[Oe List ...] ICA GreenRise Uptown Building

[Norm and Judy Lindblad]

What good news!  You are a "beacon on a hill" in flat Chicago.
 Congratulations one and all for this lively, hopeful sign in our times and
the countless lives and hours that made it possible.

A Toast to You and Chicago, Norm and Judy



On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Wanda Holcombe <wandah70 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, Yes, Yes....congratulations & tons of gratitude for all the creative
> work to transform "Kemper" (4750 Sheridan Ave) & sustain it as a Green Rise
> Building. Our family has visited ICA/Kemper over the years, shown it off
> proudly to our grand kids, participated in the care of the archives &
> attended programs offered over the years. Many of us remember what it
> looked like when we first occupied "Kemper" & the many hours it took to
> turn it into an International Center & our "home".  I always come away with
> a great sense of thankfulness for all it has taken by my colleagues to
> continue to maintain & bring  us to this great day of sustainability.
>
> If you have not visited ICA Chicago in the past few years....treat
> yourself to a grand surprise & see first hand the legacy & future of ICA!
>
> Thanks to ALL the staff for sustaining the Vision!
>
> Wanda
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 9, 2013, at 7:33 AM, Evelyn Philbrook <joyful52 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> CONGRATULATIONS!
>
> Cheering all the hard work it took for everyone to keep going and move
> forward and make the shift happen in consciousness and in action.
>
>
>
> Evelyn Philbrook sitting in Taipei, Taiwan
>
> On 3/9/13 6:46 PM, Terry Bergdall wrote:
>
>    On Wednesday, Lesley Showers, ICA-USA's Facilities Manager, and I
> attended an event where the Mayor marked the expansion of the City's
> Chicago Retrofit Commercial Building Initiative. The "ICA GreenRise Uptown
> Building" -- which some of you remember it as "Kemper" -- received official
> recognition (see link below). A full page ad in Chicago newspapers
> showcases GreenRise with the other buildings (see attached).
> http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2013/march_2013/mayor_emanuel_announcesretrofitchicagocommercialbuildingsinitiat.html
>
>    The significance of this multifold. First, it opens the door for pro
> bono assistance organized by the City to support our efforts to build a
> green culture at 4750. This includes the creation of a major monitoring
> system for the upcoming solar project on our roof. They understand
> GreenRise to be a pilot for other nonprofits. Second, this occurred largely
> because of the reinforcing strategies of our city-wide neighborhood work
> with "Accelerate 77" and our leadership development program with
> universities. As I think many of you know, over 220 students were involved
> last year in the doing the crucial field work for A77. (If this is news to
> anyone, let me know I'll elaborate.)
>
>    The synergy of GreenRise, Accelerate 77, and university partnerships
> advance our strategy of becoming a high profile, reputable, nonprofit
> player in our hometown of Chicago. This is crucial for building a durable
> institutional home so that national and international programs of
> transformative change can continue far into the future. Nothing less, of
> course, is worthy of our history.
>
>    Take care, Terry
>
>
>
>
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