Adopt-a-Park Information & Enrollment Form

Adopt-a-Park IS:

• A program to increase resident awareness and pride in the community’s parks.

• A low-key informal program for scouts, homeowner’s associations, and clubs in the community.

• Register your group by email or by calling 847-960-7460.

Adopt-a-Park is NOT: 

• A substitute for the Parks and Recreation Department’s responsibility to maintain parks.

Adopt-a-Park BENEFITS:

• Community groups by providing an opportunity to assemble and work toward a common goal.

• Instilling a sense of pride in the community and its parks.

• Adopting agencies will have a recognition sign hung under the adopted park’s formal entrance sign.

• Adopting agencies will be the guest of the Parks and Recreation Department at an annual picnic in the park in honor of their participation in the program.

Adopt-a-Park INVOLVES:

• Assisting the Parks Division by reporting problems.

• Planning picnics, games, clean up days, etc., in their adopted park.

• Initiating beautification projects, such as planting flowers or ground covers, adding benches or other park amenities, maintaining current landscaping areas or other projects to further enhance the adopted park.