Graceland West Community Association

Help with Neighborhood Street / Alley / Tree Condition Survey
2019-08-17 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Rizal Community Center, 1332 Irving Park, Chicago, IL, United States
WHAT: GWCA and BSA Troop 865 will surveying condition of neighborhood streets, alleys and trees
WHEN: Saturday, August 17, 9 am – 3 pm
MEET: 9 am at Rizal, 1332 W Irving Park to help for 2 hours or more or call or text 773.414.3859 to volunteer

GWCA 37th Annual Garden Walk
2019-08-04 13:00 - 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, 4334 N Greenview, Chicago, 60613, United States
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GWCA Mtg + Presentation by Botanist Kelsay Shaw - Native Shrubs for Chicago +
2019-06-26 18:45 - 20:00 | Rizal Community Center, 1332 West Irving Park, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Botanist Kelsay Shaw, https://www.possibilityplace.com/about-us/our-staff, will discuss Native Shrubs to plant in Chicago and planting for Monarch butterflies and the environment. GWCA is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. We’ll also celebrate Summer Solstice, restoration of the GWCA Demonstration Parkway Corner S/W corner of Belle Plaine & Greenview and the new planter and native plants at Rizal. Both of these plantings provide bird, bat, rusty patched bumblebee (endangered), butterfly and beneficial insect habitat AND each absorbs about 2,000 gallons of stormwater annually.
As a 40th Anniversary member thank you, we’ll give a pollinator plant to attending GWCA member households and new member households (though supplies are limited). We hope you can join us. Rizal has free parking.

Graceland West Annual Yard Sale!
2019-06-01 09:00 - 16:00 | Graceland West Neighborhood, 4100 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Multiple family garage & yard sale….
Lots of books, toys, clothing (adult & children), furniture, household items, music, movies, tools, vintage items, glassware, artwork, costume jewelry, various holiday decorations & costumes, antique picture frames, office supplies, art supplies, electronics, business/marketing/sales courses, appliances, kitchen items…….and much much more.
Irving Park Road to Montrose Avenue, Ashland Avenue to Clark Street.
Free for GWCA members, $10 for non-members of which the amount can be applied toward a GWCA Membership. Deadline to sign up is Thursday, May 30th. Please message us to sign-up.
ONE DAY ONLY…..June 1st!

GWCA Annual Yard Sale - June 1, 9 am - 4 pm
2019-05-22 08:00 - 17:00 | IL
ONE DAY ONLY…..Saturday June 1st…… 9AM-4PM….Multiple family garage & yard sale….Lots of books, toys, clothing (adult & children), furniture, household items, music, movies, tools, vintage items, glassware, artwork, costume jewelry, various holiday decorations & costumes, antique picture frames, office supplies, art supplies, electronics, business/marketing/sales courses, appliances, kitchen items…….and much much more….Irving Park Road to Montrose Avenue, Ashland Avenue to Clark Street. . .. .ONE DAY ONLY…..June 1st….
Contact Mark Nehring at mnehring4@yahoo.com to participate in the sale. Free for GWCA members, $10 for non-members of which the amount can be applied toward a GWCA Membership. Deadline to sign up is Thursday, May 30th.

So much to celebrate at Rizal!
2019-03-31 13:30 - 15:00 | Jose Rizal Center, 1332 Irving Park
Please join us at the Rizal Community Center as we honor:
1. Women in our community
2. The re-installation of honorary street signs renaming 3900-4000 N Wayne Avenue after Carmelito Llapitan, FilAm community patriarch and FACC’s first president
3. Dominador Ramirez, WWII Veteran and recipient of U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor
4. Graceland West Community Association’s 40th anniversary
Yummy Filipino lunch featuring Roast Lechon for our special guests and community!

GWCA 47th Ward Aldermanic Candidate Forum - Sat, Jan 12, 11:30 am, Rizal
2019-01-12 11:30 - 13:00 | Rizal Community Center, 1332 Irving Park, Chicago, IL, United States
GWCA will hold a 47th Ward Aldermanic Candidate Forum on Saturday, January 12 at 11:30. Rizal is located at 1332 West Irving Park and has free parking. Doors will open at 11 am.

GWCA Pot Luck / Social + Brainstorm for 2019 is Monday, Nov 26th, 6:45 pm
2018-11-26 18:45 - 20:00 | Rizal Community Center, 1332 Irving Park, Chicago, IL, United States
GWCA has 4 quarterly Community Meetings each year. Please join us Monday evening. Bring your family and a neighbor and a dish to share (BYOB). This is for everyone from newborn to 102.
2019 is GWCA’s 40th anniversary so we’ll have a quick brainstorm about what you’d like next year.

