COMMUNITY REMINDER!

The 'Renaming Triangle Park' poll is online @http://www.renamingtrianglepark.blogspot.com/

Who should Triangle Park be named after?

3 days left to vote!

Note: Paper ballots are available at

The Willye B. White Recreation Center, 1610 W. Howard!

PARTICIPATE IN RENAMING 'TRIANGLE' PARK

Why rename Triangle Park?

Triangle Park is a 2.5 acre park located at 7700 N. Hermitage. It was a community managed park built in 1985 under Urban Renewal restrictions. It is a passive park with no sports or play structures on it. The community considers it a nature park, with an ecological focus and used for picnics, impromptu sports, and community events. In 2000 it was transferred to the Chicago Park District as Park #518. The Park District has asked new parks to be named after a notable woman. Therefore, the Triangle Park Advisory Council has drawn up a short description of 3 candidates, each having either lived or worked in Rogers Park and contributed to the advancement of our community.

What happens after the poll is concluded?
In Jan. we will hold a special advisory council meeting to determine the name we will recommend to the Park District.

We will ask Alderman Moore to write a letter of support. The Park District Commissioners have 45 days to study the request & then it will be on their monthly agenda for approval.
Probably the decision will be in spring.

We are encouraging those who reside, work, visit, recreate... in Rogers Park to participate in the poll. Paper/pencil poll sheets are at Willye White Rec Center at 1610 W. Howard.

Link to electronic poll: http://renamingtrianglepark.blogspot.com/

Thank you,
Sr. Cecilia Fandel
President

'Triangle' Park Advisory Council

TRIANGLE PARK GARDENERS WIN MAYOR DALEY'S NATIVE LANDSCAPE AWARD

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Triangle Park Advisory Council's garden group took the 3rd place Award in Native Landscape City Wide sponsored by Mayor Daley's Landscape Award Contest.
The Award ceremony was held at the Garfield Park Conservatory Saturday, Nov. 1.
Receiving the award from Mayor Daley were Kenneth Bain and Peter Ashton, two members of the the garden group.

The garden was created in spring 2007 utilizing youth groups from Starfish, Howard Area Community Center and Family Matters. Additional help was given by the Howard Area Leadership Academy and neighborhood volunteers under the direction of Master Gardeners Dennis LoBue and Beata Welsh. The Triangle Park Garden Group recently received a grant from Parkways Foundation to purchase tools and equipment to continue their work in beautifying Triangle Park.

Our Congratulations To All

With A Special Thanks To Sister C