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News about Springfield Green |
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Mayor Timothy J. Davlin and the
Illinois Green Industry Association (IGIA) will
host their 4th annual Springfield
Green Society Reception to benefit city gateway
beautification projects—on Thursday, Aug. 7,
from 6 to 8:30 pm. Click
HERE for more. |
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Mayor Tim Davlin presented awards to seven
Adopt-a-Street groups for their litter pick-up
efforts at a volunteer appreciation party on
Monday night. In 2007, more than 1,000
volunteers participated in the street-cleaning
program, collecting over 1,100 bags of trash
from Springfield city streets. Click
HERE
for the full release. |
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Mayor Timothy J.
Davlin honored Springfield Green supporters at the
Illinois Green Industry Association’s (IGIA) 3rd
annual “Garden Bistro BBQ”—a fundraiser for gateway
beautification projects. The presentation took place
in the IGIA Amphitheatre in Conservation World on
the Illinois State Fairgrounds Thursday night,
August 9, 2007. Click HERE
for the full release |
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 Mayor Tim Davlin,
alongside the City of Chicago’s own green initiative
leader, Mayor Richard Daley, announced today that
the City of Springfield will be a competitor in a
national beautification contest, America In Bloom in
2009. Click
HERE
for the full release. |
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Mayor Timothy J. Davlin
has announced that all neighborhood and
homeowners groups that applied for
Springfield Green’s 2007 Tree Grant program
will be awarded funding.
Click
HERE
for the full release. |
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The Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc., presented Springfield
Green with its Roadside Beautification Award
for its landscaping and tree planting on
state routes at its 2007 annual meeting. The
awards recognize outstanding work in
Illinois Department of Transportation
regions around the state.
Click
HERE
for the full release. |
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Get
your garden growing with
Springfield In Bloom.
Much like Yard to Yard Challenge, Springfield In Bloom is a landscape
improvement program geared to inspire participants to improve the street-side
portion of their property with plants, trees and landscaping.
Click
HERE
for the full release. |
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