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RFF teams up with DPAC for Winter Coat Drive
Established in October 2016, Douglas Park Advisory Council (DPAC) is a group of innovative, dedicated, focused, creative and critical thinking volunteers located on the Westside of Chicago at Douglas Park Cultural Center. DPAC mission is to provide opportunities to achieve community goals through community outreach, positive communications, and interaction with community residents, park patrons, and
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A Safe Haven 5K Run returns in 2017
Riot Fest continued our partnership with Douglas Park neighborhood organization A Safe Haven Foundation for its 7th annual 5K RUN! to End Homelessness. This year, the run was held at Montrose Harbor, and took place on Saturday, July 15th, 2017 at 8:30AM. The first 50 runners to finish each won a pair of 3-day passes to Riot Fest! As an
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RFF Issues Grant to DPAC for Special Recreation Programming
Riot Fest Foundation is proud to issue a grant to the Douglas Park Advisory Council on behalf of the Chicago Park District for its Special Recreation programming. Starting in 1965, the Chicago Park District began training park employees on ways to better serve people with disabilities. Douglas Park serves students with Intellectual and Physical disabilities, Blind
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RFF contributes to North Lawndale Eagles 2016 Banquet
We were honored to be able to help support the North Lawndale Eagles Youth Program and the Eagles Football Team Banquet Ceremony on March 12, 2016. This grassroots community-based seasonal football program has nobly serviced the community for over 25 years and continues to provide youth sports development programming for at-risk Chicago students. See more
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RFF Grants Funds to Pilot Music Program
Our Lady of Tepayec Elementary School, a school in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, was the recent recipient of a Riot Fest Foundation grant to start an after-school music program for its students. The program will help students in grades 4 through 8 to develop an appreciation for music and foster creative development through hands-on learning. To execute
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