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CAPA Housewalk

CAPA's 24th Annual "This Olde Housewalk" will take place on Sunday, June 24th 2007. The following serves as an update regarding all the exciting things that are taking place in preparation for what is sure to be a wonderful event! It also outlines some of the ways that you can help. After all, this event wouldn't be possible without two very important groups: the homeowners and the volunteers!

To view the flyer sent to the neighborhood with general information about the Housewalk, please click here.

The Homes
307 Whittier
509 Campbell
667 Glenwood
958 Campbell
1054 Glenwood

To view a map indicating the locations of each of the Housewalk homes, please click here.

Tickets
To purchase tickets for the Housewalk please call the CAPA phone line (815) 726-4163 or Denise Powers (815) 726-4163. The cost is $12 in advance and $15 the day of the walk. Tickets will be available at the featured houses on the day of the Housewalk. To read the This Olde Housewalk 2007 Visit and Ticket Information Guide, please click here.

Porch Lunches
One of the most popular aspects of the Housewalk is porch lunches. We always have more requests for reservations than we are able to accommodate. So we can use your help! Hosting a lunch is relatively easy. You need a porch, patio or deck that can accommodate two or more guests. You provide the table settings and drinks and the food is delivered to you by the Jacob Henry Mansion staff. It's a wonderful way to be a part of the Housewalk and it presents our neighborhood in a very gracious and unique way. If you are interested in hosting a lunch, please call the CAPA phone line at 726-4163 and leave your name and phone number. Our Porch Luncheon Coordinator will give you a call and answer any of your questions or concerns.

Volunteers Needed
On the day of the walk our neighborhood is host to hundreds of guests. It takes many volunteers, working numerous hours to insure a successful and enjoyable day for everyone. In order to increase our volunteer base and to insure that volunteers who work the entire day of the walk get a chance to view the homes, we are revamping our Preview Night. Preview Night tickets will be issued to those people who are working the entire day of the walk. For example, if you host two porch lunch seatings, or volunteer as a room watcher for two shifts, or work a shift at the park and a shift in one of the homes, you will be able to preview the homes on Saturday evening. We will have more information about this as the time draws closer. To volunteer, please call the CAPA phone line (815) 726-4163, or our volunteer coordinator, Kimberly Denson at work, (815) 724-0887 or home, (815) 727-2286.

Future Walks
We also are starting our search for next year's homes, so if you are thinking about opening your home or are asked to share your home with us please consider being part of the experience. If you speak to any one of us who has opened our homes in the past you will find that it is a positive and enjoyable experience. Please remember, too, that our ticket purchasers are not looking for perfection. They come to see a home that is unique, comfortable, and reflects the interests and tastes of its owner. To volunteer your home for future walks, please call John Kella at (815) 722-9052.

Housewalk Perennial Plant Sale
The following is a message from Cynthia Wright, coordinator of the Housewalk erennial Plant Sale. This year CAPA will once again have a perennial sale at the Housewalk on June 25th. We are asking anyone who enjoys raising perennials to please share their bounty with CAPA. Here's what to do:

1.The time to dig your perennials for the sale is when they are small. This way they will have time to recover in their new pot before the sale. If dug when they are near full size, they will probably live, but will droop and not look as healthy on the day of the Housewalk.

2. Put them in a medium disposable pot with adequate soil.

3. Use a popsicle type stick and label them with the common name and whether they like sun or shade and if they flower. If you have a picture of what the mature plant ill look like, including it would be great.

4. Bring them the day of the Housewalk to Preservation Park. We will have a table set up near the drinking fountain where the plants can be displayed in the shade.

5. At the end of the Housewalk, anyone who donated a plant can have any of the unsold ones.

The CAPA area is noted for it lovely shade trees and gardens and some of our common perennials are prized in less lush neighborhoods. Even if you can just bring in one small but healthy plant, it would be appreciated. Don't forget about perennial herbs too!

Previous Housewalks

This Olde Housewalk 2006

This Olde Housewalk 2004

This Olde Housewalk 2003

This Olde Housewalk 2002

This Olde Housewalk 2001