Lincoln Park District Aquatic Center Hosts Halloween in July Family Day

 

[July 16, 2023] 

Lincoln Park District (LPD) Aquatic Center hosted its second Family Fun Day of the summer on Friday, July 14 with a Halloween in July celebration. Parents, grandparents, and kids enjoyed all three pools as well as Halloween music, decorations, and a selfie station all day, and a vendor table Trunk or Treat from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Admission for the day was an item to donate to Moms Who Care, a local organization which provides area schools with essentials like personal hygiene and school supplies to give to any students in need. Boxes were already filling with donated items during the lunch hour while kids Trick or Treated before jumping in the water.

Head Lifeguard and Certification Instructor Elizabeth Parrott explained that the LPD Family Fun Days are “to get the community together and also give back to the community.” Head Lifeguard Cody Adams agreed stating that Family Days are also an opportunity “to get businesses out here and get them together with the community.”

LPD Pool and Fitness Manager Jennifer Prather added that these themed family days are meant to support the community in multiple ways, as a community event and donation to a charity, but also potentially as a lower cost admission for larger families. Prather polled LPD Aquatic Center’s lifeguards for their favorite holidays which led to last year’s Christmas in July, Christmas scoring as the number one favorite, and this summer’s Halloween in July as the lifeguards’ second favorite holiday.

For those who may have missed Halloween Family Day, there is still one more chance to enjoy a themed family day at the LPD Aquatic Center. The next Family Fun Day is Circus Day on August 11. Admission will be an item for the Lincoln Logan Food Pantry. General admission fees and pool passes are also accepted.

[Stephanie Hall]