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SUMMARY:Swing for Sustainability Open
DESCRIPTION:Golf at our annual Swing for Sustainability Open!\nAt the Forest Preserves’ premier course: \nGeorge W. Dunne National Golf Course\n16310 Central Ave.\, Oak Forest\, Illinois 60452\nFriday\, June 5th\n12:30 registration and range\, 2 pm shotgun start \nPlay your own ball\, Peoria scoring system. Ticket includes: \n\nGreens fees\nRange balls\nOn-the-course drinks\nOpen-bar reception\nDinner with awards\n\nReserve your spot today!\n$125 individual / $500 foursome \nSponsorship Opportunities\nTitle Sponsor – $5\,000 \n\nInclusion in event name (Swing for Sustainability Open presented by Your Name Here); inclusion on invitation if sponsorship is pledged prior to March 18\, 2015\nRecognition\, including logo placement\, on Friends’ website\, all promotional materials\, and day-of signage\nDay-of verbal recognition and opportunity to speak\, if desired\nComplimentary registration for up to four golfers\, a $500 value\n\nDinner Sponsor – $2\,500 \n\nRecognition\, including logo placement\, on Friends’ website\, all promotional materials\, and day-of signage\nDay-of verbal recognition\nComplimentary registration for up to four golfers\, a $500 value\n\nGolf Ball Sponsor – $1\,500 \n\nRecognition\, including logo placement\, in all promotional materials and on day-of signage\nDay-of verbal recognition\n\nDrink Cart Sponsor – $1\,000 \n\nRecognition\, including logo placement\, in all promotional materials and on the drink cart day-of\nDay-of verbal recognition\n\nHole-in-One Sponsor – $1\,000 \n\nRecognition\, including logo placement\, in all promotional materials and on day-of signage at one hole on the course\nDay-of verbal recognition\n\nContest Hole Sponsor – $750 \n\nRecognition\, including logo placement\, in all promotional materials and on day-of signage at one hole on the course\n\nHole Sponsor – $500 \n\nRecognition\, including logo placement\, in all promotional materials and on day-of signage at one hole on the course\n\nSponsor! \nPlease contact Catie Boehmer if interested in sponsorship opportunities at catie@fotfp.org or call 312-356-9990. \nAll proceeds support Friends’ work to make the forest preserves better for you and generations to come!
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SUMMARY:Earth Day
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Earth Day by joining a restoration day at forest preserves throughout Cook County! Get outside and give back to your community and nature. We welcome all volunteers\, experts and novices! Just make sure to wear long sleeves and pants and comfortable shoes that you don’t mind getting a little dirty. Gloves and tools will be provided\, and some sites will even have a free lunch for Earth Day! \nWednesday\, April 22:\n4th Annual Earth Day Hike at Lake Calumet-Southeast Environmental Task Force 8:30 am- 12:30 pm: Explore the area around Lake Calumet on the “secured” property of the Illinois International Port District. Join us to view the recently acquired 282 acres that will soon be opened for hiking\, fishing\, boating\, bird-watching\, and other nature activities as part of the Millennium Reserve Initiative. \n\nWhere to meet: Harborside Golf Course Clubhouse-11001 S. Doty Ave. East\, Chicago 60628\nContact: Call 773-646-0436\n\n2012 Photo Contest Runner up: “Calumet Is My Backyard” student monitoring at Beaubien Woods near Chicago\, Laura Milkert\nSaturday\, April 25:\nBunker Hill-North Branch Restoration Project 9 am- 12 pm: Restore this beautiful site while celebrating Earth Day! \n\nWhere to meet: Caldwell & Tonty\, Chicago 60646\nContact: John Balaban\, balx2@comcast.net\n\nChicago Portage Woods 9 am- 12 pm: Restore native habitat by removing invasive brush\, collecting seeds\, and pulling weeds at one of Illinois’s National Historic Sites\, the Chicago Portage. \n\nWhere to meet: Chicago Portage National Historic Site parking lot\, Lyons 60534\nContact: Paul Lucas\, chicagoportage@yahoo.com\n\nDeer Grove East 9 am- 12 pm: See the other half of the very first forest preserve\, Deer Grove. \n\nWhere to meet: At Camp Reinberg off Quentin Road or far west end of parking lot off Dundee Road entrance.