Clubs & Organizations

Interested in placing an Ad in the Park Forest Recreation & Parks Brochure?  The Park Forest Recreation & Parks
brochure is mailed to 9,800 households in Park Forest. Contact Carolyn Hoff at (708)748-2005 or
email choff@vopf.com to discuss advertising opportunities. Small ads (100 words or less) start at only $30.

AUTUMN 2010 BROCHURE LISTING

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE PARK FOREST AREA
The Park Forest Area League of Women Voters welcomes all persons (female and male alike)
who are interested in promoting responsible government at any level. Good government does
not happen without active citizen participation. The LWV studies issues, gets to know public
officials, observes at public meetings, lobbies on issues, registers voters and provides many
educational services including candidates’ forums. The LWV does NOT support parties or candidates,
but deals only with issues. We continue to support and lobby for increased school  funding.

Anyone interested in the LWV should write to Mary Truss at P.O. Box 782, Park Forest, IL 60466.
Visit our website at www.lwvpfa.org.

COMMITTEE FOR NON-PARTISAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Since 1955, the Committee for Non-Partisan Local Government in Park Forest has assisted legally
qualified residents to run for office at very little expense. Candidates for Village Mayor, Village Board of Trustees
and the Library Board run for office independently, not as a Republican, Democrat or under any other local affiliation.
The Non-Partisan Committee does not endorse any candidate, work for or against any issues, or require candidates
to participate in the Committee forums.

The Committee offers candidates the opportunity to reach voters through candidate forums, most of which are
shown on local cable access stations 4 or 19. The forums give residents the opportunity to ask questions of all
the participating candidates. Forums will be announced on enewspf.com and the Southtown/Star.

For more information or if you’re interested in helping, contact Debby Campbell, (708)481-5095.
Visit  our website at www.parkforest nonpartisancommittee.com.

PARK FOREST NURSES CLUB
The Park Forest Nurses Club meets from September through May on the third Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary U.P.
Church, Orchard Dr. and Lincoln Hwy.

At each meeting, topics of educational interest are presented by professional speakers. Our ninth annual seminar,
eligible for four (4) contact hours, “Dangerous Lab Values”, will be held on Saturday, October 16 at the Oak Lawn
Hilton Hotel from 9 am to 1:15 pm. Nursing scholarships are offered each Spring to deserving area students. The Club,
a non-profit organization, supplies monetary and food donations to local organizations. Membership is open to all R.N.’s
and L.P.N.’s, active or inactive. For information call (708)481-8387.

PARK FOREST STAMP CLUB
The Park Forest Stamp Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in Freedom Hall.
The club has members dedicated to all levels of Philately, ranging from beginners to highly advanced collectors.
Formal programs are presented from September to June, with informal meetings during the summer months.
An annual stamp exhibition and bourse is held each spring.

The Park Forest Stamp Club was founded in 1960 and is open to anyone interested in stamp collecting.
Call Duane Larson at (708)503-9552 or Paul Larsen at (708)747-1444 for more information.

PARK FOREST PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
Have a longing to take really great photos? Why not join the Park Forest Photography Club? Organized in 1981,
we are devoted to promoting an appreciation of the photographic medium as an art form and increasing general
understanding of film or digital photography. We provide a forum for individuals with novice, intermediate or advanced
skills.

We meet at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Freedom Hall. No meetings in August. Membership
is open to the public at $35 per year. Visitors are invited to attend a meeting free of charge. We’d love to see you!
For more information call Allan Fritz, (708)747-0717 or Lee Martin, (708)672-7055.

THE GARDEN CLUB OF PARK FOREST
The Garden Club of Park Forest invites you to come and learn about gardening in a friendly environment.
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month. Programs are presented by well versed people in the
area of gardening. The Garden Club is instrumental in the advancement of gardening, conservation and promotion
of civic beautification, and related philanthropies.

Membership is open to men and women from the surrounding suburbs. In October we will host our
Annual Fall Bazaar. In December we will celebrate the holidays with lunch and a gardening presentation.
For membership or additional information call Alice Michalak at (708)748-3654 or
Margaret Warden at (708)672-7928.

KIWANIS CLUB
The Kiwanis Club of Park Forest, celebrating the vitality of our community for almost 60 years, is dedicated
to “serving the children of the world” and performing community service for young people, the aging, and the
needy in local and international settings. The club sponsors Key Clubs at each of the three Rich Township
high schools and is highly acclaimed for its annual Pancake Day. Join the community in supporting the
59th Annual Kiwanis Pancake Day on Saturday, September 25, 2010. Club dinner meetings are held on the
first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. Please call Michele Johnson at (708) 278-0008 for
meeting location and membership information.