GreenTown: The Future of Community | Creating Healthy, Sustainable Communities

Greentown Naperville

GreenTown Partners & Sponsors to Date: Partners:
DuPage FORWARD
Kane County Fit for Kids
Community Supporters:
Action For Healthy Kids
Cadence Health
DuPage County
DuPage County Health Department
DuPage Medical Group
DuPage YMCAs
Edward Hospital
Hotel Arista
Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium
Sponsors:
Abonmarche
The Conservation Foundation
Davey Resource Group
GreenChoice Bank
Houseal Lavigne Associates
Kuert Concrete
Midwest Ecological Landscape Alliance (MELA)
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA)
Pizzo & Associates, Ltd.
Tower Garden (Juice Plus)
Unilock

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Greentown Michiana

GreenTown Partners & Sponsors to Date: Community Partners:
1st Source Bank
AVA Power
Abonmarche
City of South Bend
IUSB Center for a Sustainable Future
Inovateus Solar
Kuert Concrete
Lehman & Lehman
Memorial Hospital
University of Notre Dame
Community Partner and Underwriter of the Welcoming Reception:
TRANSPO
Leader Sponsor:
Unilock
Sustainer Sponsors:
Davey Resource Group
Pizzo & Associates, Ltd.
Underwriter of GreenTown Michiana Event Badges:
GreenChoice Bank

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Interested in sponsoring GreenTown? Contact Charles Colley at (314) 651-2901 or ccolley@a5inc.com.

Creating a Sustainable Elgin

GreenTown talks with City of Elgin Sustainability Coordinator Aaron Cosentino about creating the community’s sustainability plan.

Situated on the banks of the Fox River, the City of Elgin, Illinois is a community of 108,000 residents. Nearly 150 years old, the city grew up as an industrial town, fell on hard times and has been revitalized through strong leadership, a resurgent downtown and efforts to attract new, green industries, including Siemens and Suzlon. Read More.

News from GreenTown

GreenTown Michiana Event to be held October 10-11 in South Bend Indiana
Attend GreenTown Thursday, October 11 and Friday, October 12, learn from been-there case studies with local, regional and national experts. Join the drive to create a healthier, more prosperous and sustainable community. The Michiana GreenTown event will be held in downtown South Bend, Indiana at the DoubleTree Hotel. PBS host, Mark Fenton will be a keynote speaker at this event.

GreenTown Traveled to Ohio October 26
GreenTown visited Toledo-Lucas County in downtown Toledo at the SeaGate Convention Centre on Friday, October 26. Alexandra Cousteau, a National Geographic “Emerging Explorer”, and Mark Fenton, host of PBS’s “America’s Walking”, (a leading expert on creating healthy, walkable communities), delivered the keynote addresses. The event covered multiple interests including, water, local food, complete streets, green jobs, healthy eating and more. Participants found plenty of inspiration and knowledge at GreenTown Toledo-Lucas County.  Click here to learn more.

Waste Not: Workshop to Advance Commercial Food Scrap Collection in the Chicago Area Held at GreenTown Highland Park
How do we increase commercial food scrap collection in the Chicago area? More than 100 leaders from four counties and associated waste management agencies in Cook, Northern Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake Counties gathered to discuss best practices and ways to increase food scrap composting. Click here to see presentations.