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The Glen Ellyn Parks Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Glen Ellyn and Glen Ellyn Park District invite you to join with us and help make a permanent Safety Village of Glen Ellyn a reality.
Safety Village is a long-running, popular program developed and run by the Glen Ellyn Park District. Curriculum-based, it is designed to build a foundation of safety awareness in young children, age four through seven. Key lesson components include personal, pedestrian, passenger, home and play safety incorporated into a fun atmosphere that helps develop a child’s confidence, self-reliance and sound decision-making abilities.
Staff engages students through play that teaches them how to handle specific safety situations such as being approached by a stranger and how community workers help people. Classroom visitors, such as local fire fighters and police officers, games, crafts, music, stories, films and role-playing are integral program features.
Injuries are a leading cause of death and disability among school-aged children. Many of these tragedies could be prevented if children had the proper knowledge and skills to avoid them.
The Glen Ellyn Parks Foundation’s goal is to help the park district’s program achieve exceptional status by providing students with an experience that more closely resembles real-world situations they encounter daily. Instead of describing situations and playing make-believe, children would be placed in settings that where they can practice the safety lessons they have learned in the classroom.
An permanent safety village in Maryknoll Park would be ADA handicap accessible. It will allow children to travel through a replica of the Village of Glen Ellyn, passing through intersections named after real streets and riding their bikes past buildings that look like the actual businesses where they shop, eat, visit and travel with their parents. A permanent Safety Village will include:
- Railroad Safety
- Stranger Danger
- Electrical Safety
- Bicycle Safety
- Animal Safety
- Basic First Aid Practices
- Home and Personal Safety
- Fire Safety
- Water Safety
- Recognizing Safety Signs
- Safe Passenger and Pedestrian Practices
- Child Restrain Safety
- Role of Police Officers/Fire Fighters/Paramedics
- Appropriate use of 911
A permanent Safety Village will help Glen Ellyn’s youngest and most vulnerable citizens grow up to become tomorrow’s happy, healthy adults. For additional information please call Cory Atwell at 630-858-2462, x 116 for a personal visit to your business or to schedule a presentation to interested organizations.
How Can You Help?
There are many ways to become involved, including financial and in-kind sponsorships and donations. We would be pleased to offer further information on the sponsorship level that best suits you and your organization. Please consider the positive affects you can make and the lasting impression to the community should you choose to participate by making a donation or by volunteering your time. Our sponsorship package offers a wide variety of involvement and provides on-site publicity, annual sponsorship days in the Village and recognition on the prestigious Safety Village "Wall of Fame."
Charitable OrganizationThe Glen Ellyn Parks Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization. All donations made to the foundation are tax deductible. This is an excellent opportunity to show your support for education and safety. To become a part of this project, please send checks, payable to the Glen Ellyn Parks Foundation, to:
Glen Ellyn Parks Foundation
185 Spring Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Donations
Click here to download a Donation Form
Sponsorship OpportunitiesThe sponsorship levels outlined below will recognize both financial and inkind contributions. Sponsors will be appropriately recognized through onsite signage, print advertising, promotions, various media and formal or ceremonial events. Sponsors donating $50,000 or more will be provided with an opportunity to work with the foundation to develop appropriate personalized recognition that reflects their significant contributions to the community.
Sponsorship Benefits- Unique recognition for many years to come
- Increased community profile
- Demonstrated corporate citizenship
- A chance to save lives and make a real difference in the community
| Sponsorship Levels |
Press Release w/Photo
Appreciation Plaque
Name of “Wall of Fame”
Sculpture in Safety Village w/Commemorative Plaque
Link on Foundation Website
Press Release w/Photo
Appreciation Plaque
Name on “Wall of Fame”
Bench in Safety Village w/Commemorative Plaque
Link on Foundation Website
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Appreciation Plaque
“Name on “Wall of Fame”
Tree Planted in Maryknoll Park w/Commemorative Plaque
Appreciation Plaque
Name on “Wall of Fame”
Appreciation Certificate
Name on “Wall of Fame"
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| Sponsorships include, but are not limited to: |
Police Station/Civic Center
This structure will carry the name of the sponsor and appropriate signage.
$8,000 |
Train Station
This building will be a miniature replica of the train station in downtown Glen Ellyn.
$8,000 |
Fire Station (Storage)
This 12' x 18' building will be a replica of either the southside or northside fire house in Glen Ellyn. The building will house storage for the bicycles and other equipment.
$30,000 |
Smoke House
The building will consist of three rooms, large enough for children to learn the proper way to exit a burning building.
$25,000 |
Building Sites
Twenty building sites will be offered for construction throughout the Village. Building sites will be offered on a first come basis and site size will vary from 6' to 10' frontage.
$8,000 to $10,000 |
Train Cars/Tracks/Signals
Train Car and Track $25,000
Train Signals (electric) $20,000
Train Signals (non-electric) $17,000 |
Pedal Cars/Bicycles (SOLD)
Pedal cars and bicycles are a key component to the traffic safety curriculum. Cars and bicycles will be marked with company/organizational name and/or logo.
$100 to $200 each |
Street Lighting
Fifteen decorative street lights will be placed throughout the Village.
$500 each |
Street Names
Street signs will be customized to the sponsor’s request. Signs can be a company, organization, family name or named after an individual.
$500 each (one per family/donor name) |
Classroom Furniture
Tables and chairs are necessary for the classroom. A plaque will be displayed in the classroom recognizing the sponsor.
Tables - $150 each
Chairs - $40 each |
Benches
Six benches will be placed throughout the Village.
$1,200 each |
Fountain
A decorative fountain, incorporating the Glen Ellyn Park District logo, will be located in the center of the Safety Village. Cost includes purchase and installation of fountain.
$15,000 |
Fencing
6' high decorative fencing around the site (225 l.f.).
$26,000 |
Brick Pillar
6' High Brick Pillar (8)
$1,400 each |
Landscaping
Shade Trees (12) $425 each
Shrubs (50) $45 each
Perennials (300) $12.00 each
Misc. (1) $5,000
Sod (778 sq. ft.) $3,500
Irrigation System $15,000 |
Site Excavation
Sponsor may choose to fund the cost of the work or contribute on an in-kind basis.
$15,000 |
Paving
Work consists of constructing asphalt roadways, concrete sidewalks, building slabs, and permeable parking lots. Sponsor may choose to fund the cost of the work or contribute on an in-kind basis.
$42,000 |
Lake Site Improvement
Install pond system/waterfall/faux culvert. Sponsor may choose to fund the cost of the work or contribute on an in-kind basis.
$25,000 |
Site Utilities/Underground
Work consists of installing PVC surface drain basins, PVC piping, two concrete catch basins, and copper water line to fountain and irrigation system, and installation of electrical work. Sponsor may choose to fund the cost of the work or contribute on an in-kind basis.
$30,000 |
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