An interfaith environmental project for the Great Lakes basin in cooperation with the United States Environmental Agency (USEPA).

Founder of the Earth Healing Initiative.

Executive Director of the non-profit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, MI that has created numerous faith-based environment projects and health care collaborations thanks to college students, 10 faith traditions, teenagers, American Indians, doctors, nurses, health care professionals and other liked minded souls.

Co-founder of Michigan Earth Keeper Initiative that removed over 370 tons of hazardous waste from Upper Peninsula homes in three Earth day clean sweeps.

Creator of the Manoomin Project that restored wild rice to northern Michigan through the hands of at-risk teens and the hearts of Native Americans.

Director of the Lutheran Campus Ministry program at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI.

Counselor for a wide range of people including clergy, youth, doctors and other health professionals
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CHICAGO, April 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Communities and residents of the Great Lakes basin responded enthusiastically to EPA's Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge to collect 1 million pounds of electronics for recycling and 1 million pills for safe disposal to keep contaminants out of the Great Lakes.

"We are very pleased that so many people have stepped up to accept the Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge," said EPA Great Lakes National Program Manager and Region 5 Administrator Mary A. Gade. "Communities have reported collecting more medicines and electronics this Earth Week than at any previous collections."

The EPA can report that well over 2,184,000 pills have already been turned in for safe disposal - more than double the challenge goal.

EPA also expects to far exceed its goal for e-waste based on 216,000 pounds of electronics collected at six events.
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EPA Press release.
http://www.earthtimes.org/a...,367679.shtml
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Flow of the River EPA Blog including Chicago Earth Day event:
http://flowoftheriver.epa.g...
http://flowoftheriver.epa.g...
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Earth911 Story on EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge:
http://earth911.org/blog/20...
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The interfaith Earth Healing Initiative:
http://www.earthhealinginit...
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Project sites included locations in eight states:

Illinois:
Alton, Beecher, Bellwood, Bolingbrook, Carol Stream, Channahon, Chicago, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Glenview, Joliet, Lockport, Lombard, Mount Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Romeoville, Shorewood, Villa Park, West Chicago, Wheaton, Woodstock

Indiana:
Columbia City, Hammond, Knox, LaPorte, Fort Wayne, Rushville, Valparaiso

Michigan:
Bay City (two events), Benton Harbor, Bloomfield Hills, Dearborn Heights, East Lansing, Farmington Hills, Goodells, Grand Rapids (two events) Harbor Springs, Lansing, Midland, Monroe, Royal Oaks, Sault Ste. Marie, Southfield, Traverse City

Minnesota:
Blaine, Brooklyn Park, Duluth, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Madison, Maple Grove, New Ulm, Saint Cloud, Shakopee, St. Louis Park, St. Paul

New York:
Brockport, Buffalo, Fredonia, Rochester (two events), Syracuse (two events).

Ohio:
Cleveland, Grove City, Kent, Perrysburg, Sandusky, Springfield, Toledo, Warren

Pennsylvania:
Erie, Lancaster

Wisconsin:
Appleton, Brillion, Chilton, Crandon, Green Bay, Keshena (Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and College of Menominee Nation), Manitowoc, Milwaukee, New Holstein, Oshkosh, Plover (two events), Racine, Superior, Waupaca.