ATTENTION
Effective Monday March 23 the Sandwich Park District office
will be closed to the public until further notice.
However our parks will remain open EXCEPT playgrounds. We will be closing our playgrounds to the public by marking them off and posting signage. This is an effort to keep people healthy and safe. We also encourage you to not gather in groups larger than ten people. The Sandwich Park District would like to thank you for your cooperation during this stressful time. We hope to be open as soon as possible. If for some reason you need to contact the Sandwich Park District you can call us at (815)786-8044 or send us an email at sandwichparkdistrict@comcast.net. Our staff time may be limited and we will respond to you as soon as possible.
Thanks!
Bill Novicki, CPRP
Interim Executive Director
Sandwich Park District
SPECIAL NOTICE
Dear Sandwich Park District Participants,
With the continued threat of the COVID-19 virus, it is the responsibility of the Sandwich Park District to keep all of our participants safe. At this time Governor Pritzker ordered all Illinois Schools be closed until March 30. Sandwich School District 430 has announced schools will be closed starting Monday, March 16th through Monday, March 30th. The Sandwich Park District will follow the lead of the State of Illinois and Sandwich School District 430. We will close all Mother Goose and Pre-k Friday programs starting Monday March 16th and we will resume class on Tuesday March 31st. To ensure the safety of all participants the Sandwich Park District will also cancel/postpone the following programs:
- Softball Fundamentals – 3/14/20 (Postponed until further notice)
- Pitching Skills- 3/15/20 (Postponed until further notice)
- Meet the Coach’s Night-3/16/20 and 3/19/20 (Postponed until further notice)
- Lunch Bunch Trip (Quigley’s) – 3/19/20 (Canceled)
- Bunco- 3/25/20 (Canceled)
- Spring Break Camp- 3/23/20 - 3/27/20 (Canceled)
- Sandwich Park Foundation Gala- 3/29/20 (Postponed until further notice)
- Spring Garden Workshop- 4/4/20 (Postponed until further notice)
- Lunch Bunch Trip (Lone Buffalo)- 4/9/20 (Postponed until further notice)
- Spring Egg Hunt- 4/11/20 (Postponed until further notice)
These programs are canceled/postponed until further notice. We will contact you when and if these programs/events will resume along with the new dates. Our office will remain open at this time. This is a hard decision made by the Sandwich Park District, but we have made these decisions with the health and safety of our residents in mind. We recommend that if you feel sick or have symptoms of the flu to stay home and practice good hygiene. While we have halted our programs and events, we still encourage you to stay active during these times and find fun activities you can do in your home. Board games, video games, blanket forts, and arts and crafts are great ways to keep you active and entertained.
Sincerely,
William Novicki, CPRP
Interim Executive Director
Sandwich Park District
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CLOSED
All registrations, whether, phone, fax, mail or walk-in, require a registration form and signed waiver with payment before you are enrolled in a program or trip. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 815-786-8044.
Learn More About UPCOMING Annual Gala and Awards Night
Postponed until further notice - View Above Notice
2020 Events - Don't Forget to Register!!
Mother Son Bowling
Mother-Son Bowling - Saturday, March 21, 2020 3-6 pm Register by March 13, 2020. Mother's grab your special little guy(s) and bring them to a night of bowling and fun at Idle Hour Lanes. Two games of bowling, shoes, ball, pizza, soda, prizes, music all included. The...
Spring Break Camp
CANCELLED - Spring Break Camp! Held at Knights Park 03-23-20 thru 03-27-20 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Get out of the house and come to the park for organized games. Play kickball, capture the flag, dodge ball and soccer. Bring your friends or make new ones! If we get rain...
Spring Gardening Workshop
POSTPONED Spring Gardening Workshop, April 4, 2020 is a free event which provides an opportunity for participants to learn about gardening for their home. Many speakers will give a variety of demonstrations general gardening tips. We will have engaging...
2020 Lunch Bunch
Don’t forget to register early – space is limited.
Quigley’s Irish Pub
CANCELLED - Qugley's Irish Pub located in Naperville, IL Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:00 am to 3:30 pm. Register by March 12th. R/NR $12 / $14 Min/Max: 4/12 To insure that Quigley’s Irish Pub would have great craic, we had the pub designed, built, and shipped over...
Lone Buffalo
POSTPONED: Location: Ottawa Thursday, April 9, 2020 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Register by: April 2, 2020 The Lone Buffalo is a restaurant and a brewery under one roof with one goal; to serve good food and beer in a comfortable atmosphere. Everything on the menu is...
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Article from: Valley Life Press
SANDWICH – Thirteen-year-old Sofia Oropeza loves to draw. She’s even been yelled at by teachers for drawing in class.
But at 4 p.m. every Tuesday, she can draw to her heart’s content during the Sandwich Park District’s comic book class.
The class has been meeting at the Sandwich Park District, 1001 N. Latham St., since January. Over the past few months, the class has
grown from three students to 15. READ MORE
Sandy Sightings – Don’t be AFRAID!!
Sandwich Park District visitors and participation are warned that recent Sasquatch / Bigfoot sightings have been reported in and around our parks!! Please keep a lookout and report any sightings to the Park District office by calling us at 815-786-8044.If confronted by Sasquatch, stay calm, DO NOT RUN!!
Take a photo or better yet, give him a “high-five”. Anything else could be deemed as dangerous and is highly discouraged.
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