With a grant from the Kendeda Fund, the Chastain Park Conservancy has teamed up with Southern Home Performance to minimize environmental impact and maximize the efficiency of Chastain Park building facilities.

The Chastain Park Sustainability Project is made possible by a grant from the Kendeda Fund. The project was implemented to reduce the total energy costs to the City of Atlanta by 20 to 25 percent for the Chastain Park buildings. The Chastain Park Sustainability Project is expected to save more than $40,000 a year in operating costs.

Southern Home Performance and Lighting Technologies worked with the CPC to implement the energy saving improvements including managing the heating, ventilation and air conditioning, building envelope and lighting components of the project. Southern Home Performance pledged $41,736 in services to the project as well.

“We are fortunate to be able to partner with wonderful organizations, such as the Kendeda Fund and businesses like Southern Home Performance to make Chastain Park greener by cutting operating expenses and consumption by more than 25 percent at Chastain Park,” said Gip Johnston, Executive Director of the CPC. “It has been a wonderful opportunity for the CPC to lead this sustainability initiative for the City of Atlanta, our partners and our great Park.”

Improvements were made in the NYO Gym, NYO Dowis Building, Arts Center, Golf Clubhouse, Chastain Horse Park, Chastain Amphitheatre, American Legion House and the CPC Office.

Chastain Arts Center

Old units were all 5 tons each, randomly assigned throughout the building.

New units were specifically designed for their spaces and range from 2 to 3.5 Tons Each

Building Knee Walls to separate conditioned space from non-conditioned space

Installing the foam provides insulation and seals all air penetration.

North Fulton Golf Course Clubhouse

Old Ventilation louvers were missing and several penetrations had been made over the years.

The black paint covered the insulation and imperfections in color matching as well as enhancing the beauty of the large beams.

Custom designed lighting enhances the appearance and provides excellent performance.

The new space is more efficient and truer to the building’s original design intent.

Recycling Bins being Installed in Park

As you walk and run through the park, you will notice that our new recycling bins are being installed throughout the Park in 45 locations.  These beautiful high quality bins were provided as part of the Chastain Park Sustainability program through the grant from the Kendeda Fund.  In addition, the grant also pays for a three year service agreement to service the bins.  This program will save the City of Atlanta operational costs while making our park cleaner and greener.  All bins are placed close to trash cans so you can separate your waste.  Thanks to the Kendeda Fund for making this initiative possible!

These concrete pads are bases for our recycling bins that are currently being installed.

Save the Date for the Chastain Park TriPATHlon!

Join us for the second annual Mercedes Benz of Buckhead TriPATHlon on Sunday, May 6, 2012.  PATH Foundation, Chastain Park Conservancy and Chastain Park Athletic Center are teaming together once again to bring this great event to Chastain Park.  The TriPATHlon includes a 400 yard pool swim, 15 mile bike ride and 5K run.  Registration is open now and spaces will fill quickly.  Click here to register. http://www.tripathlonatlanta.com

Hats off to all our Volunteers!

The Chastain Park Conservancy would like to thank the many volunteers who invested their time and energy into making Chastain Park a wonderful place to visit!  During the year 2011, we hosted over 60 volunteer groups for a total of 2,489 volunteers!  That’s over 11,390 volunteer hours.  Thanks for all your time and efforts!

Working on “Big Ideas” for Chastain Park.

Chastain Park Conservancy Board of Directors

Members of the Chastain Park Conservancy Board of Directors met Saturday, January 7^th at the Chastain Horse Park for their annual board retreat and to discuss  ideas on how to continue to make the Park cleaner, greener and safer.  Projects that were discussed included the current recycling bin program and installation, continuing the sustainability program, a potential playground renovation and north end improvement and a possible CPC golf cart shuttle to relieve parking on Wieuca during peak traffic hours.  Stay tuned for details!

 Around the Park  . . .

Some of you may have noticed the orange dots on the trees near the playground.  We are currently marking the trees so they can be counted for a survey for a future master plan project.  Don’t worry – our beautiful trees will stay right where they are!

About Us . . .

Founded in 2003, the Chastain Park Conservancy (CPC) is a volunteer, not-for-profit, organization dedicated to stewardship and renewal of Chastain Park’s natural and developed resources. The Conservancy is a grass roots organization whose Board of Directors and active volunteers are committed to reaching the parks full potential as a world-class source of recreation, entertainment and pride.

Our mission: to preserve that which makes the park an oasis of natural beauty, while overseeing ongoing improvements designed to enhance the Chastain Park experience for current and future generations of visitors.

