Our Mission

Summer will see a return to Grant Park’s PARTY IN THE PARK. We will soon have the

first of two FREE musical events at the Community Park gazebo in Grant Park, 209

West Dixie Highway, presented by Sharper Homes, Inc and the Grant Park Foundation

as well as our event sponsors: Peoria Packing, Destination Yoga, Bennett Curtis House,

HD Auto Care, Flanagan’s Pub, Griffin Gate Farms, Sunrise Greenhouse, and Katie

O’Brien with VRS Realty.

These events will provide an excellent evening out for the whole family. There will be

the Bennett Curtis food truck on site in case you’d like to picnic but don’t want the fuss

of doing the cooking. There might even be a surprise dessert! Bring a lawn chair and

something to drink and we will do our best to entertain you! This month, June 13 th , we

will feature High Anxiety as our musical performer and July 11 th  we will present KGB

Band. In case of rain the shows will go on and we will be inside the Community Center

at 209 West Dixie Highway. All concerts begin at 6:00 PM and will continue until 9:00

PM.

We will also have some 50/50 raffles to benefit the foundation. The Foundation

maintains the Heldt Park Natural Playground, the circle gardens along the RR tracks,

the Village Hall Parking area plantings, Legion Park Native Plants gardens, and is

beginning our work at Hilgert Park. The gPark Rangers are an integral part of our

success and work hard to provide our residents with beautiful places to enjoy while

earning their first paychecks. We are pleased to report that when these preteens/teens

leave us, they have a good understanding of what it is like to hold a job and a firm

understanding that they never want to work outside ever again! Our plans this year

include a mommy and me swing at the Community Park, completing the drinking water

fountain there as well. With luck, we will make some inroads at the Hilgert Park too.

More info will be available soon.