[IMC] Take A Child Outside Week - Coming SOON!

[Miller, Judith]

Please join us in celebrating Take a Child Outside Week: September
21-29, 2013. There are lots of activities planned throughout the week
with highlights listed below:

 

Screening of Mother Nature's Child          Sunday, September 22, 2 p.m.

Award-winning documentary about the importance of the child and nature
connection

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana / Free!

 

Interactive Community Forum                 Thursday, September 26, 1-5
p.m.

Research and practices for removing barriers and connecting children
with the natural world

University of Illinois Activities & Recreation Center, 201 E Peabody
Dr., Champaign

$10 before 9/24; $15 day of presentation

 

Keynote Speaker: Richard Louv                Thursday, September 26, 7
p.m.

Groundbreaking author of Last Child in the Woods and leader in the child
& nature movement

Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana

$10 before 9/24; $15 day of presentation

 

Visit http://www.ccfpd.org/childoutside/home.html
<http://www.ccfpd.org/childoutside/home.html>  for more information and
to register TODAY!

 

 

The Take a Child Outside Planning Team is offering free registration to
low-income, at-risk youth and their families attending any of the
ticketed Take A Child Outside (TACO) Week events. If you know of youth
or families interested in attending these events, send names and contact
information to Mary Ellen Wuellner at mwuellner at ccfpd.org
<mailto:mwuellner at ccfpd.org> .  

 

Please help promote this event by posting the attached fliers on your
bulletin board, in your newsletter or in an email to
members/clients/students.

 

Judy Miller 
Environmental Program Manager 
Urbana Park District 
Anita Purves Nature Center
1505 N. Broadway 
Urbana, IL 61801 
217-384-4062 
217-384-1052 (fax) 
www.urbanaparks.org <http://www.urbanaparks.org/>  

The Quest Continues!  Find all the letterboxes hidden in district parks
and facilities and look for limited edition boxes each season - the new
Who's at the Pool box quest ends this Friday at the Jazz Walk. Take a
Child Outside letterbox quest begins September 20th!  How many parks can
you visit in just 10 days? Visit www.urbanaparks.org
<http://www.urbanaparks.org/>  for more information or stop by the
nature center to pick up your Quest Clue Booklet.  

 

 

 

From: Pam Leiter [mailto:pleiter at ccfpd.org] 
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 1:11 PM
To: pleiter at ccfpd.org
Cc: mwuellner at ccfpd.org; Miller, Judith
Subject: Take A Child Outside Week - You're Invited!

 

Dear Community Groups,

 

This fall, an exciting new community-wide event will raise awareness
about the benefits of nature play for children. To offer children and
families many opportunities to get out into nature, the Take A Child
Outside Week planning committee is inviting organizations to submit
programs or activities in Champaign County for inclusion in this
community event's calendar. 

 

The benefits of nature are profound and varied - research suggests that
children who play outdoors in nature are more likely to engage in
creative play, have healthier body weight, greater capacity for
concentration and self-discipline, greater motor skills, are less likely
to experience depression, and more likely to grow up to be environmental
stewards.

 

Goals for Take A Child Outside Week:

*         Help youth develop a better understanding and appreciation for
the natural world, and a burgeoning enthusiasm for its exploration 

*         Provide parents, teachers and other caregivers with the tools
and resources to facilitate youth engagement with nature 

*         Break down obstacles that keep children from discovering the
natural world, especially for underserved populations 

 

Will you join us? Please see the attached letter and proposal form to
find out how to get involved. Visit 
http://www.ccfpd.org/childoutside/home.html for more information about
the events planned for this weeklong celebration. 

 

Proposal Deadline: August 1

 

We hope you can join us!

Sincerely,

Pam 

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Pam Leiter

Assistant Director, Museum & Education Dept 

Champaign County Forest Preserve District

Homer Lake Interpretive Center

2573 S. Homer Lake Road

Homer, IL 61849

(v) 217.896.2455

(f) 217.896.2361

(e) pleiter at ccfpd.org

 

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