"Thank you for your incredible support! Your assistance made everything run smoothly, and we had a great turnout. I deeply appreciate the role you played in making this important outreach event a success."
"Dominique had great suggestions for us in Brunswick UST & Brownfields outreach.
The best help to myself and Mallory was Dominique leading us to work with the community in their space, not EPA space. Meet with the community, rely on the community leader to set up a meeting with the community. Don't forget the "Meet and Greet" step.
Many times in the Grant Space, the Grantee misses out on this opportunity to build trust, because the community meetings are led by environmental consultants, government project managers/officials, so it's an official meeting, not a "Meet and Greet." Dominque emphasized that in Brunswick and we (EPA and State) followed her lead. Now we have sites for TBAs, a good trust relationship. "