\nContact: Mark Krivchenia\, info@deergroveeast.net\n\nFriends of Busse Woods 9 am- 12 pm: Remove invasive species\, pick up trash\, and gather and spread the seeds of native plants. \n\nWhere to meet: Busse Forest-South\, Grove 16\, Elk Grove 60007\nContact: Matt Haas\, bussewoodsvolunteer@gmail.com\n\nHofmann Dam River Rats 9 am- 12 pm: Participate in the 37th annual river clean-up. Refreshments will be provided. \n\nWhere to meet: North of Barrypoint Road near the Hofmann Tower\nContact: John Mach\, 708-656-2286\, or Bob Bezouska\, 708-749-9654\n\nKickapoo Woods-Centennial Volunteers 10 am- 1 pm: Join the Centennial Volunteers as we clear room for new species on Kickapoo prairie via brush cutting and burning. Free lunch! \n\nWhere to meet: 14498 S. Halsted St\, Riverdale\, Riverdale 60827\nContact: Chris Weber\, chris@fotfp.org\nFriends of the Forest Preserves event\n\nLinne Woods-North Branch Restoration Project 9 am-12 pm: Restore this beautiful site while celebrating Earth Day! \n\nWhere to meet: Linne Woods\, Morton Grove 60053\nContact: Marian Thill\, john.c.thill@gmail.com\n\nMcCormick Woods-Des Plaines River Valley Restoration Project 9 am- 12 pm: Enjoy a few quality hours outside and learn to identify and remove invasive species that threaten biodiversity in the preserves. \n\nWhere to meet: McCormick Woods\, North Riverside 60546\nContact: Elizabeth Cozzi\, elizabeth.cozzi@abbott.com\n\nOrland Grassland 9 am- 12 pm: Help restore this unique grassland. \n\nWhere to meet: Gather at Orland Grassland Parking Lot\, 167th Street\, about 1/4 block west of La Grange Road\, Orland Park\, IL\nContact: Pat Hayes\, ptihys@yahoo.com\n\nPoplar Creek Prairie Stewards 9 am- 12 pm: Restore the native habitat in the Carl Hansen/Poplar Creek Forest Preserve in Hoffman Estates. \n\nWhere to meet: Shoe Factory Road Woods\, Hoffman Estates 60120.\nContact: John T. Navin\, j.navin@att.net\n\nSand Ridge Nature Center 10 am- 3 pm: Join us for a day set aside as a reminder to be good stewards of our planet. Activities include hikes\, puppet shows\, crafts and Earth Day Jeopardy! \n\nWhere to meet: 15891 S Paxton Ave\, South Holland 60473\nContact: sandridge.naturecenter@cookcountyil.gov\n\nSomme East-Centennial Volunteers 12 pm- 3 pm: Join the Centennial Volunteers to remove invasive species and plant native ones! \n\nWhere to meet: 1714 Dundee Rd\, Northbrook\nContact: Josh Coles\, josh@fotfp.org\nFriends of the Forest Preserves Event\n\nSundown Meadow-Des Plaines River Valley Restoration Project 10 am- 1 pm: Remove invasive species and collect and spread native seeds. \n\nWhere to meet: Driveway is on west side of LaGrange Road\, between 63rd Street and 67th Street (north of I-55)\, Countryside 60525\nContact: Chris Haddad Scanlon\, CHaddad3@hotmail.com\n\nTrailside Museum of Natural History 1 pm- 4 pm: Take a guided walk to view the many wonders of our Earth in the springtime woods. \n\nWhere to meet: 738 Thatcher Ave\, River Forest 60305\nContact: trailside.museum@cookcountyil.gov\n\nWillow Spring Woods 9 am-12 pm: Remove invasive species like honeysuckle and barberry. \n\nWhere to meet: Crawdad Slough parking lot\, on the east side of 104th Ave (Willow Springs Road)\, one block south of 95th St.\nContact: Joe Neumann\, 773-434-1415\n\nChris Haddad Scanlon is the steward of Sundown Meadow in Countryside.\nSunday\, April 26:\nLaBagh Woods-Centennial Volunteers 12 pm- 3 pm: Restore this uncommon woodland and plant native shrubs. Be a part of river and forest revitalization by joining an inspiring movement of volunteers gathering to restore this special site along the Chicago River. \n\nWhere to meet: 5275 North Cicero Avenue\, Chicago 60646\nContact: Josh Coles\, josh@fotfp.org\nFriends of the Forest Preserves event\n\nSchiller Woods-Des Plaines River Valley Restoration Project 9 am- 12 pm: Enjoy a few quality hours outside and learn to identify and remove invasive species that threaten biodiversity in the preserves. \n\nWhere to meet: Grove 8\, Schiller Woods North\, Chicago 60634\nContact: Cathy Bloome\, catbloome@gmail.com\n\nSomme Prairie Grove- North Branch Restoration Project 9 am- 12 pm: Somme Prairie Grove is a mosaic of prairie\, savanna\, and woodland. Help restore it! \n\nWhere to meet: Parking lot on the north side of Dundee\, just east of Waukegan\, Northbrook 60062\nContact: Stephen Packard\, info@sommepreserve.org\n\nSpring Creek Stewards 12 pm- 3 pm: Spring Creek is one of only a few preserves large enough to sustain populations of rare animals\, grassland birds and a rich variety of habitats. \n\nWhere to meet: Penny Rd. Pond parking lot. Go west from the intersection of Penny and Old Sutton Roads until you see the parking lot on your left.\nContact: Randy Holtz\, springcreekstewards@gmail.com\n\nCentennial Volunteers at LaBagh Woods.
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