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Featured chapter: CCL Carson City
CCL’s Carson City, Nevada, chapter has tabling down to a science. For the third year in a row, they are participating as a vendor at the local Carson Farmers Market, tabling every other Saturday from June through September. The farmers market assigns them a 10-square-foot tent to work with, and the chapter draws in visitors with materials like banners, CCL’s tri-fold, and the new Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth. Volunteers cover the table in four shifts of about two hours each. The chapter is led by Rob Bastien, Chas Macquarie, Midge Breeden, and Roger Heath. Rob describes the chapter as “relatively small,” but he says folks always “come through to manage the booth over the nine Saturdays of our season.” Before they even get to the farmers market itself, the chapter puts in a lot of work to ensure their tabling efforts run smoothly. They hold local trainings to cover all the logistics — “arrival, unloading, booth setup according to the rules of the Carson Farmers Market, banner placements and set up, familiarization of the volunteers with the appearance of the flyers, practicing some tabling interaction, and then finally breaking down the ‘booth’ and fitting it all back into someone’s vehicle.” Since someone else will be tabling in another two weeks, it’s important to keep everything organized. “There is definitely a fair amount of work involved, but tabling at Carson Farmers Market is rewarding,” Rob says. “Along with acquiring new members, we are visible, and we are spreading the word about the climate crisis and what can and must be done to address it. It’s work that must be done!” Fantastic job, CCL Carson City. CCL has nearly 400 chapters across the country. Find your local chapter today and get plugged in!
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