What is Grow with Gompers?  

Grow with Gompers is a committee of dedicated community members who havecome together as a joint initiative of the North Mayfair Improvement Association and the Gompers Park Advisory Counci.  Our vision for the playground goes beyond new swings and slides.  By replacing and redesigning the aging, out-dated, playground, we hope to create a dynamic new place for childrent to safely place and our diverse community to connect.  Grow with Gompers is part of NMIA, a 501c3 non profit organization, working for over 80 years to improve our park and neighborhood.

We benefit from partnership with the Chicago Park District

And the full support of
Chicago families and businesses
Alderman Margaret Laurino, 39th Ward
State Representative John D’Amico, 15th District ($150K of state funding for the playground!)
 Congressman Mike Quigley, 5th District

Grow with Gompers: ASAP
With their support, we  organize many creative fund raising events and  programs for the entire community, including GOMPTOBERFEST, Romp@Gomps, Spring Spa-tacular, Community Yoga Classes, the upcoming Circus in the Parks, and more to....

Build awareness of our need for a new playground.

Extend and increase stewardship of this valuable space.

Advocate for thoughtful renovations and gain sources of funding.

Work together through partnerships with our neighbors, community businesses, legislators, and the Chicago Park District.

Why build a new playground?  The existing playground is...

Over 17 years old, with some equipment dating much older   Deteriorating  Unsafe Out-dated

Plagued by worn out, disintegrating materials, unstable structures, rusty metal, and head entrapment hazards.   All issues are documented in a study by the Injury Free Coalition for Kids at Children’s Memorial Hospital.

Under-utilized due to its limited selection of equipment,  play areas that present many  dangers for young ones and  fail to  challenge older children and a disfunctional layout that leave a large amount of the playground unused.

          
  

Data from park events, programs, and more shows Gompers Park is a favorite destination for Chicagoans, who enjoy its wide range of facilities, programs, and natural areas all year round.  

This unique, urban resource offers a pool, tennis, lagoon, riverfront, trails, sledding, camps, classes for all ages, picnic grounds, fishing, bird watching, baseball diamonds, football fields, and more. 

Come visit and find out your favorite part of Gompers Park!! 

 What could a new playground do?

Attract and engage  all the families served by Gompers Park.	Create connections across generations and diverse cultures.	Weclome disabled and senior citizens by providing easily accessible rubberized ground cover, comfortable shaded seating, and game tables for intergeneration activities.
Encourage imaginative, interactive play with fun developmentally appropriate play areas designed to interest and be safe for children of different ages.	BUILD A SAFER AND STRONGER COMMUNITY!	Protect children from busy Foster Ave with innovative design elements, structures, and strategies.

 

How can you help Grow with Gompers?

The Chicago Park District has started the process of designing and planning to build the new playground.  In order to begin construction, our committee must reach substantial fundraising goals and work hard to make sure our park is a priority.  With the help of all our partners, including you, we can make it happen!

In addition to being a great park, Gompers is a valuable resource that attracts new residents to our neighborhood, customers to local businesses, and improves our overall standard of living here in North Mayfair and the city beyond! 

• Contact us at info@gompersparkplayground.org to share your ideas, offer your time or talent, and subscribe to our secure e-newsletter. 
• Click here to sign our online petition, print a brochure, or fill out a survey.
  

• Contribute  to Grow with Gompers via PayPal.
   
  or through mail directly to:

Grow with Gompers / North Mayfair Improvement Association P.O Box 30119 Chicago, IL 60630

Please write checks to NMIA and note the donation is for Grow with Gompers.

NMIA is a 501c3 non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent provided by law.