{"id":23665,"date":"2024-02-08T10:57:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T15:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/?page_id=23665"},"modified":"2025-06-02T23:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:16:57","slug":"2023-%e0%a8%aa%e0%a9%8d%e0%a8%b0%e0%a8%ad%e0%a8%be%e0%a8%b5-%e0%a8%a6%e0%a9%80%e0%a8%86%e0%a8%82-%e0%a8%b9%e0%a8%be%e0%a8%88%e0%a8%b2%e0%a8%be%e0%a8%88%e0%a8%9f%e0%a8%b8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/pa\/our-impact\/2023-impact-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 \u0a2a\u0a4d\u0a30\u0a2d\u0a3e\u0a35 \u0a39\u0a3e\u0a08\u0a32\u0a3e\u0a08\u0a1f\u0a38"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23665\" class=\"elementor elementor-23665\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c258a22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c258a22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39747da\" data-id=\"39747da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c4cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"13c4cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742bd70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"742bd70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>&#8220;In a world of more than seven billion people, each of us is a drop in the bucket. <br \/>But with enough drops, we can fill any bucket.&#8221;<\/b><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">David Suzuki<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34db7e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34db7e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">The ripple effect of impact we achieved together with all sectors of the community in 2023 was tremendous!<\/p><p>With the easing of pandemic conditions, we engaged more of the diverse community we serve with in-person educational programming and hands-on event activities. June 2023 marked a full year of operations at our popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/events\/join-us-at-the-beach\/\">Eco-Hub by the beach,<\/a> where residents and tourists learned about important local and global environmental issues, discovered our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/bgs-pollinator-garden\/\">new pollinator teaching garden<\/a>, and participated in beach litter clean-ups and habitat restoration efforts.<\/p><p>Throughout Burlington (and beyond via our extensive online reach), we successfully advanced our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bg-strat-plan-2018-2023-min.pdf\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">strategic priorities <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">of climate change, low-waste living, and protecting and caring for nature, through our &#8216;triple A&#8217; approach of Awareness, Advocacy and Action, as highlighted in the impact graphics further below.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>Our online audience grew significantly during the year, as did our popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/programs\/youth-network\/\">BGYN<\/a> (BurlingtonGreen Youth Network), welcoming 154 new participants. Collaboration with both new and longstanding partnerships resulted in important environmental benefits such as further progress in beach dune habitat restoration, and the introduction of a city-wide Butt Blitz, supporting the impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agreenerfuture.ca\/the-butt-blitz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Greener Future&#8217;s national campaign.<\/a><\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">With a focus on solutions for local action on climate change, a variety of informative and engaging events were held such as our Spring Earth Day Celebration, June Bike Month, and October Action on Climate Day! EV test drives, heat pump information, pledge button-making, and more, were featured at these fun and inclusive opportunities.<br \/><br \/>During the year, volunteers from our Burlington Community Climate Action Hub<a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/programs\/action-on-climate\/speak-up-archives\/\"> advocated on 31 different environmental issues<\/a>, with the greatest attention directed to mobilizing the community to join us in speaking up to protect the Greenbelt from destructive, unnecessary development.<\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">A whopping 12,586 people took part in our annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/programs\/clean-up-green-up-2023\/\">city-wide litter Clean Up event<\/a>, the community joined us in planting 510 more trees in Burlington, and 6260kg of waste was diverted from the landfill through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/programs\/event-greening\/\">Event Greening service<\/a> provided at 6 Burlington festivals and events. A record number of community members benefited from the convenience of our Spring and Fall Zero Waste Drop-Off events where almost 8 tonnes of used electronics were diverted from the landfill, along with a variety of household items fixed, thanks to our friends joining us from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Burlington.Canada.Repair.Cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burlington Repair Cafe.<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Our<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/donate\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> The Time is Now <\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">fundraising campaign welcomed some new generous donors, essential<\/span><\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> for our organization&#8217;s ongoing financial sustainability.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">None of the impactful work achieved throughout the past year was possible without the participation, dedication, and generosity of the Burlington community, and our partners and donors. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>You inspire us every day to do all we can, forging ahead to create lasting and meaningful change right here in Burlington &#8211; a special place we all value and love.\u00a0<\/p><p>Thank 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bike-wheel-content-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bike-wheel-content-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bike-wheel-content-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bike-wheel-content.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6d11ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6d11ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d23ac1d\" data-id=\"d23ac1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d36e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66d36e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">our vision<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-083c7f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"083c7f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Everyone in Burlington recognizes we are all connected to, and dependent on the environment, and acts on this understanding to ensure a good quality of life and a sustainable future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c923d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80c923d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">our mission<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86f0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a86f0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Together with the community, we work to protect the environment, mitigate climate change and create a healthier, more environmentally responsible city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647bb29 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"647bb29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e13c1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e13c1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ace265a\" data-id=\"ace265a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78bc159\" data-id=\"78bc159\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5319f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a5319f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_custom.