GWCA 6th Annual Street Leaf Cleanup
2018-11-10 09:00 - 11:00 | IL
Meet at the Greenview corner closest to your house to clean street leaves, crosswalks and sewer grates to help prevent downhill flooding.
Please bring a neighbor, a rake (or a dustpan to scoop and bag leaves) and 10 leaf or garbage bags. Leave bagged leaves on the closest parkway for a special pick-up.
Join us for cider afterwards. Location TBD.

GWCA Children's Annual Halloween Party, Sat Oct 27th 2-5 pm. Warner Park
2018-10-27 14:00 - 17:00 | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States

You’re invited! GWCA ECO / Rizal Community Center Ribbon Cutting for Community Beautification and Environmental Project. Sunday - 2 pm, 1332 West Irving Park
2018-10-14 02:00 - 14:30 | Jose Rizal Center, 1332 Irving Park
GWCA, the Graceland West Community Association, will be 40 years old in 2019. GWCA has an ECO / environmental committee. The Filipino American Council of Greater Chicago, Rizal Community Center, our newest GWCA ECO Partner and has installed a fantastic Community Beautification and Environmental Project. Please attend the ribbon cutting to celebrate the addition of native plants for bird, bat, bee, butterfly and beneficial insect habitat. The project will help also absorb stormwater where it falls and help with urban stormwater flooding. Rizal has also installed one green roof panel, which we hope will seed more green roofs along Irving Park and throughout our neighborhoods.

LVHS Tour
2018-10-06 11:00 - 13:00 | LVHS – Ashland door #3

Tour LVHS Improvements, Sat, Oct 6, 11 am - 1 pm. Ashland door #3
2018-10-06 11:00 - 13:00 | LVHS – Ashland door #3

GWCAFest 2018 - Sunday, Aug 26, 2-7 p-m on Warner
2018-08-26 13:30 - 18:30 | IL
Join us for GWCA’s Annual Block Party for the entire Graceland West Neighborhood. Celebrate with neighbors. Details to follow. See you Sunday, August 26th!

Alert about false school boundary rumor
2018-08-13 08:00 - 17:00 | IL
The Alderman’s office alerted us to and addressed a rumor that the Blaine School boundary is changing. The rumor is not true. Here is link to Blaine School, which includes their boundary map. It is a little hard to see, but in Graceland West, the north boundary for Blaine is the south side of Belle Plaine from Clark to Ashland. https://illinois.hometownlocator.com/schools/profiles,n,blaine%20elem%20school,z,60613,t,pb,i,1037602.cfm

GWCA 36th Annual Garden Walk, Sunday, August 5th, 1-5 pm
2018-08-05 01:00 - 17:00 | IL
2018-GWCA-Garden-WalkMaps at 4334 N Greenview & 1460 W Belle Plaine. “Ask a Master Gardener” and information at 4334 N Greenview.
GWCA Demonstration Corner (s/w corner of Belle Plaine & Greenview) shows how to provide bird and pollinator habitat and absorb about 2,000 gallons of stormwater annually.
Berteau Greenway demonstrates bioswales in bump-outs to help absorb stormwater. Greenways are also bike paths.
1460 W Belle Plaine yard demonstrates how to provide bird and pollinator habitat and absorb about 25,000 gallons of stormwater annually.
Garden Walk Pot Luck at 5:30 pm at Warner Park. All neighbors are welcome. Please bring a dish to share. BYOB.

GWCA Mtg. + Green Roof Presentation & Demonstration
2018-06-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Rizal Center, 1332 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Please join us and learn more about Green Roofs! Our brief Quarterly GWCA Meeting will be followed by a Green Roof Presentation & Demonstration. Green roofs can be applicable for flat roofs on homes, apartment buildings, condos, businesses, schools and garages.

GWCA Quarterly Mtg., elections & Green Roof Presentation / Demonstration
2018-06-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Rizal Community Center, 1332 Irving Park, Chicago, IL, United States
Please join us on Monday, June 11, 7 pm at Rizal for a short GWCA Mtg., elections and a Green Roof presentation & demonstration.
If you own a home, condo or business with a main or garage flat roof, we hope you’ll attend. If you’re a renter, we hope you’ll attend and bring your building owner or property manager.
GWCA and Rizal will provide food (Filipino food, lemonade and cookies) and we’ll celebrate Summer Solstice early.

