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<h3>We're closing in on our <a href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mgg-healthy-lawns-fundraiser/">Midwest Grows Green (MGG) Healthy Lawns Fundraiser</a> on October 29th, so we wanted to share the 10 reasons to attend.</h3>
<h3>Each week, this blog will add a new reason.</h3>
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;">Reason #5</span></h3>
<img class="wp-image-4973 alignleft" src="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FullSizeRender-Joyce.jpg" alt="" width="217" height="292" /><em>Hear pesticide reduction stories from advocates like Amy Joyce! </em>Amy pushed her village of Whitefish Bay, WI to reduce their synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and will share this information at both our <a href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mgg-healthy-lawns-fundraiser/">MGG Healthy Lawns Fundraiser</a> and <a href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mpac-events/mgg-lawn-and-land-forum/">MGG Lawn &amp; Land Forum Workshop</a>. Learn more from our interview with her at <a href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/reason-5-to-attend-our-mgg-healthy-lawns-fundraiser-hear-pesticide-reduction-success-stories-from-advocates-like-amy-joyce/">bit.ly/MGGfundR5.</a>

Attend our <a href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mgg-healthy-lawns-fundraiser/">Healthy Lawns Fundraiser</a> <span class="aBn" tabindex="0" data-term="goog_2050027552"><span class="aQJ">Monday, October 29th, 5 to 8 pm</span></span>, at <a href="https://midwestpesticideaction.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a20e747b9a38f4e966cf07e2&amp;id=201a7311d9&amp;e=bf4a99b571" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://midwestpesticideaction.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D1a20e747b9a38f4e966cf07e2%26id%3D201a7311d9%26e%3Dbf4a99b571&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535725534934000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEj4FJPaoTPRZyfxeqec_O11hKKxg">Good City Brewing</a> to support advocates like Amy and pesticide reduction work in Milwaukee. Tickets are available for $45 at <a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3577869" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bit.ly/MGGfundraiser18 </a>
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;">Reason #6</span></h3>
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<em>Foster environmentally-friendly consumer behavior! </em>Products of organic fertilizers, natural pesticides, and compost only accounted for 8% of lawn and garden sales in 2015. In Milwaukee, <a href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/midwest-grows-green/">Midwest Grows Green</a> works to place these products on equal footing with their toxic synthetic chemical counterparts through implementing its <a href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/midwest-grows-green/point-of-purchase/">Point-of-Purchase</a> program at <a href="https://ww3.truevalue.com/puhls/Home.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Puhl's True Value</a>, <a href="http://villageoutdoorliving.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Village Outdoor Living</a>, and <a href="https://villageace.com/hardware/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Village Ace Hardware Prospect</a>.
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;">Reason #7</span></h3>
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<em>Healthy Communities! </em>More than 40 individuals have taken the <a href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/midwest-grows-green/community-engagement/take-the-pledge/">Midwest Grows Green Pledge</a> to reduce their synthetic lawn pesticide and fertilizer use across Milwaukee County.  <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1WylrdsBzTwRs8kN44f493XxMkwM&amp;ll=42.67127980622797%2C-87.93207524578997&amp;z=9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Each new commitment</a> helps MPAC reduce synthetic chemicals in your own community and communities across the Midwest.

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<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;">Reason #8</span></h3>
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<em>Green and Healthy Schools!</em> In 2018 MPAC staff helped <a href="http://www.highlandcommunityschool.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Highland Community School</a> implement a natural lawn care management plan for its playgrounds, organized a sustainable landscaping career informational session for three horticulture classes at Harold S. Vincent High School, and participated for the second time in the <a href="http://www.gscm.refloh2o.com/">Milwaukee Green Schools Conference</a>.  <a href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/">Children are the most vulnerable</a> to pesticide use both indoors and out.  MPAC has already held meetings or conversations with a couple of Milwaukee-area schools and districts for natural lawn care implementation in 2019, but needs your support to eliminate lawn pesticide and fertilizer use on these spaces where children learn and play!
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;">Reason #9</span></h3>
MPAC’s Ryan Anderson will share his <a href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/reason-9-to-attend-our-mgg-healthy-lawns-fundraiser/">comedic take on common lawn weeds</a>.
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;">Reason #10</span></h3>
Because if you purchase before <a href="https://midwestpesticideaction.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a20e747b9a38f4e966cf07e2&amp;id=0d3932f1ea&amp;e=bf4a99b571" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://midwestpesticideaction.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D1a20e747b9a38f4e966cf07e2%26id%3D0d3932f1ea%26e%3Dbf4a99b571&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535725534934000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGgr7MTPAV-0Ui2xoaX-_nwzzvRmQ"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2050027551"><span class="aQJ">Monday, October 1st</span></span></a>, you'll get food, beer, and entertainment for a low price of $35!