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-23700\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_custom.jpg 327w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_custom-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_custom-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a66287\" data-id=\"6a66287\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea93b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea93b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AWARENESS. ADVOCACY. ACTION.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbaa9af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbaa9af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Together we make a difference.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa745b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aa745b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3408b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f3408b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #005a9b;\">AWARENESS 2023<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d098bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d098bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_awareness_custom.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2023_awareness_custom\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjM2OTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYnVybGluZ3RvbmdyZWVuLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDFcLzIwMjNfYXdhcmVuZXNzX2N1c3RvbS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_awareness_custom-1536x440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-23694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_awareness_custom-1536x440.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_awareness_custom-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_awareness_custom-1024x294.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_awareness_custom-768x220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_awareness_custom-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_awareness_custom.jpg 1929w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8d078 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c8d078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc4aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fc4aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #005a9b;\">ACTION 2023<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1f99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c1f99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_action_custom.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2023_action_custom\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjM2OTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYnVybGluZ3RvbmdyZWVuLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDFcLzIwMjNfYWN0aW9uX2N1c3RvbS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_action_custom-1536x428.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-23696\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_action_custom-1536x428.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_action_custom-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_action_custom-1024x285.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_action_custom-768x214.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_action_custom-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_action_custom.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628969c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"628969c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ea206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ea206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #005a9b;\">ADVOCACY 2023<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcc4f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffcc4f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_advocacy_custom.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2023_advocacy_custom\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjM2OTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYnVybGluZ3RvbmdyZWVuLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDFcLzIwMjNfYWR2b2NhY3lfY3VzdG9tLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_advocacy_custom-1536x455.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-23695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_advocacy_custom-1536x455.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_advocacy_custom-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_advocacy_custom-1024x304.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_advocacy_custom-768x228.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_advocacy_custom-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023_advocacy_custom.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f852ad4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f852ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc67772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fc67772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4fd24a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4fd24a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6ab43e;\">ONLINE ENGAGEMENT<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f91a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7f91a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Engaging with the community to raise awareness on pressing environmental issues is pivotal to our work. <br \/>In 2023, we offered a mix of in-person and online programming with impressive reach as reflected here:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3f07e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3f07e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-715a6bb\" data-id=\"715a6bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-646a3bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"646a3bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1262000\" data-id=\"1262000\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c839457 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c839457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t100,000 Accounts Reached\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b31e44d\" data-id=\"b31e44d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ea59e elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"88ea59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t449 Posts\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2b879d\" data-id=\"d2b879d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b414f elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"22b414f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t87,000 Impressions\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4e97c2\" data-id=\"e4e97c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a99a77 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7a99a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-wordpress\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t22,704 New Users \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de40388\" data-id=\"de40388\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e34225 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8e34225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5600 Accounts Reached \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0aae62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0aae62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9df5644\" data-id=\"9df5644\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd303d2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dd303d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d032e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d032e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11edc3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11edc3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28f5fc3\" data-id=\"28f5fc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd23ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cd23ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BG Volunteers are the best!