This 2018 event has passed. Thank you to all who participated and came out to see the Race!
(July 2) Link to the Carol Stream Parks Foundation Facebook album to see pictures from the race!
Families are invited to join the Carol Stream Parks Foundation’s third annual Duck Race fundraiser to be held on June 30, 2018, at 8:00 pm at Coral Cove Water Park, 849 W. Lies Road.
Hundreds of rubber ducks are dropped down the large tube slide in four heats. Each duck entry has three tries to place. The first duck to make it to the wall opposite the tube slide exit in each of three heats races in the fourth heat to determine grand, second and third place winners. The grand prize winner receives a Galena Getaway at Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa that includes lodging, golf and breakfast. The second place winner receives $250, and the third place winner receives a large pool inflatable.
Duck entries are $5 each. Purchasers may select the actual rubber duck entry. There are many colors and themes to choose from. Once the duck entry is selected, it is swapped out with a ticket carrying the duck’s number. The actual rubber duck entry goes into the “ready for the race” bin. There is no limit to the number of duck entries that can be purchased. Duck entries may be purchased at the Fountain View or Simkus Recreation Centers up until June 29. On the day of the race, June 30, entries may be purchased at Coral Cove Water Park.
The Carol Stream Parks Foundation has been running an entertaining Facebook campaign for several weeks that features pictures of rubber ducks traveling to various places as far as Australia. Other duck travels include Arizona, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming and Peoria, Illinois. Posts feature ducks at the Sydney Opera House (Australia), on cactus, on bridges, at a ball game, at a bowling alley, next to an iguana, and at places like Lake Michigan, Peoria’s riverfront, Wall Drug in South Dakota, Mt. Rushmore, and other places too numerous to name.
The Facebook campaign for the Duck Races took off last year when various members of the Foundation, Park District and Village photographed and videotaped themselves on a large duck inflatable at Coral Cove Water Park. Executive Director of the Carol Stream Park District, Jim Reuter, promoted the race while going down a waterslide with a GoPro recorder. Foundation board member Dave Creighton went around town in a duck suit, taking pictures with the Mayor of Carol Stream and other local officials and residents.
Proceeds from the Duck Races this year will be donated by the Carol Stream Parks Foundation to the park district scholarship program, which offers the opportunity for underprivileged children to participate in park district sports or other programs. The Carol Stream Parks Foundation is a 501(c)3 or nonprofit organization dedicated to developing additional financial support for public parks and recreation programs of the Carol Stream Park District.
See our “Duck(s) Travel” posts on our Facebook wall and our visitors wall
Mom Duck and Kid waiting to get into Coral Cove Water Park.
G’day mates! Fresh from a sellout performance at the Sydney Opera House we present international supergroup, The Ducks!
Ducks are coming from Australia and they’re training with Iguanas!
This duck got his training supplies for the Duck Race at the infamous Wall Drug in Wall, South Dakota!
Quite the climb for this road tripping duck to get to the top of the Cathedral Spires in Custer State Park, South Dakota.
Breathtaking! Should this be a postcard?
Peoria was good training ground for our Ducks this year!
Thirsty duck at the ballgame.
Fueling up at JT’s Corner Tap & Eatery in Carol Stream.
Did you know our Ducks are born in Cactus flowers in the Arizona desert? That’s what makes them so FAST!
Zoom in to see this little duck on the Big U at the University of Utah where he is studying strategies to win the race!
Our Springers wrapped up their competitive season this past weekend, and placed in multiple different events. We are so incredibly proud of what they have accomplished this season, and can’t wait to see what the 2018-2019 season will bring.
Saturday, May 5 Results:
1st place Gold
2nd Place Silver
Out of 80 gymnasts and 11 teams
2 All-around champs out of 5 groups
Erin Donovan (Gold) and Rylee Baaske (Silver)
They also had the highest all around of their entire level.
