CUSH Achievements in 2007 In our first year as a non-profit, with a Board of five, an all volunteer staff, and a wildly supportive media and community, CUSH accomplished the following: Incorporated, obtained 501(c)(3) status, and established a Board Developed a logo Created and distributed a Membership Brochure describing our mission with an invitation to join   Received donation of 200 yellow membership gift hats, embroidered with CUSH and “Flo” (our mascot fish)   Created an environmentally safe Boater's Brochure to help reduce pollution from 3,000 local crafts Established a web site, www.cushinc.org, for immediate community access to information Held three environmental lectures, attracting between 30-50 people each. Held two meetings with towns of Groton, Westerly, and Stonington to improve pumpout service in local harbors. Stonington agreed to construct a new pumpout boat discharge station at a sewage treatment facility in 2009, with CUSH handling grant writing. Helped halt zoning changes and plans for high density development in environmentally sensitive marshlands along Route #1 in the Anguilla Brook watershed Began laying plans for a water testing program Received $21,000 in donations from local residents Generated 17 features, one a month, in four local newspapers about CUSH and how to protect the harbor