Invest in the Health and Well-Being of Your Children and Community
While planning your charitable giving for 2012, please keep Kidzeum in mind. A gift to Kidzeum is fully tax-deductible and will help to establish the premier children's museum in Illinois dedicated to teaching children about health and science through discovery and play. By investing in Kidzeum, you will be investing in the health and well-being of your children and the community.
Click here to make a safe and secure online donation. You will be a part of a community that understands the need for a children's museum to help children and their families have a place to spend precious time together, while learning and discovering important health concepts to improve their quality of lives.
Hours of operation, Grand Opening Ceremony, and more information will be announced closer to the actual date.
Camp AGucation: June 11
Southwinds Park is the place for me, farm livin' is the life for me. Land spreadin' out so far and wide, keep the city, just give me that countryside!
Grab your overalls and your fishing pole and head to Southwinds Park on Monday, June 11 for an afternoon of AGucation! Presented by the Illinois FFA and the Kidzeum of Health and Science, Camp AGucation is a fun filled afternoon of agriculture-inspired, hands-on crafts and educational activities for kids of all ages. Parents are encouraged to join their farm friendly broods for an AGciting afternoon at Southwinds Park. And yes, fishing poles and healthy snacks will be provided!
Registration starts at 2:00 p.m. at Erin's Pavilion, and Camp AGucation concludes at 4:30 p.m. To pre-register, please contact Rachael Thomason, Kidzeum Board President at (217)725-1247 or via email at the_thomsons@comcast.net. Space is limited to 100 students, so don't delay, pre-register today!
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Kidz Fun Run: June 9
Due to inclement weather, the Kidz Fun Run was rescheduled for Saturday, June 9. It was originally scheduled for April 15.
And we'll have fun, fun, fun, while we run, run, run to benefit the Kidzeum of Health and Science!
Lace up your sneakers and bring the entire family to Southwind Park (corner of South 2nd Street and Southwind Road) on Saturday, June 9 for the Kidz Fun Run!
To participate, Fun Runners must be at least five years old (unless accompanied by an adult) and must pre-register on-line. Click on link below to Pre-Register for the Kidz Fun Run. The registration fee is $25 and all proceeds will benefit the Kidzeum of Health and Science, central Illinois' only hands-on children's museum dedicated to health and science.
Registration for this family-friendly Fun Run starts at 9:00 a.m. at the Hope Family Picnic Shelter in Southwind Park. At 10:00 a.m., we will get ready, set and go! Fun Runners will have the option of running a one or two mile loop around Southwind Park. Because everyone is a winner on the path to good health, Fun Run t-shirts and medals will be given to all Fun Runners.
The Kidz Fun Run also includes other activities for the entire family to enjoy including face painting, a kite making station, and bounce houses from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
The Kidz Fun Run is generously sponsored by County Market, Springfield Road Runners Club, St. John's Children's Hospital in partnership with SIU School of Medicine, United Community Bank, Edwin Southwind Park and Springfieldmoms.org.
