Promoting partnerships, policies and programs that protect
and enhance the health of the Oxford Hills community.
 

Tobacco-Free Housing Initiative

                Tobacco Free Housing Website

  The Maine Smoke-Free HousingCoalition has a  website with free advertising for landlords/owners and offers a place where tenants can find smoke-free housing

 Visit www.smokefreeforme.org

  78% of Maine public housing tenants who rent prefer to live in smoke-free buildings but only 37% of apartments in Maine are smoke free.

 Smoke free buildings do not have cigarette smoke coming under the doorways and through the heating vents from people in the building who do smoke.

 Second handsmoke can cause debilitating conditions in all ages of people and  contains over 50 chemical compounds that cause cancer in humans and animals.  Residues from the toxic chemicals can remain in the carpets and on the walls for  many years.

 Landlords/ owners can save up to six times the cost of apartment turnover and  save money on insurance costs by reducing the risk of fire. Cigarette smoking is  the leading cause of apartment fires.

 Visit the website at www.smokefreeforme.org.  Tenants and landlords can both  find useful information about smoke free housing.



  News & Events

07/06/2010
Alan Day Community Garden -

 

Following an exuberant, energetic kick-off to the growing season which brought together 40 people at the Garden on April 25th, the Coordinating Council hired on Rocky Crockett as a half-time garden coordinator. Since that time, there has been a lot of activity, with people working more sessions every week.

* The Water Catchment work group now has 8 water barrels that can hold 400 gallons of water gathering rain water from the roof.

*The compost bins have been completed and compost is being picked up at Cafe Nomad

* Organic compost was delivered by the Caldwell Farms in Turrner.

 *Plans have been made for a new entrance to the barn, for renting a chipper to convert small brush and small trees for chips for the paths.

*The Maine Non-Profit incorporation papers came from the State and a few folks are working on the federal 501(c)3 tax exemption application.

*Ganderia Middle Schoolers are making plans for a composting toilet.

*The new raised beds are ready to plant and a new area is being prepared for raised mounds (beds without the wooden sides.

*A Welcome sign with the new logo has been installed at the street entrance. 

*Work days are on Sunday morning from 9am-12pm and  Mondays from 4pm-7pm.

A website,http://alandaygarden.wordpress.com/ explains the project and offers photographs and information about five works groups already set up for the garden. Call Ken Morse at 739-6222 for more information.