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Orland Park Public Library and
teens craft indoor mini-golf fun
Jesse Wright
Freelance Reporter
All of the eggs,
one basket
Children scramble to collect prizes at
Orland Park’s Easter Egg Hunt
On April 13, the Orland
Park Public Library held a
mini-golf event for teenagers
and children.
As part of an ongoing
effort to bring together
teens and children, the
teens designed and built
a mini-golf course inside
the library out of everyday
library items, such as
books. Then, they paired
up with a children and
navigated the course together.
“This is our first year
doing this,” said Vanessa
Fernandez, a youth services
reference librarian.
After the teens designed
and built the course, they
also tested it, assigning
pars for each hole. They
worked on the project for
two days.
“I think a lot of the teens
have a passion for working
with kids, and they’re also
getting service hours and
having a huge blast doing
it,” Fernandez said.
The children seemed
to enjoy it, as many went
through the course multiple
times to revisit favorite
Teenager Kelsey Grzymski watches Rita Kotsiviras play a round of mini-golf April 13
inside of the Orland Park Public Library. Jesse Wright/22nd Century Media
holes.
“I love helping out
here,” said John Yudt, one
of the teenagers. “They
have so many opportunities
to help out.”
Shaun Yudt said he
loved the course.
“It’s very creative,” he
said. “It actually challenges
me. It looks really easy,
but it’s not. We’ve done
some holes five times, because
it’s so hard to get a
hole-in-one.”
Joe Burman (left) and Leo Gabiga, both 5 and from
Homer Glen, open their eggs April 13 during the Village
of Orland Park’s Easter Egg Hunt at Centennial Park.
Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media
Next Knowledge and Prayer Series event set for May 6
Submitted by Multi-Parish
Respect Life Ministries
The Knowledge and
Prayer Series recently
announced its May program,
which will feature
the three pro-life women’s
centers from the Chicago
area in a joint presentation
called “A Safety Net for
Babies and Families.”
Peg Brunk from The
Women’s Center of Greater
Chicagoland, Mary
Griffith from Waterleaf
WATERLEAF and Kelley
Seifert from Aid for Women
will be the presenters.
They will discuss how
these three centers not only
help to prevent abortions
also how their programs
provide counseling, care,
and assistance to women
and families, both during
and after pregnancy.
The event is set for 7
p.m. Monday, May 6,
at Our Mother of Good
Counsel Parish, 16043 S.
Bell Road in Homer Glen.
The event is sponsored
by the Multi-Parish Respect
Life Ministries of
Our Mother of Good
Counsel, St. Bernard, St.
Francis of Assisi, Our
Lady of the Woods, St.
Michael and Annunciation
Byzantine Catholic.
Callie Olma, 4, hops around trying to get eggs during
the hunt.