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Get your green
ribbon for $1.25/each
the price may be adjusted for large
quantities, and postage
Call KDSWCD office at 630-584-7961, x 3
to order ribbons |
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Gerard & daughters in Springfield |
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On April 22, 2009 Vice Chairman
of the Kane-DuPage Soil and Water Conservation
District, Gerard Fabrizius, and his daughters
took a trip from St. Charles to Springfield. In
the spirit of Earth Day, they brought with them
green ribbons to pass out to legislatures. The
handmade green ribbons are connected with an
earth colored bead and the ribbon was attached
to a green slip of paper stating:
Please support Earth Day,
conservation, and the Green Initiative by
wearing these awareness ribbons. The Association
of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation
Districts is dedicated in conserving wherever
possible. These conservation awareness ribbons
are a reminder that we are in this together.
Together we all can contribute to the vitality
of our earth.
The idea was to promote conservation while
drawing attention to the Illinois SWCD’s and all
that they do for the people and natural
resources of the State of Illinois. Gerard and
his teenage girls, Olivia and Grace, walked the
halls of the Capitol and Stratton Building and
handed out over 250 ribbons. As the family moved
in and out of the Legislator’s offices, at one
point they ended up in an elevator with Mike
Madigan. They took that opportunity to mention
that a green ribbon would be waiting for him at
his office.
Their efforts were evident when a green ribbon
was seen being worn by a woman reading a bill
during a General Assembly Session on CSPAN.
Since the trip, Fabrizius has received two
emails thanking him for the ribbon from Senator
Chris Lauzen, a Republican from Aurora and
Representative Bob Pritchard, a Republican from
Sycamore. As an added benefit of their trip
Gerard said, “It was a great experience for my
girls to see how government in Springfield
functions.” |
