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Eagle Eye Neighborhood Park Watch Program
| Cooperation The is a cooperative program effort among park and recreation agencies, schools, local police, and community residents. Neighborhood Control The Concept is easy. Community residents assume more responsibility for the activities taking place in their own neighborhood. In the program, neighborhood eyes are focused on local parks and park facilities. |
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The Eagle Eye Program is designed to ultimately save us all money. Dollars wasted on cleaning up and repairing vandalism can really add up.
Community Involvement
To really make the Eagle Eye Neighborhood Park Watch Program work, it will take participation from all residents
who live around and use local parks. With everyone watching, vandals won't stand a chance in our community.
Get Involved
If you would like to be involved in the Eagle Eye Neighborhood Park Watch Program, please call the Parks &
Recreation Department soon at (715) 346-1500.
Mission Statement
The Eagle Eye Neighborhood Park Watch Program is an effort to reduce vandalism to playground and park equipment,
to alleviate suspicious activities in the parks, to promote public awareness for parks, recreation and conservation.
The Eagle Eye goals are to:
- Create awareness of activities in public parks
- Instill strong Park, Recreation and Conservation values in our children and to reinforce with our children the ways to be responsible citizens.
- Develop a sense of ownership for neighborhood parks, park lands and facilities.
- Empower citizens who use parks and park facilities thereby making them feel comfortable, safe and proud.
- Decrease incidents of vandalism, crime, misuse of park properties and related costs.
- Increase public awareness, cooperation and communication with law enforcement, citizens, community organizations, park, recreation and conservation agencies.
- And finally, develop a national public awareness and marketing program, utilizing "SEEMORE" the Eagle, to promote parks, recreation and conservation issues.
Seemore the Eagle LIVE
"SEEMORE" the Eagle was created to personalize the Eagle Eye Neighborhood Park Watch Program. Residents,
especially children, readily associate him with the program. Since children are the most regular park patrons,
"SEEMORE'S" main function is to visit schools and children's organizations and to educate them on being
responsible and observant park patrons. With the help of "SEEMORE", our "Eagle Eye" mascot,
children learn to "see" their parks, recreation facilities and programs as important and valuable in
their lives. They learn their parks are worthy of preserving and protecting as safe places to enjoy and have fun.
"SEEMORE" the Eagle also visits community events to promote the program and our agency and to create
a sense of fun.
To have Seemore visit your school or organization in the Stevens Point area, call the Parks & Recreation Department at 346-1500.
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Service Mark
The service mark of the Eagle Eye Neighborhood Park Watch Program is held by the Oak Lawn (Illinois) Parks Foundation
and is administered by the Oak Lawn Park District. (All rights reserved).
Purchase the Program for Your Community!
Nationally, we can all "keep and Eagle Eye" on our parks! We're excited about the local and national
response we have received for the Eagle Eye Neighborhood Park Watch Program. This program exemplifies true community
awareness through the support and cooperation of local government, law enforcement agencies, schools, local business,
service groups, park/recreation patrons and most importantly, the neighbors.
We're happy to announce that after four years of research and develop and a major financial commitment from the
Oak Lawn Parks Foundation, the Eagle Eye Program, administered by the Oak Lawn Park District, has obtained a national
Service Mark and we're offering it to your community.
For $2,500, you can purchase a crime prevention program that can pay for itself by reducing vandalism as well as
gain wide community support. This investment will provide your agency with the Eagle Eye Service Mark Rights, the
Training/Field Manual and Program Guide to starting an Eagle Eye Neighborhood Park Watch Program, the Oak Lawn
Video presentation tape for community involvement, and original "Seemore" the Eagle Mascot Costume, Audio
"Seemore" the Eagle tape with sheet music, Personalized Promotional Flyers and materials for promotion
to area neighborhood park residents. Additional promotional items will be required as the program progresses and
will be made available to you at an additional cost.
Through your participation and vision, your community can impact safety in your parks and create greater awareness
of park/recreation agencies and programs. You can be on the CUTTING EDGE of a major park safety program! If you
have any questions or would like to set up an Eagle Eye presentation, email
or call Lynn Parfitt at (708) 857-2200.