<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">West Cook Wild Ones</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:westcook@outlook.com">westcook@outlook.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Dec 10, 2023 at 12:46 PM<br>Subject: Berwyn's Serenity Park Proposed to Become Parking Lot<br>To: <<a href="mailto:lxkells@gmail.com">lxkells@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-5970161060448867330"><u></u>
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<span class="m_-5970161060448867330mcnPreviewText" style="display:none;font-size:0px;line-height:0px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;opacity:0;overflow:hidden">Tuesday, 12/12 Serenity's Community Gardens, a Garden for Nature Grantee, will be proposed to become a temporary parking lot for Berwyn's City Hall</span>
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<p style="margin:10px 0;padding:0;color:#757575;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:150%;text-align:left"><strong>Context: </strong>Berwyn's village government is set to propose at its 12/12 meeting THIS Tuesday that it eliminate its agreement with the Berwyn Park District and turn the park into a<strong> temporary parking lot for the city hall. </strong><br>
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Serenity Park has been home to community gardens where children have grown and learned about native plants, local ecology, and grown food. Reading programs have been hosted there as well. Many animals live there, including overwintering pollinators. The park district recently planted more trees and native plants. Serenity Park Gardens has also been a grantee of ours. We have many connections to Berwyn and to this garden. Please help us fight this terrible situation. We live in a time of climate change and green spaces are vitally important for the health of our communities. <br>
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<strong>Actions:</strong></p>
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<li>Attend a rally
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<li>One is in the<a href="https://wildones.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f461559bae7aaa23706e21168&id=a817f9d815&e=d907b837ad" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"> morning</a></li>
<li>One is from <a href="https://wildones.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f461559bae7aaa23706e21168&id=f8d9535bbc&e=d907b837ad" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">6-6:30 </a></li>
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<li>Attend the<a href="https://wildones.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f461559bae7aaa23706e21168&id=0400f4dd52&e=d907b837ad" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"> meeting</a>
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<li>Begins at 8 pm</li>
<li><a href="https://wildones.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f461559bae7aaa23706e21168&id=f9a9505897&e=d907b837ad" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Agenda</a></li>
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<li>Complete an <a href="https://wildones.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f461559bae7aaa23706e21168&id=c4693d97de&e=d907b837ad" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">impact statement even if you do not live in Berwyn</a></li>
<li>Email Berwyn's <a href="https://wildones.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f461559bae7aaa23706e21168&id=fbdebb2e80&e=d907b837ad" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">alderpeople</a>(especially if you live in Berwyn or have another connection, like work)</li>
<li>Email Berwyn's <a href="mailto:mayor@ci.berwyn.il.us?subject=Parks%20Not%20Parking%20Lots&body=Please%20preserve%20Serenity%20Park%20for%20children%2C%20the%20community%2C%20and%20the%20environment.%20Vote%20no%20for%20destroying%20it.%20" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">mayor </a>(especially if you live in Berwyn or have another connection, like work)</li>
<li><a href="https://wildones.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f461559bae7aaa23706e21168&id=5c593fe6af&e=d907b837ad" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Follow Serenity Parks and Community Gardens Facebook f</a>or information and browse the photos so that you can see the extent of the native planting and children experiencing nature in their own park. </li>
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