Member spotlight

What got you involved with CCI? What keeps you engaged/motivated? Who are you fighting for?

Jeff Milks, Fayette County

"My wife, Lou Ann, and I have been mindful and proactive on many environmental issues over the years. The proposed coal fired power plants in 2008 and the DAPL pipeline in 2015-16 to name a couple. We raise much of our own food and have planted thousands of trees.

I first became aware of CCI in 2015 when I started hearing about the environmental repercussions of the Dakota Access Pipeline. CCI was mentioned in an NPR segment and I felt compelled to make contact and was invited to an action which I attended. I am glad I wore sunglasses to the event that day because it brought me to tears to be with so many people who cared about the same things that I do.

The young man in the picture above is one of my four grandchildren. These four people, and really all young people, are one of the reasons that I am a member of CCI. CCI offers me an opportunity to stay abreast and take action on the issues that I am most concerned about. I have found it to be a very personal and "in touch" organization. Thank you CCI for all that you do!”