Learn more at http://www.ChastainParkConservancy.org

Sincerely,

Gip Johnston, Executive Director
Chastain Park Conservancy

 The January 2012 Chastain Park Conservancy newsletter was brought to you by:

The 25 students and 2 teachers weeded the gulch parking lot embankment and watered the new sod.

Thanks to all our volunteers from Whitefield Academy!

Also…

CPC will host 30 volunteers over Labor Day weekend and 5 more volunteer groups in September.

If your group would like to volunteer at Chastain Park, please contact Ray Mock at href=”mailto:ray@chastainparkconservancy.org”>ray@chastainparkconservancy.org.

Location: Hilltop Fields of Chastain Park

Parking is available along Park Drive adjacent to the fields.

Please RSVP to Gip Johnston at gip@chastainparkconservancy.org or 404-237-2177.

Eagle Scout Christian Brown provided the split rail fencing along the Blue Lot connector trail.

Thank you Christian!

Over 300 employees from Target Corporation volunteered at the Park in May and completed a variety of projects.

Volunteers stained benches, swings and picnic tables; painted the chain link fence at the golf course; planted over 662 plants on the embankment at the gulch parking lot; chipped trails in the north woods and mulched trees in the playground meadow area. This was a hard working bunch that contributed 900 man hours to beautify the Park.

Thanks to all at Target!

Ray Mock
Director of Operations

They also constructed stairs up a steep trail leading to and from the playground and the restrooms in the Arts Center.

Kimberly-Clark paid for the plants and building materials and donated $500.00 cash to the conservancy.

Thank you Kimberly-Clark volunteers!

Thankfully, the rain held off and everyone was able to get the work done.

Because of great volunteers, Chastain Park has never looked better! We invite you to come to the park to enjoy its beauty and the various venues we have.

Thanks again to PRUMC and we look forward to seeing you all again next year for The Great Day of Service.

Ray Mock
Director of Operations
Chastain Park Conservancy
404-357-1107

Your sponsorship will enable the Conservancy to continue to spearhead implementation of the Chastain Park Master Plan and assist in organizing thousands of volunteer hours to make Chastain Park safer, cleaner and greener!

The annual event features a “taste of Chastain” with food from Chastain’s best local restaurants, a great silent auction and live entertainment. Sponsorship levels are as follows:

Title Sponsor $10,000

Acknowledged as the title sponsor in event signage, publicity, and opening remarks – with the opportunity to speak at the event and distribute marketing materials. Advertisement in the event program, eight event tickets, VIP reception before the event, and a reserved table during the event.

Platinum Sponsor $7,500

Acknowledged as a platinum sponsor in event signage, publicity, and opening remarks. Advertisement in event program, eight event tickets, VIP reception before the event, and a reserved table during the event.

Gold Sponsor $5,000

Acknowledged as a gold sponsor in event signage and publicity. Advertisement in event program, eight event tickets, and access to reserved seating during the event.

Bronze Sponsor $2,500

Acknowledged as bronze sponsor in event signage and publicity. Name listed in event program and eight event tickets.

To secure a sponsorship and get more information, please contact Gip Johnston at gipj@bellsouth.net or call (404) 237-2177.

TriPATHlon is a unique, intown fully sanctioned USTA sprint triathlon and will benefit the coordinating sponsors – Chastain Park Conservancy, PATH Foundation and Chastain Park Athletic Club. The race is scheduled for May 8th at 7:30 AM and includes a 400 yard swim in the Chastain Park pool, a 15-mile bike ride through one of Atlanta’s most beautiful neighborhoods around the Park and concludes with a 5K run on the Chastain Park PATH.

“The unique part of this race is being able to have all segments of Atlanta’s first in-town triathlon at the Chastain Park, said “Gip Johnston, CPC Executive Director. “Chastain Park is a valued resource to the people of Atlanta and we hope everyone will come out and support this great event.”

The entry fee is $75 for USAT members and $85 for non-members. Registration is limited to 550 participants. To register, click here. Participants must be at least 13 years old by 5/08/11 to compete.

If you’re not able to compete but would like to be a part of the excitement, there are opportunities for volunteers to assist with the race. Sign up to volunteer here.

The food and fare were excellent, the atmosphere superb. Over 200 attendees had a wonderful time dancing, listening to jazz, and shopping for remarkable items at the silent auction.

Thanks to Cinema Concepts and all of our generous sponsors and silent auction donators. We all appreciated the amazing food and refreshments from the following restaurants: Aja • Chops • Chopsticks • C&S Seafood • 5 Seasons Brewery • Food 101 • Horseradish Grill • Sean’s American Bistro.

Best of all, we raised more money this year than ever before. So good to know that others value Chastain Park as much as we do. We’re now going full speed ahead on the next phase of Master Plan improvements.