Jackson Park Advisory Council Contact and Membership

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Officers as of December November 2011

Our thanks to Toshia Booker-Blakely for serving as Vice President during our inaugural year of revitalization. She continues to organize our workshops and planning and development efforts.

Contacts:

For now, please direct executive, policy and nature issue matters to Gary Ossewaarde, 773 288-8343, 773 947-9541, garyossewaarde@yahoo.com or Louise McCurry at commissioner751@comcast.net (response may take time), 73 844-2225.
Gary Ossewaarde, Secretary, Communications, Membership, Website and Newsletter, 5528 S. Hyde Park Blvd., #606 Chicago, IL 60637, 773 947-9541.

Updated Committee chairs will be announced soon. Committees include Nature/Natural Areas, Nature Trail, Dog Area, Fundraising-Development-Planning, Programs, and Safety.

Friends of the Parks, a 501c3, is JPAC's fiscal agent. Contributions are tax deductible as defined in law.

We are starting our 2012 fundraising campaign. Dues Structure: Suggested basic level for individual/family is being revised and is suggested at $35. Higher opportunities: Guardian- $100, Conservator- $250, Patron- $500, Founder $1,000. Note that voting depends on attendance (your 2nd in the past 12 months) not dues. Also, we prefer to call funds that we receive contributions. Contributions support our work and expenses and especially go to help the park and kids/youth fieldhouse programs and work in the natural areas. We are developing new program ideas. All these require adequate funds. We are commited to a strong active park, useful or enjoyable to all users and throughout the park. Our watchword is "We can do more...and we will."

Thank you to the nearly 60 plus dues-paying members every recent year. We will use the funds to advance the park.

JPAC holds OPEN meetings the 2nd Monday of the month (except October may change due to holiday), 7:30 pm at Jackson Park Field House, 6401 S. Stony Island Avenue.

Volunteer Steward Workdays-2nd Saturdays 9-12 for Bobolink Meadow, 4th Saturdays 2-5 or as specified for Wooded Island, in season . We seek one or more qualified stewards-- candidates must apply to the
Chicago Park District Department of Natural Resources.

The J.P.A.C. Newsletter, circulation 460...
is sent far and wide. To be placed on the mailing list and our database, call or send to Gary Ossewaarde (see above)-please include mailing address, phone number, e-mail address and your special park interests or concerns and/or organizational affiliations. We encourage you to send material (publication not guaranteed) or to join our editorial committee.

Find JPAC breaking news and select articles from the JPAC NEWSLETTER ON LINE in
www.hydepark.org/parks/jpac.html. Or click here.

Please see an earlier brochure, Who We Are, Our Mission, the story of our park and JPAC achievements and mission