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Criterion 7 - Time to Complete <br />Submission Guidance <br />Applica-ons are to be submised as email asachments to Orange County Sustainability Programs Manager, Amy <br />Eckberg at aeckberg@orangecountync.gov. Please also CC the lead staff member suppor-ng the Commission of <br />the Environment, Wesley Poole at wpoole@orangecountync.gov. <br />35.Please describe how you will <br />engage with and/or educate <br />project par-cipants. <br />We will con-nue to u-lize the ERFM newsleser, social media, local <br />papers, and the local radio sta-on to engage with the community, <br />encourage compos-ng and provide educa-on about compos-ng. <br />In addi-on, we will con-nue to engage and educate ERFM <br />asendees during market hours. This has proven to be an effec-ve <br />way of gebng market customers interested in compos-ng and <br />star-ng to use our Compost Collec-on Site. Since star-ng with the <br />paid compost monitors, our community par-cipa-on level has <br />doubled. <br />36.How will you measure the <br />success of that engagement or <br />educa-onal effort? <br />We will con-nue to track the number of par-cipants each week <br />and will receive monthly reports from Brooks Contractors with the <br />total tonnage collected each month. <br />37.Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to the amount, or <br />quality, or length of engagement <br />and/or educa-on that your <br />project will produce. <br />We have already increased awareness of compos-ng in the <br />community and the ways in which households can start or <br />increase their compos-ng efforts. Since the Community Compost <br />Collec-on site is located at the ERFM, many of the customers to <br />the market (1,000/week during the summer months), walk by our <br />site, ask ques-ons and give us the opportunity to educate them <br />about compos-ng. Many children have expressed interest and <br />encouraged their parents to par-cipate. It’s hard to say no to a <br />child who is interested in doing something posi-ve for the <br />environment! <br />38.How much -me will your <br />project require to demonstrate <br />the posi-ve impacts you <br />describe? <br />The con-nued funding for paid monitors ensure the future of and <br />enhance an already successful project by providing consistent <br />monitoring and oversight so that the efficiency of the project and <br />the environmental impact can be maximized. In addi-on, paid <br />monitors, working with The ERFM Manager, will develop a <br />marke-ng strategy to further raise awareness of the Community <br />Compost Collec-on Site. <br /> Page of 19 22 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 9FB641C3-C7F6-4609-BE4A-71829032AD83