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                                                <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="color: #f18c35;"><span class="pt16">April 2013 News And Events</span></span></font></strong></p>
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                                                <h2><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="pt14"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="pt14"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Note to SPCP Friends from Executive Director, Rachel Rosenberg</span></strong></span></span></strong></span></font></h2>
                                                <p><img width="150" height="210" border="2" align="left" style="padding: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//SaferPestControlProject/Rachel%20Rosenberg.jpg" alt="" /><font size="2" face="Arial">I wanted to let all of my wonderful SPCP friends, donors and colleagues know that I am moving on from my role as Executive Director of SPCP where I have served for over ten years with great pleasure and professional satisfaction. I first want to thank my incredible staff (both past and present), who have done an outstanding job on promoting pesticide reduction. I also want to thank current and former board members who have volunteered their time and resources to build SPCP into a strong and nimble organization.</font></p>
                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">Some of my proudest accomplishments during my time at SPCP include: receiving an EPA Environmental Justice Award for our groundbreaking work on Childcare Integrated Pest Management; successfully developing and lobbying for an amendment to the pesticide notification law for schools and childcares to provide more protection to children;&nbsp; helping the Chicago Park District create its effective campaign to rebrand its dandelions; developing a policy paper for the City of Chicago on bed bugs that informed the development of the proposed Chicago bed bug ordinance; creating and developing Illinois&rsquo; first natural lawn care training workshops;&nbsp; and leading the development of this organization&rsquo;s&nbsp; five year strategic plan.</font></p>
                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">Most importantly, I believe that I have helped to promote the idea that we don&rsquo;t have to be sprayed with pesticides without our permission, that there are great alternatives out there, and that we deserve the right for notification and exclusion. I know that SPCP will be in great hands as Ruth Kerzee, current Associate Director, takes on the role of Interim Executive Director. I hope that your connection to SPCP stays strong and continues to help us build new connections and a healthier future.</font></p>
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                                                <h2><font size="4" face="Arial">&nbsp;<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Chicago Grows Green Debuts</span></strong></font></h2>
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                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">To help combat climate change Safer Pest Control Project is launching a new program called <strong>Chicago Grows Green</strong>.&nbsp;Chicago Grows&nbsp;Green is an educational program that provides the information you will need to grow in a way that reduces your contribution to climate change, helps your lawn and garden adapt to an already changing environment, and produces beautiful outdoor spaces. Together, by making better decisions on how we maintain our outdoor spaces, we will have a big impact on the health of the environment and our communities.</font></p>
                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">For more information, download our newest resource, &ldquo;<a href="http://spcpweb.org/attachments/Chicago_Grows_Green_Guide.pdf">Chicago Grows Green - A Guide to Growing a Climate-Friendly Lawn &amp; Garden</a>.&rdquo;</font></p>
                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">Through the Chicago Grows Green program, Safer Pest Control Project is also working with local hardware and lawn and garden stores to make information on using sustainable lawn and garden products and practices available in stores. By participating in this program, these stores are demonstrating their commitment to improving their communities. Click&nbsp;<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=213054498799433473324.0004d7d30fbb6cc1dbe55&amp;msa=0">here</a>&nbsp;for a map of participating stores.</font></p>
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                                                <h2><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Engage Your Community with Our Activist&rsquo;s Toolkit</span></strong></font></h2>
                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">Would you like to see more sustainable landscaping care in your community? Learn how you can educate others on the benefits of sustainable landscaping and advocate for change in your community with our Activist&rsquo;s Toolkit. Download your copy <a href="http://spcpweb.org/yards/">here</a>.</font></p>
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                                                <h2><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">National Garden Month and Bee Friendly Gardening</span></strong></font></h2>
                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">April is National Garden Month, so take some time this month to make sure your garden is bee friendly. Pollinators transfer pollen and seeds from one flower to another, fertilizing the plant so it can grow and produce flowers and food.&nbsp; Beekeepers and farmers have been experiencing the devastating impacts of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), an epidemic contributing to declining bee populations. Honeybees are essential pollinators for fruit and vegetable farming in the U.S., and their decline is having a serious impact on our food system. Recent press coverage continues to point to pesticides, such as neonicotinoids, as a key factor influencing CCD. &nbsp;Check out a recent New York Times article on neonicotinoids and CDD <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/29/science/earth/soaring-bee-deaths-in-2012-sound-alarm-on-malady.html?pagewanted=all">here</a>.</font></p>
                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">A garden full of native plants is a bee&rsquo;s best friend and helps create a healthy garden. Bees are attracted to both mass plantings of the same plant as well as dense plantings of a variety of native plants. Native plants are ideally suited to our climate and soil types and will perform excellently with fewer pest and disease problems.</font></p>
                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">To find more tips check out our factsheet, &ldquo;How to Create a Bee Friendly Garden&rdquo; <a href="http://www.spcpweb.org/factsheets/Bee_Factsheet2.pdf">here</a>.</font></p>
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                                                <h2><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">&quot;Bed Bugs in Chicago&quot; Free Workshops</span></strong></font></h2>
                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">&nbsp;<a href="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent/SaferPestControlProject/2013%20Regional%20Bedbug%20Flyer%201.jpg">&ldquo;Bed Bugs in Chicago<font color="#000000">&rdquo;</font></a> is a general awareness workshop series presented by Safer Pest Control Project. It is designed to provide Chicago service organizations, building managers, residents, renters, and others with the basic information they need to know to control bed bugs. We&rsquo;ll go over essential information like what bed bugs are, why they are such a complex problem, and what you can do to control them in the safest and most effective way possible.</font></p>
                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">The first two trainings of 2013 will be held on April 30th at the Rogers Park Library and on June 5th at the Garfield Park Conservatory, both from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm. While these workshops are free, space is limited. You must register in advance at spcpweb.org/training.</font></p>
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                                                <h2><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">We are looking for summer interns!</span></strong></font></h2>
                                                <p><font size="2" face="Arial">Safer Pest Control Project has openings for summer interns. The focus of the internship will be to help staff with implementation of our programs. More details can be found <a href="http://www.idealist.org/view/internship/35ZChcDKHxHmD/">here</a>.&nbsp;</font></p>
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