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April 2013 News from the Village of Hoffman Estates CCelticeltic FFestest rreturns!eturns! The Village of Hoffman Estates is proud to bring back its popular Celtic Fest event, which will take place on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sears Centre Arena. A celebration of Celtic heritage, the second annual Hoffman “This event appeals to a wide range of guests thanks to the Estates Celtic Fest will include a Pipe Band Invitational, wonderful array of family-friendly activities,” said Mayor Celtic vendors, an indoor soccer tournament, a golf clinic, William D. McLeod. “Last year’s Celtic Fest was a great suc- Celtic cuisine, live music, and a Scotch and beer tasting. cess, and we hope to build on that success with an even better festival this year.” The word “Celtic” is often used to describe people of the Celtic nations (Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, Isle of Man, Celtic Fest Commission Chairperson Beth Raffety added, Scotland and Wales), as well as their respective cultures and “We’ve made some minor changes to the festival for 2013, in- languages. cluding more live music and additional time for our popular golf and soccer clinics.” During Celtic Fest, the Village invites guests to enjoy a full day of games, music, crafts, food and laughter. [continued on page 3] In this issue Growing to Greenness! . 2 A message from Clerk’s corner . 5 p2 p4 Help prevent child abuse . 2 Mayor McLeod . 3 Historian’s notebook . 6 Sister Cities Community briefs . 4 Home repair French Evening . 2 Health and Human loan assistance . 6 Services news . 5 April calendar . 7 GGrowingrowing ttoo Help prevent GGreenness!reenness! child abuse Electronics Recycling April is both Sexual Assault Awareness TThehe CCACAC iinn HHoffmanoffman EEstatesstates Drop-off Program resumes Month (SAAM) and Child Abuse Preven- April through November only tion Month. In the United States, someone is sexually assaulted every two minutes, making As of January 2012, electronic items it the most rapidly growing violent crime in are banned from Illinois landfi lls. America. Many children also suffer from neglect, psychological abuse, sexual abuse To assist residents with collecting old and physical abuse every day in this country. electronics and to ensure environ- In fact, according to the National Children’s mentally safe recycling of these mate- Alliance, children’s advocacy centers around rials, the Village, in cooperation with the country served over 266,000 child vic- the Solid Waste Agency of Northern tims of abuse, and provided victim advocacy • Attend the Village Board meeting on Monday, Cook County (SWANCC), is re- and support to children and their families. April 1, at 7 p.m. where a representative from suming its weekly drop-off collection The Children’s Advocacy Center of North CAC will accept a proclamation recognizing April program starting Monday, April 1. and Northwest Cook County (CAC), located as Child Abuse Prevention Month. This free program for Hoffman at 640 Illinois Blvd., served more than 350 Estates residents will last through • Attend a free Wine Tasting Social at the CAC on children in 2012 alone that were affected by November. Thursday, April 4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to learn sexual and severe physical abuse. Addition- more about how you can help combat abuse in Village residents can drop off ally, more than 300 children and families your community. returned from the previous year to receive electronics at the Village Hall, 1900 • Visit the Village Hall during April to see a display Hassell Road, on Mondays from therapeutic counseling, court advocacy and other support services. featuring T-shirts designed by abuse survivors 10 a.m.to noon, only. Do not drop off and the “Blue Kids” featuring survivor stories. electronics other than during posted Victims of sexual assault are three times more dates and times. Thank you for your • Wear a blue ribbon this month to show your sup- likely to suffer from depression, six times cooperation. port for victims and survivors of child abuse. more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, 13 times more likely to abuse • Post your support on Facebook, and share with alcohol, 26 times more likely to abuse drugs family and friends. and four times more likely to contemplate • Tweet a message of support to children and suicide. Public awareness, education, advo- families who face abuse. cacy and prevention measures can help to lessen the occurrence of sexual assault and its For more information about preventing child impact on members in our society. abuse, or for information on services, call Health and Human Services at 847-781-4850, or A sign Here are a few ways you can get involved in contact the CAC by phone at 847-885-0100, or directs residents protecting our most