Thanks to Our Generous Sponsors Chicago Events ~ Veolia Environmental Services ~ Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Local Green Connect Proudly Presents our First Annual "Illinois and Region Green Groups Gathering" ~Empowering Oneness by Securing Sustainable Connections~ Saturday March 12th 600 E Grand Ave. Chicago Illinois Seminar Room 204 Festival Hall 5:00-8:00pm There will be a $5.00 entry fee for the Gathering only outside of Room 204 but you must RSVP ahead of time to gain entry RSVP to invitation on Eventbrite Connect with the members of a wide variety of Regional and Local Green Groups and organizations. Share your groups similarities and explore your differences create new partnerships and encourage natural synergies expanding collaborative actions and collective efforts inspiring a united oneness as we transition into our Sustainable Future. We are forming an Illinois and Region Green Groups Coalition to promote the power and resilience of Connectivity. 2- hours Socializing --1- hour presentations Our Speakers Jack Pizzo, owner of Pizzo and Associates Ecological Restoration Milton Dixon--- Permaculturist "Closer to our Food" SEDAC, Smart Energy Design Assistance Center Scott Jasinski and Emmy Riley Title: "How SEDAC can help you" You will recieve 1 complimentary glass of wine and appetisers (Cash Bar also available) Also if you come an hour or 2 earlier, you can purchase discounted admission tickets to the Chicago Flower and Garden Show ($12 instead of $17) you must be rsvp'd for the gathering to get this pricing. All of the Gardens are spectacular this year If you do come please visit us at Garden #18 "Conservation at Home" ~the sustainable yard~ also "Openlands" Large Exhibit Garden Focused on Sustainability also and is not to be missed Our Steering Committee Kathleen Haerr, Matthew Marquis, Alexandra Gnoske and Rob Boosey -- Elgin Green Drinks & Local Green Connect Jodi Trendler, Coordinator Naperville Green Drinks Glen Reed, Coordinator, Arlington Heights Green Drinks Some of the Green Groups who are Invited All Regional Green Drinks The Wild Ones Solar Drinks USGBC Chapters, Fox Valley Branch, North Northwest Branch, Illinois Illinois Fox Valley Area Sustainability Group Naperville Area Sustainability Group Thoughtful Suburbanites Urban Eco Mamas (... and Papas too!) Passive House Alliance Chicago Mindful Metropolis 1sTuesdays Helpers of Mother Earth Meetup Group Healthy Moms - Healthy Families Green Nerds at Heart Going Green and Living Toxin Free Eat Local Chicago Chicagoland Green & Eco-living (CGE) The Chicago Rainforest Action Network Meetup Group The Chicago Natural Building Meetup Group Chicago ecoLUXE lifestyles... Chicago Eco-Heal Education Kane County Master Gardener Program Illinois Park District Environmental Assocaition and many others return to top |
