2012-13 Schaumburg Park District Annual Report • www.parkfun.com

Your Schaumburg Park District is 50 years old! And, as my first year as executive director of this fantastic agency comes to a close,

I’m proud to reflect on the benefits the Schaumburg Park District provided in FY 2012-13, and our focused vision for the future.I’m fortunate to know the District’s programs, facilities and events from several perspectives. I grew up here, and now am raising my own family in the community. As director, I quickly realized the quality of the programs and facilities is driven by my educated, innovative and dedicated co-workers. The staff is passionate about what they do, and the people they serve. Your District has great leadership in your elected officials. They are committed to providing excellent service in a framework of integrity and transparency. Together, we reinforce the District’s mission to serve you by providing enriching opportunities, quality facilities and environmental stewardship. I’m reminded every day of the importance of parks and recreation to our quality of life. Although national in scope, I believe in local application of the accompanying “Top 10” list of parks and recreation values, and hope you see them in action each time you walk through a park, work out at a fitness facility, attend an event, or in any way join the Schaumburg Park District to Take Time for Fun!

From Tony LaFrenere,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SCHAUMBURG PARK DISTRICT

Our Strategies to Deliver First Class Programs, Services and Facilities:

Offer you lifelong programming opportunities to enhance health, wellness and quality of life

Enhance your community through beautification, open space preservation and conservation

Deliver opportunities aligned with your needs

Consistently strive for your satisfaction

Maintain your excellent programs and facilities through efficient use of resources, operational excellence and financial sustainability

2012-13 REVENUES & EXPENDITURES

Property Taxes$20,211,434

Bond Proceeds$7,084,701

Facility Fees $1,924,856

Concession Sales$638,003

Corporate Repl Taxes $198,716

Program Fees$5,003,496

User Fees$3,901,407

Rentals $1,980,026 Interest $16,522

RevenueTotal $40,959,161

ExpensesTotal $39,985,527

2012-13 Annual Report

Park Operations$4,726,220

Museum Operations$832,497

Recreation Operations$9,665,277

Debt Service$10,380,927

Golf Operations $2,215,384

Capital Expenses$6,784,101

Social Security/Pension $1,661,868

Facility Services $1,805,085 Liability Insurance/Audit

$1,022,571

Special Rec Operations$891,597

Providing our residents with versatile leisure opportunities through enriching programs, quality facilities and environmental stewardship.

TOP 10 PARKS AND RECREATION VALUES

1. Public parks provide millions of Americans with the opportunity to be physically active.

2. Parks have true economic benefits.

3. Parks provide vital green space.

4. Parks preserve critical wildlife habitat.

5. Parks and recreation facilitate social interactions that are critical to maintaining community cohesion and pride.

6. Leisure activities in parks improve moods, reduce stress and enhance a sense of wellness.

7. Recreational programs provide organized, structured, enjoyable activities for all ages.

8. Community recreation services provide a refuge of safety for at-risk youth.

9. Therapeutic recreation is an outlet for individuals with disabilities to be physically active, socially engaged and cognitively stimulated.

10. Public parks embody the American tradition of preserving public lands for the benefit and use of all.

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46,632 3,505 9,634 4,265 820 27,768 60 35

536,436 300 200 100 66 12,000 10,800 400

1,359 1,245 480 238 2,120 981 3,076 103

6,484 6,171 18,331 8,191 221,992 6,944 123,681

1,600 63,512 127 30 137,757 172,556 431,390

2,821 193 976 10,169 1,100 56,000 340 138,400

144,000 460,538 26,736 59,309 2,081 96,174

1,396,100 3,900 2,600 1,067 3,157 19,580 4952012-13 Schaumburg Park District Annual Report • www.parkfun.com

We’re an Active Community• 46,632 participated in 3,505 Park District programs

(9,634 registered online)• 4,265 funlovers attended special events

Well-Tended Parks• 820 acres mowed and maintained each week at 100

different park sites• Park Rangers kept areas safe during 27,768 visits

Places to Play• 60 playgrounds

maintained• 35 athletic fields

maintained for baseball, softball, soccer, football and practices

• 536,436 square feet of synthetic turf at Olympic Park (eight fields, 12.3 acres)

Keeping Green (with Some Color!)• 66 new trees and 1,500 shrubs and perennials were

planted.• 12,000 bulbs and 10,800 flowers were planted

to beautify parks and buildings (the bulbs are replaced each year. “Used” bulbs are sold by the Schaumburg Garden Club at its annual fundraiser)

