[Dialogue] GreenRise successes at 4750

[Terry Bergdall]

Last week, I invited folks to go online and vote for the rooftop garden
project coordinated by a young 21-year old member of the GreenRise
Intentional Residential Community at 4750, Joseph Taylor.


I am delighted to announce that, with your help, this project won the Ford
Community Green Grant today at the Chicago Green Festival, A Project of
Green America and Global Exchange. There are similar Festivals happening in
Los Angeles (Oct 19-20), San Francisco (Nov 9-10), Washington, DC (Sept
21-22), and New York (April 19-21). The prize was for $5,000. If my
attachment is successfully transmitted, you can see a photo from the awards
ceremony. Joseph is the tall one in the middle surrounded by supporters.


On a related note, we also received notice last week that the GreenRise
Building "solar project" has been awarded a $359,000 grant from the
Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to install renewable energy
panels on our rooftop. The building at 4750 Sheridan is becoming a VERY
high profile embodiment of "green culture" to complement our neighborhood
sustainability work across the 77 community areas of Chicago.


Terry Bergdall
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