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2007 ACHIEVEMENTS

Caretakers/USA Student Scholarship Program: 

Scholarship for delegate to CEI International Conference in Hong Kong
Caretakers Club - Kettle Moraine High School, Wales, Wisconsin
Scottsdale Unified School District/Service Learning, Scottsdale, Arizona

Youthcan conference grant - Museum of Natural History, New York City
Grant for Community School House Program Salem, Oregon

Conferences:

National Future Farmers of America Leadership Conference
Chicago Public Schools Service Learning Conference - Chicago, Illinois

Society of Environmental Journalists
S.C.O.P.E.S Student Conference, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Student Conference of People and Environmental Systems)
Illinois International British School Administration Conference

Presentations:

Earth Day presentations at a number of schools
Support coordination of recycling for Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Video Conferencing Network, Chicago, Illinois
Presented Video Conferencing and Service Learning for state of Illinois

Projects: (Board members and Caretakers Schools)

Developing plans for Chicago's Flower International Horticulture Science Academy
Advisory Committee to the E L C, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Wisconson Lapham State Park Bluebird banding project
Continue development of two Nature Parks, Chicago, Illinois
Von Stuben Metropolitan Science Center Learn and Serve Program, Chicago, Illinois
Seeds of Biodiversity with Caretakers of the Environment International Schools

River Restoration Project (National Model) Chicago, Illinois
School Site Ecosystem Gardening Project with Green Corps and BP Foundation
Chicago students worked with Open Lands and Friends of the Chicago River
Horticulture Taskforce to develop a unified citywide curriculum for Chicago schools
Development of city, state, and national Learn and Serve Program
National Future Farmers of America Leadership Program/Urban Initiative
The Birch Wathen Lenox School Earth Club, New York, NY porjects: Cigarette Litter in New York City
Urban to Green: Transforming Birch Wathen Lenox into an Eco Friendly school: Clear the Air Wristbands

High School Video Conferencing Project, Chicago
Pacific Whale Foundation, Maui, Hawaii
Trail restoration and maintenance, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
Formed US Partnership Youth Action Team, Oregon

Consultant to Illinois International High School Network - University of Illinois
Co Site Captain Chicago River Day Project

Web based conferencing with Nigeria - Comaprative River Study Project
Assembled National Science Foundation grant writing team
Lake Michigan Beach Monitoring Project - Alliance for Great Lakes

Meetings:

MAVEN and North River Commission - Chicago Wilderness Biodiversity Recovery Program
Board member:
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's Environmental Learning Center
The Prairie Club
Representatives of Dominican Republic
Chicago Park District
Chicago Wilderness Education Taskforce
Boy Scouts of America - Chicago
Taskforce: Garfield Park - Chicago
Chicago Department of Environment
AIDS-Biodiversity Project - Greek Orthodox Church - Bishop Dimitri and Jim Petrakis
Staff members of Mayor Daley, Chicago, Illinois
United Nations - UNEP Director, New York City

Outreach:

Honorable Adnan Amin, Director, United Nations Environment Programme New York, New York
United States Senators and Representatives
Chicago Environmental Network
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
North American Association for Environmental Education
Develop network of Environmental Studies teachers, New York City, NY
Clean Rivers Project
North River Commission - Chicago
East Garfield Park Recovery Project Educaton Taskforce - Chicago
Friends of the Chicago River
Green-Net Open Lands Project, Chicago Park District, Archi-treasurers
Chicago Department of Environment
Chicago Park District
Pilot Project Developing Youth Agriculture Leaders in Dominican Republic
Lee Botts, Environmental Education Learning Center, Chesterson, Indiana
Honorable Barack Obama, US Senator, Illinois
Mr. Kenneth White, Office of Educational Programs, Brookhaven National Lab
Dr. Arlene M. Strulle, National Science Foundation
Dr. David L. Lenz, Vice President of scientific affairs and senior scientist, Chicago Botanical Garden
Dr. Peter Raven, Biodiversity expert, Missouri Botanical Garden
Bishop Demetri C. Kantzavelos, Chancellor, Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago
James Petrakis

Promote Caretakers at Oregon Agfest, Silverton Farmer's market, Salem Saturday Market, Oregon