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4ba664 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4ba664\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a535c99\" data-id=\"a535c99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f5d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f5d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volunteering with BG changes lives and helps to grow a stronger community of environmental champions.\u00a0 Some of the valued contributions of our volunteers along with others in the community, are featured on our popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/programs\/community-spotlight\/\">Community Spotlight<\/a>. During 2023, a comprehensive Volunteer Program Administration Guide was produced, reflecting our commitment to provide inclusive, positive, smooth-flowing experiences for the many volunteers we engage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52b894e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52b894e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3bcefa\" data-id=\"e3bcefa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78317f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78317f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370f695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"370f695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hands_volunteer_content.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eed62c\" data-id=\"2eed62c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b6941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"16b6941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba105c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"dba105c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Volunteer Hours<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"16242\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ca6328\" data-id=\"8ca6328\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-759fb63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"759fb63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4adb35b\" data-id=\"4adb35b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390ace0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"390ace0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fef5cb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2fef5cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eead0df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eead0df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUPPORTERS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58eae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d58eae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">We are tremendously grateful to the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/our-supporters\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">various grant funders, community partners, sponsors and donors<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> for their critical contributions and collaborations, powering our important work throughout 2023.\u00a0 We maximized every dollar received to achieve maximum impact to help the planet, locally.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2b0bf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2b0bf1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b86d89b\" data-id=\"b86d89b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5553c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eb5553c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3aa47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d3aa47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cf8337\" data-id=\"3cf8337\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca6901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5ca6901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374cbca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"374cbca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/our-supporters\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thankyou_content-768x410.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-15828\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thankyou_content-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thankyou_content-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thankyou_content-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thankyou_content.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83701dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83701dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d9b03f\" data-id=\"4d9b03f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo_team_logue_2022_custom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"logo_team_logue_2022_custom\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cogeco_logo_custom-300x108.png\" alt=\"cogeco_logo_custom\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/burl_hydro_logo_custom-300x74.jpg\" alt=\"burl_hydro_logo_custom\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cooperators-logo-custom-300x79.jpg\" alt=\"Cooperators logo\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/halton-region-logo-custom-300x109.jpg\" alt=\"Halton Region Logo\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/burl-centre-logo-custom-300x78.jpg\" alt=\"Burlington Centre Logo\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pitch-in-canada-logo-custom.jpg\" alt=\"Pitch in Canada logo\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bf-logo-custom.jpg\" alt=\"Burlington Foundation Logo\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/your-tv-cogeco-logo-custom.jpg\" alt=\"YourTV logo\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/otf-colour-b-logo-custom--300x139.jpg\" alt=\"OTF logo\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/city-logo-custom-4.jpg\" alt=\"City of Burlington logo\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CSRF_Unilingual_logo_custm-300x106.png\" alt=\"CSRF_Unilingual_logo_custm\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/csrf_logo_custom-300x46.png\" alt=\"csrf_logo_custom\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mapleview-LOGO-300x232.png\" alt=\"Mapleview LOGO\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 de 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rfa_logo_custom-300x154.png\" alt=\"rfa_logo_custom\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e13c9af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e13c9af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5139b3f\" data-id=\"5139b3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf31d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2bf31d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0163ba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0163ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79b24b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b79b24b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">teamwork<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bd716b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bd716b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9147a0d\" data-id=\"9147a0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c6021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d3c6021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d289592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d289592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">BurlingtonGreen&#8217;s volunteer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/directors\/\">Board of Directors<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/team\/\">staff members<\/a> comprise a team of talented, passionate, hard-working individuals committed to to making positive change happen here in Burlington. As the implications of climate change and biodiversity loss and other environmental issues, escalate, so too do the demands on our team.