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NOTE: Some of these stories require the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader available here for free. In the News Sister Janet Ryan was interviewed by Lee Patrick Sullivan, reporter for EnergyNOW!, about the sustainable improvements her convent has made, including geothermal heat pumps, a gray water recycling system and energy efficient lighting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPbjWsUZoeg and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me3xHwHWulk&feature=related The IHM's organic garden was featured in the magazine Michigan Gardener in their August 2009 issue. Read Sisters for Sustainability. $2.2M state grant to aid Monroe County goal of preserve - Toledo Blade, Dec. 21, 2008 Theresa Maxis is newest inductee to Hall of Fame On Dec. 3, Mother Theresa Maxis Duchemin was inducted into the Monroe County Hall of Fame. A commemorative plaque hangs at the Monroe County Courthouse. 2008 Keep Michigan Beautiful AwardKeep Michigan Beautiful recently awarded its President's Plaque for the Renovation of the IHM Motherhouse. KMB recognizes programs and activities that substantially contribute the environmental improvements, clean-up, beautification and site restoration in the State of Michigan. The award was presented Oct. 17 in Frankenmuth, Mich. Paula Cathcart, IHM, participated in a panel discussion as part of the Ann Arbor District Library's National Library Week Director's Program in April. The discussion focused on "Sustainability and Religion: Natural Partners or Uneasy Acquaintances" and is available to view as an on-demand video. Back to Nature, The Saline Reporter, June 12, 2008 Students, teacher work to preserve school's wetland, with the help of River Raisin Institute Earth Day Offers a world of good, C&G Newspapers, April 16, 2008 (PDF 580 kb) Detroit needs better leadership; Marygrove's working on it, Model D, Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Making their garden grow, IHM spreads the word about organic gardening. Monroe Evening News. This story appeared in the April 4, 2008, edition and is in two parts. Part 1 (front page), Part 2 (page A9) NBC's Today Show featured the Motherhouse renovation on their March 17 show segment titled God Goes Green. MCCC Students Helping Haiti - Monroe Evening News, Feb. 2, 2008 |
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