10:30 am RECEPTION

12:00 pmLUNCHEON 12:30 pmWELCOME

Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin (Ret.) & Commissioner Debra Shore, Co-Chairs

PROGRAMPresident’s Remarks

Gerald W. Adelmann, President & CEO

2021 Conservation Leadership AwardU.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois

Board Chair’s RemarksJoAnn Seagren, Chair, Openlands Board of Directors

Celebration of 30th Anniversary of TreeKeepers

Jerome Scott, Chicago Park Districtand TreeKeeper #452

Program Close Raed Mansour, Member, Openlands Board of Directors

Thursday, October 14, 2021

FIRST COURSE

Chopped Romaine Salad topped withOrange, Artichoke Hearts, slicedCherry Tomatoes, Crumbled Goat Cheeseand Toasted Pumpkin SeedsChampagne Vinaigrette

MAIN COURSE

Breast of Chicken stuffed with Apples and Queso Fresco —Saffron SauceButternut Squash Ravioli, Grilled Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Carrot and Red Pepper Planks

VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN/ GLUTEN & DAIRY FREE ALTERNATIVE

Plant Based Roulade with Organic Soy and Cashew Milk Cheese — Roasted Red Pepper Coulis Sweet Potato Puree, Blistered Tomatoes, Grilled Asparagusand Spinach

Dinner Rolls and Butter

DESSERT

Goat Cheese, Cashew and Honey Cheesecakepaired with Chocolate Pot de Creme with Salted Caramel Passionfruit Sauce

Coffee and Tea Service

MENU

1990Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley

1995The Honorable Jim Edgar

1996The Honorable Richard M. Daley George W. OvertonJeffrey R. Short, Jr.

1997The Honorable John Edward Porter Mary Peery Leola Spann

1998John Husar

1999Midewin Corporate Council:BASF CorporationBP Amoco CorporationThe Dow Chemical CompanyMobil Oil CompanySTARCON, Inc.Stepan Company

2000Marian Byrnes

2001The Garden Club of America: Illinois Clubs

2002George B. Rabb, Ph.D.

2004Chicago’s Community Gardeners

2005George Ware, Ph.D.

2006Tony Dean

2007Corwith Hamill

2008George A. Ranney, Jr.

2009Bill Kurtis and Donna LaPietra

2010Wendy Paulson

2011Michael Howard

2012Phil Enquist 2013Judith Stockdale

2014Terry Evans

2015Toni Preckwinkle

2016Sophia Shaw

2017 The Morton Arboretum, Chicago Region Trees Initiative

2018 Comer Family Foundation

2019 Stephen Packard

2020 Debra Moskovits

OPENLANDS CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS

Ambassador Fay Hartog- Levin (Ret.) and Commissioner Debra Shore, Co-ChairsAnne Roosevelt, Honorary Chair

Shaun & Andy BlockRepresentative Kam BucknerDr. Avecita ChicchónBarbi & Tom DonnelleyUS Senator Tammy DuckworthDavid & Julie JacobsonMr. & Mrs. Michael KeiserMartina Keller & Don McLellanCongresswoman Robin L. KellyMayor Lori E. LightfootJudy & John McCarterCarrie McNally & Rick MaechlingDebra MoskovitsJanis & John NotzWendy PaulsonVicky & George RanneyCongresswoman Jan SchakowskyJoAnn Seagren & Scott LangAdele SimmonsNancy Sutherland

2021 ANNUAL LUNCHEON HOST COMMITTEE as of 10/11

Anonymous

PREMIER SPONSOR

EMERALD SPONSORS

Fred Eychaner

Shaun & Andy Block

As of 10/11/2021

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Anonymous

As of 10/11/2021

Debra Shore & Kathleen Gillespie

Martina Keller & Don McLellan

PLATINUM SPONSORS continued

Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin (Ret.)

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keiser Donor Advised Fund at

The Chicago Community Foundation

GOLD SPONSORS

Anonymous Matthew J. and Lynora R. Dobry Giving Fund

Judy & John McCarter

Barbara & Glenn Reed

Sharron & John Burgess

JoAnn Seagren &Scott Lang

Stephanie Comer & Robert Craigie

Nancy Hamill Winter

Nicole Williams & Dr. Lawrence Becker

TABLE SPONSORS

The Alford GroupAmazonJill Allread FamilyGary & Susan BallingAlan Bell, The Elements GroupAllan & Suzette BulleyRichard J. Carlson & Cristina BenitezChristopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.Garrett & Terrence DeeBarbi & Tom DonnelleyDean & Jenny Fischer Forest Preserve District of Will CountyLiberty Prairie FoundationCarrie McNally & Rick MaechlingJanis & John NotzNatural Resources Defense Council Shauna PeetJames Rachlin, Meristem AdvisorsScott Byron & Co. Judith Stockdale & Jonathan Boyer Nancy SutherlandWanxiang America Corporation

Thank you to everyone who graciously contributed to Senator Durbin’s awardee video:

Alliance for the Great LakesCommissioner Cam DavisForest Preserves of Cook CountyThe Garfield Park ConservatoryMarianne HahnAmbassador Fay Hartog-Levin (Ret.)Fran HartyMidewin National Tallgrass PrairiePaula RobinsonBernard TurnerPresident Toni PreckwinkleJohn RognerAnne RooseveltCommissioner Debra ShoreVictor ShortGriselda Venegas-MurguiaRaymond Zibits

THANK YOU

BMO HARRIS

BMO Harris Bank applauds the great work of Openlands and its mission to protect our open spaces.

Proud supporter of Connecting to Nature.

Conservation is in our DNA. In addition to operating one of the nation’s largest private fleets of biodiesel vehicles and restoring prairies across the state, ComEd provides numerous green programs for our customers. ComEd is proud to support Openlands.

Best wishes for a wonderful luncheon!

WE’RE LIGHTING THE PATH TO A GREENER FUTURE.

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CHRISTY WEBBER LANDSCAPES PROUDLY SUPPORTS OPENLANDS AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE CONSERVATION OF HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES.

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Supporting our communityPeoples Gas is proud to support Openlands and the Building School Gardens initiative providing students the opportunity to learn and play in an environment that encourages them to connect with nature and learn about it in a hands-on way. Together, we are empowering the communities we serve.

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THANK YOU

for attending the Openlands 2021 Annual Luncheon

and supporting our mission to connect people to nature.