September CARE Team Events

DuSable Campus Garden (click on a date to sign up)
Saturdays, September 1 8
Our garden’s going to sleep . . . . help us prepare it for winter and recognize the completion of our first ever we-did-it-ourselves garden.
Across the street from the DuSable Campus
4935 S Wabash (city lot)
10-2pm

Englewood Youth Against Lead Garden (click on a date to sign up)
Sundays, September 2 9
With all we've learned about lead, we're inviting neighbors to learn about its effects. Join us as we take people through the garden and show them how to safeguard their own homes.
Imagine Englewood if . . . .
1854 W Garfield
3-6pm

REST Olympics
Wednesday, September 12th
The first of a series: The men of REST Shelter have shown themselves to be mentally and physically agile. We're therefore bringing a series of competitions that require risk, teamwork and coordination. We can't tell you the games, but we can tell you that you're on a team.
REST Men’s Shelter
941 W Lawrence
8-9:30pm
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Ginormous Beach Clean-Up at 79th
Saturday, September 15th
“Ginormous” is actually a word, according to Merriam-Webster. And they’re right about everything. Did you pretend to work all summer? Enjoy a beautiful, isolated beach while making it a little cleaner. Beaches all over the city will be getting the same treatment.
79th Street and Lake Michigan
10-1pm
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At 6 O’Clock We Eat. Artwork at Dignity Diner
Tuesday, September 18th
The exhibit's next month! Join us as we work alongside DD patrons to select works and discuss how the event will go. Patrons may also create last-minute artwork.
Holy Covenant United Methodist Church
925 W Diversey
6:30-8:30pm
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*If you need driving directions to any of these events, please try www.mapquest.com. For public transportation, try www.yourcta.com. If you need a ride, please let us know by selecting “Need Transportation” when you sign up.


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At 6 O’Clock We Eat.
October 12-14, 2007

A collaborative effort of CareTeam & Dignity Diner, “At 6 O’Clock We Eat.” is a multimedia art exhibit in which homeless artists document their unique perspectives on identity, order, the creative process, and Chicago life in tenuous, unstable, and often dangerous environments. Artists include Kokomo Joe, Tiffany Leonard, Billy Bob James and Hank Freeman.
Green Lantern Art Gallery
1511 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor
Opening: Friday, 10/12, 6-9pm
Oral History Listening Sessions: Saturday, 10/13 & Sunday, 10/14 at 1pm
Closing: Sunday, 10/14 at 3pm