Glenview Park Foundation Donates $63K In Scholarships To Families

GLENVIEW, IL —Typically, the Glenview Park Foundation generously donates $10,000 in scholarships to the Glenview Park District's Leisureship Fund for families to participate in learning and recreational opportunities they otherwise could not afford. Because 2020 was anything but typical, the foundation opted to increase funding to $63,825.

The Foundation typically donates 10 percent of net operating income annually, capped at $10,000, to the Leisureship Fund, according to a news release. The Foundation Board voted to increase contributions last year.

Leisureship dollars allow families to afford programs such as Camp REC, a K-8 learning program offered by the Park District last year that provided full day programming and childcare services after accessible childcare options diminished due to the pandemic.

Since its inception in 1996, the Glenview Park Foundation has raised more than $2.3 million through private and public donations. As part of its fundraising efforts, the Foundation hosts the Firecracker Classic Golf Outing and Kick It Glenview 3v3 Soccer Fest to help support the Leisureship Fund along with projects including the construction of the Wagner Farm Heritage Center, development of five playgrounds, and renovation of the Willow Park Fieldhouse for use by children and adults with disabilities, according to the news release. The Firecracker Classic and Soccer Fest, which were cancelled last year due to the pandemic, will take place the weekend of June 18, 2021.