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Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Program Year

2026

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The Village of Hopewell

Hopewell, IL

John Mayerhofer

President

Pledge Summary

The Village of Hopewell is a small municipality just north of Peoria, IL, located on the river bluffs of the Illinois River. The community houses 420 residents and is zoned entirely residential. The Village is home to many native flora and fauna with two Illinois Nature Preserves located within its boundaries. The natural wooded and prairie landscape makes Hopewell an ideal place for many native species, and the President and Board of Trustees look forward to implementing measures to help protect Monarchs and other pollinators for years to come.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2026

Communications and Convening ▸

Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Host or support a monarch neighborhood challenge to engage neighborhoods and homeowners' associations within the community to increase awareness, support community unity around a common mission, and/or create habitat for the monarch butterfly.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
President John Mayerhofer	2026	3/26/2026		View Pledge