http://www.preservationeastern.com Welcome to Preservation Eastern Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:55:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bring in the new year, new students and a new semester with some homemade chili and a good ol' fashion competition! The Chili Cook-Off will be at the Ladies' Literary Club in Ypsilanti, Saturday, January 22nd from 6-9pm. Bring your finest chili to pass and be prepared for an expert ... http://www.preservationeastern.com/news/winter-welcome-chili-cook-off-0122-6-9pm/ WELCOME BACK! Our first P.E. general meeting of the semester will be held Thursday, January 13th at 7:15pm in Strong Hall Rm. 220. Please bring your membership card and any new exciting ideas you may have. Top items on the agenda is our Chili Cook-Off and Networking Mixer. Here is your ... http://www.preservationeastern.com/news/general-meeting-thurs-jan-13th-715pm/ The deadline for the Adopt-A-Family Drive has been extended until the end of the holiday party on Dec. 17th. For your convenience you can drop of your gift at the HP/PE Holiday Party! http://www.preservationeastern.com/news/adopt-a-family-deadline-extended/ The P.E. Adopt-A-Family Drive is in full swing! We are accepting gift donations until December 15th. We are responsible for a family of two and a family of three. To view a shopping list and additional information please check out the P.E. Blog at preservationeastern.blogspot.com or our facebook group P.E. ... http://www.preservationeastern.com/news/adopt-a-family-drive/ We are beginning our fall ordering of PE Swag! Our items this year will be supporting our preservation efforts with organic cotton sweatshirts from from a local Ypsilanti business, bpa free stainless steel and reusable bottles! Support your program and your community! The following items will be available for pre-order: 1. Preservation ... http://www.preservationeastern.com/news/preservation-eastern-fall-2010-ordering/ Planning students will be especially interested to see a presentation by the Detroit Press writer and author of "Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities for Redefining an American City." The EMU Bookstore will sell copies of his book for the signing at the end of the talk. There are several copies that will ... http://www.preservationeastern.com/news/speaker-john-gallagher-halle-library-auditorium-102610/ Preservation Eastern is lucky enough to have the awesome opportunity of getting a tour of the storage facilities at The Henry Ford Museum! The field trip is on Saturday, October 23, 2010 @ 11am. There is space for 30 people to tour the Henry Ford storage facilities, with PE ... http://www.preservationeastern.com/news/the-henry-ford-museum-greenfield-villagefieldtripstorage-tour-102310/ To help us start saving now, PE is setting up a table in the Student Center (ground floor) asking for donations and selling our swag. We are starting the process of saving money to go towards adopting a family in need this holiday season! We have the table reserved ... http://www.preservationeastern.com/news/adopt-a-family-fundraising-event-1020-1021/ At this meeting we'll discuss fundraising opportunities, the fall networking mixer, and the Henry Ford/Greenfield Village field trip which is coming up at the end of the month!  The meeting is open to both P.E. Members and H.P. Students (though membership is encouraged!). The meeting will be held in Strong ... http://www.preservationeastern.com/news/pe-general-meeting-101410/ Preservation Eastern will be helping out Cobblestone Farms on Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 10am. For our project and goal of the day, we will be cleaning out the shed! It is strongly encouraged for you to bring proper work shoes and gloves and to dress appropriately for the weather! ... http://www.preservationeastern.com/calendar/cobblestone-farms-volunteer-opportunity-101010/