Let's go fly a kite for free in Palatine
Palatine parks presents its free Flying 4 Kids May 9
Submitted by Palatine Park District
Palatine Park District presents Flying 4 Kids, a free family kite flying event, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, at Margreth Riemer Reservoir, located near the corner of Palatine and Quentin roads, in Palatine. Bring your kites to the park and join the community for this 10th annual free event. The event will include free kite kits for the first 100 children courtesy of Kiwanis Club of Palatine and Palatine Park District. Children must be present to receive a free kite kit. Raffles will also be held and the first 200 families will receive a free goody bag with a free raffle entry ticket.
This event is presented in partnership with the Kiwanis Club of Palatine, who will be on hand offering free kite repair assistance at their kite repair booth. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. For information about the Kiwanis Club of Palatine, call (847) 701-4554 or visit palatinekiwanis.com.
Flying 4 Kids is part of a series of statewide kite flies that have been created in an effort to raise awareness of parks, recreation, and the Park District Youth License Plate program which helps raise funds for after school programs. The sale and subsequent renewals of each kite-themed plate generate $25 for the PowerPlay! Beyond School Grant Program, which funds youth programs in park and recreation agencies throughout Illinois. The goal of the PowerPlay! program is to increase the number of opportunities designed to show youth the lifelong benefits of fitness, health and nutrition. For more information, contact the Illinois Association of Park Districts at (217) 523-4554 or iapd@ILparks.org.
This event has been sponsored by the following gold level partners: AMITA Health, Algonquin Longhouse, Castle Chiropractic, Daily Herald Media Group, DGAA-Drost, Gilbert, Andrew & Apicella, LLC, Epic Urgent & Family Care, Guided Path Psychological Services, Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, Loving Care Animal Hospital, Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, Northwest Community Healthcare, Precision Dental Partners, Premier Credit Union, and SportClips-Palatine.
For more information about the Flying 4 Kids Event, visit www.palatineparks.org or contact Lisa Schroeder at (847) 496-6229 or lschroeder@palatineparks.org.
The mission of Palatine Park District is to provide a variety of safe, enjoyable and affordable parks and recreation facilities and activities that will enhance the quality of life by promoting good health and well-being for all residents and visitors of the Palatine Park District.
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