Welcome!
Chicago Smart Green Families is the only group created to network families in Chicago to share ideas, motivations, resources and simple support on the journey toward greening our lifestyle. We feel very fortunate to have had so much buzz and media coverage so early on. This summer ABC News Live Green series followed us on one of our eco friendly play dates and talked with our members.
We hope you check our calendars, message boards and blogs to get a feel for the group and what we do. There is always room for more and we are ready to branch into more activism and community projects so share your voice with us.
Sharing our journey is our goal, not reaching a destination so we have many families in early stages of growing green as well as very experienced families. Rather than judge we choose to see the potential for the good we all can do together.
We look forward to seeing you!
Jen Khatchatrian, Founder
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Jen Khatchatrian, aka The EcoChic Organizer, has spent the last two decades on a whirlwind adventure from her years as a private flight attendant for celebrities to her career as a high profile real estate maven. Recently she took a detour from the fast lane to devote her creative energy to her family, her business, her community and the environment. In her free time Jen shares her journey blogging as The EcoChic Organizer, Co-Editor of ChicagoMomViews.Net and writing for 5 Minutes for Going Green, MomViews.net, Green City Market and the Chicago Moms Blog. Inspired by volunteering at the Edible Garden at Farm in the Zoo since spring with her children, Jen is in the final process of receiving her designation of Chicago Conservation Corps Leader and has recently been chosen as a Chicago Method Maven. Jen resides in the historic Old Town neighborhood in Chicago with her entertaining sons (born in 2003 & 2005), her stylish husband and a ghost. 
- Please join me in thanking Kristen Holub for accepting the Assistant Organizer position. With abundant positive energy and passion for environmental issues, Kristen inspires our group to do more.
- The Green City Market will be held at the Nature Museum after November 1 until spring so don't forget to pop by for breakfast!
- Check our meetup site for the Method cocktail party pictures, MoSS Museum of Sustainable Style event curated by Pivot Boutique, Smart Home tour at MSI, MCA events, market meetups, cooking classes, sewing workshops, Reuse Tuesday Playdates & more!
- ABC 7 News featured me in a segment for our cleaning company, Sparkle Queen. Click on http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources&id=6259807 to watch the video & read the article.
- Check out my interview about eco-anxiety and how people respond differently to concerns about the environment. Click here...
Be the change you want to see in the world- Gandhi Check out our calendar & join us at our next event...
Chicago Smart Green Families
http://www.meetup.com/chicago-green-families/
