District taps into solar power, July events, new staff + |
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While visiting the Emily Oaks Nature Center, check out the solar panels that were installed in the spring as part of a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation. In its 3-½ months of operation the 44 panel system has saved the Center more than $900 in electrical energy costs.
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Devonshire Park free concert
Featuring: Spoken Four
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Chicago's Spoken Four will deliver a fantastic free performance with a repertoire of songs from the ‘50s to today’s Top 40. Their vocalists and musicians will lift you to your feet and have you dancing like there’s no tomorrow!
Bring your own chairs and blankets.
4400 Greenwood St.
Sunday, July 11, 7 p.m.
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Superhero 3K
Here's a chance for kids ages 6-13 to put on their cape and run like the wind! T-Shirts and medals for all. Superhero-costumed runners enter a $1 raffle for free.
Water Fun Run 1K
Kids ages 4–8 will run in Skokie’s wettest race! This is the perfect way to get the kids to exercise in the summer heat. Includes free admission to the Skokie Water Playground for the day and a medal. Families in attendance receive a pool discount.
Toddler Trot & Gym Time Fun
Toddlers will practice their walking and running skills on our indoor walking track and it’s only 30-feet to the finish line! Medals for all. Stay for open gym play, including bounce houses, tumbling mats, and sports equipment galore. Bring the whole family.
Skokie's Backlot Dash 5K Run & Walk
& Youth Half Mile Color Fun Run
Before you rock out at Skokie’s Backlot Bash, start your Saturday behind the main stage with a chip-timed 5K run through beautiful and historic downtown Skokie. For kids, the Half Mile Youth Color Fun Run is an out-and-back course with white t-shirts provided, with kids then running through powdered colors thrown along the course.
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New district staff climb aboard
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Five new staff members were recently welcomed to parks and recreation positions throughout the Skokie Park District.
From left to right they include: Aryn Fletcher, SPACE program; Janeen Gorelick, active adults 60+; Hannah Kosiek, landscaping; Karen Taira, nature programs; and Serena Tyler, teen and youth programming.
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New Pohatan Park playground is open!
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The district's newest playground is open, making Pohatan Park the eighth playground renovated in Skokie this year.
Peccia Park is also set for renovation soon. All Skokie playgrounds have been uniquely and safely designed with state-of-the-art play structures.
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South Asian women! Enroll in the local SAATH study |
South Asians Active Together (SAATH) is one of the first healthy lifestyle research programs in America for Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Nepali women.
South Asians are four times more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes at a younger age compared to many other ethnic groups. Due to their immigration status, culture and gender, South Asian women and girls ages 11-16 are at a particularly high risk for these health conditions.
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See our July Happenings calendar!
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In July, the Skokie Park District offers great one-day events, workshops, and outings for the entire family!
Click on the adjacent calendar and then on individual events for info and to register. (Some events are free.)
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Check out the 2021 Summer Program Guide
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The Skokie Park District's summer programs are now online and with them the district's Summer Program Guide, readying our residents for summer registration.
The Summer Program Guide offers you and your family an enormous variety of recreational, educational and fitness alternatives, including a huge number of summer special events.
Click on the guide cover to jump into summer!
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