day - McVay Elementary - Honeysuckle, grapevine and multiflora rose removal
Uptown Art Hop - handed out 240 trees and bushes. There were 7 or 8 volunteers from Sustainable Westerville helping with this project!
4th ReUse-A-Palooza Event with Otterbein University (April)
Senior Year Experience (SYE) Project with Otterbein students
Website and Social Media analysis
No Child Left Inside and Citizen Pollution Watch analysis
Film Plastic Collection analysis - Westerville City Schools
2022
· Cherrington Garden Perennial gardens established (year-round project)
· First Annual Sustainable Westerville Retreat
· Earth Day Native Tree and Plant Distribution
· Second ReUse-A-Palooza Event with Otterbein University (April)
. Third ReUse-a-Palooza Event with Otterbein University (August)
· Pride Celebration
. 4th of July Parade
· Third ReUse-A-Palooza Event (Fall)
· Fall Arborfest Alum Creek Park
2021
· Seeing Systems: Peace, Justice and Sustainability Book Discussion Course
· Resident Based Environmental Sustainability
· Cherrington Community Garden & produce drop-offs to WARM & WRP
· Otterbein Equine Center tree planting
· How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates- SW Book Discussion
· Student Led Accountability Protest – Partnership with WeRISE
· Westerville Zero Waste Grant Green Team Representation
· Otterbein Community Garden
· Partnership with Growing & Growth Collective
· Cherrington Garden – Tree of Life Visit
· Community Mapping Exercise for Fair Districts (provided as testimony to the Ohio Redistricting Commission)
· Partnership with Westerville Queer Collective
· Westerville Farmers Market Booth
· Our First ReUse-A-Palooza Event!! (Collab with City of Westerville and Otterbein)
· Honeysuckle removal (with MAD Scientist Associates and F.A.C.T)
· Growing & Growth Collective Volunteer Representation
· Cherrington Garden “Meet and Greet”
· Arborfest Alum Creek Park
· Election Sign Collection and Disposal
· Nature's Best Hope Book Discussion
2020
· Northwest Earth Institute Eco-Challeng Discussion Course
. Partnership with WeRISE Westerville