Educational Workshop – December 10, 2008

A cooperative program with the Illinois Park and Recreation Association

Leave No Child Inside: Connecting families to nature in parks

Date & Time:     Wednesday, December 10, 2008, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Location:            Oakton Community Center – Program Room West, 2^nd Floor

                            Skokie Park District

                            4701 Oakton Street

                            Skokie, IL 60076

Speaker information:

Peggy Stewart, Manager of Outdoor and Environmental Education, Chicago Park District

Detailed Information available at:  www.acail.org/dec10.php

The price will be $10.  We are asking everyone to bring your own lunch, non-alcoholic beverage and enough snack (healthy &/or other) for yourself and two other people.

Please respond to info@acail.org  to indicate if you (and others from your camp/agency) will be attending!!

PROGRAM OF VALUE TO DAY & RESIDENT CAMP DIRECTORS AND STAFF ALSO

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Best of the Best Day Camp Workshop - Jan. 8, 2009

Illinois Park and Recreation Association along with American Camp Association is putting on a Best of The Best Day camp workshop, on January 8th, in Rolling Meadows.

We are looking for your best programming ideas! 

Please go the attached link below for more information on how you can share your ideas. Fill as many sheets out as you would like to share:

Best of the Best Day Camp Workshop Programming Ideas Form

We hope to see you at the workshop! More information about the workshop will be available soon!!

Question, contact: Sandra Thompson sthompson@crystallakeparks.org

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Illinois Parks & Recreation Association's Environmental Committee

Tools for Greening Your Organization (or You) - Presentation

At the recent ACA Illinois annual meeting, held on Thursday, November 20, 2008; members of the Illinois Parks & Recreation Association's Environmental Committee shared resources designed to help chart a course towards environmental sustainability within our organizations and in our personal lives.

The panel described efforts undertaken by the committee during the past several years to develop the Model Environmental Policy, Environmental Toolkit and Environmental Report Card and will be reviewing each of these documents and how they can be adapted for use by any organization. They also described efforts to promote these resources within their organizations and efforts to document the environmental successes that can result.

For more information about this presentation please go to:  www.acail.org/ipragreen.php

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American Camp Association, Illinois * 67 E. Madison St. Suite 1406 * Chicago, IL 60603-3014 * Ph (312) 332-0833 * Fax (312) 332-4011

Gordie Kaplan , Executive Director * Ph (312) 332-0833 ext. 22 * email gordie@acail.org

Michael Hoffenberg, Director of Operations * Ph (312) 332-0833 ext. 24 * email michael@acail.org

Cathola Hill, Administrative Assistant * Ph (312) 332-0833 ext. 21 * email info@acail.org

Web Site:  www.acail.org