NCRA Fall Mixer and Mentoring Event – South Bay Edition!

FALL MIXER, SOUTH BAY, NOVEMBER 3

Join us for our Mentorship event, and third NCRA Mixer, Thursday November 3, 5-7:30pm at SP2 Communal Bar & Restaurant in downtown San Jose!
Are you looking for a mentor to help you get started in this industry? Are you an industry veteran who wants to share your expertise with passionate individuals looking to make a career in Zero Waste? Somewhere in between? Whatever your level, come check it out!

Join us at the mixer starting at 5pm – the first drink is on NCRA, then take part in our Mentorship Break-Out Session. Starting at 6pm we will pair mentors and mentees for a speed-dating style event that is sure to be fun for all! Meet new people, make new friends and partnerships, have a beer and snacks. Please RSVP on NCRA’s Facebook event page! Not on FB? Feel free to RSVP to the NCRA Office via our Contact PageDirections.

NCRA wants you! Phonebank for the Ban on Tuesday 11/1

JOIN NCRA TO PHONEBANK FOR THE BAG BAN!

Tuesday, November 1 from 6 pm – 8 pm

Click here to access Yes on 67 Phone Bank and Event List!

2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, David Brower Conference Room, 4th Floor

  • Please bring your cell phone
  • Pizza will be provided
  • BYO beverages and snacks

See you there! Thank you for your commitment to assisting our communities in upholding the bag ban!

Please RSVP to ncra@ncrarecycles.orgncra-yes-on-67-no-on-65-2016

Annual Member Appreciation Picnic – September 11, 2016

Join us for the annual MEMBER’S PICNIC hosted by NCRA and Zero Waste Youth USA!

Sunday, 9/11/16 12:00-4:00

Enjoy a day in the sun with BBQ, lawn games, frisbee, and hanging out with fellow NCRA members and friends!

Bring your family, friends, and coworkers!!!

NCRA & ZWY USA will provide all food & drink! Non-members and friends are encouraged to contribute $5, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Join us at Lake Temescal

Landvale PicnicArea 6500 Broadway North Oakland, CA

Need a ride? We can help! Let us know when you RSVP.

Please RSVP by Sunday 9/6/16:

ncra@ncrarecycles.org

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President’s Report, July 2016

Hello all and happy summer! NCRA is pleased that during what is normally a slower time for us we are staying busy with lots of activities.

First of all, thanks to all those who joined us for NCRA’s mentorship mixer on June 15 at Oakland’s Classic Cars West bar and art space! We had over 20 participants join us for drinks, food, networking and a mentorship activity that gave less experienced members the opportunity to pick the brains of those more seasoned in the industry. We are shooting to have our next mixer in San Jose in the fall so please keep an eye out for that. Special thanks also to Recycle for Change for co-sponsoring the event.

Next we look forward to August when we will offer a tour as a preamble to our board meeting on August 18th. South San Francisco Scavenger is hosting us to tour their anaerobic digestion facility which began operation in 2015. Learn about this exciting technology and see the innovation behind it with your own eyes, ears and noses (spoiler – you can’t smell a thing!)

The tour will begin at 4pm and the meeting will occur immediately after, most likely around 5:30pm. Dinner as always will be free to members who RSVP for the tour and/or the meeting and will be served around 5pm. Non-members are also welcome to join with a $5 donation requested to cover food. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at ncra@ncrarecycles.org and click HERE for more details.

Last but not least NCRA’s annual Member Appreciation Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 11, 2016 from 11-3pm at Lake Temescal Park in Oakland. Games, food, sun and fun promise to ensue and the event is free to members. As always non-members are welcome with a $5 suggested donation to cover costs. More details will be posted to the website soon so please save the date!

— Laura McKaughan, NCRA President