• 300 pounds of bent grass seed, 200 pounds of blue grass seed and 100 pounds of fescue seed for the greens and fairways of Schaumburg Golf Club and Walnut Greens

Preschool, KASPER and Early Childhood• Accredited by the National Association for the

Education of Young Children (Only 8 percent of all preschools in Illinois have earned this distinction)

• 400 children attended preschool• 1,359 in early childhood recreation programs• 1,245 children in the KASPER before-and-after

school program, and full-day summer camps

Happy Birthday!• 480 birthdays celebrated at the Community

Recreation Center

On Our Toes & On Stage• 238 actors in District• 2,120 audience members for 4 plays

produced• 981 dancers in dance programs

Seniors On the Go• 3,076 seniors attended 103 programs & trips• 6,484 visits to the Senior Center• 6,171 visits to a senior fitness class

Keeping Fit• 18,331 water exercise enthusiasts in 35 water fitness

classes• 8,191 members at the Community Recreation

Center• 6,944 members at Meineke Recreation Center • 1,600 members at Schaumburg Tennis Plus• CRC has 127 pieces of exercise equipment;

Meineke, 42; STP, 47

The Natural Side of Things• 30 piglets and two calves born at the Volkening Heritage Farm• 180+ animal species seen at Spring Valley Nature Center (18 mammals, 15 year-round birds/40 migrant birds, 10 reptiles/amphibians and 100+ insects)

• 101,659 visitors to Spring Valley Nature Center

Sports, Teams, Leagues & Tourneys• 137,757 participants in

sports events at Olympic Park (with 482,150 total park visitors!)

• 172,556 participants at the Sport Center (431,390 visitors!)

• 126 Youth teams in athletic leagues

• 506 Adult athletic leagues• 2,821 gymnasts in 440

gymnastic programs

Bond Refinancing Saves $• $172,000 saved over four years through refinancing at historically

low interest rates ($654,000 over the past four years)

Park Foundation Activities• 193 golfers in the Links Technology Cup• 976 wine lovers at the Solstice Hop & Vine• 72 commemorative bricks installed at Volkening Lake Tribute Park

Green Equals Gold• $212,359 received from energy rebates and incentives in FY12-13

($372,712 received, to date)• $39,000 savings per year through converting to energy-efficient

lighting and heating/cooling equipment, for total energy savings of $244,073 per year

People Serving the Community• 349 volunteers giving 10,169 hours of their time and talents to

recreation programs and events• 105 full-time employees• 1,100 part-time employees• 12,000 volunteer hours donated to Spring Valley Nature Center and

Volkening Heritage Farm

Duck, Dodge, Duck• 600 dodgeball games played by 172 teams at 4 National Amateur

Dodgeball Association Tournaments

Golf Courses• 56,000 rounds of golf played at Schaumburg Golf Club• 13,000 rounds played at Walnut Greens• 25 golf outings• 40-50 species of birds seen at the Schaumburg Golf Club, it’s a

certified Audubon golf course!

Communicating with You• 340 pages in seasonal program guides• 138,400 program guides delivered to residents/144,000 printed• 460,538 visits to Parkfun.com• 26,736 visits to dodgeballusa.com • 59,309 visits to Schaumburggolf.com• 2,081 visits to Schaumburgparkfoundation.org• 208 marquee messages• 62 original WSPD-TV cable shows

Keeping Cool at Pools• 96,174 swimmers’ visits to outdoor pools• 1,396,100 filtered gallons of pool water• 160 Barracuda Swim Team members• 94 Water Works pool rentals• 3,900 swimmers in 293 lesson programs

Teens & Tweens• 2,600 dancin’ junior high students at The Party’s Here• 1,067 summer evening LATER program participants• 3,157 had fun with Wacky Wagon programs

Imagine This “Honey Do” List• 19,580 preventative maintenance routines and 4,661 work requests

to take care of 1,040,000 square feet of buildings and facilities• 495 light poles maintained

Special Populations Served• 2,546 registrations for Northwest Special

Recreation Association programs• 1,139 participants

Mike Daniels

Sharon DiMaria

Dave Johnson

George Longmeyer

Bob Schmidt

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BY THE NUMBERS

Schaumburg Park District 2012-13

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46,632 3,505 9,634 4,265 820 27,768 60 35

