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AS EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 2008, THEY WILL BE POSTED HERE. IF YOU HAVE AN EVENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE LISTED, PLEASE EMAIL INFO@CLEANAIRCOUNTS.ORG March 12, 2008: The Clean Air Counts Campaign, International Truck and Engine Corporation, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, E.L. Foust Co and Elmhurst College are pleased to invite you to our March Business Forum on low VOC paints and tour of International Truck and Engine Corporation. Our “Clearing the Air with Low VOC Paint” forum focuses on the latest advances in paint formulation for both manufacturing and consumer applications. This forum is appropriate for business leaders, facility managers, municipal staff and anyone interested in learning about the role paint can play in air quality improvement. We hope you can attend our forum, which includes a continental breakfast, tour of International’s engine assembly plant, and door prizes. Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM, Melrose Park Engine Plant and Technical Center at 10400 W. North Avenue in Melrose Park. RSVP to Ruth Myers: (630)-407-6730, ruth.myers@dupageco.org. PLEASE BRING IDENTIFICATION to be admitted through security. March 28, 2008: Green Business and Community Expo noon-7:00 p.m. o at Oakton Community College Des Plaines Campus at April 12, 2008 Earth Day 2008 at Loyola University with welcome address given by Al Gini, a professor at Loyola University and an NPR contributor April 19, 2008 Earth Day 2008 at at Deerfield Library from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at 920 Waukegan Road in Deerfield. April 22, 2008 Wheaton College and the Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition will be sponsoring an Alternative Fuel Vehicle Show at Wheaton College. There will be many types of AFVs on display and breakout sessions on sustainable transportation options. More details will be posted on the Chicago Area Clean Cities website at www.chicagocleancities.org or you can contact Samantha Bingham (312) 744-8096 April 26, 2008t: 1 to 4 p.m. at Frankfort Park District, 7540 W. Braemar Lane, Frankfort. The event will offer a wide range of eco-related educational opportunities and activities for families and residents of all ages. Call Clayton Wooldridge, Park Ecologist, at (815) 469-3524 or at cwooldridge@fspd.org. April 26, 2008: Northbrook’s Earth and Arbor Day Celebration will be held from 10:30am -2:30pm at the Village Green on the corner of Shermer and Meadow Roads in April 26, 2008 Homer Glen Earth Day/Arbor Day details forethcoming. Highland Park Earth Festival at Jens Jensen Park and hosted by the Ravinia Neighbors Association on May 3rd, 2008. June 4 and 5: The Green Procurement Exposition & Conference June 4 & 5, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Join Procurement, Purchasing and Facilities Professionals from throughout the Midwest at the Green Procurement Exposition and Conference this June in Chicago. For more information go to www.thegreenexposition.com. Registration closes on April 15, 2008.
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