Recent News
IIT Design and Build Team to bring new project to Eden Place
Our Winter 2010 Newsletter is now available! Read below to see some story highlights, click here to read the full online version.
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Governor Quinn Honors Michael Howard as 2009 Illinois Environmental Hero
On December 29th, Governor Pat Quinn awarded Michael Howard with a 2009 Environmental Hero Award for his work with Eden Place Nature Center to improve and protect the environment.
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Sierra Club Grant Funds Eden Place Outdoor Adventurers
Eden Place Featured in StreetWise Magazine
Eden Place Nature Center was featured in the cover story of the October 14th issue of the
StreetWise newspaper.
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Team Builders On-Point Receive Grant Funding
Representatives of the Team Builders On-Point Crew Vernon Hill, Albert Tolbert and Coordinator Gwen Beatty were honored as 2009 recipients of the SDOP local grant award of $5000.
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Getting Up Close and Personal with the Monarch Butterfly
Fuller Park residents got up close and personal with the monarch butterfly last summer as they participated in “tagging” monarchs, or putting a tiny sticker on each butterfly’s wing so that scientists might track its migration pattern.
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Chicago Wilderness Day of Service Reinforces New Partnership
On September 26th, 2009, Eden Place hosted a
Chicago Wilderness Day of Service, planned in partnership with the Land Resource Management Group, their affiliated not-for-profit The River Basins Initiative (RBI), and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
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Fifth Annual Pumpkin Festival a Great Success!
Our Fifth Annual Pumpkin Festival kicked off on October 17th, 2009 with keynotes delivered by Mark Miller of the DNR and alderperson Pat Dowell.
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Growing Community at Eden Place Farmers Markets
The Eden Place Farmers Market kicked off with a bang as we invited community members to participate in our local market every Saturday in September.
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Santa Visits the North Pole at Eden Place
On December 19th, 2009, Santa Claus made a visit to the North Pole at Eden Place!
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Spotlight on the Brookfield Zoo and Chicago Zoological Society
Eden Place Community Partner of the Year, 2009
Our partners at the Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Zoological Society (CZS) have been instrumental in helping us provide outdoor learning and recreation opportunities to Fuller Park Residents.
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Business Students Participate in Service Learning at Eden Place
During the Fall semester FPCD was proud to host four international student interns from the Illinois Institute of Technology's Stuart School of Business.
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Weatherizing the Homes of Chicago's Elderly Residents
Fuller Park Community Development, in partnership with GreenCorps and the City of Chicago, is once again coordinating Mayor Daley's Weatherization program and we are still accepting new intakes.
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South Point Academy Constructs New Bridge
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Visits Eden Place
Fuller Park Community Development Awarded 2009 Mumford Award
FPCD was designated a 2009 Lewis Mumford Award recipient in recognition of excellence in Community Development. Read more
Eden Place Goes International!
Eden Place hosted a group of visitors from the Middle East and East Africa that were in the US as part of a partnership development study tour sponsored by International Programs (IP) of the US Forest Service. Read more
2009 Open House and Appreciation
FPCD hosted its 2009 Open House and Donor & Volunteer Appreciation on the grounds of Eden Place Nature Center on June 20, 2009. Read more
Eden Place Featured in Chicago Wilderness Magazine
The 2009 Winter edition of the magazine published by Chicago Wilderness, a coalition of organizations focused on preserving biodiversity in the Great Lakes Region, included a feature story focused on Eden Place Nature Center. This story, written by Katherine Millett, is a beautiful look at the past, present, and future directions of Eden Place. Read the story
here.
MB Financial Bank Supports FPCD Development Work
On May 30, 2009, MB Financial Bank partnered with Fuller Park Community Development and kicked off an educational outreach program that helped build community confidence by linking residential housing resources and financial services to many residents.
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