<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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!</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks to ALL the staff for sustaining the Vision!</div><div><br></div><div>Wanda<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Mar 9, 2013, at 7:33 AM, Evelyn Philbrook <<a href="mailto:joyful52@gmail.com">joyful52@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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Cheering all the hard work it took for everyone to keep going and
move forward and make the shift happen in consciousness and in
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Evelyn Philbrook sitting in Taipei, Taiwan <br>
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On 3/9/13 6:46 PM, Terry Bergdall wrote:<br>
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<p class="p1"> 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). <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2013/march_2013/mayor_emanuel_announcesretrofitchicagocommercialbuildingsinitiat.html">http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2013/march_2013/mayor_emanuel_announcesretrofitchicagocommercialbuildingsinitiat.html</a></p>
<p class="p1"> 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.)</p>
<p class="p1"> 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.</p>
<p class="p1"> Take care, Terry</p>
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