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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