Enjoy the following special events sponsored by the Lorain County Metro Parks. For more information please call 1-800-LCM-PARK or view the latest Arrowhead online.

	Hike for Your Health 2008
	Mill Hollow 2008 Summer Concert Series
	Lakeview Park 2008 Sunset Concert Series
	Art Corner
	Adopt-A-Raptor
	Donate to the Lakeview Park Rose Garden
	Join Our Mailing List!

Hike for Your Health 2008
6pm, 2nd Thursday of the month April - October

Get fit with the Lorain County Metro Parks Ranger Department and LCCC’s Division of Health, Physical Education and Recreation in the 2008 Hike for your Health. This program is designed to teach behavior skills such as goal setting, attaining self-rewards, managing stress and identifying risk factors. Designed for the beginner hiker, these brisk-paced hikes will range from 1 to 2 miles in length and will be at alternating locations of Black River, French Creek, Avon Lake and Sandy Ridge Reservation. Those who attend 5 out of the 7 hikes will receive a “Hike for your Health” T-shirt! These hikes also qualify for the Lorain County Walks Program. For more information on the Lorain County Walks program contact the Lorain County Health Department at 322-6367 or 244-2209. Below is the list of dates, locations and topics for each hike.

• April 10 Bur Oak- How to monitor your workout intensity through target heart rate range
  
• May 8 Days Dam- How to become more flexible
  
• June 12- French Creek Reservation-Pine Tree Picnic Area- Learn about blood pressure and nutritional guidelines
  
• July 10- Sandy Ridge Reservation- Stress Management
  
• August 14- Bur Oak- Walk Reebok measuring your stride
  
• September 11- Avon Lake, Electric Blvd (meet at the library) - Total body workout alternate exercise, and Kick Boxing 101
  
• October 9- French Creek Reservation -Pine Tree Picnic Area- Cross Training – how to avoid plateaus

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Mill Hollow 2008 Summer Concert Series
Sunday Evenings, June 15 through August 31
Vermilion River Reservation

Start tapping your feet and clapping your hands for the 2008 Summer Concert Series at Vermilion River Reservation’s Amphitheatre! Bring a lawn chair or blanket and join us Sunday evenings from 6:30 – 8 pm (weather permitting) for these free concerts in the park! Refreshments available for a small fee.

This concert series is sponsored by Friends of Metro Parks in Lorain County, Inc.
For more information call 440-967-7310 or 1-800-LCM-PARK. Vermilion River Reservation is located at 51211 North Ridge Rd, Vermilion, Ohio 44089

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Lakeview Park 2008 Sunset Concert Series
Friday Evenings, June 20 through July 25 (No concert July 4)
Lakeview Park

Bring a blanket and enjoy the sunset at Lakeview Park while listening to the Sunset Concert Series. Concerts are on Friday nights from 7:30 to 9pm at the East Amphitheatre. (No concert on July 4th). Refreshments available for a small fee. Lakeview Park is located at 1800 West Erie Ave, Lorain, Ohio. Call 1-800-LCM-PARK or (440) 245-1193 for more information.

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Adopt-A-Raptor

Are you looking for that unique gift to give the person that has everything? Adopt A Raptor at the Lorain County Metro Parks Raptor Center!

Your gift, designated to the raptor of your choice, provides the recipient with an up close and personal understanding of that particular bird, while contributing to costs of the raptor’s feeding and high quality care. Adoption gifts directly support the resident raptors of the Raptor Center on the grounds of the Carlisle Visitor Center in the form of food, veterinary care and medical needs.

To Adopt-A-Raptor, choose a raptor to sponsor and a level of sponsorship and complete the “Adopt-a-Raptor” form. Adoptions are valid for a period of one year. The term “adoption” does not imply ownership rights to individuals participating in the Adopt-A-Raptor program. Please remember that the raptors, like all living creatures, may become sick or pass away during your adoption period. If this should happen, the term of your adoption will be transferred to the care of another bird at the facility. Although your adopted bird will stay at Lorain County Metro Parks Raptor Center, you may visit at any time during regular open hours, 8 am – 4:30 pm daily.

Levels of Adoption $25 Adoption certificate Personalized letter from your bird Name of adoptee on “Parents’ Board” posted outside the Raptor Center An invitation to “Parents Appreciation Day” $50 All of the above, plus: Natural History information card Magnet $100 All of the above, plus: 8x10 photo of your adopted bird A plush raptor stuffed animal toy $250 All of the above, plus: Personal photo opportunity with bird* Personal tour of Raptor Center facility * Photo opportunities will be available for all birds except the Bald Eagle. An opportunity to watch a training session with the eagle will replace the photo opportunity. Click here for PDF with mail-in form

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The goal of this project is to restore the grandeur and beauty of Lakeview Park’s Rose Garden as historically correct as possible while recognizing and understanding the balance between history and today’s accessibility and public needs issues.

To be able to complete this goal, we need your help. We are asking the citizens of Lorain County to donate a gift to the Rose Garden. What a wonderful way to remember a loved one, honor a family member, celebrate a birth of just enjoy assisting with the renovation of a beautiful garden.

Different levels of sponsorship are available:

Lakeview Rose Sponsor

• $100 Gift – sponsors a rose to be planted in the name of a loved one.
• $250 Gift – sponsors a rose from a pre-determined list of roses to be planted in the name of a loved one. Click here to see color choices.

Lakeview Park Sponsor

• $500 Gift - your gift sponsors one of the new park benches. A plaque will be placed on the bench remembering your gift.
• $1000 Gift - your gift sponsors a flower bed near the beach house or plaza garden.

Donations of less than $100.00 are recognized on the online donation system and the plaque at Lakeview Park.

Gifts are tax deductible and should be made and sent to:

Lorain County Metro Parks
12882 Diagonal Rd.
LaGrange, Ohio 44050

Please include your name, address, phone, email information as well as the name of the individual(s) that you are remembering or honoring. A brief (2-3 sentences) description and photo of the  honored individual(s) can be submitted to the place on the online donations program for public viewing.

Thank you in advance for your contribution and your commitment to the restoration of this amazing garden.

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