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SENIORS DAY CELEBATION RETURNS TO INDEPENDENCE GROVE - FEATURES FREE MUSIC, BINGO, BOAT RIDES, SWIMMING BEACH AND MORE
MAY 12, 2005
Seniors age 55 and better-come share good times with friends and make
new ones at the Lake County Forest Preserves' 33rd Annual Seniors Day
Celebration, Chicagoland's largest senior recognition event. Seniors
Day 2005 is made possible by Golden Sponsor the Bank of Waukegan and
First State Bank of Round Lake Ambassador Club, and Silver Sponsors Lake
Forest Hospital and Lakeland Media.
Pack a picnic lunch, put on your dancing shoes and get ready to make a
splash at Seniors Day, on Wednesday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(rain or shine). The event is FREE to ages 55 and better. On event day,
Independence Grove will be open exclusively to senior citizens ages 55
and better and will be closed to other Preserve traffic until 3 p.m.
A variety of event activities will be offered throughout the day,
including music and dancing, sponsor exhibits, bingo, pontoon boat
rides, horseshoes, swimming (bring your own beach gear; lifeguards on
duty), native garden tours, trails for hiking and biking (bring your own
bike), and health screenings with Lake Forest Hospital's CareCoach.
Prizes will be awarded to winners of bingo and horseshoes.
This year's music will be provided by a DJ who will spin favorites
from the 1940s, 50s and 60s and take song requests. A special
presentation by four-to-six members of the Libertyville High School Jazz
Band will be featured in the morning.
Seniors should bring a picnic lunch and a lawn chair. Light snacks such
as pretzels, popcorn, watermelon, ice cream and cookies, and beverages
like lemonade, iced tea, coffee and water are provided while supplies
last (beer not provided).
The Preserve's spacious and air-conditioned Visitors Center will
house "must-see" sponsor exhibits and the registration area for
raffle drawings. In addition to valuable health care and senior services
information, sponsors will also offer giveaways and product samples.
Just outside of the Visitors Center, Lake Forest Hospital's CareCoach
will offer free medical screenings throughout the day.
Seniors Day is made possible by generous support from Golden Sponsor
the Bank of Waukegan and First State Bank of Round Lake Ambassador Club,
and Silver Sponsors Lake Forest Hospital and Lakeland Media.
Contributing Sponsors include Secure Life Strategies, Sedgebrook
Erickson Retirement Communities, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois,
Hillcrest Nursing Center, Stewarts Private Blend Coffee, and Laidlaw
Transportation. The following Supporting Sponsors provide light snacks,
beverages and other services: Hawthorn Lakes (Captain's Sponsor for
Boat Rides), Avon Township, Ela Township, Fremont Township, Libertyville
Township, Saddlebrook Farms, and Wauconda Township.
Many Lake County Township Offices provide bus transportation to the
event. Call your local Township Supervisor for details. For more
information on the Seniors Day Celebration, call the Seniors Day hotline
at 847-968-3333 or 847-367-6640. If you are interested in providing
sponsorship support, contact Event Coordinator, Allison Lehnen, at
847-968-3261.
The entrance to Independence Grove Forest Preserve is located on
Buckley Road (Route 137), east of Milwaukee Avenue (Route 21) and west
of the I-94 near Libertyville.
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