Environmental Health Network [of Calif.], General Meetings

Environmental
Health
Network

EHN
P.O. Box 1155
Larkspur, California, 94977
Support and Information Line
(SAIL) 415.541.5075

A 501 (c) (3) non profit agency

EHN's General Meetings - Support Group

July 17, 2004 -- 3 p.m. to sundown

First of our two summer picnics
China Camp State Park, Weber Point, San Rafael
Please attend scent free.
Do not wear any makeup, perfume, cologne, aftershave, nail polish, talcum powder, hairspray or gel, scented shampoo or conditioner, scented detergen or fabric softener on your clothes, or dry cleaned clothes, or shoes with shoe polish.
Remember, just as bodies, hair and clothing pick up the chemicals of tobacco smoke and its synthetic flavors, they most certainly pick up the petrochemicals used to make synthetic scents. Always be mindful of your surroundings and the products you use, but be especially careful BEFORE coming to EHN meetings.
Thank you.

Synthetic Scents are 70-100% Aroma Chemicals
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If you believe that:
1) fragrances should be tested for safety upon inhalation,
absorpition, and for adverse effects to non-users BEFORE marketing, and
2) all fragrances not substantiated for safety should be labeled with
the FDA's prescribed warning message, then
3) write to FDA Dockets at fdadockets@oc.fda.gov

Additional information is given in EHN's
FDA Citizens' Petition, Docket Number 99P - 1340
http://users.lanminds.com/~wilworks/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm
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Looking ahead . . . for more info on current event, and
to maybe get a peak at who's going to be our next event.

Please call SAIL, 415.541.5075, for late-breaking information.

If you have a suggestion for a pro bono speaker, please leave information for our
Event Director, Louise Yost, on SAIL, (415.541.5075). Thank you.

Do NOT call Ecology House staff about EHN's meetings.
We use their home. We are their guests.
Please do NOT impose upon our gracious hosts.

If there are no unforeseen circumstances, our general meetings are held
FRAGRANCE-FREE the first Saturday of the month,
3:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a potluck following.
Please bring something natural or organic to share,
incuding alcohol-free beverages.
The first hour is devoted to support group activities.
Louise Yost is our wonderful Director of Events.
Connie Barker is our hostess from Ecology House.

Conference Room
Ecology House
375 Catalina Blvd.
San Rafael, California 94901 - 4467

We are all invited guests of the residents of Ecology House.

For EHN events and meetings, PLEASE --

arrive fragrance-free;
do not tour the grounds when there for EHN meetings; and
do not call Ecology House for information regarding EHN's meetings.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Directions to Ecology House:

Once on Bellam, follow it out toward the Bay, past Circuit City.
Turn left at Catalina Blvd., Ecology house is on the left, at the corner.

Heading north on Hwy 101--

take the Francisco Blvd exit.
At the traffic light, turn left on Bellam

Heading south on Hwy 101--

take the Richmond Bridge/Francisco Blvd lane and then the Francisco Blvd. exit.

At the traffic light, turn left on Bellam

From the East Bay --

follow the signs for 101 North, but stay in
the right lane and take the Francisco Blvd exit.
At the traffic light, turn right on Bellam

Please call SAIL (415.541.5075) and listen for the message
regarding possible cancellation of meetings due to events beyond our control.

Directions to China Camp State Park (for our summer picnics):

From the East Bay: Cross the Richmond Bridge, stay on 580 north.
Take the Central San Rafael exit.
At the bottom of the exit, there's a red light, so turn right onto Second Street. Stay on 2nd as it merges into 3rd Street automatically a few blocks later.
Stay on 3rd Street as it changes names to San Pedro, and San Pedro will take you all the way to China Camp.

From the freeway, it's about 6.5 miles to China Camp entrance. Once you enter the park, it's the 3rd picnic area on the right. The first area you'll pass on the right is China Camp Village, and the 2nd area on the right is Bullhead Flat. The 3rd area is Weber Point. Turn right into the parking lot.

From San Francisco: Cross the Golden Gate Bridge and go north on 101. After reaching San Rafael, take the Central San Rafael Exit, and turn right onto 2nd Street, and follow directions above.

From Sonoma County: Take 101 south until you get to San Rafael. Take the Central San Rafael exit, and keep going straight from there for 5 blocks until you reach 2nd Street. Turn left onto 2nd and follow directions above.

