TAKE A STAND and SAVE THE DATE for Friends of the Parks POLARPICNIC

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pat Ballman Frederick Bates* Victor Bernhard Lynda Birkelbach* Paul Boyd John Buenz Mark Calderone Robert Clarke Oscar D'Angelo Kimberly du Buclet Sean Durkin Michelle Fries Robert Gordon* Ian Grossman Greg Hansen Diana Harris Sylvia Jones* Harold Leftwich Marshall Matz Gavin McCarty Tim McGuire Troy McMillan* Lauren Moltz* Dayna Santoro Moser* Serge Pierre-Louis* Alicia Pond* Janet Reali Pat Sheehan Richard Simon Jacqueline Sloan* Meagan Smith Rachel Steiner Deborah Strauss* Gavin Tun Carolyn Wortham, III Cassandra Francis*, ex-officio, President *Executive Committee FRIENDS OF THE PARKS QUICKLINKS Our Website DONATE NOW Facebook LinkedIn THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! PROTECTING PARKS FOR 40 YEARS! Does anyone remember the last proposed encroachment on historic Washington Park? When will we learn the value and irreplaceability of our City's open spaces? TAKE A STAND and PROTECT OUR PARKS! YOUR LOCAL PARK MAY BE NEXT! SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR POLAR PICNIC - FEBRUARY 5TH SAVE THE DATE! Please join Friends of the Parks 2015 Polar Picnic Luncheon and Awards Ceremony In our 40th year of protecting parks and open spaces Featuring a winter/spring fashion show sponsored by REI Thursday, February 5, 2015 Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington 11:30am - 12:00pm Registration 12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch, Fashion Show & Awards Ceremony CLICK TO GIVE TO PROTECT OUR LAKEFRONT & PARKS! HAPPY NEW YEAR and THANK YOU for being such a good friend to Chicago's parks and open spaces. We greatly appreciate your past support and hope that you will continue to contribute your time, talent and other resources to our ongoing efforts in preserving and protecting Chicago's lakefront, parks and open spaces. Now celebrating our 40th year, we hope to expand and enhance our mission to deliver more meaningful and lasting connections between people and parks. Friends of the Parks' work is funded by our membership program, special events and through the generous support of our individual, corporate, and philanthropic donors. Please consider making an Annual Fund gift to invest in our social impact as we enter our 40th year of protecting and improving parks and open spaces throughout the Chicago area. We greatly appreciate your support and promise to use your contributions wisely. Your donation of any amount will truly make a difference creating more peace, joy and laughter in our parks. With gratitude, Cassandra Francis President

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