“In the year 2025, what should the City of Oberlin be known for?
Green energy, environmental consciousness, sustainability, and carbon neutrality”
“Members of the Oberlin Fire Department posing with their wagon in front of the old station in 1892”
“The feeling of shared experiences really helped me to stay resilient and positive throughout Covid experience”
“...there is no guarantee that all of the resources that we draw from the earth will always be here”
“You never know what is going to be around any corner, Oberlin is never boring”
“This year, we've been talking to our teachers about doing more to save electricity and water!”
“Oberlin will become a community that improves the environment”
“I look to purchase the things I need in Oberlin first, then the county, then the state of Ohio”
“What’s similar about COVID and climate change? What each one of us does individually affects the whole. We're all in this together. We're all connected”
“We’re trying to make girls empowerment and education a more valuable and important part of the community”
“Participating, showing up, and being present for what you stand for is very important”
“Shopping locally is a sustainable practice and there are ethics that surround that. The success of stores like Ben Franklin are an indicator of a healthy local economy”
“Kids are making connections and talking about the ways that processed foods can be unhealthy”
“I find Oberlin’s environmental consciousness empowering”
“Oberlin is just a fantastic little place; you get to know everybody and everybody gets to know you. You’re not looked at as being different or strange”
“Resilience is a collective group effort. Human connection is key to staying resilient!”
“Concerns about environmental change are important for all of us because we all live in the environment. It impacts us all”
“The main goal of Girls in Motion is to collaborate and foster a community of support for the girls”
“People are very adaptable in our community and they are very supportive”
“We are trying to be more conscious of the environment by using all-natural products and doing our own mulching”