This Place Matters!

Thank you to everyone who attended our benefit on Friday, April 19, 2024 and to all our donors and partners. Check back here for a detailed report and photos of our very successful event to support the acquisition and preservation of the entire former Romeo Middle School property at 297 Prospect Street as public green space. For all of us. Forever.

$150,000 pledge to support Green Space on Prospect Street

Heidebreicht Chevrolet is pleased supported Green Space on Prospect Street with a matching pledge of $150,000. The challenge has been met! But we have a month left and need another $165,000.

Heidebreicht Chevrolet is asking other businesses in the area to please consider a robust donation as a way to say “Thank you” to the people who are key to their success. 

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Please make your pledge today. When a signed agreement is in place to acquire the property, the pledged amount can be donated to the Four County Community Foundation Green Space on Prospect Street Fund. Your donation will be tax deductible as provided by law.

Time is running out!

We are committed to raising $500,000 by June 1, 2024  to purchase the 297 Prospect Street property and preserve it as public green space forever. With only a month left, we need your pledge now!

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Green Space Matters

Green space promotes health, wellness, and equity. Kids play there and we can be quiet in nature or gather with other people. The natural infrastructure makes our community more resilient to natural disasters and climate change. Green space creates a place where people want to live. 

This Place Matters

The former Romeo Middle School property has deep meaning for many, especially those who passed through the halls of Romeo High School, Junior High or Middle School. By preserving the Green Space on Prospect Street, we honor the past and invest in the future for our children.

Green Space is Sustainable

By designing the Green Space with minimal infrastructure and low maintenance needs, we will be fiscally sustainable. Planting Michigan native trees and plants will create habitat for birds and pollinators, absorb stormwater runoff and carbon dioxide and contribute to an environmentally sustainable future.

Eyes on the Future

The Green Space on Prospect Street commitment does not stop with acquiring 297 Prospect Street. After successful acquisition, we will team up once again with the Four County Community Foundation to establish a Green Space Romeo fund and continue to organize the community and fundraise to support the improvement and stewardship of public green spaces throughout the community.

Imagining a Public Green Space

Updates

We’re regularly engaging with the community. See our most recent news here.