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From the Chapter President
It looks like spring is finally going to show up. With the ushering in of warmer weather, many of us turn our thoughts to getting outside and getting around a little more with longer days and nicer weather. I am certainly ready for winter to be done.
The Chapter Board is excited to get to spring as well since this means the Chapter Golf Outing is just around the corner. Please mark your calendars for May 17. Information will be out soon. This annual event has been our prime event for funding our Chapter Scholarships. We anticipate another big turnout.
Speaking of scholarships, we have adjusted our process to get the college kids to turn their paperwork in before the end of the school year. We will soon announce that the Chapter will be in a position to award more than one scholarship to up and coming FMers.
Spring also signals change as we see the plants come back to life. As we get into June, we will see the need to elect a new Chapter Board. If you have ever wanted to help the Chapter out and serve in some capacity, the Board is a great place to shape the direction of the Chapter. We have several openings for committee activities and will certainly have a need for Board members as I will rotate off of the Board. It only takes a few hours a month and most of the work can be done virtually.
Again, Here is to the membership of the Chapter and wishing you a great start to a new season.
Sincerely,
Ron
President, Central Illinois IFMA
Spotlight MemberWe are pleased to introduce Jeremy Morris of COUNTRY Financial, to you. Jeremy is our new Spotlight Member. We need more members to step up, like Jeremy has, become a spotlight member, and let your fellow chapter members get to know you!
Send us your bio and photo today!
Or just email us and we'll give you a call.
Get to know Jeremy here.
Thanks, Jeremy, for agreeing to be our latest Spotlight Member!
Message from Kathy Roper, CFM, CFMJ, LEED, AP, IFMA Fellow
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The Children's Discovery Museum (pictured below) was evaluated in a 2009 Regional Green Building Case Study. The Project Supporter was the Grand Victoria Foundation and Project Partners were the U.S. Green Building Council-Chicago Chapter, the U.S. EPA, Region 5, the City of Chicago Department of Environment and Department of Zoning Land Use Planning, the Center for Neighborhood Technology and the Delta Institute. You can read the findings on page 40 of the document, which can be found here. (You will need Adobe Reader to view this paper.)
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