- Marklund (not-for-profit)
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Marklund is a not-for-profit network of services for infants, children and adults with developmental disabilities based in the Chicago suburb of Geneva, Illinois. Services encompass a full realm of human needs including: medical care, residential facilities, habilitative therapies, educational and day services, and community-based programs, such as respite and early intervention programs for families who have children with severe and profound disabilities.
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History
In 1954 Mary Ellen Reddy, M.D., asked Claire Haverkampf, R.N., to provide foster care for a 5-day-old infant named Mark William Lund who had Down Syndrome and severe cardiac complications. On Christmas Day, Claire and her husband, Stan, agreed to accept the baby into their home and give him the best care they could.
Over the years, the Haverkampf family grew as the couple cared for more children with developmental disabilities. Their decision to take on children with special needs fulfilled their belief that the able-bodied are bound – and privileged – to care for those who cannot care for themselves.
Eventually, the Haverkampf’s Northlake, Illinois house became too small for the growing family, and they moved to a larger home in Bloomingdale, Illinois, known today as the Marklund Philip Center for Children. Over the next fifty years, Marklund would grow into a not-for-profit network of homes, day centers and programs. To date, that network has provided care for more than 1,700 infants, children and adults with developmental disabilities.[1]
Today
In Bloomingdale, Illinois, the Marklund Philip Center for Children encompasses the Children’s Home, a skilled pediatric nursing facility for infants, children and medically fragile adults; the Day School, an education program for children ages 3 – 21; and Marklund’s Respite program.
The Geneva, Illinois campus, Marklund at Mill Creek, includes the Marklund Hyde Center for developmental training and administration which includes six classrooms and a hydrotherapy pool. The Mill Creek Campus also has six, 16-bed homes which are 8,300 sq. ft. each and are fully ADA-compliant.
Fundraising Events
Marklund's Top Hat Ball began in 1996
The Marklund Golf Classic began in 1982
The SkirtChaser 5K Run began in 2009
Marklund’s Casino Night began in 2009Life-Enrichment Activities/Events
The Miracle League Field created in 2003
Marklund’s Music Fest began in 2005
Marklund's Annual Top Hat Ball began in 1996
Marklund's Golf Classic began in 1982
Marklund's Casino Night and Poker Tournament began in 2008References
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