Local environmental news and happenings for DuPage County. | |
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Growin' Green Garden Market & Repair Fair
Saturday, May 4th 9am-1pm free event
Spring is here and so is the event to get you growing!
- Pre-order rain barrels, compost, and organic seedlings.
- Shop for garden items, books, plants, and delicious homemade treats.
- Activities, crafts and music for kids
- Repair Fair experts will be on hand to sharpen and repair home & garden goods
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Working Bikes will accept donations of bikes & helmets
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Green Grease will be accepting used liquid vegetable cooking oil
Rain or shine, it's a great way to celebrate Spring!
Learn more and pre-orders here.
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Sustainable Design Challenge
Tuesday, April 16
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Want to learn what's on the cutting edge of sustainability? Find out what the brightest high school students from all over DuPage County have devised to live and work sustainably. Stop by to view models and talk to student engineers about their designs.
Public viewing from 9-11am at DuPage County Complex, 421 North County Farm Road Learn more about the SDC.
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ABCs of Smart Recycling:
What's Your Favorite Letter?
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We've been covering recycling from A to Z for the last 26 months!
Look back at the blog with the favorite posts of the staff at SCARCE.
Visit this month's post: Smart-recycling-from-A-to-Z !
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Local League of Women Voters
Environmental Committee Events
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Clean Air & Water Show
Thurs. April 4 In-person & Virtual 7pm
Clean air and water are vital to our health and the health of our community. These precious resources are under threat right here in DuPage County and need our help. Presenters Kelly Nichols, Respiratory Health Association, and Andrea Densham, Alliance for the Great Lakes, will explain the challenges and share some pollution solutions.
The meeting will be held at SCARCE and is also sponsored by Go Green Glen Ellyn and League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn.
Learn more and register here.
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Healthy Communities: Our Water & Watersheds Forum
Wednesday, April 24 7pm In-Person & Virtual
Join us for a 90-minute presentation featuring regional experts discussing water and watersheds in Illinois and DuPage County.
SCARCE is hosting in partnership with both the Upper Mississippi River Region and Wheaton LWVs , DuPage County Stormwater Division, and the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
Registration required. Learn more here.
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People's Resource Center Receives Earth Flag | Local non-profit and SCARCE book partner, the People's Resource Center (PRC) has earned an Earth Flag for each location, both Wheaton and Westmont. Well Done! | |
Pictured above: Emily (SCARCE), Christina (PRC Vice-President of Programs), Alison (PRC Facilities Manager), Lucy Chang Evans(County Board Member), Kay (SCARCE), Sheila Rutledge (County Board Member & Chair of Environmental Committee), Paula Deacon Garcia (County Board Member & Vice Chair of the Environmental Committee, Jenifer (PRC Chief Executive Officer), Erin Keyser Norton (PRC Board President), Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess | | |
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Eco-partner "Poised for Success" Has
Moved to New Location
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Poised for Success provides free, gently-used, women's business clothes to women through an agency referral program. The right clothes can boost self confidence and help ace that job interview.
Their new address is 55 W. 22nd Street, Suite 112, Lombard.
To find out more about how you can help or to donate gently used business clothing for women, visit the website https://poisedforsuccess.org/
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Food Waste Prevention Week
April 1-7, 2024
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Learn more about food waste and how to take action to reduce waste at home, at work, and in our communities.
The Food Waste Prevention Week website offers webinars, events and ideas for how you can get involved. And a great list of resources!
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Environmental Events - Mark Your Calendar!
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April 26
April 27
May 4
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Can't Attend Any of These Events?
You Can Always "PickUp5!"
This Spring, when you are out taking a walk, enjoying a park, the Prairie Path, or hanging out at a baseball game pick up five pieces of trash.
Litter hurts our birds and fish. It costs our cities and parks to clear away, and it's harmful to our waterways.
So join the team and PickUp5!
Read more about the PickUp5 Initiative
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Regular Hours for Reuse Center and
SCARCE-LY USED Books & Records
Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm
Saturdays 9am-12pm
Donation Hours
Tuesday-Friday 9am-2pm
Saturday 9-11:30am
*For 5 or more boxes, call to make an appointment
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Thank You to Businesses
A special thank you to ALL the businesses who donated supplies and/or services this month!
- Advocate Healthcare, Downers Grove
- Blooming Color, Lombard
- Cantigny, Wheaton
- DK Mortgage, Addison
- Honoring Aging, Geneva
- JAS Forwarding Company, Wood Dale
- Thatcher Technology Group, Naperville
- Ryan Shreve, Revo Wired Webservices
- Scope Shoppe, DeKalb
- Whole Foods, Wheaton
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Volunteers: Very Incredible People! | | |
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Dave Olsen is a member of Wheaton Lions Club and a SCARCE volunteer. He picks up eyeglasses and hearing aides. Thanks, Dave! | |
April is a month we Celebrate Volunteers!
SCARCE has reached a new milestone--we now have OVER 100 volunteers supporting our mission to promote reuse and eco-education! Thanks to each and every person helping SCARCE help our world!
We are ALWAYS in need of volunteers! Interested? Click the Register to Volunteer button below.
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This newsletter was created by SCARCE and funded by
the DuPage County Board, Deborah Conroy, Chair,
the DuPage County Environmental Committee, Sheila Rutledge, Chair,
and the DuPage County Stormwater Committee, James Zay, Chair.
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SCARCE Team
Kay McKeen, Founder & Director
Rachel Carlson, Heather Goudreau, Allison Henley,
Bev Jaszczurowski, Jean Kent, Emily King, Caroline Prichard,
Andrea Redfearn, Marina Strong, Julie Wachowski
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Environmental education programs are operated by SCARCE
(School & Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education)
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This newsletter is part of the Teacher Training Program funded by DuPage County.
Our Professional Development Provider Number: 190000000000000
The mention of a specific product or company is not an endorsement by DuPage County's Environmental Education Program.
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