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Sierra Club will honor retired GVSU leader, Grand Rapids mayor

Arn Boezaart
Arn Boezaart

The Sierra Club of Michigan will honor a retired Grand Valley administrator and the Grand Rapids mayor for their leadership and work in the field of sustainable energy.

T. Arnold (Arn) Boezaart, retired director of the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center, will receive the Burton V. Barnes Award and Mayor George Heartwell will receive the Jan Elder Environmentalist of the Year award from the Sierra Club during a reception on Tuesday, October 21.

• Sierra Club Environmental Awards Celebration
McFadden’s Restaurant, third floor, 58 Ionia Ave. SW in Grand Rapids
5:30-7:30 p.m.

Boezaart retired in September from MAREC, based on Muskegon, after serving as director since 2009.

Click here to RSVP for the reception. For more information, contact Jan O’Connell at (616) 956-6646 or [email protected].
 

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