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Happy Mothers Day Shady Oaks Bulletin November 2013 Shady Oaks Camp ● May 2015 ● www.shadyoakscamp.org Parents Association for People with Disabilities Director’s Corner Howdy all, This is an extremely busy month indeed! We are in full swing for camp prep. Maintenance is being done to all the buildings to insure they are safe and read for the campers and staff when they arrive. The first staff will be getting here the end of the month so we don’t have much time to get things done. Our camp cleanup day is May 30 th from 9am-3pm and we need as many people to come out to clean buildings, grounds and do some minor maintenance. Please let me know ASAP if you will be able to attend. In addition to camp opening prep we have several upcoming fundraisers we need assistance with. On May 16 th we need volunteers to work our poker fundraiser at Orland Bowl. Our last event made $7,000 so this definitely is a great fundraiser. Another good upcoming fundraiser is our camp garage sale on June 5 th and 6 th . Bob and Sharon Szajkovics have offered to host this years’ sale at their home in Homer Glen. Volunteers are needed to work Friday and Saturday. If you can lend a few hours, please contact Bob. More details are in this month’s newsletter. Well friends, by the time we talk next opening day will be upon us. We have great staff assembled so this should be another awesome summer! We still have a few spaces to fill the first 4 weeks so if you happen to know anyone who would like to try camp, let them know. We may also have a scholarship or two available for first time campers so tell everyone you know! Oke doke, its back to work for me! Talk to you all soon! Good Times, Scott Steele Executive Director Shady Oaks Camp Newsletter May 2015 Upcoming Events •SOB Meeting Sun. May 17 th 12:00pm • All Parents Meeting Sun. May 17 th 1:00pm •Board of Directors Meeting Sun. May 17 th 2:00pm • Camp Clean Up Day Sat. May 30 th 9am-3pm • 12 th Annual SOB Run Sun. July 26 th
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Happy Mothers
Day
Shady Oaks Bulletin November 2013
Shady Oaks Camp ● May 2015 ● www.shadyoakscamp.org
Parents Association for People with Disabilities
Director’s Corner
Howdy all,
This is an extremely busy month indeed! We are in full swing for camp prep.
Maintenance is being done to all the buildings to insure they are safe and read for the
campers and staff when they arrive. The first staff will be getting here the end of the
month so we don’t have much time to get things done. Our camp cleanup day is May
30th from 9am-3pm and we need as many people to come out to clean buildings,
grounds and do some minor maintenance. Please let me know ASAP if you will be
able to attend.
In addition to camp opening prep we have several upcoming fundraisers we need
assistance with. On May 16th we need volunteers to work our poker fundraiser at
Orland Bowl. Our last event made $7,000 so this definitely is a great fundraiser.
Another good upcoming fundraiser is our camp garage sale on June 5th and 6th. Bob
and Sharon Szajkovics have offered to host this years’ sale at their home in Homer
Glen. Volunteers are needed to work Friday and Saturday. If you can lend a few
hours, please contact Bob. More details are in this month’s newsletter.
Well friends, by the time we talk next opening day will be upon us. We have great staff
assembled so this should be another awesome summer! We still have a few spaces to
fill the first 4 weeks so if you happen to know anyone who would like to try camp, let
them know. We may also have a scholarship or two available for first time campers so
tell everyone you know! Oke doke, its back to work for me! Talk to you all soon!
Good Times,
Scott Steele
Executive Director
Shady Oaks Camp Newsletter May 2015
Upcoming Events
•SOB Meeting Sun. May 17th
12:00pm
• All Parents Meeting Sun. May 17th
1:00pm •Board of Directors Meeting
Sun. May 17th 2:00pm
• Camp Clean Up Day
Sat. May 30th 9am-3pm
• 12th Annual SOB Run
Sun. July 26th
Fundraising
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Just a piece of the pie….
Shady Oaks Camp is partnering together
With Baker Square
We will be offering 2 types of pie cards.
A Fruit or Baked pie card cost $12.50
A Cream pie card costs $15.00
Checks or money orders made out to
Shady Oaks Camp.
Families will receive half of the profit made
On each pie card that they sell.
There is no expiration date on the cards
So you can stock up for next year.
Please contact Mary Pisano at
708.532.1916 or [email protected]
If you have any questions or
Would like to place an order.
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SOB Raffle Tickets
You could win
$10,000 -1st prize
$2,500 - 2nd prize
$1,000- 3rd prize
Raffle tickets are $20.00 each
Buy 5 tickets get the 6th ticket FREE!
Drawing will be held on
Sunday, July 26th at the SOB’s 12th Annual Run
Winner need not be present
For more information or to purchase tickets
Contact Scott at (708) 932-3776 or
We want to remind you of our donation box fundraiser. Shady
Oaks Camp will provide plastic donation boxes for parents to place at businesses in their communities. These boxes are
specifically for parents to raise money for camp time.
