“Never doubt that a group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
Like many capacity-building organizations, we recognize that our work would be impossible without members who share our passion and want to help drive forward the growth of a circular economy in the Philadelphia region. Through the end of August, we welcomed Founding Members to join Circular Philadelphia and show their commitment to our mission from the very beginning. We sincerely thank and would like to recognize our organizational and individual Founding Members, who have given us early support by joining our organization to invest in the important work of building a circular economy in Philadelphia. We are overwhelmed by the enthusiasm for this work and the diversity of individuals and organizations that believe in the power of a circular Philadelphia.
Below are those organizations and individuals that have committed to helping us achieve our mission from the start. (How ’bout a round of applause?)
Organizational Founding Members
All Together Now PA
Bennett Compost
Bottle Underground
Circle Compost
Crust Vegan Bakery
ECHO Systems
Good Buy Supply
MOM’s Organic Market
Niche Recycling
Retrievr
Re:Vision Architecture
Revolution Recovery
Riverfront North Partnership
Sunflower Philly
Temple University
The Rounds
Tiffin
Trash Academy
Vicinity Energy
Weavers Way Cooperative Association
Individual Founding Members
Jett Biggert
Winnie Branton
Neal Brown
Jason Centeno
Andrew Dahlgren
Aurora Dizel
Raquel Dunoff
Meg Finley
Terry Gillen
Michael Heaney
Heather Hill
Christine Hough
Brian Howard
Anne Krawitz
Paula Kwasniewska
Daniel Lawson
Stefan Ludlow
Jean Lynch
Kelly McCourt
Karen Melton
Andrew Mercier
Michele Mokuau
Daphne More
Hillary O’Carroll
Tajah Patel
Kim Paymaster
PA State Representative Chris Rabb
Katherine Rapin
Aviva Horrow Reinfeld
Jennifer Rezeli
Tom Rickards
Christina Rosan
Thiago Scabbia
Marc Shackleford-Rowell
Amanda Soskin
Betsy Teutsch
Susan Thornton
Kalie Wertz
If you’re reading this, odds are that you, too, are passionate (or at least somewhat interested!) in what a circular economy has to offer Philadelphia. We invite you to support the organizations on this list that are already moving us towards greater circularity, but we also welcome you to become a member of Circular Philadelphia to support our mission and the critical on-the-ground work we are doing. While the deadline to become a Founding Member may have passed, we still need your help to to transform Philadelphia’s linear economy into a resilient, equitable and thriving circular economy of the future.
Become a member today!
(Photo credit: Briana Louise of In Between Rivers)