Athletic Field Advisory Council

Community Meeting this Thursday at John B Murphy Elementary

🎬 Movie Night: Your Choice! 🍿

Want to see your favorite film on the big screen at the park? We’re picking our lineup and we need your suggestions!

Don't let us choose a boring one, share yours on this link:
👉 https://forms.gle/SToHYzczphMisMh68

The Athletic Field Park Advisory Council is excited to announce our new President, Nick Fochtman.

Dennis Puhr, who has served the community for more than twenty years helping foster neighborhood engagement and support for the park, will be stepping down from the role of President. Dennis will continue to remain involved and support the council’s efforts.

Nick has called Chicago home for more than 20 years and works in marketing for a commercial real estate company. He and his daughter are regulars at the park—especially the swings and splash pad in the summer—and he’s excited to help the park and the surrounding community continue to grow and thrive together.

Please join us in welcoming Nick as the new President of the Athletic Field Park Advisory Council!

We also encourage neighbors and community members to consider volunteering and supporting AFAC. In the coming days, we’ll be sharing a link with opportunities to get involved and help continue building a strong, vibrant park community.

https://www.athleticfieldpark.com/about-your-advisory-council

Thank you for completing our community and park survey. We will be discussing the results at our March 9th park council meeting. All are welcome to attend. 6:30 PM, 3546 W. Addison. Congratulations to Grace and Alexander. They are our lucky winners.

We received feedback from over 40 participants.

Take our park-community survey and you could win a $50 gift card for groceries!

Visit https://www.athleticfieldpark.com/. Take the community survey before March 1st to be entered into the raffle. Join us on March 9th to discuss the results and plan our 2025 calendar. AFAC meeting is on March 9th at 6:30 pm, 3546 W. Addison.

Visit https://www.athleticfieldpark.com/. Take the community survey before March 1st to be entered into the raffle. Join us on March 9th to discuss the results and plan our 2025 calendar. AFAC meeting is on March 9th at 6:30 pm, 3546 W. Addison.

AFAC Volunteers Made This Happen!

Thanks to funds raised at our annual Fall Fest, we’ve added three additional picnic tables to the park. Volunteers rented a truck, drove to Wisconsin to pick them up, and unloaded them — all in one day!

Our next step: painting them to match the playground so they’re ready for spring.

Join us at our March 9th meeting
🗓 March 9
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 Field House

Be part of what’s next for our park!

AFAC Volunteers Made This Happen!

Thanks to funds raised at our annual Fall Fest, we’ve added three additional picnic tables to the park. Volunteers rented a truck, drove to Wisconsin to pick them up, and unloaded them; all in one day!

Our next step: painting them to match the playground so they’re ready for spring.

Join us at our March 9th meeting
🗓 March 9
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 Field House

Be part of what’s next for our park! Take our survey to help us shape 2026. Then come join us at our park council meeting to hear the results and help make some of these ideas a reality.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctZyxhWmLNv33G4uh1m8Cs3_kkagmKYaDGrG9zmKUIvaG8Vg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=116462691283922730539

At our last Athletic Field Park Advisory meeting, we discussed new ideas to bring neighbors into the park: like a month-long outdoor photo gallery or a community garden walk.

AFAC’s mission is to build community through engaging park experiences. Please take 2 minutes to complete our survey and share your input.

We also need more volunteers. We average just six people at monthly meetings, and these volunteers make everything happen from Movies in the Park to the Irving Park Community Block Sale and Fall Fest.

Without more help, some events may not continue.
Join us. Share your voice. Help keep our park thriving.

AFAC is a volunteer group (non-profit, member of Friends of the Park, FOTP) and registered advisory council with the Chicago Park District

En nuestra última reunión del Consejo Asesor del Parque Athletic Field, hablamos sobre nuevas ideas para traer a más vecinos al parque, como una galería de fotos al aire libre durante un mes y un recorrido por jardines comunitarios.

La misión de AFAC es fortalecer la comunidad a través de experiencias y actividades en el parque. Por favor tómate 2 minutos para completar nuestra encuesta y compartir tu opinión.
También necesitamos más voluntarios. Actualmente solo seis personas asisten en promedio a nuestras reuniones mensuales y ellos hacen posible todo, desde Movies in the Park hasta el Irving Park Community Block Sale y Fall Fest.

Sin más apoyo, algunos eventos podrían no continuar.
Únete, participa y ayudemos a que nuestro parque siga creciendo.

AFAC es un grupo de voluntarios (sin fines de lucro, miembro de Friends of the Park, FOTP) y un consejo asesor registrado en el Distrito de Parques de Chicago

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