PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Spring is such a hopeful and beautiful season and I hope it finds
you looking forward to spending a lot of time outdoors. The Glen Ellyn Park District
has many outside activities and events planned this spring that give nature and our
environment center stage. Please come enjoy beautiful sustainable areas and be inspired to
rethink landscaping. The following events are free, but some require registration.
Join us at the jewel of Glen Ellyn for Earth Day, April 22. Bring a picnic lunch to
Lake Ellyn Park and tour the LEED-certified historic Boathouse and the woodland
restoration area. You can even canoe and kayak on the lake.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dave Harris, (630) 942-7255
SUPERINTENDENT OF
FINANCE & PERSONNEL
Nick Cinquegrani, (630) 942-7257
SUPERINTENDENT
OF RECREATION
Kathleen Esposito, (630) 942-7261
SUPERINTENDENT OF
PARKS & PLANNING
Dan Hopkins, (630) 942-7265
MARKETING SUPERVISOR
Courtney O’Kray, (630) 942-7260
BOARD MEETINGS
Native plants and trees are the friendliest choices for our yards and for effective storm
water control. If you want to learn how to begin to make your yard, garden, and our
community healthier, attend the Native Plant Ideas seminar May 20.
June 23 is the date for the Sustainable Yard Tour. Participants will learn how the
correct landscaping choices can prevent flooding. Yards on the tour will also
showcase kitchen garden and plant choices that attract birds and butterflies.
Space is limited, so please register early.
I want to close with a special thank you to the members of the Glen Ellyn Park District's
Environmental Committee. They have amazing expertise in solving local environmental
problems. Every one of us can contribute to a greener Glen Ellyn if we plant milkweed for
monarchs, refill water bottles, stop idling our cars, landscape with rain gardens, stop the
use of phosphates on our lawns, research alternatives to asphalt tar, recycle, and rethink
what is a “pretty” lawn. We can make choices based on what is appropriate given the
pollution and flooding this area has sustained in the recent past and will continue to suffer.
In 2018 the Park District will emphasize our environmental initiatives and how we can do
more with the help of all Glen Ellyn organizations and residents. Here’s to a greener and
healthier Glen Ellyn!
Julia Nephew, President, Glen Ellyn Park District Board of Commissioners
The Board meets on the 1st and 3rd
Tuesday of every month at the Spring
Avenue Recreation Center, 185 Spring
Avenue. Meetings begin at 7pm.
Residents are encouraged to attend
or to watch the meetings, which are
streamed live on our website, at
www.gepark.org/board-meetings.
MISSION STATEMENT
Julia Nephew, President
[email protected] Rob Weber, Vice President
[email protected] Chris Wilson, Treasurer
[email protected]
Alex Durham
[email protected] Ben Stortz
[email protected] Michael Ward
[email protected]
The Glen Ellyn Park District is driven
to foster diverse, community-based
leisure opportunities, through a
harmonious blend of quality recreation
programs, facilities, and open space
which will enhance the quality of life
into the future.
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Kathy Cornell
[email protected]