Olympia Fields Park District Wins Safety Awards
Olympia Fields Park District has earned a Safety Award from its risk pool PDRMA. The district rated Excellent Level A with a final score of 99.16 percent and received PDRMA’s top accreditation for its comprehensive safety program. A $1,500 cash award accompanies the plaque to boost risk management.
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Olympia Fields Park District
Park District Risk Management Agency
Illinois Park and Recreation
PDRMA
Olympia Fields Park
Mary E. Gregoire
Pdrmaa
Richton Park man elected to family service board
Mark Bouie of Richton Park was chosen to the Board of Trustees for Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois, a church related human care ministry with sites across the state. He works at Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center in Matteson, previously led at ChildServ in Homewood, and held roles at La Rabida Hospital and South Side Health Works. Bouie serves in local civic roles and holds degrees from Illinois State University and the University of Illinois Chicago. he and his wife Sheila have three children.
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Mark Bouie
Richton Park
Lutheran Child and Family Services of
Illinois
LCFS
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Bouie
Aunt Martha’s
Matteson
ChildServ
Homewood
LaRabida Hospital
Chicago
South Side Health Works
National Association of Black Social Workers
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Robbins
Omega Psi Phi
Reservations for park pavilions and ball fields
The Park Forest Recreation and Parks Department offers pavilion reservations at Somonauk and Central Park from Village Hall. Fees scale by group size from 25 for up to 99 people to 100 for 200 plus. Add ons include picnic kits five dollars each, a twenty dollar large charcoal grill with delivery, and lighted ball field rentals at twenty dollars for 1 ½ hours. Reservations for fields may be made up to two weeks ahead. Call (708) 748-2005 for more details.
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the Park Forest Recreation and Parks Department
Somonauk
Central Park
Village Hall
Victory Drive
Marya Yates PTO to host Men's Day for male students
Marya Yates School in Matteson Elementary School District 159 will host a Men's Day event on Saturday February 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the school gymnasium with motivational talks by Craig Hodges and Lorenzo Clemons, plus brunch and a District 159 Jazz Band performance. The event, themed Are We Satisfied, aims to encourage good decision making and family connections, with a $5 admission fee.
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Marya Yates
PTO
Marya Yates School
Matteson Elementary
Allemony Drive
Matteson
Craig Hodges
Lorenzo Clemons
Cook County Sheriffs Office
Gwen Johnson
Wilburn Wilkins
District 159 Board of Education
Wilkins
Hodges
Clemons
Darryl Henderson
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Heather
Emily Lerner
Joe
Crete
Kindergarden
Ingalls
Collin Pullums
Will Galey
Tony O'Neill
Brooke Hershberger
South End
Halsted Street
FDIC
Chicago Heights
Charles Panici
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