The park staff works very hard to keep our reserved site safe for us . . . and the park,
like EHN, can always use a couple of those extra dollars you might happen to have. -- barb

Looking Ahead -- Mark Your Calendar!

Please call SAIL, 415.541.5075, for late-breaking information.

General Meetings, first Saturday of every month, unless otherwise noted.

-- NOTE --
August is vacation month.

Directions to Ecology House and
China Camp State Park (for out summer picnics) appear above.
The park staff works very hard to keep our reserved site safe for us . . . and the park,
like EHN, can always use a couple of those extra dollars you might happen to have. -- barb

Following our meetings, we ask that you please join us for a
potluck dinner, starting about 6 pm -- bring
organic or natural, range fed, and/or non-alcoholic beverages to share.
Consider carpooling. See y'all soon, Louise

Note . . . Will have to fix table later; can't think now. But the information is good. -- barb

Saturday, July 17
3rd Saturday
3 to sunset.

Picnic at China Camp State Park, Weber Point
Bring a potluck & serving spoon, a frisbee, a lawnchair, & layers of clothing in case it's windy. We shall frolic the day away at Weber Point picnic area, the day before Solstice. And at 4pm, we will have the opportunity to carpool and tour a nearby organic vegetable garden that was started by Marta & Company 4 months ago. Around 5pm, Dwight Shackleford will delight us with his accordion playing. Dwight is an EI'er from Petaluma, and is very active in organizing cajun music jams in the bay area. He's been studying accordion for over a year, so Laissez les Bon Temps Roulez! -- Louise

Saturday, August
No meeting: summer vacation

Saturday, September
. . . possibly the 11th as the first Saturday is the Labor Day weekend.
4 -6 p.m.

Potluck, social gathering -- bring organic or natural, range fed, and/or non-alcoholic beverages to share.
Consider carpooling.

If you have a suggestion for a pro bono speaker, please leave information
for our Events Director, Louise Yost, on SAIL, ( 415.541.5075). Thank you.

Remember to check the message on
SAIL -- 415.541.5075
to see if the meeting is on as scheduled. We have had to cancel
from time to time because of nearby odorous projects beyond our control.

Join us FRAGRANCE-FREE in the
Conference Room
Ecology House
375 Catalina Blvd.
San Rafael, California 94901 - 4467

(Please do NOT call Ecology House about EHN meetings!)

More info? Call SAIL: 415.541.5075

Want to do SOMEthing in addition to writing to the FDA about Citizens' Petition, 99P-1340?

SNIFF (Safe Notification and Information for Fragrances Act)
SNIFF is the brain child of Lynn Lawson, who met and worked with her representative, Jan Schakowsky (D IL). February 2003: We are awaiting word that The Honorable Jan Schakowsky has re-introduced her bill into the 108th Congress. -- barb

SNIFF seeks correct labeling on fragrances released to market, to wit:

For more information on SNIFF, visit

EHN's page S / SNIFF

http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/s.htm#SNIFF

MCS Health & Environment -- home of SNIFF
Action Alert (Opens new page)
http://www.mcshealthenviron.org/actionalerts.htm

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The Environmental Health Network (EHN) [of California] is a 501 (c) (3) non profit agency and offers support and information for the chemically injured. EHN's General Meeting is usually held monthly, the first Saturday. See http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/genmeet.htm Also, learn from the work of Julia Kendall, get The BEST of the Reactor, join EHN and eventually receive The New Reactor. See what influence the Chemical Manufacturers have had against those of us living with EI. The URL for EHN's homepage is http://www.ehnca.org

Saturday, July 17 3rd Saturday 3 to sunset.	Picnic at China Camp State Park, Weber Point Bring a potluck & serving spoon, a frisbee, a lawnchair, & layers of clothing in case it's windy. We shall frolic the day away at Weber Point picnic area, the day before Solstice. And at 4pm, we will have the opportunity to carpool and tour a nearby organic vegetable garden that was started by Marta & Company 4 months ago. Around 5pm, Dwight Shackleford will delight us with his accordion playing. Dwight is an EI'er from Petaluma, and is very active in organizing cajun music jams in the bay area. He's been studying accordion for over a year, so Laissez les Bon Temps Roulez! -- Louise
Saturday, August No meeting: summer vacation
Saturday, September . . . possibly the 11th as the first Saturday is the Labor Day weekend. 4 -6 p.m.	Potluck, social gathering -- bring organic or natural, range fed, and/or non-alcoholic beverages to share. Consider carpooling.