May Park Events due Friday, April 25

May 2014 Park Happenings Listing Reminder Quick Links Volunteer! Become a Member! Donate! If you have any park events in April, please email liwazere@fotp.org NO LATER THAN Friday, April 25. Please use this format for your entry: Line 1: Day of week, date, time Line 2: Title of program Line 3: Address Lines 4 - 6: Brief description of the event, cost, contact information Example: Saturday, October 6, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pumpkin Patch Nichols Park, 1355 East 53rd Street Pony and hay rides, pumpkins to carve and take home, kids' activities and much more in the middle of Nichols Park. Free. Please note: Unfortunately, we do not have room to list each posting. We apologize if we are not able to list yours. Please make every effort to meet the deadline. Thank you. Save the Dates Thursday, June 12 Friends of the Parks' Arts in the Parks Celebration honoring Sculptor Richard Hunt Bridgeport Art Center 1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago Saturday, June 21, 1:00 am to Sunday, June 22 L.A.T.E.: Light Up the Night Bicycle Ride Buckingham Fountain 500 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago Friends of the Parks Support Park Advisory Councils (PACs) * Awarded over $120,000 in Seed Grants to PACs, since 2003 * Assist PACs in raising over $3 million for new playgrounds * Work with more than 120 active PACs and partner with over 50 organizations to leverage our support service - this number continues to grow annually * Organize Annual Park Conference and quarterly PAC networking meetings We need your help so we can continue to help you! Are you a member? If not, please join! Please consider making a donation to FOTP. To learn more about Friends of the Parks, please watch our new video.