Gateway Garden – Donate Now

The Gateway Garden’s mission is to provide Bowmanville and nearby Chicago neighborhoods vital open space to grow food, build community, and learn key skills for a more sustainable future. We are seeking $20,000 in funds to continue to develop the common area of the site. The funds will help us add more community gathering and seating areas with landscaping that includes open shared food picking areas, outdoor classroom space, and a family friendly setting. In 2020 we added an accessible walkway and fencing to define the common space from the vegetable plot area. The expanding common area includes the existing pergola and picnic table on Ravenswood Avenue.

With your help, we can do this! Please consider donating now to help turn our dream into reality. Contributions at any level are welcome from individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and foundations. Donors can designate how they would like to be acknowledged for their contributions, with an option to remain anonymous. All contributions are tax deductible through NeighborSpace, a registered 501(c)(3) organization.

Your donation, earmarked for the Bowmanville Gateway Garden, will appear on your bank or credit card statement as a charge from NeighborSpace, the nonprofit land trust that protects over 120 community gardens across Chicago. All donations to this page will go directly to the Bowmanville Gateway Garden fiscal account and it is through NeighborSpace’s non-profit and fiscal agency that Gateway Garden will be able to use you tax deductible donation.

CONTACT US:

Thank you for your support and encouragement. Please share any questions you might have or reach out to our Gardening Committee to learn more about how to get involved by sending an email to us at gardening@bcochicago.org

To send a check donation please make your check to NeighborSpace and on the Memo line enter BCO Gateway Garden.

Mail to:
BCO
5361 N Bowmanville Ave
Chicago, IL 60625

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Total Funds Raised: $56,825 = 114% of $50,000 goal
(updated on December 18, 2017)

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We OWN it.  The Gateway Garden now belongs to the community!

On Thursday, September 28th, something amazing happened. After six months of hard work and astounding generosity by residents and friends of Bowmanville, organizations, businesses, and garden supporters, NeighborSpace officially purchased the private parcel next to the Gateway Garden.  As a result, the Gateway Garden will never again be threatened by development and will become a permanent community resource available to the people who reside, work, and study in and around Bowmanville.

It’s not too late to add your name to the Gateway donor list today!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.  Bowmanville is truly a great community.  Together we accomplish incredible things.

COMMUNITY DESIGN PROCESS

Next, please join the BCO on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 for a “Harvest of Ideas” — a participatory community workshop to determine priorities, identify concerns, and create a wish list for the expanded Gateway Garden space. This will be a moderated session with a focus on inclusion, communication, and collaboration.  After this session, the BCO will work with professional landscape architects and garden planners to integrate as many of the community’s shared elements as possible.

MANY WAYS TO GIVE

As we plan our phase 1 build out, we’re still seeking contributions from individuals, businesses, and organizations. Contributions are tax deductible through NeighborSpace, a registered 501(c)(3) organization.

Business and Foundation Giving
If your organization can provide support, or if you can connect us with prospective donors, please contact planning@bcochicago.org. View the list of Supporting Organizations.

Individual Giving
Donations at any level are appreciated! You can choose how you’d like to be acknowledged for your contribution, or remain anonymous.

Supporting Organizations List

Donor List (alphabetical)