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BUZ – Building Up Zion

History of BUZ

BUZ – Building Up Zion
Founded on July 13, 2021

Mission Statement: We help our community invest in itself so that people can come together and the City can flourish.

Who We Are

  •  Community minded people who want to help Zion, IL become a great place to live and visit. 
  • We are a committee under the Coalition for Healthy Communities Board.

Membership

  • Donate $90 every quarter to be used towards large projects.
  • Participate in quarterly meetings.
  • Engage in activities that will impact our communities with a goal of 30 minutes a month

Accomplishments

  • Our inaugural project was the Monarch Mural on Sheridan Rd.
  • Corn stalks decorations on the light posts on Sheridan Rd between Shiloh Blvd down to 28th.
  • Garden of Eat’n: a collaborative project between Illinois Sunrise Beach Rotary Club, Memorial United Methodist Church and BUZ volunteers to build 20 raised garden beds for community members to rent for a minimal fee.
  • Zion’s Butterfly Garden: a collaborative project between Zion Park District and BUZ.

Goals

  • Each quarter engage in a large project that will impact our community
  • Enable community members to spearhead projects 

 

Past BUZ projects & pictures – Monarch Mural, Cornstalks on Sheridan

English Garden of Eat’n forms

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Etiquette form

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Spanish Garden of Eat’n forms

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Completed forms should be emailed to buz60099@gmail.com and hard copies are available for Plot rental at the library, Township and City Hall.

BUZ Meeting dates & time:  

BUZ meetings via Zoom on the first Sunday of the even months @ 7:30 p.m.

  1. Feb.5, 2023
  2. April 2, 2023
  3. June 4, 2023
  4. Aug. 6, 2023
  5. Oct. 1, 2023

Contact Info: Wendy Driver buz60099@gmail.com

 

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