One Earth - One Community Celebration
The McKinley Park Advisory Council invites you to join them for the One Earth - One Community Celebration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at McKinley Park, 2210 W. Pershing Road, Chicago.
From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., join council members, neighbors and friends for a park stewardship clean-up. Meet at the stump circle in the park at 37th and Damen, and dress to get dirty. Gloves and tools will be available for participants to help mulch, plant, clean and participate in bird habitat restoration.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. join the drumming celebration at the McKinley Park field house. Create percussion instruments from recycled materials, join a bucket drum circle and join a percussion parade through the park (weather permitting).
The first 50 attendees will receive a free pin oak tree sapling: Plant, grow and help restore the canopy.
Please register by April 12 to be counted for supplies. Registration will continue on the day of the event, and participants are welcome to attend without pre-registration. Sign up on the MPAC events page at facebook.com/chicagompac.
Sponsors of the event include the Chicago Park District, The Nature Conservancy, the D'Addario Foundation, Zildjian, The Urban Canopy and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
