Friends of the Parks

On February 4, 2010 Friends of the Parks will honored the work of individuals and organizations that most significantly contributed to the improvement of Chicago’s parks and forest preserves in 2009.

This year’s awardees for 2009 were:

Matt Haas

Individual Award

For hundreds of hours of work as a site steward to restore Busse Woods Forest Preserve

Greater Englewood Greening Association

Advocacy Award

For a year-long project to develop a Community Greening Plan with a focus to turn an abandoned railroad line itno a park and green corridor in Englewood

Motorola

Corporate Award

For Motorola’s Global Day of Serve, 400 employee volunteers partnered with FOTP to improve Busse Woods

Representative Esther Golar

Legislative Award

For securing $3.45 million for the construction of a new fieldhouse at

Taylor-Lauridsen Park

Alderman Robert Fioretti

Legislative Award

For allocating TIF and aldermanic menu dollars for several new parks

in the 2nd Ward.

Friends of the Eugene Field Park Playlot

and the

Eugene Field Park Advisory Council

Park Advisory Council Award

For their creative and disciplined approach to fundraising and improving Eugene Field Park

Ashe Beach Park Advisory Council

Park Advisory Council Award

For multiple volunteer work days cleaning up lakefront property at 74th Street and the Lake

Charles P. Schwartz, Jr.

The Leon Despres Lifetime Commitment to Parks Award

For four decades of devotion to improve parks, playgrounds and forest preserves in Chicago and Cook County