Commercial Park

We hope you will join us for the July Commercial Park Advisory Council Meeting Tuesday night at 7:30pm. We will review and update all the events at the park as well as hold the 2010 Board Nominations. This years positions that are open for nominations are President, Treasurer and Publicist. We will also be looking for a replacement secretary as Andrea Newman has moved out of the neighborhood. If you are interested in getting more involved this is the perfect opportunity. The commitment is for 1-2 hours a month, so you can make it work! Working with Kathy Hamada and the rest of the wonderful staff at Commercial is a rewarding way to spend your time. Below are brief descriptions of the duties of each board member. We hope you will join us at 7:30 in the Commercial Park fieldhouse.

• President: Runs meetings, general face of the CPAC board, is an equal member in helping run CPAC programs and fundraisers

• Secretary: Records meeting minutes and submits at each meeting, Submits annual room request for the CPAC meetings to park supervisor, is an equal member in helping run CPAC programs and fundraisers
• Treasurer: Records finances, creates budgets, is an equal member in helping run CPAC programs and fundraisers

• Publicist: Helps promote CPAC events, keeps up to date with promotional opportunities (newspapers, website, etc.), is an equal member in helping run CPAC programs and fundraisers

Spring is just around the corner.  Here’s a reminder to be ready to register for all the great programs Chicago Park District has to offer.  Online Registration begins tomorrow at 9 am.  Many of the popular preschool and toddler programs fill up within the first few minutes so log on right away to make sure you get your spots.  The park district programs are an affordable opportunity for children to make friends and learn new skills.

Many toddler and preschool aged programs are limited to online sign-up so don’t wait until Saturday’s in person sign-up.  No spots for ‘online only’ will be given in person.  Log on at www.chicagoparkdistrict.com and create a wishlist so you can complete your order quickly.

We hope you enjoyed the holidays and got to relax!  The new year is upon us and the park will have so much to entertain us with.  The Winter Session began this week.  There is playgroup, tumbling and after school sports, so check online or at the park if you are looking for things to do indoors during the chilly weeks MONTHS ahead! (note: Some classes required registration and may be full)

Thanks to all of you who came out to the Holiday Party.  It was another success with many smiling faces as our reward.  Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time and/or baking skills.  We appreciate the donations we received to help keep free programs running.

The first Commercial Park Advisory Council meeting of 2010 is this Tuesday (Jan 18th) at 7:30pm in the field house.  These meetings are open to everyone and we would love to have you come out and share your input.  We are in the planning stages for Fall programming and would love suggestions for all ages.  For more info email me or leave a comment below (it will not be posted publicly).

Also, Yoga is on hiatus as we wait for our new instructor’s paperwork to be approved.  Stay tuned for an update.

Crafts for the elementary school-aged crowd resumes this week as well as story time for the younger kids.  Both take place every Thursday at 4:30.  Feel free to bring your younger kids to story time while your older kids get crafty!

Come enjoy some story time with your child. Thanks to some generous volunteers, Storytelling is back and will start September 24th and continue every Thursday at 4:30. Come support this program at the park!