536,436 300 200 100 66 12,000 10,800 400

1,359 1,245 480 238 2,120 981 3,076 103

6,484 6,171 18,331 8,191 221,992 6,944 123,681

1,600 63,512 127 30 137,757 172,556 431,390

2,821 193 976 10,169 1,100 56,000 340 138,400

144,000 460,538 26,736 59,309 2,081 96,174

1,396,100 3,900 2,600 1,067 3,157 19,580 4952012-13 Schaumburg Park District Annual Report • www.parkfun.com

We’re an Active Community• 46,632 participated in 3,505 Park District programs

(9,634 registered online)• 4,265 funlovers attended special events

Well-Tended Parks• 820 acres mowed and maintained each week at 100

different park sites• Park Rangers kept areas safe during 27,768 visits

Places to Play• 60 playgrounds

maintained• 35 athletic fields

maintained for baseball, softball, soccer, football and practices

• 536,436 square feet of synthetic turf at Olympic Park (eight fields, 12.3 acres)

Keeping Green (with Some Color!)• 66 new trees and 1,500 shrubs and perennials were

planted.• 12,000 bulbs and 10,800 flowers were planted

to beautify parks and buildings (the bulbs are replaced each year. “Used” bulbs are sold by the Schaumburg Garden Club at its annual fundraiser)

• 300 pounds of bent grass seed, 200 pounds of blue grass seed and 100 pounds of fescue seed for the greens and fairways of Schaumburg Golf Club and Walnut Greens

Preschool, KASPER and Early Childhood• Accredited by the National Association for the

Education of Young Children (Only 8 percent of all preschools in Illinois have earned this distinction)

• 400 children attended preschool• 1,359 in early childhood recreation programs• 1,245 children in the KASPER before-and-after

school program, and full-day summer camps

Happy Birthday!• 480 birthdays celebrated at the Community

Recreation Center

On Our Toes & On Stage• 238 actors in District• 2,120 audience members for 4 plays

produced• 981 dancers in dance programs

Seniors On the Go• 3,076 seniors attended 103 programs & trips• 6,484 visits to the Senior Center• 6,171 visits to a senior fitness class

Keeping Fit• 18,331 water exercise enthusiasts in 35 water fitness

classes• 8,191 members at the Community Recreation

Center• 6,944 members at Meineke Recreation Center • 1,600 members at Schaumburg Tennis Plus• CRC has 127 pieces of exercise equipment;

Meineke, 42; STP, 47

The Natural Side of Things• 30 piglets and two calves born at the Volkening Heritage Farm• 180+ animal species seen at Spring Valley Nature Center (18 mammals, 15 year-round birds/40 migrant birds, 10 reptiles/amphibians and 100+ insects)

• 101,659 visitors to Spring Valley Nature Center

Sports, Teams, Leagues & Tourneys• 137,757 participants in

sports events at Olympic Park (with 482,150 total park visitors!)

• 172,556 participants at the Sport Center (431,390 visitors!)

• 126 Youth teams in athletic leagues

• 506 Adult athletic leagues• 2,821 gymnasts in 440

gymnastic programs

Bond Refinancing Saves $• $172,000 saved over four years through refinancing at historically

low interest rates ($654,000 over the past four years)

Park Foundation Activities• 193 golfers in the Links Technology Cup• 976 wine lovers at the Solstice Hop & Vine• 72 commemorative bricks installed at Volkening Lake Tribute Park

Green Equals Gold• $212,359 received from energy rebates and incentives in FY12-13

($372,712 received, to date)• $39,000 savings per year through converting to energy-efficient

lighting and heating/cooling equipment, for total energy savings of $244,073 per year

People Serving the Community• 349 volunteers giving 10,169 hours of their time and talents to

recreation programs and events• 105 full-time employees• 1,100 part-time employees• 12,000 volunteer hours donated to Spring Valley Nature Center and

Volkening Heritage Farm

Duck, Dodge, Duck• 600 dodgeball games played by 172 teams at 4 National Amateur

Dodgeball Association Tournaments

Golf Courses• 56,000 rounds of golf played at Schaumburg Golf Club• 13,000 rounds played at Walnut Greens• 25 golf outings• 40-50 species of birds seen at the Schaumburg Golf Club, it’s a

certified Audubon golf course!

