For immediate release August 6, 2013 Media Contacts: Todd Hogrefe, (612) 716-4089, [email protected] Public–Private Collaboration to Announce the Chi–Cal Rivers Fund Partnership to fund projects for improving stormwater management, habitat, and public access in Chicago/Calumet region WHO/WHAT: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will join partner organizations and community leaders at the Wrigley Global Innovation Center in Chicago to announce the new Chi–Cal Rivers Fund. The Fund is a new funding opportunity designed to improve the health, vitality and public access of the waterways in the Chicago and Calumet watersheds. Partners have currently committed $2.4 million to the Fund over three years, of which $1.1 million will be awarded in 2013 as grants for on-the-ground projects. Speakers at the event will include Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Wrigley President Martin Radvan, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) President Kathleen Therese Meany, Joyce Foundation President Ellen Alberding, and MWRD Executive Director David St. Pierre. WHEN: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 Arrival and Refreshments: 2:30–3 p.m. Central Time Announcement Program: 3–3:30 p.m. Central Time WHERE: Wrigley Global Innovation Center 1132 West Blackhawk Chicago, IL WHY: The Chi–Cal Rivers Fund is a partnership among several public and private organizations who have come together to support improvements in public access, green stormwater infrastructure, and wildlife habitat in the Chicago and Calumet region. On August 7, Fund partners will announce details on $1.1 million in competitive funding that will be awarded in 2013. Our Water Environment: Take it Personally!
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:05:33 +0000
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