While the focus of our Annual Meetings is the Sustainability Coalition, the focus of our Town Halls is the community. Typically held in March at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center on the OSU campus, the event begins with a two-hour Sustainability Fair, featuring more than 50 hands-on exhibits, each representing a Coalition partner organization or action team. A fabulous spread of delicious local food is offered, and local musicians provide entertainment. The entire event is waste-free, with recycling and composting stations located throughout the facility.
Following the Sustainability Fair, attendees move to the Alumni Center ballroom, where they’re seated at tables of eight for a fast-paced, interactive Town Hall. The program includes three parts, each with a presentation from the main stage followed by discussion and activity at the tables.
The Town Hall program includes an annual Community Scrapbook, a slide presentation highlighting the sustainability achievements of local partner organizations during the past year. Since 2013, the Town Hall has included a keynote speaker to share fresh ideas with the community and to motivate attendees to take action.
A photo gallery and video of the 2025 Sustainability Fair and Town Hall are available HERE.
A photo gallery and recording of the 2024 Sustainability Fair and Town can be viewed HERE.
The 2023 Town Hall recording can be viewed below in four separate videos:
Part 1: Charting a New Path – Overview of Town Hall + presentations by Mayor Maughan and Commissioner Malone
Part 2: Community Progress – Presentation of 2022 Community Scrapbook by Andrea Norris and Sean McGuire
Part 3: Shift Together – Presentations by Bill Ripple, Kathleen Dean Moore, Chris Quaka, and Julie Williams + call to action
Part 4: Close – Closing remarks by Annette Mills
A photo gallery of the 2023 Sustainability Fair and Town Hall can be viewed HERE.