Fifty percent of all donations collected will go directly to campers’ accounts and
the other fifty percent raised will go towards operating camp. This fundraiser, if done correctly can raise a lot of money for your child’s camp time!
In order to receive the boxes parents must follow the guidelines listed below:
1. Because boxes are limited, parents must have location(s) secured BEFORE they
receive their box. (Good locations include liquor stores, restaurants and grocery stores.)
2. Parents are responsible for checking boxes regularly and sending money to camp. If no money is raises during a one (1) month period from a location, the
box(es) must be returned to camp.
3. Boxes are property of Shady Oaks Camp and must be returned to camp if the
business no longer wants the box at their location or if the parent decides they
would no longer like to participate in this particular fundraiser.
4. This fundraiser will be on going and boxes can be left in locations as long as the business allows.
5. Parents should create a flyer/story about their camper and why they are raising funds to place with the box. Shady Oaks Camp will have some informational flyers
about camp for parents to place with their boxes if they do not wish to create their own flyer.
Camp Garage sale
Bob and Sharon Szajkovics, we will be holding a
camp garage sale fundraiser at their home (14635 Saddle Brooke Lane, Homer Glen, IL 60491)
Friday, June 5th & Saturday June 6th
We need volunteers to work a few hours Friday and
Saturday. If you would volunteer or
Donate items to be sold, please contact
Bob at (708)926-5469 or [email protected].
All proceeds will go to Shady Oaks Camp.
We will be running an exciting new fundraiser this year. With the help of volunteers, we will be constructing a
wishing well/fountain in the middle of camp and leading up to the well will be a memorial brick pathway.
We are partnering with polar engraving to sell engraved bricks for this memorial walkway.
4 x 8 bricks will be $100.00 ($110.00 if you would like a replica mini brick) and can be purchased through the polar
engraving camp website http://www.polarengraving.com/ShadyOaksCamp. 100% of profits will go to support SOC!
By purchasing a brick, you will not only be immortalizing your occasion or loved one, but also be providing much
needed funds to SOC. Bricks may also be customized to include your business logo or other graphic image from a
catalog of clip art.
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Fundraising cont.
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Thank You
We would like to thank the following people & organizations for their generous donations to Shady Oaks camp; Genova
Products, Fr. Joseph Mulcrone, Deborah Hedera and Knights of Columbus - Robert P. Connelly Council NO. 5918,
George & Margo Andrews and Marianne Kyler from The Dance Studio Ltd.
We would also like to thank Kim Vogelsanger, Bill Vogelsanger, Tanner Hill, Frank Keske, David Loy, Joseph Wood
and Greg Ponto who are all part of the Elwood Energy Employee Giving Program for their continued support of Shady
Oaks Camp!
Our 7th Annual Dinner Dance was great success! Thanks to everyone who attended, sponsored and donated we made over
$26,000 for camp, which is a new dinner dance record! A special thank you goes out to our awesome dinner dance
committee; Sheila Newcomb, Sallie Hoekstra, Tracy Bratcher, Mary Pisano and Pam Franckowiak, for all their hard
work on this year’s dance. We would also like to thank all of our sponsors, donors and volunteers for their generosity!
Without all of you we would not have been able to raise what we did. Finally, a huge thank you to Marianne Kyler and
The Dance Studio LTD for their wonderful performance during the Dance. You guys were great! Because of the success of
this year’s dance, we also have already picked a date for next year, Friday, April 22, 2016 so be sure to save the date! Expect
more details later this year. Once again, thank you to all of the following for your support in helping make Shady Oaks
Camp’s 7th annual dinner dance a success:
Al’s Charhouse
Ambrosinos
An English Garden
Antonio’s Salon
Arlington Race Track
Ashford House
Beggars Pizza
Bell – Side 7 Automotive
Bettenhausen
Blueberry Hill Breakfast Café
The Bratcher Family
Cambridge Financial Solutions
Kelly Carpenter & Family
Carson Pirie Scott
Chesdan’s
Circle Tractor
CITGO
Classic Cinemas
Robert Clayton & Bowlers Alley Pro Shop
Cocalas, Mommsen & Westburg
Community Service Foundation
Cooper’s Hawk Winery
Countryside Bank
Culvers Frankfort
Culvers Tinley Park
The Dance Studio, Ltd.
Distinctive Gold Jewelry
DeSoto House Hotel
Chip Doughtery
Drury Lane
Eclectic Craft Shop
Egg & I
Face to Face
Four Winds Casino
Pam Franckowiak
Fried Green Tomatoes
Jan Golden
Girl Scout Troop #75
Heinie’s & McCarthy’s Chicken
Helmuth Family
Howl at the Moon
Illinois American Water
J. Alexander’s
Jean Marie Salon
Jennys/191 South
Jewel Foods Frankfort
Emily Johnson
Sue Johnson & Family
Kidtracks Inc.
