On your mark, get set, GO! We are turning the Recreation Center Parking Lot into a racetrack. Children ages 3-8 are invited to bring their personal Power Wheel and compete in a friendly race. The competition will be divided into two age classes’ ages, 3-5 and 6-8 competing separately. Trophies will be awarded for 1st place and ribbons for 2nd & 3rd place for both age classes. Warrenville Police Department and Warrenville Fire Protection District will be joining us with vehicles for children to explore, as well as assisting with tech inspection and safety.

Mandatory “driver and parent” meeting at 3:45P. Cars MUST be checked in and tech inspected prior to driver’s meeting. Be sure to bring your “pit crew” to cheer your racer on to victory.

$15 Res / $18 Non-Res
*FREE for all others to attend

Presented by: Warrenville Park District, Warrenville Police Department, and Warrenville Fire Protection District

Sponsored by: Planned Financial Independence Co. and Warrenville Fire Protection District Auxiliary

Join local genealogist, Peg Kaputiak, as she offers genealogy advice and answers all your questions for the basic and experienced genealogy enthusiast. Improve your research skills and knowledge with practical information you won’t want to miss!

Bio: 

Margaret (Peg) Kapustiak’s presentations and handouts are designed to provide you with extremely practical tips, ideas, links and sources. She has been a Genealogist/Family Historian for 46 years and has researched her family history in the Chicago area, the Midwest, New England, and New York state plus ten countries in both Europe and Asia, when she lived overseas. She has provided over 180 talks to organizations both nationally and internationally in the past 24 years. She is the author of one book and 56 research articles and currently volunteers at five historical/genealogical organizations.

Mother’s Day is just around the corner.  Book your brunch reservations before we fill up!  

Seating times available for Sunday, May 12th are 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:00 PM.  Reservations are required before Monday, May 6th by calling 630.208.7641 Monday – Friday 10AM – 6PM. Please make sure to leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible. 
Featured brunch menu will include: omelet and carving stations, breakfast and lunch favorites, fresh seafood station, kids buffet, and more!

Adults: $50
Children (4-13): $28
Children (under 4): Free

Member Pricing (valid for member plus 3 guests):
Adults: $46.50 & Children: (4-13) $26.50

*All above pricing does not include beverages (pay day of), service charges, or tax. 
** Credit card is required for reservation. Cancellations or modifications must be made by 5/8 as all payments will be processed prior to the event. 

For many startups, not having enough capital is one of the top reasons why they have to shut down their businesses. However, for many entrepreneurs, pitching their business ideas to investors can be nerve-wracking.

Even if you have cash in the bank, there may come a point when your business will have to get additional funding to grow, pursue various contract opportunities, hire more employees, buy inventory, purchase equipment, and start scaling up.

This webinar will guide and assist you as an entrepreneur in understanding where you might find funding and how to appeal to investors. You will learn what investors want and how to position your business for a successful pitch and increase your likelihood of getting funding.

Topics include:

How to Think About Your Business

What's Standing Between You and Success

Where the Money Is and What Investors Want

Pitching to Investors and Increasing Your Funding Odds 

The Biggest Funding "Secret"

How to Stand Out

Presenter: Jim Jaffe

Jim Jaffe is the Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Lionfleet, where he focuses on procurement and inventory evaluations for nonprofits and helps organizations gain significant savings on capital equipment. Throughout his career, Jim has generated record revenue and profit levels and turned around unprofitable businesses.

Jim Jaffe has over 40 years of experience as President / CEO of six different public and private companies. He managed a private equity fund and spent nine years in Eastern Europe and Asia investing in small businesses in emerging economies. He has been head of an international non-profit association and served on several non-profit boards.

Join Chef Maria as she explores a variety of spring flavors in this virtual cooking class featuring a crisp chicken with raspberry dipping sauce recipe.

Featured Recipe: Fresh Spring Recipes

Register: https://bit.ly/HWCSpringRecipes

Acompañe a Chef Maria mientras explora una variedad de sabores de primavera en esta clase de cocina virtual destacando un pollo crujiente con una receta de salsa de frambuesa. 

Receta destacada: Recetas frescas de primavera

Regístrese: https://bit.ly/HWCSpringRecipes

• 159 species — 15 new or returning in 2024!

500-piece custom park district puzzle. Each member of the winning team will receive a prize pack including a $10 West Chicago Park District Gift Card. Puzzles will be unwrapped at the same time to begin the competition. If no teams complete it before the two-hour time limit, the winner will be chosen by the fewest number of loose pieces left. Each team will keep its custom puzzle. Concessions will be available, or you can bring your own snacks and adult beverages. This is a 21 and up-only event.

It’s the perfect time to paint some cute confetti-style terra cotta pots for your windowsill or porch. All supplies and tools provided! Registration appreciated but not required. 

