Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Illinois State Fair - Park District Conservation Day!
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LPGA-USGA Girls Golf provides an opportunity for girls, aged 7-17, to learn to play golf, build lasting friendships and experience competition in a fun, supportive environment to prepare them for a lifetime of enjoyment with the game. Girls are learning values inherent to the game of golf, such as patience, respect, perseverance and honesty, preparing them to meet challenges of today's world with confidence.
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Presentation will focus on the benefits of maintaining a park police force and how this department works within the community and in alignment with city/village law enforcement.
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Donna Sebok, veterans adaptive service coordinator, and Greg Vitale, manager of fitness operations, of the Addison Park District will speak about a well-being and fitness program called "Healthy Minds/Healthy Bodies" that is designed for veterans who return home with a disability.
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The 2011 Supervisor Symposium, will take place at the Bartlett Park District, Sept. 27-28.
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Events include swimming, bowling, track and field, trap shoot, table tennis, team softball and team volleyball, basketball free throw, bike race, golf (9 and 18 hole), billiards, tennis and horseshoes.
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Park Specialist I Parks and Operations Full-time, Skokie Park District

Park Technician I, Warrenville Park District 

Recreation Specialist, Downers Grove Park District

Adult Coordinator, Fox Valley SRA

Marketing Supervisor, Warrenville Park District 

Director, Northwest Special Recreation Agency (NWSRA)

Multiple School-Year Positions, Streamwood Park District

 

Jane Hodgkinson, executive director of the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA) in Carol Stream, will retire at the end of June after 30 years spent developing WDSRA into a nationally-recognized organization and guiding exponential growth in programs and participation for people with disabilities.




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Jennifer Moulton joins Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA) as community relations supervisor.







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The year was 1911. In England, the luxury ocean liner Titanic was launched. In Indianapolis, race cars were revving up for the first time to complete 500 miles at the speedway. In Pasadena, Calif., an airplane landed after making the country’s first transcontinental flight from New York City. And in St. Charles, Ill., a petition was circulated that would establish the St. Charles Township Park District. It was an initiative whose time had come.
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Boasting a combined 83 years of experience, three employees will no longer be found regularly roaming the local parks, natural areas and facilities. The St. Charles Park District will say goodbye to Pottawatomie Golf Course Manager and PGA Golf Pro Jim Wheeler, Superintendent of Parks & Planning Dennis Ryan and Business Manager William Conner.
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The Rockford Park District announced the recent hire of Laura Gibbs-Green as the its public relations & new media manager. Gibbs-Green replaces Gloria Cudia, who retired in January 2011.
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