Communicating with You• 340 pages in seasonal program guides• 138,400 program guides delivered to residents/144,000 printed• 460,538 visits to Parkfun.com• 26,736 visits to dodgeballusa.com • 59,309 visits to Schaumburggolf.com• 2,081 visits to Schaumburgparkfoundation.org• 208 marquee messages• 62 original WSPD-TV cable shows

Keeping Cool at Pools• 96,174 swimmers’ visits to outdoor pools• 1,396,100 filtered gallons of pool water• 160 Barracuda Swim Team members• 94 Water Works pool rentals• 3,900 swimmers in 293 lesson programs

Teens & Tweens• 2,600 dancin’ junior high students at The Party’s Here• 1,067 summer evening LATER program participants• 3,157 had fun with Wacky Wagon programs

Imagine This “Honey Do” List• 19,580 preventative maintenance routines and 4,661 work requests

to take care of 1,040,000 square feet of buildings and facilities• 495 light poles maintained

Special Populations Served• 2,546 registrations for Northwest Special

Recreation Association programs• 1,139 participants

Mike Daniels

Sharon DiMaria

Dave Johnson

George Longmeyer

Bob Schmidt

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BY THE NUMBERS

Schaumburg Park District 2012-13

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2012-13 Schaumburg Park District Annual Report • www.parkfun.com

Your Schaumburg Park District is 50 years old! And, as my first year as executive director of this fantastic agency comes to a close,

I’m proud to reflect on the benefits the Schaumburg Park District provided in FY 2012-13, and our focused vision for the future.I’m fortunate to know the District’s programs, facilities and events from several perspectives. I grew up here, and now am raising my own family in the community. As director, I quickly realized the quality of the programs and facilities is driven by my educated, innovative and dedicated co-workers. The staff is passionate about what they do, and the people they serve. Your District has great leadership in your elected officials. They are committed to providing excellent service in a framework of integrity and transparency. Together, we reinforce the District’s mission to serve you by providing enriching opportunities, quality facilities and environmental stewardship. I’m reminded every day of the importance of parks and recreation to our quality of life. Although national in scope, I believe in local application of the accompanying “Top 10” list of parks and recreation values, and hope you see them in action each time you walk through a park, work out at a fitness facility, attend an event, or in any way join the Schaumburg Park District to Take Time for Fun!

From Tony LaFrenere,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SCHAUMBURG PARK DISTRICT

Our Strategies to Deliver First Class Programs, Services and Facilities:

Offer you lifelong programming opportunities to enhance health, wellness and quality of life

Enhance your community through beautification, open space preservation and conservation

Deliver opportunities aligned with your needs

Consistently strive for your satisfaction

Maintain your excellent programs and facilities through efficient use of resources, operational excellence and financial sustainability

2012-13 REVENUES & EXPENDITURES

Property Taxes$20,211,434

Bond Proceeds$7,084,701

Facility Fees $1,924,856

Concession Sales$638,003

Corporate Repl Taxes $198,716

Program Fees$5,003,496

User Fees$3,901,407

Rentals $1,980,026 Interest $16,522

RevenueTotal $40,959,161

ExpensesTotal $39,985,527

2012-13 Annual Report

Park Operations$4,726,220

Museum Operations$832,497

Recreation Operations$9,665,277

Debt Service$10,380,927

Golf Operations $2,215,384

Capital Expenses$6,784,101

Social Security/Pension $1,661,868

Facility Services $1,805,085 Liability Insurance/Audit

$1,022,571

Special Rec Operations$891,597

Providing our residents with versatile leisure opportunities through enriching programs, quality facilities and environmental stewardship.

TOP 10 PARKS AND RECREATION VALUES

1. Public parks provide millions of Americans with the opportunity to be physically active.

2. Parks have true economic benefits.

3. Parks provide vital green space.

4. Parks preserve critical wildlife habitat.

5. Parks and recreation facilitate social interactions that are critical to maintaining community cohesion and pride.

6. Leisure activities in parks improve moods, reduce stress and enhance a sense of wellness.

7. Recreational programs provide organized, structured, enjoyable activities for all ages.

8. Community recreation services provide a refuge of safety for at-risk youth.

9. Therapeutic recreation is an outlet for individuals with disabilities to be physically active, socially engaged and cognitively stimulated.

10. Public parks embody the American tradition of preserving public lands for the benefit and use of all.

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