Gary Kostrubala
David Lee
Lee Nails
Lockport Animal Hospital
Therese & Art Lukowski
Rachel Manago
Perry Manago
Marcus Theatres
Marianos
Marquette Bank
Kathy McGowan
Meijer of Homer Glen
Midas of Orland Park
Million Dollar Quartet
Mr. Beef
Newcomb Family
Nick’s Barbeque
Odyssey Fun World
Old Oak Golf Club
Olive Garden
Original House of Pancakes
Orland Bowl & Mickadoons
Peppermill Restaurant
Mary Pisano & Family
Terrance Pisano
Mike & Carol Powers
Purple Onion
Raging Waters Waterpark
Rialto Square Theater
Rising Sun
Roberts Tire & Auto Service
Route 6 Food & Fuel
Susan Safran and Szajkovics cousins
Tori Schaefer
Tom Selcke & Family
Joanne Serio & Family
Pat Sierzega & Family
Signs Unlimited
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Community Services
Starbucks of Orland
Star Plaza Theater
Stefanelli’s Italian Imports
Bob & Sharon Szajkovics
Tazza Italian Ristorante
Tender Touch Massage
The Flossmoor Station
The Flower Cottage
Total Flooring
Touch of Green
Treasured Smiles Dentistry
VanDyke Group
Walt’s Foods
World’s Finest Chocolate
XDEV Group
Ken & Laurie Zawadski
We would also like to congratulate Randy
& Jill Zelzuka who won our dinner dance
raffle, 2 southwest airline tickets and
$500.00 cash!
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Misc.
On behalf of The Parents Association for Cerebral Palsy Children and
Shady Oaks Camp we would like to send our deepest condolences on
the passing of Kay Crotty. Our thoughts and prayers are with Kay’s
family and friends during this difficult time. She was wonderful woman
who worked extremely hard to ensure Shady Oaks Camp would
continue to flourish for years to come. Her passing has definitely
affected all of us.
If you haven’t done so already,
and you want your child to attend
camp this summer, please contact
me ASAP with session(s) you
would like. All are filled on a first
come first serve basis. I will do
my best to accommodate but
please remember the only
campers that are guaranteed a
certain session are those who
come for 8 weeks. Also, please
take note. We will be starting a
week early this summer (June
15th) to allow campers to still
attend 4th of July trip.
Volunteer
We need volunteers to work our
Poker game fundraiser to be held on
May 16th at Orland Bowl (8601 W. 159th Street)
Volunteers are needed from 11:30am to 2am.
You can volunteer from 1 to 12 hours! :)
Our last event raised $7000.00 for the day so we
need as many volunteers as possible to make this a
success. Please contact Scott
([email protected] or 708-932-3776) if you
would like to help out!
Ready for some fun!?!
Join us on Saturday, May 30th
For our annual
Shady Oaks Camp Clean Up Day
9:00am-3:00pm We need help with general cleaning, minor
repairs, cutting grass, raking leaves, etc.
Lunch will be provided and we promise you’ll
have a great time. We can’t wait to see you!!
Camp Garage sale
We are looking for volunteers to help with the
Camp garage sale on
Friday, June 5th & Saturday June 6th The location of the garage sale is
14635 Saddle Brooke Lane, Homer Glen, IL 60491
If you would volunteer please contact
Bob at (708)926-5469 or [email protected].
Save the Date – May
Shady Oaks Camp
16300 Parker Rd
Homer Glen, IL 60491
Ph. (708) 301-0816
Fx. (708) 301-5091
www.shadyoakscamp.org
To view this newsletter & past ones, visit us at www.shadyoakscamp.org
Any additional news or corrections, please contact Michelle at
[email protected] or (708) 301-0816.
(Pictures and stories from campers & staff are always welcome!)
Shady Oaks Camp ● May 2015 ● www.shadyoakscamp.org
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Donations
If you would like to donate to Shady Oaks Camp Please make checks payable to Shady Oaks Camp and
mail to: Shady Oaks Camp 16300 Parker Rd
Homer Glen, IL 60491
You can also donate online through our website www.shadyoakscamp.org Click the PayPal button
Corporate Matching Grant Program Several companies participate in matching grant
programs meaning the amount of money raised by the
individual or a group of individuals is matched by your corporation.
. So don’t forget to talk to your company’s human
resources department to see if they are willing to match a donation that you make to Shady Oaks Camp. If so,
then spread the word to your co-workers as quickly as you can. Every penny counts!
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