GO OUTSIDE AND
(AT HELLER NATURE CENTER)
Not everyone knows that the Park District of Highland Park makes exploring
our natural woodlands possible. At Heller, you can get in touch with your wild
side, encountering nearly 100 acres full of native plants and animals.
Parks Foundation of Highland Park was created to support the Park District
and its residents by raising funds to help your inner adventurer roar.
WHAT THE PARKS FOUNDATION DOES:
Meeting the growing and changing needs of the
community and keeping taxes and program fees in check
the gap between public resources and the need to maintain
a vibrant park system by:
DID YOU KNOW?
• Property taxes support only 50%
of the Park District operating costs.
•
nine facilities, and 3,000 programs.
• Providing scholarship funds for participants
the SMILE Grant-in-Aid program
• Raising funds to enhance the Park District’s
quality recreation programs, services and facilities
• Encouraging advocates and supporters
to give time, money and talents
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Parks Foundation may accept contributions,
gifts, items or bequests from foundations,
organizations, and individuals.
You can make a donation
online at: pfhpil.org
or mail your donation to:
Parks Foundation of Highland Park
636 Ridge Rd., Highland Park, IL 60035.
created to support the mission of the Park District of Highland Park “To enrich community life through
healthy leisure pursuits and an appreciation for the natural world”.