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= Glen Ellyn Park District = Glen Ellyn Park District was establish on November 3 1919 as a government agency for the community of Glen Ellyn Illinois. This facility was made to provide recreational activities such as, sports, dance, childcare and more. The park district provides more than 700 programs and it's open all year round. The park district's year is divided into three seasons: Fall, Winter and Spring/Summer. Glen Ellyn Park District’s has 30 parks that are maintained for the community’s use in both recreational and for programmed events like youth football and softball. The district counts with one outdoor aquatic facility Sunset Pool, four recreation buildings, 23 multipurpose parks and playgrounds and two lakes, including Ackerman Sports & Fitness Center and the Lake Ellyn Boathouse. The Park District launches other events like Taste of Glen Ellyn which is a great way to kick off the summer in town and surrounding areas. On fourth of July the park district puts together a firework show in Lake Ellyn for everyone in the community, also counts with a fourth of July parade that goes around the streets of the historic downtown Glen Ellyn.

Ackerman Sports Center
The Ackerman Sports Center is located in Glen Ellyn Illinois it counts with an indoor track, indoor field house, rock climbing wall, locker rooms and a fitness center. It provides a safe environment for those who are members to the facility, it counts with a variety of activities for children and adults. It also counts with childcare hours for fitness members.

Spring Avenue Recreation Center
The Spring Avenue Recreation Center often referred as "SARC" services as one of the main facilities in the Glen Ellyn Park District. The building counts with a fitness center, fitness studio, dance studios, tumbling/gymnastics facility and a crafts lab. The SARC is also host of the Glen Ellyn Park District’s Board of Commissoners’ meetings. Offering a variety of activities for early childhood, youth and seniors, the Spring Avenue Center is the main hub of the Glen Ellyn Park District, located behind the SARC facility is a fully enclosed dog park for your dog to play.

Main Street Recreation Center
The formerly Main Street School is also one of the main registration facilities in the Glen Ellyn Park District, it counts with surrounding park as a playground, large open play area, athletic fields, one official-sized baseball field, two dance studios, an indoor gymnasium and multi purpose rooms. The MSRC is also home to the offices of Anima - Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus.

Sunset Pool
Sunset Pool is a summer get away with fun and refreshing activities for early childhood, youth/adults and seniors. It counts with an outdoor, zero depth features as sloping, beach style entry as a well as the sand play area perfect for non-swimming children. It counts with water slides and a concession stand with in the facility. The sunset pool offers a variety of events from BBQ's to back to school bashes and special event rental's.