Horner Park Advisory Council will be hosting a Pitch in for the Parks cleanup event at Buffalo and Manor parks Saturday, October 23 from 9am-12pm. We ask that you register for the event here; while pre-event registration is not required, you must complete and submit the Chicago Park District’s volunteer waiver form before you participate […]
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Saturday, October 23: Pitch in for the Parks @ Manor and Buffalo Parks
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Oct 20: Ravenswood Manor Park Service Day
Join HPAC for the Fall Service Day at Ravenswood Manor Park on Saturday, October 20 from 9-11am. Come out and help prepare our park for the winter by spreading seed for the lawn and fixing the branch fence, as well as picking up litter. Bring your kids to learn the lessons of stewardship! Help to […]
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New and Improved Garden Graces Ravenswood Manor Park
A new perennial garden was recently planted by volunteers with the Horner Park Advisory Council. Thanks to a grant from the Chicago Parks Foundation and the Chicago Park District, the garden, first planted in 2001, was overhauled and re-imagined this winter, to remove a tangle of weeds and overgrowth, and install fresh prairie natives. The […]
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Come out for Earth Day, April 23!
Horner Park Advisory Council hosts Earth Day Park Clean ups in 5 parks April 23 Come out on Saturday, April 23, from 9 AM – 12 noon and help to clean up our parks for spring! We need help picking up litter and preparing the parks for the coming season. There is something to be […]
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Chicago Parks Foundation Awards Grant to Horner Park Advisory Council
The Chicago Parks Foundation, an affiliate of the Chicago Park District, has awarded a grant to the Horner Park Advisory Council to restore and improve the garden at Ravenswood Manor Park. First planted in 2001, on the site of former Eastwood Street, the garden has become overgrown in the past few years. Volunteers from the […]
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Sunday, August 23: Park Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony!
Join Chicago Plays! For family fun & ribbon-cutting ceremony Sunday, August 23 from 2:30-4pm at Ravenswood Manor Park. Join the Chicago Park District and the Horner Park Advisory Council as we dedicate the new playground at Ravenswood Manor Park on Sunday, August 23 at 2:30 PM. Officials from the Chicago Park District will be on […]
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Ravenswood Manor Park Construction Update
The Chicago Park District has begun replacing the old playground equipment in Ravenswood Manor Park with new, safer equipment. This is a part of Mayor Emanuel’s Chicago Plays Program, where more than 300 playgrounds will be replaced over three years throughout the city. “We are shooting to have the whole Ravenswood Manor Playground finished, weather […]
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Ravenswood Manor Park to Get New Play Equipment
In coordination with the Ravenswood Manor Improvement Association, HPAC gathered input on four design options that the Chicago Park District offered to install at Ravenswood Manor Park as part of its Chicago Plays initiative. The intentions of the program are to upgrade all playgrounds to new standards and provide safe and maintainable play equipment for […]
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New Playground Equipment for Ravenswood Manor Park
Ravenswood Manor Park was recently nominated for a Chicago Plays grant, which is jointly administered by Chicago Park District and Friends of the Parks. After being nominated, the Chicago Park District asked HPAC to gather input on four design options. The options show a variety of styles of new play equipment, but all of the […]
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Volunteer workdays in park gardens
With all the rain we’ve been having, the Spring plants are going gangbusters. Odds are you’ve seen (and smelled!) some lovely lilac in bloom in our parks over the last week or so. The Ravenswood Manor Park steward and volunteers got out and did some planting last Friday morning, June 7. The weekend prior saw a flurry of planting […]