GWCA Annual Yard / Garage Sale Rain Date
2018-06-03 09:00 - 16:00 | IL

GWCA Annual Yard / Garage Sale
2018-06-02 09:00 - 16:00 | IL

GWCA Street Leaf Cleanup, Saturday, November 10, 9-11 AM
2018-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 | IL
About half our leaves fall after the final city street cleaning. All neighbors are asked to help clean up street, intersection and crosswalk leaves to prevent street, basement and vehicle flooding and slick winter walking. Please bring 10 leaf bags and a rake or dust pan (to scoop leaves) and join neighbors at the closest Greenview intersection.
Rain / Sleet Day is the following Saturday, November 17.

GWCAFest 2018, Sunday, August 26th, 2-7 pm, Warner and Greenview
2018-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 | IL

GWCA Quarterly Community Mtg + elections + Green Roof Presentation / Demo
2018-04-21 08:00 - 17:00 | IL
Please join us on Monday, June 11, 7 pm at Rizal, 1332 Irving Park for a Green Roof Presentation and Demonstration. We’ll begin with a short Community Meeting and Council elections, followed by the Presentation / Demonstration.
Green Roofs can are now lighter weight and can even be DIY. If you have a home, condo or business with a main or garage flat roof, please attend. If you’re a renter, please bring your building owner or property manager.
GWCA and Rizal will provide food post meeting too and we’ll celebrate Summer Solstice early.

CAPS Beat 1912 - 7 PM at Sulzer Library
2018-03-20 19:00 - 20:00 | IL

GWCA to host Lake View Historians & Authors - Saturday, March 3, 11 am
2018-03-03 11:00 - 13:00 | Unnamed Venue, 1332 West Irving Park Rd, IL, 60613, United States
WHO: Well-known Lake View Historians and Authors, Garry Albrecht, Pat Butler and Matt Nickerson will discuss “Vintage Lake View” following a short GWCA Meeting.
WHEN: Saturday, March 3, 11 am
WHERE: The Rizal Community Center, 1332 Irving Park, (free parking)
All are welcome. Please join us and learn more about your neighborhood and all of Lake View.

Alderman Pawar & Tunney Present $20M LVHS Improvements + Campus re-do
2018-01-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Lake View HS, door #6, United States
Enter via Ashland Door # 6 (ring bell)

GWCA Meeting, Elections, Holiday Pot Luck - Dec 4, 7:15 pm
2017-12-04 19:15 - 20:30 | Jose Rizal Center, 1332 Irving Park
Please join us for a short GWCA Business meeting and elections and our 2017 Holiday Pot Luck (BYOB) at Rizal Center. Their parking lot is immediately east of their building.

GWCA Holiday Pot Luck - Monday, Dec 4th 7:15 pm. All neighbors and families, singles and all are invited
2017-11-26 08:00 - 17:00 | IL
Please bring a dish to share for our annual Holiday Pot Luck (BYOB).
We’ll have a short meeting, elections, and enjoy the evening. Let us know about any neighborhood news or needs.
Where? Rizal Center on Irving. They have a free parking lot on the east side of the building.

GWCA Community-Wide Street Leaf Cleanup - Sat, Nov 18, 9-11 am
2017-11-18 09:00 - 11:00 | IL
As most leaves fall after the final city street sweeping, Graceland West Community Association encourages all neighbors to work together and clean up remaining street, curb, crosswalk and sewer grate leaves on Sat, Nov 18, 9-11.
Please encourage some neighbors to join you. You can leave bagged leaves on your parkway and call 311 for a special pick-up.
Your efforts help prevent intersection, basement and vehicle flooding, eliminate rat habitat and make intersections and crosswalks safer for neighbors. You also maximize winter street parking by eliminating piles of leaves.
Before the cleanup, please rake your yard and parkway leaves and clean under garbage cans and dumpsters. Then on November 18th, please help get up remaining street leaves on your block.

GWCAFest 2017 Analysis and 2018 Planning. November 2nd 7 pm
2017-11-02 19:00 - 20:00 | IL
Barb Sullivan and Brad Pierce Co-chaired GWCAFest 2017. They are hosting a meeting at Barb’s house, 4117 Greenview to discuss what people liked, didn’t like this year and what neighbors would like to see in 2018. Please RSVP to Brad Pierce – bradfordpierce@gmail.com to participate.
