Kickin' It at Kickapoo has many partner organizations that help make the project possible.
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Illinois Public Media
http://will.illinois.eduIllinois Public Media is the umbrella organization for this effort. We are the creators of the website and are teaching the youth how to use a video camera, edit their video into a story and upload that video to social networking sites.
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources
http://dnr.state.il.usIllinois Department of Natural Resources is providing professionals who are instructing the youth in duck banding, fishing, gun safety and shooting, photography, canoeing and wildlife.
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Kickapoo Landing
http://www.kickapoolanding.comKickapoo Landing is providing canoes for the youth and hosted the orientation dinner.
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Department of Advertising, University of Illinois
http://www.media.illinois.edu/advertisingDepartment of Advertising at the University of Illinois is teaching the youth how to conduct research of their peers to produce public service announcements that will attract their peers to Kickapoo.
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Boys & Girls Club of Danville
http://www.bgcdnv.orgBoys & Girls Club of Danville is providing the youth for this project and staff support.
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Prairie Rivers Network
http://prairierivers.orgPrairie Rivers Network is working closely with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to provide fun and educational experiences at Kickapoo.
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Keep Vermilion County Beautiful
http://www.keepillinoisbeautiful.orgKeep Vermilion County Beautiful funded the orientation dinner with the youth, their families and the project partners and encouraged them to participate in the April 25, 2009 clean up of Kickapoo State Park.
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Danville Public Library
http://www.danville.lib.il.usDanville Public Library is hosting the celebration of the youth on September 1, 2009.
