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To raise environmental awareness, inspire people to take action, and create a more sustainable community.

 

Thinking About Community Solar?

If putting solar panels on your roof is not an option, consider joining a solar farm.  The Village of Wilmette has an option for you!

GGW Open Meeting

January 8th

11 am to noon

Central Station Coffee & Tea

Stop by for some lively conversation over a cup of coffee or tea!

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Our Interns - Where Are They Now?

Go Green Wilmette has a long history of mentoring young people through our volunteer opportunities and internship programs. High school, college and post-graduate students assist GGW with all our activities, enhancing our capacity and building their skills and resumes.

Here is just a sampling of our former Interns:
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Styrofoam Recycling!

The Village is helping to reduce waste this holiday season by collecting and recycling clean white block Styrofoam only. (no peanuts)

Centennial Ice Rink
Dec 27 & 28
Jan 3 & 4
8am - 1pm
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Evanston Repair Café

Dec. 14
10am - 1pm

Co-hosted by the Evanston Public Library and Climate Action Evanston, the Evanston Repair Cafés are free meeting spaces where people fix things together. They keep stuff out of the landfill, promote collaboration, skill-sharing and community self-reliance, and help Climate Action Evanston achieve their climate goals.

Saturday Cafés are held on the second Saturday of each month and cover small appliance repair, sewing/mending, jewelry and bikes.
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Volunteer Opportunities

There are many ways to help make Wilmette a wonderful environment in which to live and volunteering with Go Green Wilmette is a good place to start! We have opportunities for individuals to have an impact. Or, maybe your school/church youth group is looking to earn service hours. Beach Clean Ups and Habitat workdays are just a couple of ways you can really roll up your sleeves, dig in and make a tangible difference. If you have a particular area of interest or a skill to share, please contact us! We’d love to talk with you and determine how best you can work with us

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 You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

- Abraham Lincoln

Business Partners for a Greener Wilmette

Go Green Wilmette initiated the Business Partners for a Greener Wilmette program in 2012. This program offers public recognition to Wilmette businesses that engage in environmentally responsible practices and encourages increased sustainability in local business practices wherever feasible. The window decal shown above will serve as our recognition of your efforts and can be placed prominently on a window or door for all to see.

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P.O. Box 954
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Go Green Wilmette is a tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and Illinois Department of Revenue regulations. Contributions are deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law

 

Helping Wilmette Go Green

Since 2006