HF Holiday Tradition Continues

Residents of Homewood-Flossmoor and surrounding Suburbs joined together to ring in a more environmentally conscious New Year on December 29 and January 5 at the Third Annual Christmas Tree and Holiday Light Recycling Program.  Held at Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center this years collection brought in over 500 Christmas Trees!  Mulch from the trees will be used on the paths and trails at Irons Oaks this Spring.  

This resident led initiative has proven to be a win-win, simple way to help the environment and give everlasting life to one's Christmas Tree.  By repurposing their Tree donors are keeping vital nutrients out of landfills and putting them to good use right here in our very own community!  Trees are 100% biodegradable. By contrast, it takes an estimated 125 years for an artificial tree to decompose in a landfill.

New this year was an expanded Holiday Light drop off program.  Throughout the Season donors were able to drop off their old, broken light strings at various HF Park District locations as well as Flossmoor Village Hall.  An estimated 1,500 pounds of lights were collected.  The lights are disassembled by glass, copper and plastic then recycled therefore reducing the burden on the waste stream.

Our program would not be possible without them the generosity of time and money from the following Community Partners & Sponsors:  

Maggie & Brent Bachus, Church of St. John the Evangelist, Cutters for Men, John Flynn - Baird & Warner, Dr. David & Jennifer Dreyfuss, Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery, Foundation 153, Girl Scout Troop 60144 in Flossmoor, Dr. Robert & Marcia Heyburn, Homewood Disposal, HF Go Green Program, Infant Jesus of Prague Parish, Irons Oaks, Jonathan Kane Salon, Roger & Marcia Molski, Olympia Insurance Agency, The Pooch Parlor, Prairie Godmothers, Shane's Pawn Shop, South Suburban Vineyard Church, Chris & Scott Steiner, Sunnycrest Nurseries, Sweet Annie's, Village of Flossmoor, Village of Homewood, Walt's Food Centers, The Watering Can, WCS Physical Therapy, Western Avenue Green Team, Whitcomm Marketing, and James & Jeadenia Wilder

And our Event Day Volunteers: 

Paige Armstrong, Jessica Barry, Maggie & Brent, Josie, Jane & "Louise" Bachus, Alex Calpino, Mae Carroll, Danae Ehren, Eric Ericskon, Nora Grasse, Sloan Luckie, Carrie Malfeo, Michele Medhurst, Jeff, Claire & Olivia Fortman, Doug & Carol Molski, Roger Molski & Marcia Molski, Geno Olison, Julia Schweiterman, Juno Suzuki, Mineru Suzuki, Cheryl Vargo, Isabel Weber, Lynn White and Mike Wilson 

Program presenters including the Western Avenue Green Team, Irons Oaks and the Molski & Manos families are so grateful to all those who participated and hope to see you again next year!  We hope you'll take 2+ minutes and enjoy our video.  

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