Outside, the park offers a playground. Many of these spaces are available for rental including
Located in the South Shore community, Don Nash Community Center totals .88 acres and features a gymnasium, fitness center, indoor pool, and multi-purpose rooms.
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ! Slots go FAST, so don't miss your opportunity for some great activities, including:
๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, and in-person registrartion begins on Monday, August 11th. From ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐น๐๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐, Don Nash has you covered!
Use the QR code on the left to see our offerings, and the second QR code on the right to let us know what you'd like to see in the future!
07/28/2025
Hope youโre enjoying your summer so far!
As we look ahead to Fall (we know, we know, but keep reading lol), weโve got some great upcoming activities for all ages! From ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ข, ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐ก, ๐๐ค ๐๐ค๐๐ & ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐จ and more, your local Don Nash Community Center has you covered! ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ค๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ to see our Fall programming schedule, and ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป-๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ต!
Weโre also very interested in knowing what YOU would like to see in the future at Don Nash. We want to reflect our communityโs wants and provide it with what it needs, and you can help! ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ค๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐บ for a quick 2 question survey, and enter to win a FREE one-day pass to our fitness center!
10/31/2024
10/10/2024
Come, Join us!
09/14/2024
***See what's happening in South Shore! - Saturday, the 14th! The Quarry Event Center, 12pm-3pm would like to help you: check your voting status, register, vote absentee online, and bring loved ones to get registered a college student will be there to help you. A representative from The Board of Elections will be also present. https://southsidedrivemag.com/know-your-ballot-power/See what's in South Shore!
***Come join the fun as we take a bike ride through South Shore! Heart Healthy fun for the whole family! All are welcome as we invest in self-help starting at 1809 E. 71 Street in the courtyard.
09/14/2024
Men we need you!
07/27/2024
๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ Join us for a "Walk, Talk, and Roll" event this Tuesday, July 30th at 6:30 PM! Meet us at Rosenblum Park (75th & Euclid) for an evening walk with neighbors. Connect, share, and enjoy the fresh air! Everyone is welcome!
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Located in the South Shore community, Don Nash Community Center totals .88 acres and features a gymnasium, fitness center, indoor pool, and multi-purpose rooms. Outside, the park offers a playground. Many of these spaces are available for rental including our gymnasium and multi-purpose rooms.
Park-goers can participate in the Park Kids afterschool program, aquatics, Pilates, yoga, seasonal sports, senior activities, Line Dancing. During the summer, youth can participate in the Chicago Park Districtโs popular six-week day camp.
In addition to programs, Don Nash Community Center hosts fun special events throughout the year for the entire family including holiday-themed events.
History
The Chicago Park District purchased the Don Nash Community Center, a former YMCA, in 1991. At the time, the surrounding South Shore community suffered from a severe shortage of recreational facilities. The area parks included neither gymnasiums nor swimming pools. The former YMCA offered both a central location in the community and approximately 35,000 square feet of space, nearly twice that of the average modern Chicago park fieldhouse. After purchasing the property, the park district extensively remodeled the building, which had been constructed by the YMCA in the 1940s. Using funds from the Government Assistance Project of the Chicago Community Trust, the park district also developed wide-ranging programming for the site. Today, Don Nash Community Center, with its gymnasium, swimming pool, kitchen, and club rooms, is popular gathering place for South Shore residents. Donald Jordan Nash (1935-1992), for whom the park is named, joined the Coca Cola Company in 1962 as a route helper, rising through the ranks to become the company's first African-American to serve as Vice President of Community and Governmental Affairs. A native Chicagoan, Nash demonstrated a great commitment to children in Chicago Park District programs, volunteering as a mentor and teacher in his spare time.
