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Conservation Foundation’s Sunset Supper raises 60,000 for suburban nature projects.
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Written by Shaw Local News Network. This article is being read by
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an automated voice brought to you by Everlit. More than 225 people
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attended The
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Conservation Foundation's Sunset Supper Fundraiser on October 1 at the organization's 60-acre
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McDonald Farm headquarters in Naperville, raising 60,000 for local nature efforts, the
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group said.
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Attendees contributed more than 30,000 at the event, and a private donor
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matched that amount with an additional 30,000, according to the release. The
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gathering featured farm to table cuisine with organic vegetables grown at McDonald
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Farm through the Foundation's Green Earth Harvest organic farming program and prepared
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by Northern for the organization said. Guests also heard live bluegrass music
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from the Downhillers, sampled sturdy shelter beers and other drinks, watched artists
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create nature-inspired art, and viewed a video about the group's mission. The
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Conservation Foundation, a donor-supported 501c3 charitable organization, focuses on
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conservation efforts in DuPage, Cain, Kendall, and Will counties. The Sunset Supper
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kicked off its year-end fundraising campaign to raise 600,000 for The
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Conservation and restoration of local nature and for programming designed to connect
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people of all ages to the outdoors. Sponsors of the event included
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Ball Horticultural, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Limited, Atasca Bank and Trust Company,
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Now Natural Foods, Limestone Production Group, Club Pilates, The Growing Place, Whiten
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Company, Dan and Julie Long, Bartlett Tree Experts, Green State Credit Union,
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The Pizzo Group, What Will We Make and Dukes, according to the
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release. Founded in 1972, the Conservation Foundation is one of the region's
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oldest and largest not-for-profit land and watershed conservation organizations, with more than
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6,000 members, the release said. The group said it has helped preserve
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more than 36,000 acres of open space, restored and cleaned miles of
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rivers and streams, and engaged thousands of children in nature. This article
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was reformatted from a press release using artificial intelligence. A Shah local
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editor verified the information, edited the article, and approved it before publication.
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Conservation Foundation’s Sunset Supper raises 60,000 for suburban nature projects.
00:00:12.340 --> 00:00:16.930
Written by Shaw Local News Network. This article is being read by
00:00:16.930 --> 00:00:22.810
an automated voice brought to you by Everlit. More than 225 people
00:00:22.810 --> 00:00:23.770
attended The
00:00:23.770 --> 00:00:29.850
Conservation Foundation's Sunset Supper Fundraiser on October 1 at the organization's 60-acre
00:00:29.850 --> 00:00:36.170
McDonald Farm headquarters in Naperville, raising 60,000 for local nature efforts, the
00:00:36.170 --> 00:00:37.050
group said.
00:00:37.790 --> 00:00:43.550
Attendees contributed more than 30,000 at the event, and a private donor
00:00:43.550 --> 00:00:48.950
matched that amount with an additional 30,000, according to the release. The
00:00:48.950 --> 00:00:53.910
gathering featured farm to table cuisine with organic vegetables grown at McDonald
00:00:53.910 --> 00:00:58.790
Farm through the Foundation's Green Earth Harvest organic farming program and prepared
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by Northern for the organization said. Guests also heard live bluegrass music
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from the Downhillers, sampled sturdy shelter beers and other drinks, watched artists
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create nature-inspired art, and viewed a video about the group's mission. The
00:01:13.700 --> 00:01:19.860
Conservation Foundation, a donor-supported 501c3 charitable organization, focuses on
00:01:19.860 --> 00:01:25.810
conservation efforts in DuPage, Cain, Kendall, and Will counties. The Sunset Supper
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kicked off its year-end fundraising campaign to raise 600,000 for The
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Conservation and restoration of local nature and for programming designed to connect
00:01:35.650 --> 00:01:39.660
people of all ages to the outdoors. Sponsors of the event included
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Ball Horticultural, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Limited, Atasca Bank and Trust Company,
00:01:45.340 --> 00:01:51.020
Now Natural Foods, Limestone Production Group, Club Pilates, The Growing Place, Whiten
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Company, Dan and Julie Long, Bartlett Tree Experts, Green State Credit Union,
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The Pizzo Group, What Will We Make and Dukes, according to the
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release. Founded in 1972, the Conservation Foundation is one of the region's
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oldest and largest not-for-profit land and watershed conservation organizations, with more than
00:02:09.930 --> 00:02:14.730
6,000 members, the release said. The group said it has helped preserve
00:02:14.730 --> 00:02:20.010
more than 36,000 acres of open space, restored and cleaned miles of
00:02:20.010 --> 00:02:24.990
rivers and streams, and engaged thousands of children in nature. This article
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was reformatted from a press release using artificial intelligence. A Shah local
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editor verified the information, edited the article, and approved it before publication.
