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 As part of the BCO’s quest to secure permanent green space within our community, the BCO GreenSpace Committee will host a charrette on Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM in the Tempel Steel Training Room, 5448 North Wolcott. 

This charrette is a collaborative planning process harnessing the talents and energies of our community to create a plan for park development. This brainstorming session will help identify the community’s priorities, suggest potential uses for the open space on Bowmanville Avenue at Bell, and develop potential designs for this space at a conceptual level. The ideas generated at this meeting will help the BCO GreenSpace Committee develop a proposal that will be utilized to acquire support and funding for this project.

We are seeking input from all interested community members. Please join us in our efforts to maintain open space in Bowmanville by participating in this key meeting. If you plan to attend the meeting, please RSVP by email to Kris Neurauter at greenspace@bcochicago.org (this will help us set up chairs in the room and have enough materials for all)

For more information or to join the GreenSpace Committee, please email Greenspace@bcochicago.org or call the BCO Toll Free number at 866-837-1006.  We welcome your input. 

BCO Warm UP!  Thursday Feb 18, 2010  – 7:00 – 9:00 pm

North Community Bank  – Bowmanville Branch  located at 5241 North Western Ave

Join us for the first 2010 BCO General Membership Meeting! Open to all residents and friends of Bowmanville.  Warm up with a hot drink and snacks and find out what is happening in Bowmanville.

Hear about:-A Block Captain program, A Public Art project, our GreenSpace initiative.

Meet special guest Bridget Gainer, Cook Country Commissioner (10th District)

Meet some local business owners.
Win Raffle prizes! Visit with your neighbors! We hope to see you there.

Community Fall Festival 

and Pumpkin Patch

This year we are joining with Rogers Park Montessori School for their Pumpkin Patch sale and adding a Harvest Festival theme.

Ravenswood Avenue will be closed in front of the Gateway Garden vegetable plots for this combined BCO/RPMS event (block party style).  There will be activities for all, live music by Hayward and a harvest of goodies. 

Costumes are suggested, and we will have the Kids costume parade with prizes!  MUSIC, Face painting, and lots of fun for all!

The BCO will have its annual election meeting on Thursday October 15, 2009 at 7 p.m. at Chappell School Gymnasium (2135 W. Foster Avenue).  In addition to the election of the BCO Board and officers the program will include a presentation by Kris Neurauter on GREEN technology with tips on how we can all help our community become more earth friendly and save money on energy.  The BCO Gardening Committee will present an update on the major expansion of the Gateway Garden on Ravenswood.  This talk will describe the ongoing plan to beautify the area and add more features to the garden.

In accordance with the Bylaws of the Bowmanville Community Organization, the Nominating Committee submitted the following slate of candidates for a one (1) year term of office for the year 2009-2010 to be elected at the Annual Meeting.  

 Officers

President:  Claire Shingler         Vice President:  Liz Gabbard

Secretary:  John Paraoan          Treasurer:  Jim Yorton

 Directors                  

Otto Barone                 Jeff Graves                   Eloise Reimer

B.A. Church                 Jim Hannon                  Wes Salsbury

Amy Gawura                John Maloney               Justin Villar

Mandel Goodkin          Kris Neurauter             Barbara Wolke 

Nominating Committee 2010

Board Positions:                                 General Membership:

            Liz Gabbard                                         Jamie Barrios

            Wes Salsbury                                       Adam Gotskind

            John Maloney                                     Laura Sabransky                     

                                                                              Trish Torres

 Board Alternate:                                 General Membership Alternate:

            Jeff Graves                                           Betty Redmond

 Now Available

for only $2.00 (minimum contribution)

Get Yours Now and support the BCO!

The BCO Big Bag is a great way to support the BCO!

This fund raising project is in keeping with the Going Green theme of the BCO Community Meeting held earlier this year.  The BCO held a contest for the artwork to be printed on a new “earth friendly” carry bag. 

The bags were ordered and printed with the “Streets of  Bowmanville” by Jeff Graves. 

The reusable fabric bag is green with white print and is sturdy with stitched handles that run the full length of the bag.  It measures 14 inches wide by 15 inches tall and 7.5 inches deep, folds flat or rolls up for storage. Bags will be on sale at all BCO summer events and are available now. 

Click here to download the Big bag order form (PDF)

Let them Eat Chocolate

5306 N. Damen Avenue

April 30, 7:00 p.m.

More Information

The theme of the first BCO Open General Community meeting of 2009 was

Money in the Bank from Green Living

The theme of the Bowmanville Open General Meeting on Feb. 19, 2009 was “Money the Bank from Green Living”.  Liz Gabbard and John Paraoan planned the meeting and 60 residents attended at the North Community Bank on Western Avenue at 7:00 PM.  Kris Neurauter a LEED certified design consultant with Gensler Architecture was the key note speaker and is soon to become a resident in Bowmanville. A drawing for donated prizes given by Commissioner Mike Quigley’s office, North Community Bank and Green Sky was also a highlight of the evening.  An organic chocolate bar from Green Sky was given to B A Church,  a $50 dining certificate to Bon Soiree Restaurant from North Community Bank was given to Thom Greene and a family pass (4 tickets) to Brookfield Zoo, with Dolphin show and train rides, from Commissioner Quigley’s Office, was given to Debbie & Art Rooney.

The BCO will have its annual election meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Chappell School Gymnasium, 2135 W. Foster Avenue.
Illinois State Senator Heather Steans will be the guest speaker. She’ll introduce herself to the Bowmanville community, and will discuss topics of interest to community members.

BCO members will vote to install the new BCO Board and Officers. 

The 2008-2009 slate is:

Officers:

• President: Craig Hanenburg
• Vice President: Claire Shingler
• Secretary: John Paraoan
• Treasurer: Sherri Farris

Directors:

Nominating Committee 2008-2009

Board and Nominating slate as presented at October 16,2008 General meeting

Directors term is November 2008 through October 2009

Executive Committee

President, Craig Hanenburg

Vice President, Claire Shingler

Treasurer, Sherri Farris

Secretary, John Paraoan

Nominating Committe Members for 2008-2009

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BCO Board and Officers

Officers:

President:	Craig Hanenburg
Vice President:	Claire Shingler
Secretary:	John Paraoan
Treasurer:	Sherri Farris

Directors:

BA Church	John Maloney
Gail Clark	Eloise Reimer
Liz Gabbard	Debbie Rooney
Mandel Goodkin	Paula Sankarsingh
Jeff Graves	Jim Yorton
Jim Hannon

Nominating Committee:

Board Positions:	General Membership:
Liz Gabbard	Barry Kafka
Jeff Graves	Pauline Messier
Claire Shingler	Betty Redmond
	Trish Torres
Board Alternate:	General Membership Alternate:
Jim Hannon	Cindy Burgin