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Veterans Seasonal Sports

Name: Veterans Seasonal Sports
Start: 2026-11-12T10:30:00-06:00
End: 2026-11-12T14:30:00-06:00
Location: McKinley Park Field House

From Thursday, November 12, 10:30 am until 2:30 pm

At McKinley Park Field House

Categories: Education/Training/Info. Sessions, Badminton, Chicago Park District, Adults, Fitness, Table Tennis, Veterans, Curling, Boccia

Current and former service members can enjoy Veterans Seasonal Sports from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays in the west gymnasium of the McKinley Park field house, 2210 W. Pershing Road, Chicago.

The class offers a sports sampler of badminton, curling, boccia and table tennis (aka ping pong). Participants will gain a firm grasp of rules, scoring court etiquette and terminology for each of the sports, with adaptive equipment available.

A DD214 or other documentation, veteran identification and instructor permission are required to register. Contact Aimee Gottlieb at aimee.gottlieb@chicagoparkdistrict.com or Andrew Grose at andrew.grose@chicagoparkdistrict.com. For more information, see the Veterans Seasonal Sports at McKinley web page on the Active Network service.

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