Bowmanville Community Organization

Have you walked through the pedestrian foot tunnel at Berwyn & Ravenswood lately?  The BCO and WANT have an amazing mural being developed by local artists and and volunteers.

Click here to download a 2 page document with pictures and a description of the Berwyn Mural project that is currently underway at Berwyn & Ravenswood in Chicago.

This truly is one of the most amazing projects.  Peek at the pictures.  Come by and take a look.  Or better yet…..

There are still two easy ways to help us out:

1- Give $$! Can you support this inspirational public art project that is going on in your neighborhood?  We are looking for businesses and individuals to make contributions to cover the remaining $1000 still required to enable completion of the project.  No amount is too small!  Make contributions out to Bowmanville Community Org (BCO).

2-      Lend us your hands! We need volunteers to help with the mosaic installation any day from Oct 25 through Nov. 2^nd.  Sign up for a shift at www.mysignup.com/berwynmural.  We will be out in full force on Saturday – stop by to say hello and thank the volunteers or bring snacks even if you can’t signup to help.  Have some fun with us!

Please contact either Claire Shingler (president@bcochicago.org) or Sarah Laing (publicart@bcochicago.org)

Or call 1-866-837-1006 (BCO hotline).

Many thanks for any support you can give.

The Fall Festival was great, wasn’t it?  Please continue to support the BCO!

Don’t miss the BCO Annual Open Meeting & Election

(open to ALL friends and residents of Bowmanville!!)

This Thursday night – October 21

7pm at Rogers Park Montessori (1800 W Balmoral Ave)

Dessert potluck – bring a treat to share (no nuts please!)

Griffin Theatre will be there speaking about the plans for their new home at 1940 W. Foster Avenue.  There will also be another opportunity to make a tile for the tunnel mural,  learn about our GreenSpace site design and fundraising progress and take a chance  to win a scooter.  Mingle with your neighbors, meet the new board, and catch up on all that is going on in your neighborhood.

We are also collecting topics for the next face to face meeting between BCO leadership and Alderman O’Connor.  If you can’t make the Open meeting, but have things you’d like us to bring up send your items to president@bcochicago.org before Nov 1^st.

 Missed your chance to make a tile at the Festival?  Can’t make the Open Meeting?

Come by the pergola in the Gateway Garden on Wednesday October 27^th between 3pm-4:30pm.

The artists will be there with mosaic supplies.  $10/tile.  Come and create your piece of the mural!

Thanks.

Claire

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