Bensenville Park District

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BENSENVILLE PARK DISTRICT

Deer Grove Leisure Center Administrative Office 1000 West Wood Street Bensenville | Illinois 60106 630 766 7015 BvilleParks.org White Pines Golf Club 500 West Jefferson Street Bensenville | Illinois 60106 630 766 0304 WhitePinesGolf.com Bensenville Water Park & Splash Pad 1100 West Wood Street Bensenville | Illinois 60106 630 766 SWIM (7946) Fischer Farm 16W680 Grand Avenue Bensenville | Illinois 60106 630 834 3152 Wood Street Fitness Center 1000 West Wood Street Bensenville | Illinois 60106 630 766 7015 WoodStFitness.com Board of Commissioners Rich Johnson | President Val Karg | Vice President Greg Linder | Treasurer Nancy Gibbs | Secretary Jay Snyder | Commissioner Executive Director Joseph C. Vallez

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Dive into summer!

With all the activities coming to your neighborhood parks as part of the Bensenville Park District’s Park ‘n Play initiative, in addition to the opening of the Water Park & Splash Pad and White Pines Golf Club for the season, it won’t be difficult to fill your family’s summer with memories that will last a lifetime. Registration is currently underway for all programming in the Summer Program Guide, which was delivered into homes at the end of March and is also available at the Deer Grove Leisure Center and online at BvilleParks.org.

SUMMER CAMPS

The Bensenville Park District’s many Under the Sun summer camps provide hours of safe, supervised fun and promote development, teamwork, and socialization. Camps adhere to all IDPH and CDC guidelines while the kids have a blast. During each exciting day, campers will participate in a wide variety of engaging games, projects, crafts, and of course, daily swim time at the water park. There’s even a Before-and-After-Camp Program! For details on the many different camps available, visit BvilleParks.org/Programs/Camps. Register by 6 pm Friday, May 6 and save $10 off each full 10-day session reserved for Adventure, Discovery (ages 6-10) and Teen Camps (ages 11-15). You may also take advantage of the discount for registering multiple children during this time.

BENSENVILLE SPORTS CONFERENCE

From youth sports activities such as Teach Me Sports, basketball, karate, soccer, t-ball, and floor hockey to adult basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball, there’s something for everyone.

WATER PARK & SPLASH PAD

Stay cool at the pool! With a 155-foot water slide, two drop slides, a diving board, a 2,527 square-foot Splash Pad, sun deck, and a full-service concession stand, the Bensenville Water Park & Splash Pad is your home for summer fun! Season pass holders receive unlimited admission to the Water Park & Splash Pad, free and unlimited admission to lap swim (11 am – noon, Monday-Thursday), free and unlimited admission to aqua fitness classes and a discount admission to water park events. The season opens Memorial Day. Get your season pass today! Learn to swim in the Tide Pool Water Explorers, Preschool, and Bensenville Swim Schools (four levels) programs. Private swim lessons are also available. Check the Summer Program Guide for more details. Have a splash-tastic birthday party! The fee ($165 for residents, $195 for non-residents) includes free all-day admission to the Water Park, a two-hour private party room rental at the Deer Grove Leisure Center, cheese pizza, and drinks. For more information or to book this or other birthday parties, including Sports Parties and Good Ol’ Fashioned Birthday Parties, contact Todd Linder (rentals@bvilleparks.org, 630.238.4931).

PARK ‘N PLAY

Meet us at the park this summer! The Bensenville Park District is bringing more activities and programs to your neighborhood park than ever before! Neighborhood parks serve a wide range of recreation needs based on the surrounding neighborhood. These parks are often meant to have many activities and amenities to keep visitors of all ages active and engaged for an entire day. Activities include movies in the parks, dance days, fitness days, play days, sports days, and even a family campout. Check out the variety of activities coming to your neighborhood park at BvilleParks.org/park-n-play!

WHITE PINES GOLF CLUB

White Pines Golf Club is the place to be this summer, from daily tee-time specials Monday through Thursday to special events and lessons. Don’t miss family golf nights this summer, featuring special pricing for adults and juniors as well as cart rentals and a $3 meal deal after 5 pm Sundays, May 15, June 19, July 17 and August 21. No matter what your age is or skill level, the professionals at White Pines are here to improve your golf game. Lessons are available for those of all ages and skill levels. Find the right equipment to help your golf game at one of three Callaway Fitting Days at the White Pines Driving Range May 7, June 4 and July 16. Register on the White Pines website, WhitePinesGolf.com. Don’t forget! Females golf free on Mother’s Day, May 8. Tee times are required. Restrictions apply.

BENSENVILLE PARK DISTRICT 2.0

For more than two years, the Bensenville Park District Board of Commissioners have received multiple, unsolicited inquiries from private development companies that are interested in discussing opportunities to redevelop certain acres of land that comprise the White Pines Golf Club. Given the commissioners’ responsibility to explore any options to improve all facets of the district for the benefit of park patrons, the district has been considering all aspects and implications of a potential sale of up to 125 acres of land currently being used by White Pines. As a result, the district has submitted a conceptual plan that describes operational challenges it faced before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan includes the reasons to consider the sale of certain acres of land.

Now called Bensenville 2.0, the project is still in an exploratory phase, which includes proposing options for the use of any proceeds generated from the potential sale of any White Pines property. If approved, these proceeds could be used to upgrade, repair and replace some facilities. Once thoroughly vetted and approved, the sale of certain White Pines acres would be a significant economic engine that would produce resources to support district-wide indoor and outdoor capital improvement projects and programming. Those projects would improve virtually every aspect of the district’s operations to benefit patrons of all ages. In the event of a redevelopment, the Board of Commissioners would consider options including infrastructure additions and upgrades that would provide new, contemporary amenities for children, young adults, seniors and families in the district. The Bensenville 2.0 plan would include new recreational facilities, parks and programming for Bensenville and Wood Dale residents. One possible improvement and addition under consideration would be the construction of an indoor aquatic facility that would replace the current outdoor pool. The facility would provide year-round programs for residents, including swimming lessons, swim team, lap swimming, open swim, senior swim, swim fitness classes, lifeguard training and various other swim programs. The redevelopment project could also feature outdoor baseball and softball diamonds, multipurpose athletic fields, outdoor soccer fields and other leisure and recreational amenities for Bensenville residents of all ages and interests. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.