You care. Do something. We’ll help. The following is a list of events coordinated by our C3 Leaders and Trainees, as well as volunteer opportunities facilitated by our C3 Partners. For a full listing of events, visit the C3 Calendar. Upcoming Events and Opportunities – July 11: Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale in Lawndale/Pilsen . . . → Read More: C3 Events and Opportunities: July 2009
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Visit Fall 2009 C3 Leadership Training for full details. You care. Do Something. We’ll Help. The Chicago Conservation Corps is now recruiting for its Spring 2009 Leadership Training Course. During the training, you’ll learn from community and environmental leaders about urban environmental challenges and opportunities for change; then you’ll lead an environmental service project in your community with C3 support and resources. For more . . . → Read More: C3 Spring Leadership Training Dates Announced 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 . . . → Read More: Volunteers needed for the 2008 Air and Water Show You care. Do Something. We’ll Help. The Chicago Conservation Corps is now recruiting for its Fall 2008 Leadership Training Course. Orientation sessions take place in August, classes begin in September. During the training, you’ll learn from community and environmental leaders about urban environmental challenges and opportunities for change; then you’ll lead an environmental service project . . . → Read More: C3 Fall Leadership Training Dates Announced Department of Environment News and Opportunities – June 2008 – June 7: Household Chemicals & Computer Recycling Facility Open – June 9-11: NeoCon at Merchandise Mart – June 13: Bike to Work Day Rally – June 21: Environmental Resource Event at U.S. Cellular Field – June 30: Registration Deadline for Solar PowerUp! for Kids – . . . → Read More: DOE News and Opportunities – June 2008 How green is your workplace? The 2008 Bicycle Commuter Challenge is now open to all companies who want to compete to be the most environmentally friendly company in Chicagoland. Sign up now at www.biketraffic.org/commuterchallenge. Companies competing in the Bicycle Commuter Challenge strive to earn the highest percentage of employees biking for part or all of . . . → Read More: Join the 2008 Bicycle Commuter Challenge, June 7-13 Kevin Walsh of Chicago Peak Oil recommends The Story of Stuff, calling it “a great animated movie, which can be downloaded for free, that shows the story of resources from extraction, production, distribution, consumption to disposal.” Bill Wilson of Midwest Permaculture says Permaculture is a creative and artful way of living, where people and nature are both preserved and enhanced by thoughtful planning, the careful use of resources, mimicking the patterns found in nature (bio-mimicry) and a respectful approach to life. Thus embraced, these attributes create an environment where all may . . . → Read More: Permaculture Seminar and Design Course From our friends at the Southeast Environmental Task Force: Recycling: Why? and How? Join us for our first monthly Environmental Workshop! This month the topic is RECYCLING. Learn why it is important to recycle and how to recycle most affectively. There will be speakers from the Chicago Department of Environment and the Chicago Department of . . . → Read More: Southeast Environmental Task Force Recycling Workshop Attend the Community Bike Programs Forum Saturday, Feb. 9, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. The forum will introduce many different types of existing and possible future bicycle programs based in communities and supportive resources in Chicagoland. The forum presentation is by the Chicagoland Consortium . . . → Read More: Community Bike Programs Forum – Feb 9 Ross Peterson, Vice President of the Jackson Park Advisory Council is looking for natural area restoration volunteers for Jackson Park, Humboldt Park and other areas of the Chicago Park District. As part of this recruitment, he is asking volunteers to think about attending the Herbicide Training and Testing Workshop at the Brookfield Zoo on January . . . → Read More: Natural Area Restoration Volunteer You care. Do Something. We’ll Help. The Chicago Conservation Corps is now recruiting for its Spring 2008 Leadership Training Course. Orientation sessions take place in February, classes begin in March. During the training, you’ll learn from community and environmental leaders about urban environmental challenges and opportunities for change; then you’ll lead an environmental service project . . . → Read More: C3 Spring Leadership Training Dates Announced Alliance for the Great Lakes is hiring. See below for two available positions: September Adopt-a-Beach Assistant and Summer Intern. September Adopt-a-Beach Assistant (2008) Job Description Primary responsibility is to support the Outreach Coordinator in preparation of the annual beach cleanup event, September Adopt-a-Beach on Saturday, September 20, 2008 from 9 am – 12 noon. . . . → Read More: Positions available: Alliance for the Great Lakes 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 . . . → Read More: Donate your coats, shoes, and more C3 Trainee, Catherine Trzybinski is organizer of the Open Book Peace Project. Visit the website to find out more www.openbookpeaceproject.org The Open Book Peace Project (OBPP) is a grassroots effort to create an ongoing international dialogue about peace among diverse individuals and communities. The project gives individuals the chance to have their voices heard and . . . → Read More: Open Book Peace Project Dear C3 Community, I was a Spring 07 C3 trainee and am happy to announce that I have planned my project and would love for you to join me! This September I opened Pivot – Chicago’s first boutique devoted to eco-fashion. It’s been wonderful introducing people to fabrics such as organic cotton, bamboo, soy and . . . → Read More: A Smarter Season, November 27, 2007 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 . . . → Read More: Energy Saving Event Check out Fall 2006 C3 Leader Robert Aguilar’s video projects at the sites below. This is the submitted video for the Treehugger.com contest. http://truths.treehugger.com/normal/convenient_truths_the_top_twen.php – What Can Regular People Do About Global Warming? – Carrying Power: Solar Energy On The Go This submitted version is broadcasting on CurrentTV. -Sun Powered Purses This is a . . . → Read More: Videos by C3 Leader Robert Aguilar 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 . . . → Read More: Volunteer for Christmas tree mulching project 1/12/08 |
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