Local Board Members

Bob Russell
Co-director, NREC; innkeeper

Sally Van Vleck
Co-director, NREC; innkeeper; yoga teacher

Jeff Anderson
Self employed carpenter and furniture maker

Joan D’Argo
Shiatsu Practitioner

Gabe Eriksen
Assistant Grocery Manager, Oryana Food Co-op, writer

Erin Eriksen
Mom, student, future nurse

Gary L Howe
Photojournalist, Instructor, Beagle raiser

David Krumlauf
Chief Technologist, Pierce Family Foundation

Sandi McArthur
Education/Outreach Director at Oryana Food Co-op

John Schneider
Pyschologist and author; grief specialist

From other regions

Ruth Carey
Retired Public Health Practitioner
Ann Arbor, MI

Mike Cline
Staff Physician, HealthEast Care System,
St. Paul, MN

Jim Crowfoot
Professor Emeritus at the School of Natural Resources and Environment, U of M
Ann Arbor, MI

Ben Drake
Retired educator and activist, Environmental Defense Fund, Highlander Center;
Peachtree City, GA

David Haenke
Eco-forester, Bioregionalist
Bixby, MO

Dave Reinhart
Retired educator, Jackson Public Schools; teacher, principal
East Lansing, MI

Mary Ann Reinhart
Executive Director, American Board of Emergency Medicine
East Lansing, MI

Bob Tinker
Architect, specializing in green building
Ann Arbor, MI

NEAHTAWANTA CENTER
Mission Statement

The Neahtawanta Center is a place of gathering and a community of kindred spirits, created to serve people and institutions interested in working toward a sustainable and just society. As a place of gathering, we provide an environment in which people can enjoy, seek wholeness and uncover their own spirituality. As a community, we seek the common good in all we do and believe that the earth and all living beings which inhabit it are fundamentally good.

We believe that the earth can be transformed from a place where excessive suffering is allowed to exist, to a place where harmony, peace and balance is accessible to all. We are committed to bringing about this transformation through partnership with those in our broader community, with a focus on communication, hospitality, education and service.

We dedicate ourselves to living a life of congruence and caring so that we might serve as a model to all those whose lives we touch.

Archive of old web site

Our yearly fund raising letter -- October 15, 2009

Dear Friends:

Future generations will look back and regard this time period as one of upheaval, shifting priorities and adjusting to the limits of a finite planet. For all of us living through this time, it's challenging and perplexing as well as promising and hopeful.

Our work at the Neahtawanta Center is part of this reshaping process. This year, we launched a new initiative based on the concept of resilience. We are joining our efforts with many individuals and groups around the world who view resilience thinking as the next step towards sustainability; a framework that includes adapting to changes on individual, community and global levels. See more details accompanying this letter.

We appreciate your support—from those of you who have joined with us over the past 22 years, to our newest members who have just discovered us. We value our connection with each of you, regardless of the size of your donation. If you can't support us monetarily this year, please send back the card anyway, letting us know that you still want to stay connected and informed.

If you are able to send us a tax-deductible donation for the coming year, it will help us with the work.

Visit our description of the current projects where we are focusing our energy as are so many of you, personally and financially.

While we value all the media tools available to us to help spread our message, nothing can replace being together in person! The Center is housed at the Neahtawanta Inn, which we manage and care for, and has used the Inn over the years for workshops, meetings, retreats, parties and potlucks—to bring the community together for support, commiseration, encouragement, planning, celebration and education, as well as to serve as a tranquil place for personal reflection and restoration. Helping to build a strong, vibrant local community is one of our most important roles, one that involves all of us, even as we at the same time help build the larger global community. Thank you for your continuing participation!

Peace,
-- Sally Van Vleck & Bob Russell

NEAHTAWANTA CENTER Mission Statement

Our yearly fund raising letter -- October 15, 2009

NEAHTAWANTA CENTER
Mission Statement