1st Annual EWB Golf Tournament and Fundraiser! Friday, September 24, 2010. Funds to directly support the Las Cruces, Guatemala Flood Mitigation Project.

Sponsorship of a single golfer is $125 and includes lunch, golf, cart, banquet dinner and an opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for the Sox on September 29th.

Companies and organizations can help support this event through either direct sponsorships or sponsorship of employee foursomes. Either way, this provides a great opportunity for all Chicagoans to support a good cause while learning more about Engineers Without Borders. Feel free to download our flier and contact us for more information.

Green Earth Institute is looking for volunteers to help assemble an underground 25,000 gallon cistern on their property at McDonald Farm in Naperville. This is part of a rainwater harvesting and irrigation system for the farm. The cistern will be assembled using the Aquabox technology (http://www.rainxchange.com/products/aquablox.php ).

Date: April 27, 2010, weather permitting

Contact: RSVP to Steve Tivald 630-664-5681 or stiwald@greenearthinstitute.org

The 7th Annual Green Earth Fair will take place Sunday Afternoon, May 2, 2010 from 12:30 – 5 PM at the McDonald Farm in Naperville, Illinois. The Fair is a family event with entertainment for children and adults, as well as several informative presentations on converting biomass to energy, beekeeping, rainwater harvesting, the smart grid, organic lawn care, organic farming and others. In the past there was participation from local renewable energy contractors, including some of our own EWB-USA CPC members.

Requested Donation: $5 donation

Website: http://www.greenearthinstitute.org/fair/index.html.

Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010 @ NOON – 6:00 p.m

Location: UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago

Transportation: CTA Halsted bus (#8) bus to Roosevelt Road or limited $8 parking  in Lot 5 ( 1135 W. Morgan)

Visit the EWB-USA Chicagoland Chapter at the Chicago Building Congress Annual Table Top Tradeshow.  Last year, over 250 industry professionals attended. Visit the CBC website or see the attached flyer for more information.

Date: April 21, 2010, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Location: Union League Club, 66 W. Jackson, Chicago