A Forest For Earth Day
You can help protect one of the worlds most beautiful and diverse rainforest habitats when you participate and recycle with public schools in Chicago just in time for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Recycle Tech Solutions (RTS), a local cell phone & electronics recycler, is working with individual Chicago [...]
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR the Chicago Air & Water Show – August 15-17, 2008
1600 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60610
This year we are having our Second Annual Water Bottle Awareness for the 50th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show which shakes up the lake front on August 15-17, 2008 which is the “LARGEST” free [...]
2008 Chicago West Nile Virus Public Education and Community Outreach Campaign
West Nile Virus infection (WNV) is an illness conveyed to humans primarily by mosquitoes. In most cases, people infected with WNV either show no symptoms or have very mild flu-like symptoms, called West Nile fever. WNV is an urgent issue that needs to be taken [...]
Call for volunteers
- March 27: Resource Center Fundraiser
- April 22: Logan Square Earth Day
Events and opportunities
- March 15: Chicago Green Homes Fair
- March 17: Rogers Park Green Corps ‘Greening Your Home’ Workshop
- March 29: Earth Hour
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Resource Center Fundraiser
- Thursday, March 27 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
- Caro d’Offay Gallery, 2204 W. North Avenue
The Resource Center [...]
Sherry Williams, Director of the Bronzeville/Black Chicagoan Historical Society, is looking for community garden volunteers to support a proposed African Heritage Garden planned for May 2008. The proposed pilot garden site and project orientation will be on the Southside – near 89th & Cottage Grove Ave.
If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about [...]
Four homes were involved in the latest fire in South Chicago on the block of 84th & Buffalo in the Bush Community area outside of the old steel mill area; on the same block as our community garden ‘The Bush Community Garden Of Hope.’
Three houses are completely damaged displacing (3) three families. No one was [...]
ENERGY SAVING EVENT
Sponsored by Gregory Bratton
Chicago Conservation Corp Trainee & Healthy South Chicago
Friday, November 2
Friday, November 9
Monday, November 26
5pm—7pm
Ada McKinley
8458 S. Mackinaw Ave
Chicago Illinois 60617
Free Energy Saving Light Bulbs
Free Weatherization Kits (November 9, 26)
And Energy Saving Tips
If you would like to help Gregory with his C3 project, email him at gbratton9396@yahoo.com.
Dear C3 alumni,
I hope you are all having good luck with your projects. I’ve been working with the Bureau of Forestry, Chicago Park District, Wrightwood Neighbors, C3, and Scott Waguespack – 32nd ward Alderman on enhancing the current Christmas tree mulching program.
This year’s tree mulching event takes place January 12, 2008 from 8:45am [...]
The Northern Illinois Energy Project and the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance are teaming up to offer very cheap compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) at Walgreens and Family Dollar stores all over the Chicago region. The bulbs are the equivalent of 60 watt incandescents, and cost $1 each. They are sold in 4-packs costing [...]