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Share The Warmth, Donate A Coat: 4th Annual Douglass Park Coat Drive
The Riot Fest Foundation is joining forces with the Douglass Park Advisory Council once again for the 4th annual Let’s Share The Warmth Coat Drive. Starting November 22nd, we’ll be accepting new and gently used coats for children and adults, as well as gloves, hats, and scarves. The coat drive ends January 4th.
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Riot Fest Foundation Partners With Chicago Fire for Free Soccer Clinic
The Riot Fest Foundation is partnering with Chicago Fire to host a free soccer clinic at Douglass Park this summer! Chicago Fire trainers will be running the clinic on Saturday, August 6 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Kids under 14 years of age can sign up for free below, and should arrive ready
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A Virtual Safe Haven 5K: Run Fast, Do Good, Win Riot Fest Tickets
This September, you can help the homeless, get some exercise, and win Riot Fest tickets all at the same time. A Safe Haven Foundation is keeping its virtual 5K going with the 3rd Annual Global Virtual Run/Walk to End Homelessness. Everyone who signs up for the race is entered to win a pair of Riot Fest tickets!
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The Douglass Park Beautification Initiative: Volunteer and Get Riot Fest Tickets
We’re once again partnering with Riot Fest to bring back the Douglass Park Beautification Initiative this year, in an effort to give back to our community. This year’s park cleanups will occur on June 10, July 23, and August 4. Volunteers will be rewarded for their time with tickets to Riot Fest 2022. These dates
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The Riot Fest Foundation’s 2021 Winter Clothing Drive
For this winter, we’ve joining forces with the Lawndale Community Academy for a clothing drive. Starting today (until January 6), you can drop off clothing, hygiene supplies, and coats needed for children ages K-8 to help out the students and families of Lawndale Community Academy. Here is what you can donate: HYGIENE ITEMS:(Must Be New)
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Do Your Part and Help Keep Douglass Park Beautiful
The Riot Fest Foundation is excited to once again host the Douglass Park Beautification Initiative this year, with three days of park cleanups, job fairs, and complimentary ticket registration for eligible Douglass Park residents returning in 2021. This year’s efforts will include staff members taking up tasks like planting flowers and painting, alongside two days
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A Virtual Safe Haven 5K: Run Fast, Do Good, Win Riot Fest Tickets
This July, you can help the homeless, get some exercise, and win Riot Fest tickets all at the same time. A Safe Haven Foundation is keeping its virtual 5K going with the 2nd Annual Global Virtual Run/Walk to End Homelessness. Everyone who signs up for the race is entered to win a pair of Riot Fest tickets!
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A Limited-Edition Print of Descendents’ Milo Aukerman to Benefit The Riot Fest Foundation
Today, we’re teaming up with the Descendents and Punk Rock & Paintbrushes to unveil a very limited-edition print of Milo Aukerman, pulled from Milo’s personal collection to benefit The Riot Fest Foundation. The print—a photograph of Milo in 1983 taken by photographer Kevin Salk—will be limited to 100 copies, signed and numbered by Milo himself
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The Giving Spirit Lives in the 12th Ward’s Annual Toy Drive
From everyone at the Riot Fest Foundation, we hope you had a safe and happy holidays! We were overjoyed to to support Alderman Cardenas’ 12th Ward Toy Drive once again. The Foundation donated approximately 30 toys to the program to be handed out to families in need, as part of a yearly tradition for the
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Pitch In for the Parks and Help Keep Douglass Park Clean
We sure miss Douglass Park right about now—but festival or no festival, we still want to see the park kept clean. That’s why the Riot Fest Foundation would like to encourage you to Pitch In for the Parks. Pitch In for the Parks is a city-wide initiative for volunteers to help keep Chicago’s parks clean
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