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Community Flyers

Ages	Description	More Information
Ages Birth-3	Baby Talk Mini Star Program: Westerhold ELC	FLYER (ENG) FLYER (SP)
Kindergarten	Join Pack 14 Lion Scout Den! Explore, Create & Grow! Sign up Today!	FLYER
Grades K-8	Join Girl Scouts of America: Be a Part of the Adventure	FLYER
Grades K-2	Girl Scouts of America: New D62 Troop for Girls with Disabilities on Tuesdays at 6:00PM	FLYER
4th grade girls	Circle of Friends Play Therapy Group (Free): MaineStay Youth & Family Services	FLYER
All Ages	2025-2026 Theater Season at Maine East High School: Join Us!	FLYER
Ages 10-12	Clay Creators Beginner Pottery Class: Maine Township Town Hall, Dec. 3-17, 5:00PM	FLYER
Ages 2-11	FREE Winter Wonderland: Maine East High School, Dec. 11 from 4:00-6:00PM	FLYER
All Ages	DP Community Concert Band Performance: Sunday, Dec. 14 from 3:00-5:00PM at Prairie Lakes	LINK
All Ages	FREE Do It Yourself New Years Eve Craft Pick-Up: Des Plaines Public Library, all day on Dec. 17	FLYER
Parents	FREE Parenting Workshop: Monthly Drop-in on Wednesday, Dec. 17 from 6:00-7:30PM	FLYER
Teens	"Happy Tails" Dog or Cat Craft at the DP Public Library: Dec. 17, 4:00PM	FLYER
All Ages	Water Wonderland at Prairie Lakes Aquatic Center: Saturday, Dec. 20 from 1:00-4:00PM	LINK
All Ages	Drop-In Craft at the DP Public Library: Friday, December 26 from 10:30-11:30 and 4:00-5:00PM	FLYER
Ages 9-12	Watch "Home Alone" at the Des Plaines Public Library: Saturday, December 27, 2:00-4:00PM	FLYER
All Ages	Family New Years Eve Party: Wednesday, Dec. 31 from 2:00-4:00PM, Prairie Lakes	LINK
Grades 6-8	Media Arts Workshop (Basketball Live Stream): Maine West High School, Jan. 16, 5:00-8:30PM	FLYER
Ages 3 and up	Royal Ball: Saturday, February 21 from 6:30-8:30PM at Lakeview Center	LINK
All Ages	MaineStay Youth and Family Services: Counseling Available for All Ages	FLYER
Ages 12-17	Maine Township Youth Pride Program: Every 1st and 3rd Thursday from 6:00PM to 7:00PM	FLYER

Distribution Guidelines

Overview

Community Consolidated School District 62 is approached by many organizations requesting approval to distribute their materials in our schools. School District 62 seeks to cooperate with the organizations that promote growth, development, knowledge and understanding in our community.

On behalf of the Superintendent, the Community Relations Department handles requests and approvals for distribution of materials. The following criteria are used:

501C3 Non-Profit Status

Organizations Pre-approved for Distribution

The following organizations are pre-approved for material distribution:

The Des Plaines Park District
Civic groups such as Rotary, Kiwanis, and the Chamber of Commerce
VFW and American Legions
Des Plaines History Center
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Des Plaines Public Library
Lattof YMCA
Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation
Maine Township District 207
CCSD62 Parent Organizations
CCSD62 Education Foundation

Distribution of Materials

Organizations not listed above must submit a DISTRICT-WIDE DISTRIBUTION REQUEST and a PDF of the flyer/poster to bovaj@d62.org.
All organizations must email a pdf of the flyer to bovaj@d62.org.
Organizations should limit postings to one per month, with a two-month limit for any one item. Approved postings will be updated on a bi-weekly basis.
Staff Distribution - Approved materials will be distributed to the district staff, according to these procedures:
- Materials must meet the requirements.
- Information will also be published in Inside 62, the staff newsletter. The deadline for submitting is the first Tuesday of each month, September - June.

Posting Materials in District Buildings

Upon District approval, and at the discretion of each building administrator, a limited number of materials may be posted in the main office and/or posted as appropriate.
Materials that meet the requirements may be posted in district buildings.
Approved posters will be limited to five at the early childhood/elementary level, and ten at the middle school level, delivered to the school office by the group making the request. Organizations must show proof of approval.
The building administrator will determine the removal of the approved posters.

Group of students using a Sphero to move around a maze they built out of construction paper.

Community Consolidated School District 62 schools will not photocopy materials for distribution or distribute to individual classrooms/students.

The approval process may take up to 5 business days. Please contact Jennifer Tempest Bova at 847-824-8070 or bovaj@d62.org, if approval notification is not received within 5 business days.

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For more information please contact Office of Community Relations via email sommerfeldtt@d62.org, or call (847) 789-5102.