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Title: Official clean up date
Post by: Ghost1 on Mar 23 2009 - 12:10AM
Ok, everyone Ive been talking with Pete from the other bachelors grove site and we are both going to pull our resources and do a cleanup on Saturday May 2nd.  Now I want as many as you as possible to help out with this.....This is your chance to make a difference and help restore Bachelors Grove.

PLEASE HELP


RSVP, to me as soon as you know you can help....so we  know how many we can expect to show up for this great cause!

PLEASE, PLEASE help us clean up bachelor's grove people!


Thanks
Ghost1
Title: RE: Official clean up date
Post by: SedateYourHate on Mar 23 2009 - 02:46AM
Oh man, this really sucks. I've been looking forward to this and it just so happens to be on a day I've already had plans on for months. Ugh. Depending on timing and whatnot, I might be able to make it, but probably not. :/
Title: RE: Official clean up date
Post by: MusicianMommy on Mar 23 2009 - 03:40AM
As lond as I'm not in Arizona at that time (tickets for SOME weekend in May pending!), I will be there.   che
Title: RE: Official clean up date
Post by: Tommyboy67 on Mar 23 2009 - 09:08AM
Count me in but I no longer live 5 minutes away from BGC.  I'm near Harlem & Irving Park shopping mall.  If anyone can pick me up, that would be great.
Title: RE: Official clean up date
Post by: hauntedgrl22 on Mar 24 2009 - 03:31AM
That's awesome! If I'm not working that day I'll go for sure.
Title: RE: Official clean up date
Post by: Tommyboy67 on Mar 30 2009 - 08:58PM
Wee! Wee!  I just hope that I don't run into my ex. She lives VERY close to BGC.
Title: RE: Official clean up date
Post by: MusicianMommy on Mar 31 2009 - 01:12AM
BAH.  My tickets are booked for Phoenix... I'll be gone from the 1st thru the 3rd.   :X
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Tommyboy67 on Apr 07 2009 - 08:15PM
Too bad, I was looking forward to meeting you, MM.
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: MusicianMommy on Apr 08 2009 - 05:14PM
Too bad, I was looking forward to meeting you, MM.

Hahaha... Ask Ghost about what meeting me entails (if he can remember through a JD-filled haze...)  ROFL
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Tommyboy67 on Apr 09 2009 - 07:40PM
MM: I'm sure you're a good person. 
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Tommyboy67 on Apr 09 2009 - 07:44PM
FYI:

THERE'S WAYS TO GET TO BGC ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & HERE'S THE DETAILS:

PACE BUS # 386 WILL GET ONE TO HARLEM & MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE. THIS ONE CAN BE GOTTEN @ HARLEM & ARCHER (Resruretion Mary, anyone?).
PACE BUS # 383 WILL GET ONE TO CICERO & MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE.  THIS ONE CAN BE TAKEN FROM CTA'S TRAIN/BUS TERMINAL @ MIDWAY AIRPORT
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Rachael on Apr 17 2009 - 08:11PM
I can't RSVP for sure on this, but I will try to make it!  Poobah, if you remember, could you text me the night before so I don't forget?  I'm having one heck of a time keeping track of myself lately.... ;)
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Tommyboy67 on Apr 22 2009 - 03:22PM
Too bad I can't make it!  :(
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: nothingtoseehere on Apr 26 2009 - 11:08PM
I cannot make it, but I'm very interested in the results.  Looking forward to the pictures and posts after the cleanup!
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Rachael on Apr 27 2009 - 10:49AM
What time are we meeting?
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Ghost1 on Apr 27 2009 - 11:48AM
What time are we meeting?

Around 11:00 I'm thinking.........However I'll be there earlier I'm sure.   Just send me a PM if you want to be out there earlier and let me know what time.

If anyone needs directions to the graveyard from Rubio Woods Forest Preserve be sure to let me know.

Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Rachael on Apr 27 2009 - 01:05PM
Sounds good to me!
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Ghost1 on May 02 2009 - 08:36PM
Thank you for those of you that showed up today, we got quite a bit done.  We filled dozens of bags full of trash, plus it looks like we might get the forest preserve people to do the rest.