\u00a0 Resiliency, perseverance and a collective determination to advance our important mission work remains paramount to our effectiveness.<\/p><p>During 2023, Board and staff members participated in strategy sessions for the development of BurlingtonGreen&#8217;s 2024-2028 Strategic Plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b35b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b5b35b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34b0bea\" data-id=\"34b0bea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4368ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4368ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9c0d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ed9c0d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be9672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3be9672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hiring.content-768x358.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-19998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hiring.content-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hiring.content-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hiring.content-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hiring.content-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hiring.content.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f8d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f0f8d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b5bdd elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"26b5bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 de 14\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dwayne_custom4.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/shelby_custom-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"shelby_custom\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-941bebf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"941bebf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a4aa90\" data-id=\"5a4aa90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e338ca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9e338ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799a3d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"799a3d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 financial highlights<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbd7def elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbd7def\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a608c7\" data-id=\"3a608c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d5c74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45d5c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">With some continued pandemic recovery conditions, the funding landscape in 2023 continued to be precarious including reduced grant support. This resulted in continued reduced staff capacity at a time of growing demands being placed on our organization from all sectors of the community. <\/span><\/span><\/p><p>In addition to the pursuit of grant funding, our three-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/donate\/\">The Time is Now<\/a> fundraising campaign remained the focus of our essential ongoing efforts to achieve ongoing and long-term financial sustainability.<\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Audited financial statements for the 2023 fiscal year were completed by Durward Jones Barkwell &amp; <wbr \/>Company LLP at the end of May, 2024. BurlingtonGreen also has an external Bookkeeper, and a Board Treasurer, and an active Finance and Audit Committee overseeing and guiding our financial planning, monitoring and reporting.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Further financial details for BurlingtonGreen are posted by the CRA on <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.cra-arc.gc.ca\/ebci\/hacc\/srch\/pub\/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=BurlingtonGreen&amp;q.stts=0007&amp;selectedCharityBn=855745220RR0001&amp;dsrdPg=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our charity&#8217;s profile<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6045543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6045543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-046eb8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"046eb8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01e2153\" data-id=\"01e2153\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-febb43f elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-pie-chart\" data-id=\"febb43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-pie-chart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-pie-chart jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-pie-chart-title-container\"><h5 class=\"jet-pie-chart-title\">2023 Revenue: $273,089<\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-pie-chart-container\" data-chart=\"{&quot;datasets&quot;:[{&quot;data&quot;:[59,31,5,5],&quot;backgroundColor&quot;:[&quot;#09500B&quot;,&quot;#3b5998&quot;,&quot;#55acee&quot;,&quot;&quot;],&quot;borderWidth&quot;:1,&quot;borderColor&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;,&quot;hoverBorderColor&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}],&quot;labels&quot;:[&quot;Grants 59%&quot;,&quot;Donations 31%&quot;,&quot;Sponsorship 5%&quot;,&quot;Other (including interest) 5%&quot;]}\" data-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:{&quot;duration&quot;:1000,&quot;easing&quot;:&quot;easeOutQuart&quot;,&quot;animateScale&quot;:false},&quot;legend&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:true,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;reverse&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;},&quot;tooltips&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true}}\" data-tooltip=\"\">\n\t\t\t<canvas class=\"jet-pie-chart\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"2023 Revenue: $273,089\"><\/canvas>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b12b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-pie-chart\" data-id=\"3b12b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-pie-chart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-pie-chart jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-pie-chart-title-container\"><h5 class=\"jet-pie-chart-title\">2023 Expenses: $275,440<\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-pie-chart-container\" data-chart=\"{&quot;datasets&quot;:[{&quot;data&quot;:[88,10,2],&quot;backgroundColor&quot;:[&quot;#09500B&quot;,&quot;#3b5998&quot;,&quot;#55acee&quot;],&quot;borderWidth&quot;:1,&quot;borderColor&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;,&quot;hoverBorderColor&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}],&quot;labels&quot;:[&quot;Environmental Programming 88%&quot;,&quot;Administration 10%&quot;,&quot;Fundraising &amp; 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But with enough drops, we can fill any bucket.&#8221; David Suzuki The ripple effect of impact we achieved together with all sectors of the community in 2023 was tremendous! 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