Outdoor Family Hike & Meetup

9800 Willow Springs Road,Willow Springs IL 60480

16 October, 2022

Description

Join babygami in partnership with REI Orland Park for our next community family hike and meetup at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center on October 16th at 11 a.m. Please reserve a ticket for each person, so we can estimate the size of our group appropriately. Lastly, for safety, you must be the original person and have a matching ID that matches your eventbrite ticket. Kids do not need IDs. WHERE WILL WE ADVENTURE? Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center has educated and delighted generations of families with live animals, exhibits and self-guided trails, which also connect to the Palos Trail System. REI Orland Park and babygami will be leading a hike through one of the unpaved trails for all ages and skill levels. For safety, an email with the exact location of our meet up point will be sent once individuals sign up. WHY JOIN US? At babygami, our mission is to support diverse families to enjoy life outside! Did you know that only 15% of people of color enjoy the outdoors? Let's change that together, and all are welcome! The Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center features a sustainable design, a sensory garden, live native animals, exhibits about local natural history, a nature play area and an accessible trail. Over 3 1/2 miles of walking trails are available to enjoy with the family. REI Orland Park team members will take us on a mile walk through an unpaved trail as well as the delights of the Schoolhouse has to offer like animals, exhibits and gardens. WHAT TO WEAR? Wear comfortable, ideally athletic clothes, shoes, preferably long pants If you can, wear a jacket, hat (i.e. there is not a lot of access to shade), sunscreen, and bring sunglasses If you have them, we also recommend wearing hiking socks and boots, but this is not required WHAT TO BRING? Your IDYour family and kid(s)Light snacks, water bottle, and a bag or backpack to carry in itA carrier (i.e. whatever you will carry your child in whether that’s a stroller, bike, or baby carrier) NOTE: Our hike will be on an *unpaved* trail so if you are bringing a stroller be mindful of the rough and uneven surface of the trail. Please resist the urge to pack too much because we'd love to leave nature as is and leave no traceWHO TO CONTACT? If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact the organizers via [email protected]. WHO ARE THE ORGANIZERS? Sana Jafri and Qudsia Khan are the founders and organizers for the babygami family meet up. You can follow us at @babygami_co on social media, and sign up for our newsletter at babygamico.com. We plan to create future events, so sign up now to stay in the know. Fun fact: Sana and Qudsia were part of the REI Path Ahead Ventures program, which seeks to diversify the outdoors.