We are actively working on reducing our risk to climate change, not just in theory but using the new environmental technology. Greg Kraut
NEW YORK (PRWEB) February 24, 2020
Real estate investment firm KPG Funds today announced a sponsorship and partnership with Earth Celebrations’ Ecological City: Art & Climate Solutions Workshops. This extensive workshop series, offered free of cost, from February 29 - May 6 engages residents, youth and local groups to collaborate with our artists-in-residence creating visual art, giant puppets and costumes exploring local sites and their climate solution initiatives, from community garden bio-swales that filter pollution runoff, water harvesting ponds and solar micro grids, to green roofs and rooftop bee farms, along with a community vision plan for climate resiliency on the waterfront.
“At KPG Funds, we put sustainability and environment at the forefront of everything we do, so we are delighted to sponsor Earth Celebrations’ Ecological City: Art & Climate Solutions Workshops,” Greg Kraut Co-Founder and CEO
“KPG Funds’ sponsorship of Earth Celebrations’ Ecological City: Art & Climate Solutions Workshops has been vital to our ability to engage the Lower East Side community through the arts on inspirational climate solution initiatives throughout the community gardens, neighborhood and waterfront,” Felicia Young Founder and Executive Director Earth Celebrations
“NYC is leading the way with pro-environment local laws and KPG wants to enhance those noble efforts. We are honored to be able to help educate others on actionable environmental initiatives,” Rod Kritsberg Co-Founder and CIO. “KPG is actively Working on reducing our risk to climate change.”
Visual art and performance works created through workshops culminate in the Ecological City: Procession for Climate Solutions on Saturday May 9, 2020. The spectacular procession with 20 site performances celebrates the Lower East Side’s model urban sustainable ecosystem throughout the community gardens, neighborhood and waterfront. Through the arts Earth Celebrations’ engages community participants to build a deeper connection to each other and our urban and natural world and work together creatively to build a sustainable future.
Earth Celebrations was founded in 1991 by social action artist Felicia Young to apply the inspirational power of the arts to build community, collaboration and action on climate change, water quality, river restoration, waste management and the preservation of community gardens, parks and healthy urban environment. Through pioneering cultural strategies Earth Celebrations builds diverse sector partnerships with local organizations, academic institutions, government agencies, schools and community residents to address environmental issues, mobilize action, develop solutions and generate ecological, policy and social change.
About KPG Funds
KPG Funds (“KPG”) is a fully integrated real estate private equity platform with asset management, project management, development, design, leasing and property management. With over 35 years combined experience based in NYC, KPG manages fully discretionary institutional vehicles targeting middle market value-add office investments. KPG’s management team has relied on an investment philosophy and organizational structure that results in its investors uncovering special situations and getting to opportunities ahead of the market, while receiving an unmatched level of service, transparency, and accountability. KPG is a privately held and management-owned SEC registered investment adviser that maintains an unwavering commitment to put its investors needs first. Additional information about KPG and a selection of current holdings and previous transactions are available at https://kpgfunds.com/ or by calling Gregory Kraut at 212-359-0743.
