Foundation Events

The Deerfield Park Foundation offers events throughout the year.
To become a participant, sponsor, donor or volunteer, please contact Foundation Coordinator Darla Kuhs at 847-572-2611 or email darla@dfpd.org. We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Get a FREE Beverage at Tom & Eddies & support Deerfield Park Foundation!

Download this flyer/coupon (click HERE) or come by Deerfield Park District, 836 Jewett Park Drive and pick up a copy to use when you dine at Tom & Eddies, Deerfield, Oct. 28-30. And, you'll be supporting our Foundation. During the pre-Halloween weekend: Friday, October 28 - Sunday, October 30 (from 10 AM - 10 PM daily), if you dine at Tom & Eddies, 740 Waukegan Rd, Deerfield. The restaurant will donate 10% of net sales for all three days to the Deerfield Park Foundation!

Panera Bread Giving to our Foundation - Please print out THIS FLYER/COUPON (click HERE) and bring with you to the Deerfield, Bannockburn or Riverwoods PANERA stores on Wednesday, November 16, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Panera will donate a percentage of net proceeds to Deerfield Park Foundation from orders made when turning in this coupon.

HELICOPTER BALL DROP - Great weather and good family fun!

The Foundation thanks 2011 MAJOR SPONSOR NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY BANK and the 165 individuals, families and businesses that participated in our 2nd Helicopter Ball Drop, held this year on September 10, 2011 (spprox. 3:45 p.m.) at Brickyards Park,
during Community Services Day. Thanks also to Cookers Red Hots and Wa-Pa-Ghetti's for their support in providing food coupons for those purchasing tickets for numbered golf ball drop.

 

MOONLIGHT GOLF was Friday, September 16, 2011 and 13 teams of golfers had a great time during this annual glow-in-the-dark event. The Deerfield Park Foundation wishes to thank the generous sponsors who supported the 21st Annual Moonlight Golf Outing, on September 16, 2011. More than 100 golfers and volunteers were involved in the Outing. Teams of up to six golfers participated in contests, dinner, five holes of “glow-in-the-dark” golf, raffles, silent auction and more. The Foundation’s Board of Directors extends its appreciation to all involved sponsors, donors, golfers and volunteers. Proceeds from this event support “Grants-in-Aid” (scholarships), purchase of recycling containers, and funding toward ThorGuard Lightning Prediction System upgrades. 2011 Moonlight Golf supporters include: Fields Auto Group – Dinner Sponsor; SAM’S CLUB – MAJOR sponsor; Todd Cohen, Sysco and WinterCafe/Jewell Contract Dining  –Sides, Desserts, & Other Foods Sponsors; Jim & Marion Golding, J&M Signs – Signs Sponsor; Northside Community Bank – Contest Sponsor; Bank Financial – Hay Wagon Sponsor; Anonymous – Appetizer Sponsor; Menoni & Mocogni – Supplies Sponsor; Upper Crust Bagels - Dessert Sponsor; and Marriott Hotels and Whole Foods, Deerfield Prize Sponsors. Thanks also to our Media supporters including Pioneer Press/Deerfield Review, What’s Happening – Deerfield and TribLocal. Raffle & Silent Auction Prize Donors include: Action Territory, Adler Planetarium, Bachman Aero, Bob Chinn’s, Buca Di Beppo (Wheeling), Butterfield’s Pancake House (Naperville), Courtyard by Marriott (Deerfield), Crabhouse, Brookfield Zoo, Brunswick Zone (Deerfield/Vernon Hills), Carson’s Ribs (Chicago), Cernan Earth and Space Center, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Wolves, Deer Path Inn, Deerfield Bakery, Deerfield Tire & Auto, Duxler Complete Auto Care, Discovery Center Museum (Rockford), Dogout, eSkape, Hollywood Park, Hooters, Il Forno Pizza & Pasta, Illinois Railway Museum, Johnny’s Tap & Kitchen, Kane County Cougars, Kingston Mines, Lou Malnati’s, Marcello’s, Lynfred Winery, Marriott Lincolnshire Theater, Mayan Water Park/Waverton Hotel (Elmhurst), Medieval Times (Chicago), Metropolis Performing Arts, Morton’s Steakhouse (Northbrook), My Pi, Northbrook Symphony Orchestra, Pete the Painter, Richardson’s Adventure Farm, Rosati’s, Shedd Aquarium, Superdawg, Sybaris, The Bagel, Tyrol Basin, Victory Gardens Theater, Whole Foods, Zanies. Park Districts: Addison, Arlington Heights, Deerfield, DeKalb, Dundee Township, Glenview, Highland Park, Northbrook, Round Lake, Wheaton, Wilmette, Winnetka, Wood Dale, and the City of Lake Forest.