Thanks again for all that helped  bo

Ghost1
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Jeepgirlgina on May 03 2009 - 02:46PM
Great Job everyone.....I am so proud of what you guys did.  I again have to apologize for not being able to be there but I was doing other volunteer works for the day.  I was working a health fair that was doing free testings for the community
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Colleen2510 on May 03 2009 - 04:06PM
Good Show you guys. You should be very proud. Sorry I couldn't make it. My most humble apologies. I am just way too far away and not enough gas $ too.  emb
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Rachael on May 04 2009 - 08:39PM
It was a good time, I wish I could have stayed longer!
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Aten on May 05 2009 - 09:09PM
That picture says it all Ghost we filled up more bags this go round than the last cleanup
according to Pete. If we go back in a month like Pete was saying we can get the trail finished and all the junk will be gone. ;)
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Tommyboy67 on May 05 2009 - 09:18PM
The cleanup SHOULD be a seasonal thing, at least.  Once or twice every season.
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: AirCobra on May 05 2009 - 09:27PM
Congrats to you guys!  That is VERY nice of all of you!  che   Did punks used to vandalize BG? I hope the cops catch them!  I'm sorry I couldn't help out.
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Aten on May 05 2009 - 09:34PM
I think you are right and a couple of time is a very good idea. If any of us should go there for a visit we should bring a bag with us and pick up stuff we see too!
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Tommyboy67 on May 06 2009 - 05:24PM
Yes we should bring a few garbage bags & do an impromptu cleanup.  Great idea!
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Ghost1 on May 12 2009 - 07:02PM
Well, it appears that the forest preserve people followed through with what I was told........I went out there today, and EVERY fallen tree had been removed from the grave yard!!   :victory:

Every single tree is gone, even the huge ones.  I'll post some pic's in a bit.

 =D>   =D>    :victory:
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: scaryd on May 13 2009 - 07:42PM
Can you pull some strings and get them to retrive the stones at the bottom of the moat Qu
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: nothingtoseehere on May 19 2009 - 01:59AM
Nice job, everyone.  Excellent!   =D>

Is there a thread or post somewhere with info about how the trip went, what you found, how the grounds were, etc.? I've read all the posts in this one, and it sounds like it was a mess with dread shrubs and trees.  How's the pond/moat thingie?  Any stories?
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Ghost1 on May 20 2009 - 08:23PM
Nice job, everyone.  Excellent!   =D>

Is there a thread or post somewhere with info about how the trip went, what you found, how the grounds were, etc.? I've read all the posts in this one, and it sounds like it was a mess with dread shrubs and trees.  How's the pond/moat thingie?  Any stories?


Not really much else to tell...... We picked up trash from inside and outside the graveyard including the long path to the graveyard and the path west of the graveyard.  We filled about 2 dozen garbage bags, with everything from beer cans and bottles to hubcaps and even license plates.

We didn't do anything at all with the broken and knocked over stones (yet) As for the lagoon, we picked up ton's of trash around it. 

We had quite a few people there on and off through out the entire day......It was a pretty good turn out, not really as much as I hoped for but sill very good.

The Forest Preserve workers came out about a week later and removed ALL the fallen trees from the entire graveyard including the fence & tombstones .   All in all it's 100% better.   :victory:  But we aren't done yet!





Here is a before and after to the left of the front gate as you enter:

(http://www.bachelors-grove.com/trees_gone.jpg)

Here is the piles that the Forest Preserve workers removed:

(http://www.bachelors-grove.com/pile.jpg)
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Exodus on May 20 2009 - 08:48PM
I was just as Bachelor's earlier.  To those who cleaned it up, AMAZING job.  Haven't seen it look that great in a LONG time  =D>
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Rachael on Jul 31 2009 - 03:00PM
Bumping..... just for the halibut.
Heh. :)
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Ghost1 on Jul 31 2009 - 03:31PM
The reason Rachael bumped this is because there is a very jealous little man on another website that posted something that says he setup this whole May 2nd cleanup and we had nothing to do with it..........   eno

I set it up then asked if he would like to join in and both of our groups would do it.  Then we picked a day that worked for both of us.  I let him get the permit because he has done it in the past and was familiar with it.  Now I hear he's saying that he got the permit so that proves he set it all up......This is not true and he knows it.  Enough is enough, I'm washing my hands of this jealous little man.

I'm leaving it at that, and not going to mention names.  Just read the first post that started this thread and it will show you how it started.


The reason I started this site was to share information, stories and pictures about Bachelors Grove Cemetery. And to also try to clean the Cemetery up a bit....Not to play childish games with other websites.

With this posting, this will be the last time he ever gets any attention from this site...may it be good or bad.
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: scaryd on Jul 31 2009 - 09:14PM
well maybe we could bribe you and have another meet and greet with goodies and pudding surprize and other edible delights.  hu I vote for your circle of energy it the grove. inbetween the goodies and clean up!
Title: Re: Official clean up date
Post by: Aten on Jul 31 2009 - 10:01PM
Now i`ll  beer beer beer beer to that scaryd. That would be a nice thing to do another meet and greet and cook out again. I also like the idea of Ed having the circle of energy at the Grove.