UNITY PARK VISION / PROPOSED PARK VANDALIA, ILLINOIS
unityparkA FAMILY YMCA INITIATIVE
Utz + Associates rendering of the proposed performance pavilion and amphitheater
MAKE YOUR MARK / BE PART OF THE POSSIBILITY

A shared place.
A personal connection.

What part of the vision speaks to you? Explore potential ways to help bring Unity Park to life.

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A CONVERSATION CAN BE THE FIRST CONTRIBUTION

Give possibility
room to grow.

Every person brings a different reason to care. A family memory. A passion for the arts. A belief in what a community can become.

Unity Park is an initiative and asset of the Family YMCA of Fayette County. The YMCA receives and administers all donations and oversees project finances and stewardship.

This preview does not process payments. Our team can discuss current priorities, a general gift, pledge, business sponsorship, memorial or honorary giving, or a larger legacy conversation.

FIND YOUR CONNECTION

Many ways
to make a mark.

These are potential giving categories for discussion—not a list of approved projects, prices or available naming rights.

Utz + Associates rendering of proposed shade canopies, paths and landscaped gathering spaceUTZ + ASSOCIATES RENDERING / PROPOSED
01 / LANDSCAPE & NATURE

Help a place take root.

  • Trees, native planting and habitat features
  • Memorial or honorary plantings
  • Gardens, shade, seating and gathering areas
Discuss this area
Utz + Associates early concept site plan showing proposed ballfields and a multi-use fieldEARLY CONCEPT PLAN / PROPOSED
02 / TRAILS & CONNECTIONS

Be part of the connection.

  • Trail segments and walking amenities
  • Trail markers and wayfinding signs
  • Interpretive displays
Discuss this area
Utz + Associates rendering of colorful sculptural forms in the proposed play areaUTZ + ASSOCIATES RENDERING / PROPOSED
03 / RECREATION & PLAY

Make room for discovery.

  • Playground and inclusive play features
  • Sports facilities and ballfield components
  • Benches and shared gathering areas
Discuss this area
Utz + Associates rendering of the proposed interactive music gardenUTZ + ASSOCIATES RENDERING / PROPOSED
04 / ARTS & CULTURE

Bring creativity outside.

  • Public sculpture and artist commissions
  • Music garden and art-walk elements
  • Performance components and cultural programming
Discuss this area
Utz + Associates rendering of the proposed performance pavilion and amphitheaterUTZ + ASSOCIATES RENDERING / PROPOSED
05 / CAPITAL & LEGACY

Shape what comes next.

  • Major capital and multi-year pledge conversations
  • Potential facility, field or signature-feature naming
  • Legacy and planned giving inquiries
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NOT SURE WHERE TO START?

Bring your
own reason
to care.

Ask about a general Unity Park gift, share a funding lead, or talk about coordinated in-kind materials and expertise.

Start with a conversation

All opportunities require organizational approval. Scope, availability, pricing, naming rights, recognition periods and gift terms are not established by this catalog. Restricted arts gifts require review against the donor’s restrictions and project purpose. No tax benefit is represented.

LET’S START WITH WHAT MATTERS TO YOU

Your interest.
Our next conversation.

Tell us the part of the vision you’d like to discuss. This creates a draft in your email app for you to review and send to Ben Frazier at the YMCA.

Receiving organization
Family YMCA of Fayette County
710 N. Rock Island Avenue
Vandalia, IL 62471

Prefer to call? 618-283-1258

No information is submitted or stored by this site. Your choices are used only to prepare the email draft. A conversation does not reserve an opportunity or commit a gift.

Open an email draft
THE NEXT CHAPTER IS OURS TO CREATE

A vision this big
starts with people who care.

Make your mark

A Unity Park initiative of the Family YMCA of Fayette County.

UNITY PARK / THE VISION IN DETAIL