Please join us for this 3-Part Series on learning about Grants. The amount of information about Grants cannot be covered in one Workshop so we will be conducting three separate Workshops on understanding Grants

The Workshop is Part 3 of our 3-Part Series on Grants. At this Workshop , we will be discussing Grant Monitoring and Compliance, Grant Reporting, The Role Of Networking, and the Value of Competitors

Some of the things you can expect to learn by attending all three of these Workshops is :

Gain a better understanding of advocating and communicating your business through planning

Understand the importance of funding research and planning

Formulate strategies for your success.

The Facilitator for these Workshops will be Linda Bowen. After 30 years as a professional in technology planning, production operations, and project management in the telecommunications and transportation industries, Linda turned her attention to her community to serve on two Non-Profit Boards. It was on these Non-Profit Boards where she had her first exposure to Grants. First with helping with application writing and later working with compliance issues.

Linda's spent the the last 12 years working with various units of government to administer Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grants 9 CDBG)/ Disaster Recovery funds. As aCommunity Development Specialist she specialized in disaster recovery grant management services including but not limited to, the following duties:

Reviewed Grant Requests and Grant Applications package for infrastructure projects

Manage planning grant programs to assist communities in the development and adoption of forward-thinking comprehensive plans to guid along-term flood recovery efforts and flood mitigation

Managed Public Assistance Grants to provide reimbursement (FEMA Match Funds) for infrastructure projects to struggling counties and villages

Developed policy and procedures manuals

Provided grant management assistance to procure construction and engineering services.

Provided technical assistance as necessary to ensure grant compliance with federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations

– 6-8 years old

– 9-11 years old

– 12-14 years old

Grab your sidekick and join our Buddy Heat, in which you get to do the obstacle course race together… all abilities welcome! Buddy Heat participants must finish the race side by side.

– Buddy Heat* (6+ years old)

* Buddy Heat includes one participant t-shirt. Please register using the participant who will receive the shirt.

Heat 1 Begins at 9:00A followed by Heat 2, Heat 3 and Buddy Heat.

Fee per Participant: $19 Res / $24 Non-Res

Click Here to Register Online

Sponsored by Planned Financial Independence Co. and Cerebellum Movement Therapy

The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Dr. Temple Grandin

Register at: https://bit.ly/ILP_TempleGrandin 

Join us on Zoom for a special event with Dr. Grandin, one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Dr. Grandin has been at the forefront of research and activism for autism and neurodiversity for decades.

Her memoir, Emergence: Labeled Autistic, was published in 1986 and she has continued to write about autism and neurodivergence over the decades. Her most recent book is Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions.

Dr. Grandin’s research and understanding of animal behavior spearheaded a reform in the quality of life for agricultural animals worldwide.

Entertainment Schedule:
12:00-12:15P     Welcome & Student Poster Contest Awards
12:15-12:30P     Harling School of Irish Dance
12:45-1:15P       Kingpins Drumline / Crystal Lake Strikers (Special Needs Students)
1:15-1:30P          Multicultural Storytime with Chris Fascione
1:30-2:00P          Chicago Korean Dance Company
2:00-2:15P          Multicultural Storytime with Chris Fascione
2:15-2:45P          Ballet Folklorico Tayahua
2:45-3:00P          Multicultural Storytime with Chris Fascione
3:00-3:30P          Natya Dance Theatre (Indian)
3:45-4:45P          Dance Hokulea (Polynesian)
5:00-6:00P          Ayodele African Drum & Dance

Food Trucks:
Go Doggy Run (American Grill), GV’s Italian Street Food, Zhel’s Kitchen (Filipino), La Michocoacana Premium (Mexican Ice Cream and Snacks), Mamalicious Jerk N Curry (Soul Food/Cajun)

FREE! Face Painting and Balloon Twisting from 1-5P. We will also have tabletop coloring posters for kids as well as yard games.

Student Poster Contest:
THEME: Everyone is Welcome Here
Students in grades K-12 are invited to submit original artwork in support of the Warrenville Multicultural Festival. Awards presented at the event and winning submissions will be on display. Entries are due by Friday, May 24, 2024.

Click Here for Student Poster Contest and Entry Form

Sponsored by: Warrenville Park District, City of Warrenville, Planned Financial Independence Co., NuMark Credit Union, Warrenville Ace Hardware, Law Offices of RSB, Montri Thai, Parkway Bank, Boyer Corporation, United for Peace, and S & J Wellness.

Project sponsored in part by the City of Warrenville Hotel Tax Fund.

Teams are a great way to fundraise and support the mission of Neighborhood Food Pantries. Please consider gathering a team of colleagues, family, church family, and friends to form a team. For a company, this is a fantastic teambuilding event!

The top three individual fundraisers and the top three teams will be recognized at the event, on the Neighborhood Food Pantries website, and on social media!

Member Moments Spotlight: Open (TBD)

Yes, it may be interpreted as an abbreviation of our chamber of commerce. However, this will be a new initiative through your Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce to better connect members with members.
 

Member Moments Spotlight: Open (TBD)

Yes, it may be interpreted as an abbreviation of our chamber of commerce. However, this will be a new initiative through your Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce to better connect members with members.