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