The 7th annual Ladybug Bash was held on October 24<sup>th</sup> at the Ravenswood Event Center. The event’s sponsors, attendees, auction donors, and volunteers helped raise $15,000 to strengthen our position as a Midwest leader on pesticide issues affecting human health and the environment.

Mayor Barrett Pedersen of Franklin Park was the guest of honor, and received the Sustainability Leadership Award for his commitment to municipal pesticide reduction.

[caption id="attachment_1178" align="alignright" width="960"]<img class="size-full wp-image-1178" alt="Katie Coleman, MPAC Board member, Mayor Barrett Pedersen, and Kristin Weiss, MPAC Staff" src="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1460225_10152047181629804_1251109387_n.jpg" width="960" height="641" /> Katie Coleman, MPAC Board member and Franklin Park native, Mayor Barrett Pedersen, and Kristin Weiss, MPAC Staff[/caption]

Check out the Smilebooth photos from the event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152047178699804.1073741827.197910109803&amp;type=1">on our Facebook page</a>.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this event a success! You can make a donation to support Midwest Pesticide Action Center on our <a title="Donate to Midwest Pesticide Action Center" href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/donate/">Donate </a>page.