[Dialogue] GreenRise successes at 4750

[ALICE M BAUMBACH]

I am so proud of all who have worked on the GreenRise project! It is what the world needs now. Alice

Terry Bergdall <bergdall2 at gmail.com> wrote:

>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.
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>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.
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>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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