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 through a partnership between the Bridge Communities, a Glen Ellyn-based non-profit, 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.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 July 10, the day of the event. Please go to DGFUMC.ORG/Gardenwalk for information and to purchase tickets.
Bridge Communities provides housing and support for homeless families in DuPage County and 100% of the proceeds from the Garden Walk will 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 – $14,000 annually and each family is mentored for two years.
Tickets for the 2021 Garden Walk may be purchased in person at Community Bank of Downers Grove and Anderson’s Book Store in Downers Grove, at Phillips Flowers & Gifts in Westmont, at the Growing Place in Naperville, and online (Paypal) at DGFUMC.ORG/Gardenwalk.
— Michelle Waltmire