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Wolf Lake straddles the
Hammond, Indiana / Chicago, Illinois border

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July 10, 2008

BP Donates to AWLI

The BP Fabric of America Fund has donated $250 to the Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative (AWLI) for working "to improve people’s lives."

AWLI conducts three bi-state festivals, free to the public, each year as part of its mission to enhance the Wolf Lake watershed. One of its festivals, the Active Living Faire, is scheduled for Saturday, October 4.

"Wolf Lake needs the support of many to continue to be attractive to residents in this bi-state region and to visiting tourists," explains Robert Victor, president of AWLI. "BP has played a major role in the local community for more than a century.

"Its current and past support for the Wolf Lake watershed has been part of its contributions to this bi-state area.."

The contribution was based on the recommendation of Joseph P. Kruczek, a BP employee and a longtime champion of Wolf Lake.

This year AWLI also has received grants and donations from the Legacy Foundation, Citizens Savings Foundation, Hammond Parks Foundation, NIPSCO, P & H Iron and Supply, Inc.; Hasse Construction Company, Standard Bank & Trust Co., American Trust & Savings Bank, and Green Fields Trading Company.

AWLI’s headquarters is located at the Environmental Education Center, 2405 Calumet Avenue, Hammond.

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May 23, 2008

Nine Students Named Winners in Wolf Lake Art Contest

Nine area students are winners in the poster contest conducted in conjunction with the 8th Annual Wolf Lake Bi-State Wetland, Wind & Water festival to be held this weekend, May 24-25.

Named first-place winners are Kaley Beecham, 2nd grade , Hammond’s Franklin Elementary and Brianna Beristain, 6th Grade at Hammond’s Scott Middle School. Byanka Anaya of Chicago’s St. Francis de Sales High School took first in the upper division.

Each will be awarded a $25 cash prize. The nine winners and 11 honorable mention winners will receive prizes at 2 p.m. ceremonies on Sunday, May 25, at the Environmental Education Center, 2405 Calumet Avenue, Hammond. More than 360 students from a record nine schools and a girl scout troop participated in three divisions: elementary, middle school and high school.

Second-place winners are Alejandra Pedraza, 4th grade, Chicago’s Taylor Elementary; Desmond Evans, Hammond’s Scott Middle School; and Bria Moncure, St. Francis de Sales High School. Each will receive a $15 prize.

Receiving $10 third-place prizes will be Mark Lugo, 5th grade, Hammond’s Wallace Elementary; Melanie Reding, Scott Middle; and Valerie Rodriguez, St. Francis de Sales.

Judging the entries in the contest were Angela Goodson and Sarah Otte of the Lake County Solid Waste Management District. The festival is organized by the Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative (AWLI).

Students were asked to draw activities that occur at Wolf Lake. Older students were asked to incorporate stewardship at Wolf Lake in their drawings.

"This year’s contest was the most competitive ever," said Robert Victor, president of AWLI. "We congratulate the winners and the teachers who assisted in the competition."

More than two thousand youngsters have participated over the years.

Participating teachers this year are Kristan Sievers-Banks, Scott Middle School; Jennifer Fedrick, Taylor; Lorie Soso, Chicago’s Gallistel Branch, Kimberly Jacobsen, Rosalee Gamino, Angela Summers and Rachel Yzaguirre at Henry Clay School; Virginia Geleta and Frances Majchrowicz, Franklin Elementary; Nicole Corbiere, John L. Marsh; Kathy Hein, Wallace Elementary; Noel Morales, St. Francis de Sales; and Lynn Calinski, Girl Scout Troop 88 at Franklin Elementary.

Honorable mention recipients are Isabel Robles and Joseph Hollis, Franklin Elementary; Alma Solis, Gallistel Branch; Yulissa Urbieta, Girl Scout Troop 88; Nicole Perez, Henry Clay; Ronny Bonell, Hammond’s Jefferson Elementary; John Ceballos, Chicago’s John L. Marsh; Raven Pitts, Scott Middle School; Dorothy Robinson, St. Francis de Sales; Nicole Guido, Taylor Elementary; and Eddie Galeana, Wallace Elementary;

Posters by the nine winners will be exhibited at Hammond’s Wolf Lake Park kiosk. Honorable mention posters will be on display at the Environmental Education Center, 2405 Calumet Avenue, Hammond.

AWLI conducts poster contests for each of its three annual events at Wolf Lake. Others are the 4th Annual Active Living Faire set for October 4, 2008, and the 8th Annual Winter Wonderland at Wolf Lake festival scheduled for Saturday, January 17, 2009.

Festival sponsors include American Trust & Savings Bank, Centier Bank, Hasse Construction Company, Inc., Legacy Foundation and Green Fields Trading Company.

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 AWLI is headquartered at the Environmental Education Center, 2405 Calumet Avenue, in Hammond, IN.

 


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 8th Annual Wolf Lake
Bi-State
Wetlands, Wind & Water
Festival

Sat. -Sun.
May 24 and 25, 2008
Paddle canoes, compete in fishing derby, fly kites, view wind surfing demo, learn about critters who hang out at Wolf Lake, learn about Wolf Lake history and much more.

     

Some 130 scientists gathered at the Wolf Lake watershed on August 23-24, 2002 and discovered more than 2250 species in a 24-hour period.  Click here to see the results of the BioBlitz of 2002:
www.fmnh.org/bioblitz/bioblitz_results.asp

 

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