

January 15, 2018,
Open Letter to Garden Clubs, Organizations and other Interested Parties:
The Kenilworth Park District is pleased to accept grant requests from clubs, organizations and individuals for the beautification of Park District properties. This year marks the 19th year since Mr. Howard Storch generously established the fund in the name his wife. The Fund was established for the beautification of Kenilworth Park District owned properties through landscaping and horticultural projects, establishing permanent structures related to landscape design (e.g., gazebo, fountains, and pathways). Requests for maintenance projects are prohibited through the Storch Agreement. Under the terms of the donation, the Kenilworth Park District will annually solicit projects and evaluate proposals. Any property owned by the Kenilworth Park District is eligible for project consideration.
As a brief history of the Storch Fund, the Storch Fund agreement was signed on June 11, 1998. Its purpose reads as, “given to the Kenilworth Park District for the purpose of beautifying the Park District properties.” There are some conditions to this gift and they are as follows:
The Park District Board looks forward to reviewing the proposals and appreciates your efforts to submit details regarding your proposed beautification projects. While there are no guarantees that any projects will be funded in a particular year, the Board of Commissioners is routinely oriented toward finding additional ways to comprehensively improve the community in furtherance of the terms of the donation.
To be considered, proposals must be sufficiently descriptive, include estimated costs for materials and labor, and be received at the Kenilworth Assembly Hall, 410 Kenilworth Ave in Kenilworth, no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 23, 2018. Organizations will be notified by May 1, 2018 of the status of their funding request.
On behalf of the Park District Board of Commissioners, I extend my appreciation to those residents and organizations whose ongoing efforts keep Kenilworth as beautiful a community as it is.
Sincerely,
Heidi Higgins
President
Kenilworth Park District