Downers Grove Garden Walk July 10 to benefit Bridge Communities
The 15th annual Downers Grove Garden Walk will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 10.
The event is produced via a partnership between the Bridge Communities, a Glen Ellyn-based nonprofit, and the First United Methodist Church of Downers Grove.
Tickets for the walk entitle participants to a lovely day viewing beautiful gardens in the Village of Downers Grove while helping to support three previously homeless families.
Bridge Communities provides housing and support for homeless families in DuPage County.
One hundred percent of the proceeds from the Garden Walk go to providing housing costs, mentoring, direction, encouragement, and a stable environment to assist our families in becoming self-sufficient and independent. The cost to support each family is around $12,000 to $14,000 annually.
Each family is mentored for two years making our involvement a large and very exciting outreach in which the church is happy to be involved.
The Garden Walk is the church's main fundraiser for the Bridge Communities. However recent years have included concerts both in person and, for 2021, virtually highlighting the musical talents of the congregation.
Tickets for the 2021 Garden Walk may be purchased in person at First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Ave.; Community Bank of Downers Grove, 1111 Warren Ave. and Anderson's Book Store, 5112 Main St. in Downers Grove; Phillips Flowers & Gifts, 524 N. Cass Ave. in Westmont; The Growing Place Garden Center, 25W471 Plank Road in Naperville, and online (Paypal) at www.dgfumc.org/gardenwalk.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on July 10, the day of the event.
Please go to DGFUMC.ORG/Gardenwalk for information about the six beautiful and a sneak preview.