[Oe List ...] GreenRise successes at 4750

[Norm and Judy Lindblad]

Congratulations one and all!  We had lunch with long time colleague Ann
Antenen yesterday and she was asking whether there was a rooftop garden
yet.  She will be delighted with this news.

Keep up the good work, Norm and Judy Lindblad

On Sunday, May 19, 2013, Terry Bergdall 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.
>
>
> 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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