precious resource: by e-mail at [email protected]. to the drop-off location Under the “Electronics Products Sister Cities French Evening Recycling and Reuse Act” (SB2313), Why travel to Chicago and pay exorbitant prices to enjoy French only a specifi c list of acceptable food? Join the Sister Cities Commission for its 16th Annual items will be allowed to be dropped French Evening. This special evening, “Soirée Culinaire – off, including computers (PCs and Discovering French Delicacies,” will be held on Thursday, laptops) and computer compo- April 18, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Stonegate nents (monitors, keyboards, mouse Conference & Banquet Centre located at 2401 W. Hig- devices, drives, etc.), DVD players, gins Road. The cost is $45 per person. Enjoy the fl avors fax machines, MP3 players, printers, of France prepared by our guest chef from Angoulême, scanners, TVs, VHS players, and France, Chef Patrick Guat, and his students from videogame consoles. L’Amandier School. In addition to a fi ne three-course Visit www.swancc.org for a full list of meal, French wine and Pineau Charentes, a regional acceptable items. liqueur of our sister city, will be included in the price of the ticket. For reservations and ticket information, call 847-781-2606. Reservations will be accepted until April 11. The CITIZEN is published monthly by the Village of Hoffman Estates as a public information service for residents and businesses. Editor: Doug Schultz Previous editions are available online at www.hoffmanestates.org/citizen. This publication may not be reprinted or reproduced as Telephone: 847-781-2609 2 a whole or in part without written permission from the Hoffman Estates Village Manager. © 2013. All rights reserved. [email protected] Celtic Fest [continued from cover] Children will be glad to see a climbing wall available once again, just outside of the Arena. There will also be children’s games available on the Arena concourse managed by volunteers from local nonprofi t organizations. Representa- tives from St. Andrew’s Society will be on-hand with genealogy experts, as well as the St. Andrew’s Society’s Heather Queen. Soccer and golf activities The Hoffman United Soccer Club (HUSC) will kick off the day A message from Mayor McLeod with a soccer tournament. After the tournament, HUSC will host a free soccer clinic for all skill levels. The clinic will provide Before I tell you about some great upcoming Village events, coaching on dribbling, passing and shooting. There will also be I wanted to fi rst thank the team at the Sears Centre Arena three-on-three mini games. and the Northwest Suburban Chicago Sports Council for putting together an outstanding Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament last month. It would not have been a success if not for the partnership and collaboration amongst our organizations. Nearly 3,000 middle school students attended an anti-bullying rally as part of the tour- nament, 18,000 students received ticket vouchers as part of multi-school reading program and 250 people generously volunteered to staff the event, donating over 2,000 hours of their time. It was a great moment not just for the Arena and the Village, but for all of the northwest suburbs. In the McLeod home, April has traditionally been a season of preparation. With longer days and summer months just around the corner, there are several special events that we look forward to every year in Hoffman Estates. AAnn aauthenticuthentic ppipeipe bbandand eentertainsntertains tthehe ccrowdrowd atat lastlast year’syear’s CelticCeltic FestFest The Sister Cities Commission is hosting a French Evening A golf clinic, hosted by the Bridges of Poplar Creek Country on Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m. at The Stonegate Confer- Club, will include driving range stations and putting greens on ence and Banquet Centre (story on page 2). Our quarterly the Arena fl oor. Guests will be able to brush up on their swing Coffee with the Board will take place on Saturday, and putting techniques with one-on-one coaching by the pros. April 20, at 10 a.m. in the Village Hall Council Chambers (story on page 4). And on Saturday, May 4, the second Fundraiser annual Celtic Fest will take place at the Sears Centre Arena There will also be a fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, (cover story). For more information about other upcoming a childhood cancer charity. Hoffman Estates Police Offi cer Pete Village events, visit www.hoffmanestates.org/calendar. Edgar and his wife, Sarah, are sponsoring a booth to raise funds We have a wonderful team of volunteers putting together and register shavees for their own St. Baldrick’s event on May 11. what is sure to be an excellent Northwest Fourth-Fest Celtic Fest guests can sign up, buy promotional items or donate Fourth of July celebration at the Sears Centre Arena.