The Open Lands Project

The funds from this race go to the projects of the Open Lands of Orland Park.

The Open Lands of Orland Park Corporation is a not-for-profit entity created to raise funds and purchase open space to augment public open space efforts. Open Lands has been raising money from private sources and through fundraising events like this to enable the Village of Orland Park to purchase vacant parcels of land. In 2000, residents approved the $20 million Open Lands Referendum. The fund has also received more than $4 million in grants from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to purchase vacant parcels. More than 160 acres of open space have been purchased, along with 28 acres having been donated. Several more properties are being pursued.