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Jane Goodall to Celebrate Anniversary of Great Lakes Roots and Shoots |
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Mar. 20 -/E-Wire/--
WHO: Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, and Roots and Shoots Great Lakes Regional Members/Staff
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WHAT: Anniversary of Roots and Shoots Regional Office and Projects
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WHERE: Richard J. Daley Academy, 5024 South Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
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WHEN: MARCH 25, 2008
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2:00-2:45 p.m. – Presentations by Roots and Shoots Groups and Dr. Goodall
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2:50-3:10 p.m. – Press Conference
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Dr. Jane Goodall is coming to Chicagoland to celebrate the first anniversary of the Roots and Shoots Great Lakes Regional Office and to laud the community service efforts of Roots and Shoots groups across the Great Lakes region. Attendees at the event will include local dignitaries, the principal of the Richard J. Daley Academy and local Roots and Shoots members from the Chicago area.
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Dr. Goodall’s visit is an opportunity for Roots and Shoots groups from across the six-state Great Lakes region to showcase their hard work. In Chicagoland alone, Roots and Shoots members have had a significant impact. Some of the highlights over the past year include:
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An animal welfare club started by Las Casas Occupational High School
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An Earth Day clean-up at Humbolt Park sponsored by Northside College Preparatory High School
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Anti-violence songs created and performed by the Ray of Hope Center for the Arts
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Other initiatives of note in the region include formation of the first Roots and Shoots Regional Youth Council in the Great Lakes area, work with homeless youth in Ohio and a partnership with Head Start programs in Michigan.
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Since its inception in Tanzania in 1991, the Roots and Shoots program has taken off in small towns and big cities across the globe. There are currently more than 100,000 young people in nearly 100 countries around the world involved in Roots and Shoots. Based on Dr. Goodall’s principles of
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knowledge, compassion and action, the youth-driven projects of Roots and Shoots groups focus on the
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care of animals, the environment and the human community. More than just an environmental service program, Roots and Shoots members are community leaders that use service-learning projects not only to improve the world around them, but to educate others to create sustainable change. To learn more about Roots and Shoots, please visit www.rootsandshoots.org.
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Just Added!
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Opportunity to Hear Jane Goodall Speak
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WHERE: Carrie Secrist Gallery, 835 West Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
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WHEN: March 25, 2008
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6:30-9:00 p.m. – Reception and Book Signing
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COST: $250 per person
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Dr. Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute are hosting an intimate event at the Carrie Secrist Gallery in downtown Chicago on the evening of March 25. Guests will have the opportunity to hear Dr. Goodall speak, ask her questions and have books signed. For tickets or more information, please contact Sharon DiChiara at 703-682-9290 or email at events@janegoodall.org.
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About the Jane Goodall Institute
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Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute continues Dr. Goodall’s pioneering research of chimpanzee behavior -- research that transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals. Today, the Institute is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and the Roots and Shoots education program, which has groups in almost 100 countries. For more information, please visit www.janegoodall.org.
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Contact Info:
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Contact:
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Garth Katner
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312.345.1123
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gkatner@janegoodall.org
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Claire Jones
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703.682.9220 clairejones@janegoodall.org
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Website : the Jane Goodall Institute
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