Event Description:
"Waste-free" Picnic 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Bring a "waste-free" lunch Ride Pace buses, take Metra train, walk or bike the Illinois Prairie Path or carpool. Step on and sign the "Step It Up 2007" banner and have our group photo taken. We will be inviting local government officials, environmental groups and small businesses and the press. There will be prizes for "Most Elegant Picnic," "Most Family-friendly Picnic" and "The Food Less-Traveled Picnic."

Location:
Lake Ellyn Park 699 Lenox Rd Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, US

Directions:
Lake Ellyn Park Located on Lenox Road at Linden Avenue in northeast Glen Ellyn Exit the Prairie Path and G.E. Metra station on Park Blvd. walk north to Hawthorne Rd. turn right and walk one block east to Lake Ellyn Park.

Waste-free Picnickers on Lake Ellyn, Glen Ellyn, Illinois


The most elegant picnic included cut glass candle holder, china, fresh fruit and croissants!


Waste-free Picnickers on Lake Ellyn, Glen Ellyn, Illinois


The most elegant picnic included cut glass candle holder, china, fresh fruit and croissants!


The kids loved "stepping up" by tracing their feet on the banner and signing their names.


Waste-free Picnickers on Lake Ellyn, Glen Ellyn, Illinois


The most elegant picnic included cut glass candle holder, china, fresh fruit and croissants!


The kids loved "stepping up" by tracing their feet on the banner and signing their names.


We picnicked with our coats on but the support of the community warmed our hearts!


Waste-free picnickers join together to tell Congress to Step It Up

Event Announcements

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Inclement Weather Plans in Place

11 Apr 20:25

We have rented the boat house at Lake Ellyn park in case of inclement weather. Donations to help offset this $190 expense would be appreciated. If the weather prevents you from walking or biking, please come anyway and you will be able to purchase offsets from Native Energy for your carbon production utilized in driving or taking mass transit.