As Chair of the Social Committee, I want to thank all who attended and promoted this our first Pub Crawl. Our hosts were overwhelmed with joy and eagerness to learn about us and continue supporting us. We raised almost $500 for the Olive’s Neighborhood Garden…
Jefferson Park Forward is a Non-Profit What this means for us
JPF is a Non-Profit A little while ago I published a quick announcement on our Facebook page notifying our members that Jefferson Park Forward had its non-profit Articles of Incorporation approved by the State of Illinois. I posted this as a hurrah for all the work…
Fundraising & Services Committee Survey
Fellow Jefferson Park Forward members, The committee members of the Fundraising & Services Committee have created a survey, and we graciously ask that you take 5 minutes out of your busy day to complete it. We know that your time is valuable and the last…
Committee Definitions Where we put our ideas into action
We heard you loud and clear after the first public meeting back in November (meeting minutes). And we have spent the last two months compiling your comments – all 180 of them – and began to think about committees that could be built to actually…
The Reader Article Urbanism vs. Suburbanism in Jefferson Park
I am sure many of you saw the article written about Jefferson Park Forward. I would like to lay out a couple of things on the article. First, Jefferson Park Forward is not one person, it’s all of us. The 60+ people who showed up…
Hello, Jefferson Park!
Welcome to Jefferson Park Forward. Your new neighborhood association. Jefferson Park Forward was created by a group of residents with one thing in common: a desire to work together to improve the community. We choose to embrace an open-minded approach to new ideas and perspectives…