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Eastside FallFest 2026 &ndash; Powered by Laced Up Athletics In partnership with Second Baptist Church Saturday, September 5th | 12 PM &ndash; 5 PM 📍 100 Block of Washington Ave, La Grange, IL This year&#39;s FallFest is extra special. We&#39;re celebrating Laced Up Athletics turning 10 alongside Second Baptist Church&#39;s 130th anniversary &mdash; two milestones, one big block party. Join us for the 6th Annual Eastside FallFest: an afternoon of food, music, games, and purpose. This isn&#39;t just a fall event &mdash; it&#39;s a fundraiser with a mission. 🎯 Why We Celebrate Every FallFest fuels the programs that show up for our kids year-round: ✅ Fitness and mentorship for local youth ✅ Fighting childhood obesity, bullying, and mental health struggles ✅ Safe spaces where kids can grow and belong 💛 Where Your Gift Goes Whether you attend, donate, or sponsor, you&#39;re directly investing in La Grange kids. Your gift helps us:<ul fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Cover event costs so FallFest stays free for everyone</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Fund year-round youth programs and mentorship</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Get closer to a permanent home for Laced Up Athletics</li></ul>Every dollar counts &mdash; and every dollar gets us one step closer to that permanent home.🎟️ What to Expect<ul fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Live music and entertainment</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Local vendors and food trucks</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Games and activities for kids</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A celebration of 10 years, 130 years, and everything still ahead</li></ul>Come for the block party. Stay for the mission. Donate today and help us keep building.Together, we rise. Together, we lace up.

Eastside Fallfest 2026

<hr data-start="208" data-end="211" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><h3 data-end="277" data-start="213" fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Eastside FallFest 2025 &ndash; Powered by Laced Up Athletics</h3>Saturday, September 20th | 12 PM &ndash; 6 PM 📍 100 Block of Washington Ave, La Grange, ILJoin us for the 5th Annual Eastside FallFest&mdash;a powerful day of community, culture, and change. Hosted by Laced Up Athletics, this beloved block party brings together families, local leaders, and changemakers for an afternoon of food, music, games, and purpose.This isn&rsquo;t just another fall event&mdash;it&rsquo;s a fundraiser with a mission.<h3 data-end="742" data-start="717" fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">🎯 Why We Celebrate</h3>Eastside FallFest is more than fun. It&rsquo;s our way of rallying support around programs that: ✅ Empower youth through fitness and mentorship ✅ Reduce childhood obesity, bullying, and mental health challenges ✅ Create safe, inspiring spaces for growth and connectionEvery donation helps us continue this work&mdash;offering fitness programs, community events, mentorship, and educational support right here in La Grange and surrounding neighborhoods.<h3 data-end="1211" data-start="1186" fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">💛 How You Can Help</h3>Whether you attend, donate, or sponsor&mdash;you&rsquo;re directly impacting lives. Your gift helps us:<ul data-end="1413" data-start="1306" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="1327" data-start="1306" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Cover event costs</li><li data-end="1362" data-start="1328" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Fund year-round youth programs</li><li data-end="1413" data-start="1363" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Secure a permanent home for Laced Up Athletics</li></ul>No gift is too small. Every dollar fuels our mission to build strong minds, strong bodies, and stronger communities.<h3 data-end="1557" data-start="1533" fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">🎟️ What to Expect</h3><ul data-end="1720" data-start="1558" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="1580" data-start="1558" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Live entertainment</li><li data-end="1612" data-start="1581" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Local vendors &amp; food trucks</li><li data-end="1641" data-start="1613" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Kids&rsquo; activities &amp; games</li><li data-end="1720" data-start="1660" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A celebration of unity, resilience, and community.</li></ul><hr data-start="1722" data-end="1725" fr-original-style="" style="clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Help us grow this movement. Donate today, and be part of something bigger.Together, we rise. Together, we lace up.

Eastside Fallfest

At Laced Up Athletics, we breathe strength into lives through fitness and mentorship. We believe in nurturing healthy lifestyles and fostering personal growth.Our initiatives:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Fitness Programs: Provide tailored sessions to enhance physical abilities</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mentorship: Impart life skills and foster emotional resilience</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Community Service: Encourage participants to give back and learn the value of community</li></ul>Your donation supports crucial programs that nurture our participants&#39; constant growth. Join us in building healthier lives and communities today.&nbsp;

At Laced Up Athletics, we breathe strength into lives through fitness and mentorship. We believe in nurturing healthy lifestyles and fostering personal growth.Our initiatives:Fitness Programs: Provide tailored sessions to enhance physical abilitiesMentorship: Impart life skills and foster emotional resilienceCommunity Service: Encourage participants to give back and learn the value of communityYour donation supports crucial programs that nurture our participants' constant growth.Join us in building healthier lives and communities today.

Laced Up for Change

The 2026 Legacy Garden &amp; Meditation Space is part of Growing Together, a Laced Up Athletics initiative rooted in community, healing, education, and land stewardship. This work brings youth and elders together, honors Black American and American Indian agricultural and stewardship traditions, and creates a space where growth happens in more ways than one. Your donation supports tools, materials, plants, maintenance, and programming for the garden while also helping strengthen the broader mission and growth of Laced Up Athletics. Every gift helps us build a healthier, more connected, and more sustainable future. By giving today, you back our mission at Laced Up Athletics to grow healthy bodies and steady minds. Every contribution moves us closer to a space where young athletes can pause, feel grounded, and head back to the field ready to play.&nbsp;

The 2026 Legacy Garden & Meditation Space is part of Growing Together, a Laced Up Athletics initiative rooted in community, healing, education, and land stewardship. This work brings youth and elders together, honors Black American and American Indian agricultural and stewardship traditions, and creates a space where growth happens in more ways than one. Your donation supports tools, materials, plants, maintenance, and programming for the garden while also helping strengthen the broader mission and growth of Laced Up Athletics. Every gift helps us build a healthier, more connected, and more sustainable future.By giving today, you back our mission at Laced Up Athletics to grow healthy bodies and steady minds. Every contribution moves us closer to a space where young athletes can pause, feel grounded, and head back to the field ready to play.

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