Beardsley Park Neighborhood Association Hosts Patricia Avery Day Celebration
On August 22, 2025, the Beardsley Park Neighborhood Association hosted a block party in celebration of Patricia Avery Day. The event was in conjunction with the honorary street naming ceremony in Mrs. Avery’s honor earlier that day. Beardsley Park Neighbors utilized neighborhood small grant funds to cover costs of the block party. In recognition of […]
Neighborhood Services Department – Neighborhood Engagement
On Sunday, September 15, 2024, the Jordan Drive neighborhood watch hosted their annual ice cream social. Members of the 22 households that make up the group look forward to the event each year as a way to catch up with their neighbors. That same evening, the South Willis neighborhood group hosted their 41st annual block […]
National Night Out
National Night Out (NNO) is a designated evening when communities across America come together to take a stand against crime. This annual community-building initiative promotes neighborhood camaraderie and community-police partnerships to help make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live. To celebrate this event, residents of Champaign are asked to join Americans across the country […]
Human Kinetics Park NSD/Park District Neighborhood Block Festival
The Neighborhood Services Department and Champaign Park District held the first of six block festival events scheduled at neighborhood locations throughout the city. The Human Kinetics event was organized in partnership with the Beardsley Park Neighborhood Association to engage residents of the Beardsley, Garwood, and Shadowwood neighborhoods. The event was well attended and included food, […]