April
26
25th
Annual Earth Day & Parks and Preserves Clean Up
May
4
Bird
Walk
Washington Park Refectory
May
8
Walter
Netsch Lecture Series
Chicago Cultural Center
May
10
The
Cliff Dwellers
June 12
Friends
of the Parks' Parks Benefit Celebrating Arts in the Parks
Bridgeport
Art Center
Saturday, June 21 & Sunday, June
22
Friends of the
Parks'
L.A.T.E. Ride
Light
up the Night
September
27
National
Public Lands Day
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Friends of the Parks' Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chair
Lauren Moltz
Vice Chairs
*Fred Bates
Kim du Buclet
Sylvia Jones
Troy McMillan
Dayna Moser
Alicia Pond
Deborah Strauss
Secretary
Harold
Leftwich
Treasurer
Jacqueline L. Sloan
Executive Committee At
Large
Lynda Birkelbach
Robert P. Gordon, M.D.
Serge Pierre-Louis, M.D.
Board of Directors
*James Alter
Patricia Ballman
Victor Bernhard, M.D.
Paul Boyd
John Buenz
Mark Calderone
Diane Ciral
Robert Clarke
Oscar O. D'Angelo
Sean Durkin
Megan Eakins
Michelle Fries
Ian Grossman
Greg Hansen
Diana Harris
Mary Kennelly
Marshall Matz, M.D.
Gavin McCarty
Timothy M. McGuire
Janet Reali
Patrick K. Sheehan
Richard Simon
Meagan E. Smith
Rachel C. Steiner
Gavin Tun
Carolyn Wortham
Advisory Board
Joanne Bauer
Josephine Bellalta
Anthony Belluschi
Vanice Billups
Kenneth Burkhart
Sally A. Kitt Chappell
John Chavez
Kay Clement
Karen Davis
Fredda
Mary L. Gray
Deone Jackman
Scott Jamieson
Kitty Kurth
Victoria Post Ranney
Marc Schulman
*Charles P. Schwartz, Jr.
David C. Sharpe
Allen R. Smart
Roger Taylor
*Past Chairs
Associate Board
President
Mike Owens
Vice Chairs
Michael De Runtz
Caitlin Cummer
Kevin Kohlstedt
Allison Rudick
Treasurer
Ryan Wilk
Associate Board Members
Kelli Albaugh
Veronica Barrios
Chad Broderick
Matt Dowling
Patrick Dickinson
Anthony Harvey
Ryan Jensen
Robert Keller
Michael Magidson
Karthik Nagarur
Tejash Patel
John Paullin
Shane Devins
Mike Weeks
Thomas Woods
Mitchell Worden
President/CEO
Cassandra
Francis
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Spring Volunteer Opportunities, Dig
In!
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Earth Day Parks &
Preserves Clean Up - Saturday, April 26th
Join thousands of volunteers in this year's
largest spring clean up effort in Chicago's parks, preserves and open spaces.
New site registration has closed. However, you can still join in the effort by
bringing your own gloves and showing up at one of the "Captained" sites.
Please visit www.earthdaychicago.com for more
information.
Special Earth Day events including light
refreshments and nature activities will be taking place from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
at Humboldt Park Boathouse, 1359 N. Sacramento, and Whistler Woods, 134th &
Halsted, Riverdale
At Whistler Woods, you can drop off unwanted
clothing that will be recycled by Chicago Textile Exchange and help keep
electronics out of our landfills: drop off old computers, cell phones, and
other electronics (no TVs). At Humboldt park, you can have your paper shredded
and recycled by Iron Mountain.
This year's event is presented by:
Additional Sponsors and partners
include:
Simple Green
Bayer
Advance
Kirkland & Ellis
House of Blues
IL EPA
Walgreens
Dart
Container
Ford
REI
Christy Webber Landscapes
Allied Gloves
Iron
Mountain
Marsh & McLennan
Clif Bars
CBS-2
Magid
Glove
WXRT-FM
The Care of Trees
Possibility Place
House of Blues
Chicago
Sugar Bliss Cake Boutique
For more information please visit
www.EARTHDAYCHICAGO.COM
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Support Earth Day in two
tempting ways!
Buy an Earth Day Cupcake from
Sugar Bliss Cake Boutique. A portion of the sales from these tempting treats
will go to support Friends of the Parks Earth Day Efforts.
Sugar
Bliss Cake Boutique is located at
135 N.
Wabash, Chicago, IL 60602
Visit Sugar Bliss Cake
Boutique
Celebrate Earth Day at the House of Blues
Chicago with Wild Cub and Gemini Club and enjoy a Dale's Pale Ale. Tickets are
still available.
The House of Blues has teamed up with Dale's
Pale Ale to support Friends of the Parks Earth Day efforts.
Enjoy a Dale's Pale Ale with your lunch or
dinner or at the concert on Tuesday night. A dollar of every Dale's Pale Ale
purchased will be contributed to Friends of the Parks.
House
of Blues Chicago is located at
329 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL
Visit: House of Blues Chicago
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 North Park Village
Nature Center April Events
North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N. Pulaski Rd.
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Chicago Conservation
Corps (C3) Orientation, dates, locations and times vary
Spring 2014
Environmental Leadership Training Series
The
Chicago Conservation Corps is now recruiting for its Spring 2014 Environmental
Leadership Training Series. You'll learn from community and environmental
leaders about urban environmental challenges and opportunities for change; then
you'll lead a service project in your community with C3 support and resources.
Attend one of the orientations. For more information, please contact (773)
755-5177 or use the online form to register Nature Museum. To participate in the
training course, you must be a Chicago resident and attend one of the
orientations. The course will be held at the Chicago Center for Green
Technology, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd, Wednesdays, April 23 through May 28, 5:30 pm
to 9:00 pm. Fee: $75 (financial assistance is available upon
request.)
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Sunday, April 27,
12:00 noon to 2:00 pm
Bicycle Maintenance Workshop at Northerly
Island
This is an introductory bicycle maintenance workshop
for those 18 and up designed with the beginning mechanic in mind. Learn the
basics of maintaining your bicycle, from simple bearing system overhauls to
tune-ups. This course will make you a self-sufficient cyclist, enabling you to
perform most of the common procedures carried out on a day to day basis by bike
shop mechanics. The information presented is applicable to all types of
bicycles. Register here. Fee:
$10.
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Wednesday, April
30, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Wild Wednesday at Garfield Park Conservatory
Throughout the season, we are celebrating "wild
things" with live animal presenter Scott Heinrichs. For those 2 to 9, come out
and ask Mr. Heinrichs questions about each animal and get a close-up look at
some fascinating critters. Animal face-painting and temporary tattoos will also
be provided during Wild Wednesdays.
Free.
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Bird's Eye View
Park Tour
Saturday, May 10,
2014
11:30 am- 1:30
pm
Join Friends of the Parks for a tour
from above of Chicago's downtown parks. See Millennium Park, Maggie Daley Park,
Grant Park, and the lakefront from the 22nd floor perch of the Cliff
Dwellers. A brief walking tour will begin at the "Borders" exhibit in the Solti
Garden at the southest corner of Jackson and Michigan. After taking in this unique exhibit
the tour will proceed to the Cliff Dwellers for a guided tour of downtown parks.
Lunch with the best view of the parks is included.
Friends of the
Parks Members: $35
Non Members
$40
New FOTP
Membership includes tour: $55
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