 

THANKS TO OUR 2011 Park & Education Golf Outing supporters:

The Deerfield Park Foundation and the Deerfield Education Foundation wish to extend their sincere thanks to all those who made the Wednesday, June 22 event an enjoyable and successful venture, including:
Title Sponsor: Nichols & Associates; Beverage Cart Sponsor: Larson Equipment & Furniture Company;
Teams and Sponsors: AA Service Company; Air Con Refrigeration & Heating, Inc.; Cookers; T.A. Cummings Jr. Co.; Deerfield Shell; Ehlke Lonigro Architects, Ltd.; Evoy, Kamschulte, Jacobs & Co.; Fanning Howey; Franczek Radelet, P.C.; Getz Team;
Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP; Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn LLP; J & M Signs, Jim & Marion Golding; Italian Kitchen, John & Emerald Sciarretta; Lowery McDonnell Co.; Mesirow Financial; Net 56; Nicholas & Associates; Olson Transportation;
PMA Financial Network; Powerlink Electric; Team Reil, Inc.; Triangle Mechanical Services Co.; and W.B. Olson, Inc.

The Foundations wish to acknowledge the following businesses who contributed to our raffles, auctions and contests at the June 22 event: Action Territory, BankFinancial, Bob Chinn’s Crabhouse, Buca di Beppo, Build-a-Bear Workshop, Butterfield’s Pancake
House, Cantigney Park, Cernan Earth and Space Center, Chicago Sky, CiCi’s Pizza, The Cozza Family, CPX Paintball, Creative Promotions, Cuneo Mansion and Gardens, Deerfield Golf Club, Deerfield’s Bakery, Deerfield Tire, Deerpath Inn, Dogout, Duxler,
Egg Harbor Café, eSkape, Discovery Center Museum, Excess International, Geiger, Go Bananas, The Gordon Family, Hollywood Park, Howl at the Moon, Il Forno Pizza, Kingston Mines, Lettuce Entertain You, Lynfred Winery, Marriott Theater, Medieval Times, Morton’s Steakhouse, Northside Community Bank, Pete the Painter, Pickwick Theater, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Ravinia, Red Roof Inn, Richardson Adventure Farm, Mary Robinson, Coldwell Banker, Royal George Theater, Sam’s Club, The Bagel,  The Claim Company, The Northbrook Symphony, The Waverton Hotel/Mayan Adventure Park, TopGolf, Trails Entertainment Center, Vertical Endeavors, Wa-Pa-Ghetti’s, Whitehall of Deerfield, and Park Districts: Addison, Arlington Hts., Channahon, Deerfield, DeKalb, Dundee Township, Grayslake, Lake Bluff, Schaumburg, River Trails and Winnetka. We also wish to extend our thanks to the Pioneer Press / Deerfield Review and What's Happening-Deerfield for the assistance provided in publicizing photos and news releases about the event. Proceeds are divided equally between both Foundations and support worthwhile projects including: “Grants-in-Aid” (Scholarships); Purchase of Recycling containers for area Park/School locations; Funds to help upgrade the ThorGuard Lightning Prediction System; Grants for Pilot Education Programs; and more.