ABCD
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Winter (Dec-Feb)Spring (March-May)Summer (June-August)Fall (September - November)
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Important Dates/Events
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Dec: Advisory Committee MeetingMarch: New signs at beach natural area installedFarmers Markets & Festivals High SeasonChicago Budget Process
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Dec-Jan: Holiday light recycling3/1: St Patrick's DayGrowing/Gardening/Stewardship High SeasonTree Planting
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12/21: Winter Solstice3/19: Spring Equinox June: Menu money allocatedFundraising
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Jan: Christmas Tree RecyclingApril: Climate play table read by Eco.Logic at Climate Action MuseumJune: Advisory Committee MeetingSept: 6018North hosts Myth of the Organic City Exhibition
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Jan 1: New state enviro. laws go live4/15: Vedgewater Opens6/1 Edgewater Yard SaleSept: Music on the Beach
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1/3: EEC Annual Planning4/22: Earth Day / City-Wide Clean & Greens6/7-9 Midsommarfest 9/22: Fall Equinox
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1/29: Vedgewater Community Meeting4/26: Arbor Day & EHS Tree Survey Event6/21: Summer Solstice Oct: Beach Stewardship Season Ends
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2/8: Clean and Affordable Buildings Event4/28: Beach Stewardship StartsJuly/Aug: EEC "Summer Hours"10/10: Indigenous Peoples' Day
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Through March: 6018North Water Exhibit4/26-4/29: City Nature Challenge7/6: NASCAR Race Downtown10/19: First Frost
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4/30-5/1 Andersonville Valborg7/14 Edgewater Glen Association Garden WalkOctober: Vedgewater Seed Workshop & Community Share Event
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May: Student Service Learning Project in ENVS 2738/17-8/18: Air & Water ShowOctober: Vedgewater Put Your Bed to Bed Workshop
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5/5-5/11: International Compost Awareness Week Mid/End of Aug: CPS School Year StartsP4P Fall Events: Bike Ride & Seed Processing
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Around 5/12: Last FrostAug: Possible Start for Participatory Budgeting11/2: Pumpkin Smash
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5/15: Vedgewater: Seed & Seedling SwapAug-November: Participatory Budgeting Process11/15: Community Garden Season Ends
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5/31: Memorial Day / Beaches Open DateLate Summer: Treekeepers Grant Process
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May/June: Parkways for Pollinators Distribution
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2024 CAMPAIGNS
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Rise of the Coalitionoutreach, engagement, sustainable building and other policy efforts
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Modeling Community-Led Climate Solutions
projects: composting, shoreline, gardens, parkways, stewardship, treeplanting, collections
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Fun Gatheringsworkshops, education, equinox gatherings
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Funding & Adminfundraising, any and all admin things (board and advisory meetings, etc)
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Shared Planning Document
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Actions/Projects
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✅ Jan-June: Compost Project PlanningMarch: Onboard/integrate EPIC (website updates and admin support)June: Launch 3 New Community Compost SitesSeptember: P4P Fall Events: Bike Ride & Seed Processing
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✅Jan-April: Stewardship PlanningApril: Launch new season for Andersonville Chamber of Commerce Native Planters, website updates and marketingJuly: Apply for Treekeepers tree planting grantOctober: Create winter fundraising strategy & plan
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✅Jan-April: Community Garden Planning & Registration StartsMay: Vermiculture and at-home composting workshopJuly: Start to think about working on new Chicago Park District community gardens efforts at inner lake shore and Bryn MawrNovember: Plan for January Seed Swap with Edgewater Library
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✅ Feb: Annual Check in with Coalition PartnersMay: Plan June Advisory Committee MeetingAugust: Plan Fall Equinox Gathering
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✅Feb-May: Parkways for Pollinators PlanningAugust: Plan Fall Vedgewater Workshops
- Seeds w/ Edgewater Library
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✅ Feb: Seed Library Planning
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Feb: Nature-Based Solutions ActivitiesTBD: Starting working on making connections between sustainability and human health/well-being
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Get approval from Park District for sign size and text: Feb. 15TBD: Exchange reading materials and other educational books related to environment and our local community
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Design and print brochure for walking tour: Feb 29
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Update website: Feb 29
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Post signs: March 31
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Feb: Plan Spring Equinox Gathering
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Feb: Plan educational events - shared skill workshops, lunch and learns
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Feb: Work on / create how to organize with EEC guidelines / resource document
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Quarterly Focus / Recurring Activities
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 Digital Newsletter & Social Channel Content, Engagement
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Community Air Research Experience (CARE)
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Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition
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 Democratize ComEd Campaign
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 Indigenous People's Day Coalition
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Water for All Coalition
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Coalition for Plastics Reduction (CPR)
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Third Act
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 Illinois Environmental Council Legislative, Chicago, & Community Councils
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 Litter Free Edgewater Clean Ups
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 North Lake Shore Drive Redefine the Drive Project Taskforce
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Edgewater Parks Improvement Project (EPIC)
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 Farmer's Market Season: Volunteering & programming & promotion of Edgewater Market
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 Hollywood/Osterman/Ardmore Beach Stewardship
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 Community Garden Season with Vedgewater (volunteering, free food distro, communal & native plots)
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Parkways for Pollinators Project
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Educational Workshops & Events
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Chicago Legislative Policy Tracking, Oversight, Advocacy
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Edgewater Housing & Buildings / Development & Construction, Tracking & Oversight
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Grant applications, fundraising, donation requests
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Recurring Activities/Projects Things to rememberNew member orientationIdeas bank
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Monthly meetingsBringing in speakers & experts to events & discussionsHistoryCity Nature Challenge in the spring
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Clean & green daysLeverage elected officialsAbout usCanopy measurement efforts continue
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Arbor Day EventBring joy / have funPeopleEdgewater Chamber Grant in April/May
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Corner Gardens Current projects3/13-3/19: Flood Safety Week
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Go EdgewaterAffiliate SurveyMenu Money for 2023 - Lakefront Garden & Food Forest
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Natural Areas StewardshipUpcoming happenings/events
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Edgefest Recycling ProjectStrategic intentions
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Dinners @ 6018
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Water Music on the Beach
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Pumpkin Smash
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Litter Free Edgewater
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Public space garden grants
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Tree plantings
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Holiday Lights Recycling Collection
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