NEWS for IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VOLUNTEERS START THE NEW YEAR WITH RESOLUTION

DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

Release date: December 28, 2007

For additional information, please contact:

Lynne Jele, Marketing & Membership

Phone: (630) 637-8000 ext. 2600

ljele@dupagechildrensmuseum.org

NEW! Volunteering is a Resolution that can Make a Difference

Pictured volunteers: (left) Kacie Cathey and (right) Joanne Chase

Naperville, IL – DuPage Children's Museum helps kids learn how to succeed. Throughout any given day, hundreds of visitors come through the Big Red Door of the Museum to engage in three floors of fun, full of hands-on activities. It is a playful environment where children 6 months to 10 years old and the important adults in their lives learn and play together in thoughtfully planned “neighborhoods”, with exhibits and programs designed to promote skill development in math, science and the arts.

Frequently, these visitors are assisted by volunteers or professional play facilitators. DuPage Children's Museum offers those who are interested in helping make a difference in the lives of children the opportunity to become a volunteer! If you have made a New Year’s resolution to volunteer in 2008, meet new friends and become a key part of the broad spectrum of programs and activities that will make a helpful difference throughout 2008, a variety of skills and talents are always needed at the Museum. Adult and High School volunteers are welcome.

The Museum’s exhibits and programs are designed to prepare visitors for a future where curiosity, creative thinking, imaginative problem solving and learning skills will be needed to interact with technology that is yet to be invented, to solve problems we can’t imagine and work in new kinds of jobs that don’t exist today. Details about becoming a volunteer at the Museum can be found at: http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/join_volunteer.html

DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM:

DuPage Children’s Museum, a top Chicago area cultural attraction, is the place where learning comes in to play™! The Museum is a non-profit organization and depends on donations and sponsorships each year, for over $4 of every $10 of its annual budget. Your support helps us reach families and makes a difference in the lives of thousands of children in our community. Thank you for all you do!

Location: 301 N. Washington Street

Naperville, IL 60540

Phone: 630-637-8000

Hours* Monday: 9 am - 1 pm

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm

Thursday: 9 am - 8 pm

Sunday: 12 - 5 pm

*Call for special seasonal hours.

General Admission: $7.50 per person, ages one through 59.

$6.50 per person, ages 60 and over.

Admission is never charged to shop the Explorer Store.

Free Parking. Wheelchair Accessible. Quick walk from Naperville Metra Station.

Annual Memberships: Several types of memberships and gift memberships are available. Please visit www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org or call 630-637-8000 for more information.

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