Bloomingdale
Volunteers

Volunteers of the Year Named

On April 5th, 2008 the Bloomingdale Park Foundation held its 12th Annual Volunteer Recognition Event to celebrate the accomplishments of dedicated Park district volunteers. The Hilton at Indian Lakes Resort provided a festive backdrop to the evening as over 100 guests came together to honor this year's nominees for their committment to the Park District. Congratulations to you all!

Volunteers of the Year Award Recipients:

Dan Proctor - Youth Basketball Association
Lynne Brown - Bloomingdale Gymnastics
Cathy Lorenz - Bloomingdale Barracudas
Katie Pall - Bloomingdale Baseball and Softball Association
Jerry Waters - Bloomingdale Soccer Organization
Jeff Lamz - Bloomingdale Soccer Organization
Sandy Hagland - Bloomingdale Athletic Club

When Nature Calls…..’Parkies’ Answer!

The Bloomingdale Park District is the fortunate beneficiary of hundreds of volunteer hours every year. Program volunteers assist at special events and on administrative projects. Many individuals prefer to share their love of the environment or their fundraising talents. School, church, companies, and civic groups are always welcomed and encouraged to volunteer also! If you have a love for nature and the outdoors or merely the desire to help your community, we’d love to talk to you. Here we shine the spotlight on two groups of individuals truly making a difference at the Bloomingdale Park District!

Bloomingdale Volunteers Make a Difference!MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY 2007

Make A Difference Day is the most encompassing national day of helping others — a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. On a bright and warm Saturday afternoon, volunteers joined forces to beautify Springfield Park by removing invasive plants, collecting seeds and taking a fun hayride around the wetlands area.

Others enjoyed painting a ceramic tile for a mural, cleaning up Springfield Park, and decorating and planting seasonal flowers in pots being donated to residents at the Sunrise Assisted Living facility in Bloomingdale. Local boy and girl scouts lent their hands as did a team from Old Town Bank and Trust of Bloomingdale.

Thanks to everyone who came out! You really made a difference!

Learn about other volunteering opportunities or community service projects by calling Anita P. Escalante at 630-529-3650 x 38.

Make A Difference Day is the most encompassing national day of helping others – a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors created by USA Weekend Magazine. “This was the best organized and attended Make A Difference Day in the six years we’ve been participating!” exclaimed Peggy Schmuldt, Parks Foundation Board Member. Children and adults also joined forces and added their artistic touches to terra cotta planters then filled them with seasonal mums. Approximately 100 planters with inspirational messages were donated to the residents of Alden - Valley Ridge Rehabilitation & Health Care Center to brighten up their days and their rooms.