This year, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago & Kohl’s Cares, the philanthropic arm of Kohl’s Department Stores, have teamed up to sponsor Lincoln
Spring Zing emcee Gary Sinclair entertains the audience like no one else!
Central’s 2nd annual Spring Zing scheduled for Saturday May 30, 2015 at Lincoln Central Park at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Dickens Street—just outside of Four Farthings Bar & Grill and City Grounds. Mark your calendars now for this exciting neighborhood event. Spring Zing brings neighbors together, promotes bike maintenance and safety, showcases the architectural heritage of the neighborhood, entertains children, encourages support of local merchants and helps generate greater awareness of LCA’s mission in the neighborhood. By popular demand, Performance Bicycle will return to provide free bike tune-ups for neighborhood residents. Kidical Mass will lead a family friendly bike ride beginning at 9:30 and leaving from Oz Park. The bike ride will make a stop at Lincoln Central’s Fire Station Park. The bike safety team from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago & Kohl’s Cares will be on hand to teach bike and pedestrian safety to attendees of the event. Community Christian Church will run the Kid’s Corner featuring arts & crafts. There children will be entertained by master balloon artist, A Real Mad Hatter, and face painting by Elsa from Frozen. LCA Board member, Gary Sinclair will orchestrate the day’s events in his role as emcee and help award valuable prizes to winners of the Spring Zing raffle.
Event Map
Spring Zing’s other 2015 sponsors include: Debra Dobbs/@Properties, Four Farthings, Bridgeview Bank, Hotel Lincoln, Oz Animal Hospital and City Grounds. Raffle donors include Gemini Bistro, Pilates ProWorks, Cafe Floriole, Gepperth’s Market, Taco Joint, Glasses, Ltd., Four Farthings, Whole Foods, Oz Animal Hospital, Summer House Santa Monica, Stella Barra, Geja’s Cafe, David’s Tea and Navy Pier. Additional sponsors and raffle donors are needed. If you would like to volunteer to help plan or staff the event, become a sponsor or donate raffle prizes, please let us know. Support Lincoln Central—the heart of the neighborhood.
Tentative Schedule of Timed Events for Spring Zing:
9:30 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
Kidical Mass Bike Ride Begins
Guided Architectural Walking Tour
Pilates ProWorks Exercise Session
Guided Architectural Walking Tour
Featured Activities Throughout Event:
Balloon artist – A Real Mad Hatter
Raffles
Dog Walks
Face painting by Elsa from Frozen
Bike safety lessons
Food Sampling
The slide show below features photographs from Spring Zing 2014. If you prefer to see the photos in a gallery format, click here.
All photos courtesy of LCA member, Bob Segal.
See additional photos courtesy of our neighbor Steve Scorch of barnabasphotography.com.
Thanks to the dedication of LCA volunteers, the generosity of sponsors and the enthusiasm of the neighborhood, Spring Zing 2014 was a smashing success in meeting its objectives.
Sponsors for Spring Zing 2014 included City Grounds, Harris Realty, Community Christian Church, Mrs. Green’s Natural Market, Fleet Feet Sports, @Properties, Four Farthings, Performance Bicycle, Heritage Chicago, City of Chicago’s Bicycling Ambassadors-Safety in Motion, Barker & Meowsky, Kidical Mass, David’s Tea (Armitage Avenue), & Karyn’s Vegan Gourmet Restaurant. Please support these sponsors…they are supporting your neighborhood!
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