Bolingbrook Resident Among Winners Of Preserve's Spring Challenge

BOLINGBROOK, IL — A Bolingbrook resident was among seven first-place winners in the Forest Preserve District of Will County's spring Take It Outside Challenge, according to a release from the preserve.

The winners will split $900 in Amazon gift cards that made up the top prizes for the challenge.

The Spring Fling competition, which ended June 15, featured nature-themed missions all over Will County, including GPS check-ins at specific preserve locations, photos of flora and fauna, trivia questions and selfies, according to the preserve. More than 650 people participated, and they completed a total of 25,000 missions to rack up points. The challenge finished with a total of 9 winners in first, but two of those winners were not eligible to win the spring contest since they also placed in first in the winter seasonal challenge.

The winners for spring were: Bruce Galdek of Minooka, Lori Heitman of Shorewood, Linda Keeling of Chicago, Ginger Leopold of Bolingbrook, Karen Reger of Plainfield, Richard Sulkowski of New Lenox and Suzie Voss of Mokena.

The preserve will begin its summer soirée challenge on June 30, and it will run through Sept. 21. The fall frolic challenge will then run from Oct. 6 to Dec. 14.

Each seasonal challenge will feature a variety of prizes, the preserve said. Amazon gift cards in the amounts of $500, $250 and $150 will be awarded for first, second and third places, respectively. Additional prizes will also be awarded including prize packs from Wild Birds Unlimited Joliet, preserve merchandise, preserve gift cards and Visa gift cards.