2024-10-09T03:38:07-04:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 832571369 CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION & ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT % Andrea Mooney CENT 2034300777 301 S GENEVA ST APT 2F Ithaca NY 14850 Michael PERGOLA Vice-President 2024-10-09 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X www.creeed.info X X 168147 X 74104 94043 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168147 0 0 0 116197 11171 38871 166239 1908 488827 490735 427 2335 488400 488400 488827 490735 488827 490735 The purpose of the Center for Regenerative Ecological Education & Enterprise Development CREEED is to foster a new relationship between the human species and the Earth as outlined in Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato si'. This message includes a focus on the way we relate to our natural environment our understanding of our place in the world and the way in which we interact with other species and with other human beings. We take inspiration from the great wisdom traditions and understanding of the human-nature connection and seek to foster mindful awareness in all of our activities with each other and the Earth. We welcome individual and group retreatants in the spirit of hospitality offered by the great Medieval and contemporary monasteries. Mindful Hospitality and Earth Education- We are providing space for individuals and groups to escape from the business of daily life and for reconnecting with the natural rhythms of the earth the natural cycles of the seasons and with the importance of the Earth as our only home with inspiration from Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si. We have served approximately people 985 helping to raise people's awareness of the health and environmental crises currently faced on the Earth as well as other large-scale life and the ways in which individuals can contribute to systemic change as well as to moving from sustainability to regenerative approaches to health wellness food and planetary well-being. 0 84338 Permaculture Initiatives & Soil Health - Our permaculture initiative takes a long-term approach to food security and provides the knowledge and experience necessary for individuals to learn how to grow their own food and to handle climate change in more effective ways. This program supported 19 volunteers and 15 interns at various points over the year helping to train individuals in different aspects of our permaculture program. We are creating a long-term food forest as well as using intensive European row techniques to create healthy soil and healthy food in regenerative cycles. To that effect we began our own compost and program began to plant our food forest and expanded our gardens. Also included in this program is an educational aspect to support people of all ages but in particular youth to understand the importance of good food for long-term health and well-being and to help them become more adept at identifying and enjoying that which will serve the long term well-being 0 21565 Food Rescue & Nutritional Justice - We have begun a Food Rescue & Nutritional Justice Initiative in order to help individuals grow more of their own food and reduce the risk of food insecurity hunger and nutritional deficiency in the event that the local environment is threatened. The food rescue and nutritional justice program aims to support healthy delicious food for all members of our community based on reducing the amount of food waste. By taking a permaculture approach we use all our resources effectively and try to minimize the estimated 40% of food in the United States that is wasted. This program impacted approximately 225 people this year and helped cultivate a positive impact on people's lives in the community and beyond. 5100 13790 119693 Andrea Mooney President 3 0 0 0 Michael Pergola Vice President Secretary 50 0 0 0 Eric Lazarus Treasurer 35 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false false false NY Eric Lazarus 301 S Geneva St Apt 2F Ithaca NY 14850 2153602681 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Groceries, $13548| Meetings, $9993| Miscellaneous, $6034| Travel, $1043| Automotive and Fuel, $8253|