Sunday, May 6 Results:
Bronze (individuals)
1 All-round champ! Brooke Tantillo
Out of 77 gymnasts and 11 teams
Total from both days: 11 Event champions
Does your child want to be a future SPRINGER OF CAROL STREAM? Tryouts are May 17 and August 9, from 6 to 8 pm for the new season. All gymnasts make the team. Tryouts are for placement level. Register here for tryouts!
Presenting the 2017 Year in Review. Read about the Carol Stream Park District’s accomplishments, projects, plans and financials. Our theme this year is “Something for Everyone!” In addition to our beautiful parks and playgrounds, we offer programs and for all ages – Camps, Preschool, Swimming, Gymnastics, Dance, Youth and Adult Sports, Fitness Center, Before/After School Care, Special Events, Forever Young Trips and much more! Families and friends can hang out at Coral Cove Water Park and/or Coyote Crossing Mini Golf.
Enjoy a nice weekend and some mini golf at Coyote Crossing!
New this year – we’ve added Friday evenings to our springtime weekend schedule.
Friday: 4-8pm
Saturday: 11am-10pm
Sunday: 11am-7pm
All rounds are only $4 this weekend!
Come play on Saturday, May 5 for Foundation Day in which we donate 10% of our daily proceeds back to the Carol Stream Parks Foundation.
Also on May 5 – WBIG Shopping Radio will be onsite starting at 1pm with giveaways and coupons.
So come on out and putt and enjoy the weekend!
There’s been a bit of talk about coyotes around the Carol Stream area. Here is a great article about their history, acceptance of them, heading off conflicts, and living with them.
The Parent Guide News lists 6 benefits of summer camp:
The “6 SUMMER CAMP BENEFITS You May Not Know”, by Jess Michaels, further explains these benefits, all of which your child can gain from our Awesome Adventure Camp!
We are excited to now offer our full-day Awesome Adventure Camp to kids entering Kindergarten! (Must be 5 years old by May 30, 2018) Summer camp, before camp, after camp and hot lunch are options available to kids entering grades K-6. Parents, get early bird price discount on all weeks if registered by May 15. Don’t want to send your kid all week? A daily flex pass is also available.
Theme days, special events, field trips and three days of swimming each week keep kids excited about the camp experience all summer long. Parents can head to work knowing kids are safe and having fun. A summer win-win for all!
See the Summer Calendar of activities and field trips, lunch menu and more!
View the results of our 2017 Needs Assessment Survey. Browse our 2018 Strategic and Master Plans. We are pleased to provide these documents that guide our future operations and staff.
The Carol Stream Park District conducted a Community Needs Assessment Survey in 2008 that initiated the 2010 referendum, and ultimately brought us the Fountain View Recreation and Fitness Center, McCaslin Park Sports Complex, the Bark Park, and numerous improvements and updates to park district facilities, playgrounds, parks and trails. From that needs assessment, the findings helped in the development and implementation of a comprehensive master plan (community driven) and strategic plan (Board and staff driven). Park District Board and staff used those plans to develop a roadmap that has served the community over the last seven years. With most, if not all, projects complete, we enter a new era of vision, organization, operations, partnerships and community.
READ: Needs Assessment Survey, Strategic and Master Plans
This is a nice article featuring Slepicka Park: “Lucky Find – Numbers Represent the Past, but Parks Connect You to People”, published by Jarrod Scheunemann 12/20/17.
Lucky Find – Numbers Represent the Past, but Parks Connect You to People
Published by the American Heart Association, this guide includes great tips and recipes to help you navigate the holiday season in a healthy way. Click on the link and then download the PDF.
Going to Smile.Amazon.com to make your Amazon purchases allows you to select a 501(c)(3) organization, such as the Carol Stream Parks Foundation, in which Smile.Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible Smile.Amazon purchases to the Foundation at no expense to you! Take advantage of this great way to give. The Foundation helps fund the park district’s scholarship program, parks and facility improvements, program enhancements and green initiatives.
Learn more about the Carol Stream Parks Foundation.
