BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20171103T163000Z DTEND:20171103T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Shirley Heinze Land Trust Fall Partnership Luncheon DESCRIPTION:Shirley Heinze Land Trust will host its annual Partnership Luncheon on Friday\, November 3\, 2017\, at the Long Beach Country Club in Michigan City. The event brings together the local conservation community and representatives of business and civic organizations to learn about the mission and work of Shirley Heinze Land Trust and its plans for the coming year.\n\n\n\nArthur Pearson\, Director of Chicago Programs for the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation\, will be the keynote speaker. He will discuss the Foundation's funding priorities\, with a focus on its support for land conservation efforts in the Calumet Region. The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation has been a partner of Shirley Heinze Land Trust since 2005.\n\n\n\nAlso on the agenda is the presentation of this year's organizational category of the "Bringing Nature Home" Awards. These annual awards\, sponsored by the Friends of Shirley Heinze\, recognize local landscaping projects that incorporate native plants. These plants provide a critical source of food\, shelter and migration 'waystations' for insects\, birds and other wildlife\, and are an important part of the natural ecosystems of the region. ArcelorMittal's Global Research and Development Facility in East Chicago\, The Gary Redevelopment Commission\, and The Town of Munster will be recognized for their landscape projects. For more information about the award program\, visit the web page at http://www.heinzetrust.org/bringing-nature-home.html\n\n\n\nRegistration for the luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m.\, and the program begins at noon. Tickets and table sponsorships may be purchased by going to www.heinzetrust.org\, or by contacting Bonnie Hawksworth at 219-242-8558 or bhawksworth@heinzetrust.org. RSVPs are requested no later than Wednesday\, November 1st. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: \;Shirley Heinze Land Trust will host its annual Partnership Luncheon on Friday\, November 3\, 2017\, at the Long Beach Country Club in Michigan City. The event brings together the local conservation community and representatives of business and civic organizations to learn about the mission and work of Shirley Heinze Land Trust and its plans for the coming year.
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\nArthur Pearson\, Director of Chicago Programs for the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation\, will be the keynote speaker. He will discuss the Foundation&rsquo\;s funding priorities\, with a focus on its support for land conservation efforts in the Calumet Region. \; The Gaylord &\; Dorothy Donnelley Foundation has been a partner of Shirley Heinze Land Trust since 2005.
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\nAlso on the agenda is the presentation of this year&rsquo\;s organizational category of the &ldquo\;Bringing Nature Home&rdquo\; Awards. These annual awards\, sponsored by the Friends of Shirley Heinze\, recognize local landscaping projects that incorporate native plants. These plants provide a critical source of food\, shelter and migration &lsquo\;waystations&rsquo\; for insects\, birds and other wildlife\, and are an important part of the natural ecosystems of the region. ArcelorMittal'\;s Global Research and Development Facility in East Chicago\, The Gary Redevelopment Commission\, and The Town of Munster will be recognized for their landscape projects. For more information about the award program\, visit the web page at http://www.heinzetrust.org/bringing-nature-home.html
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\nRegistration for the luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m.\, and the program begins at noon. Tickets and table sponsorships may be purchased by going to www.heinzetrust.org\, or by contacting Bonnie Hawksworth at 219-242-8558 or bhawksworth@heinzetrust.org. RSVPs are requested no later than Wednesday\, November 1st.  \; \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; \; LOCATION:Long Beach Country Club 2309 Larchmont Avenue Michigan City\, IN UID:e.1949.2920 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260424T211045Z URL:https://members.laportepartnership.com/events/details/fall-partnership-luncheon-2920 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR