Scenes from Chip the Parkway, Earth Day weekend, Saturday April 20th, 2024
8th Annual Chip the Parkway--2023
Register at winnslie@gmail.com
Ravenswood Avenue Cleanup.
Saturday April 1st, 2023.
We are thrilled to announce the success of our recent volunteer event to remove litter and trash from Ravenswood Avenue between Berteau and Winnemac in Chicago, IL. Over one mile long, this area along the Metra Railroad tracks was cleaned with the help of three collaborating community groups: the Cleanup Club Chicago, the North East Ravenswood District Group, and our very own Friends of Winnslie Parkway Volunteers.
We kicked off the event with coffee and snacks at the Spoken Cafe on Montrose Avenue, where our volunteers got to know each other and share their excitement about making a difference in the community. With over 60 volunteers, we set off on a two-hour mission to clean up the neighborhood, and boy did we clean up a lot of trash!!
Thanks to our hardworking and dedicated volunteers, we were able to make a visible impact on the cleanliness of our streets. It's amazing what we can accomplish when we work together as a community.
We are grateful for the support of everyone who participated in the event, and we look forward to continuing our efforts to make our neighborhood a cleaner and more beautiful place to live. Let's keep up the great work!
FlowerBulbs on Winnslie
Saturday 22 October 2022
8-10am
5003 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Volunteers will be planting about 100 bulbs and a variety of plants in a new garden area at the North End of Winnslie Parkway.
Let us know if you are coming, email us at winnslie@gmail.com.
Rain date will be Sunday 23 October 2022 8-10am
FOWP at Eco Fest 2022!
FOWP was at Eco Fest 2022 and we had Tee shirts and post cards for sale. We raised money for the maintenance of Winnslie Parkway and got closer to our goal of $5,000 for the seasons landscaping maintenance. We also handed out a brochure describing the history of Winnslie Parkway and photos of the site. We also had free buttons and pins with the Winnslie Logo to hand out to attendees.
Friends of Winnlsie Parkway
2022 Completed Events
EcoFest, Saturday June 18th, 10am-2pm. Welles Park, Lincoln Square, Chicago.
FOWP/Chicago Clean & Green. Saturday, April 23, 2022. 9-11am.
NERD's and FOWP's second 2022 cleanup was in conjunction with the Chicago's Clean & Green Earthday event. We picked up trash from Lawrence to Winnemac, along both sides of Paulina, Hermitage, Ainslie, and Ravenswood, including alleys and bioswales. Participants brought gloves, buckets and bags, and trash pickers. We met on the NW corner of Ainslie and Paulina. This was a family friendly event. Rain date (not needed) was Sunday, April 24th.
Sign up was on our Facebook Event page
Flowerbulbs on Winnslie, October Date and time to be announced.
Register by email to winnslie@gmail.com
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Other 2022 COMPLETED EVENTS
Completed Early: 'Chip the Parkway 2022. . The volunteer event will resume next Spring of 2023!
Completed: FOWP General Meeting: Firiday April 1st 7-8 pm. FOWP will have a meeting for interested members of the community to learn more about Winnslie Parkway. Guest speaker Stephen Christy will discuss plans being drawn up for expansion of the parkway north and south into neighboring blocks along the railroad embankments. Location of meeting will be 5003 N Ravenswood, Unit 1. Minutes to this meeting can be found on Facebook
Completed: NERD, FOWP, and Cleanup Club Chicago Saturday April 9th, 11am - 1pm. We are doing a much needed cleanup along the east side of the Metra tracks on Ravenswood from Lawrence to Ainslie. Bring gloves and buckets if you have them (some will be provided as well as plastic bags and tools), wear sturdy shoes. We will meet on the NE corner of Lawrence on Ravenswood. 10 or more volunteers are needed. Rain date April 10th.. Register by email to winnslie@gmail.com Check our Facebook Group for a summary and photos of the event.