Are you looking for an exciting adventure this summer? Do you know that you can dream big outside & reach for the stars? This year, the families of those children who sign up for the K-5 summer reading program (SRP) at Malvern and Paoli libraries can dream big outdoors through the Get Outside (GO) Willistown and Malvern (WilMa) program. Young readers can take many adventures in this year’s summer reading program, "Dream Big - Read!", and physical activity program, "Get Outside & Reach for the Stars!" With our busy lives, high gasoline prices, and tight wallets, we hope that you find this to be an opportunity for your family to have quality fun-time together cost-effectively while exploring our wonderful local world and lifting your spirits.

You will receive your GO WilMa Captain's Log along with your summer reading program (SRP) reading log when you sign up for the K-5 SRP at Malvern or Paoli library.

Here's how the GO WilMa Dream Big program works: Ten checkpoints, "Star Stations" (marker posts) will be secured in parks, along trails and at special sites throughout Willistown Township and Malvern Borough. Your job is to find as many of these star stations as possible by using clues available in your Get Outside & Reach for the Stars! Captain's Log. Each Star Station links to a park location and a page within your Captain's Log. Once you locate the Star Station, use a crayon to rub the unique etching attached there to the tear-out pages in your Captain's Log. This proves that you found the star station and also is your key to winning some great prizes (see your Captain's Log for more information). You can check out willistownparks.org for other program features, find healthy recipes specific to each star station, tell us about any issues, or share exciting stories about your adventures.

Here are a few important things to remember:
- Make sure that you take your Captain's Log and a crayon for the star station rubbing.
- Always remember to be respectful of parks and trails, the outdoors, and people around you!
- The parks, trails and special sites are open dawn to dusk unless otherwise noted.
Remember, the program begins when school lets out for the summer and ends Labor Day!

GO WilMa!
Program Partners
Willistown Township Parks and Recreation
Malvern Library
Paoli Library
Paoli Hospital
Activate Chester County

You'll need to wait until the adventure begins for these!

Testimonials
Thanks for participating in this summer's Get Outside & Reach for the Stars! program. We are interested in hearing your comments - both good and bad - as it may help make next year's program even more exciting. Please you're your input to WilMa Feedback. Your feedback may be posted on our Testimonials page.

Photos
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Safety
Things to Remember
Every outdoor activity, including scavenger hunting, has some risks and dangers. You could get hurt, meet up with wild animals and bugs, and touch poisonous plants. Here are a few reminders as you hunt for checkpoints with other GO WilMa Kids this summer:
- Be familiar with the area where you are headed before getting there!
- Make sure to follow all posted park rules.
- Be respectful of the environment and of others around you!
- Never hike alone! If you are heading out with a friend, always make sure a responsible adult knows where you will be.
- Always lock your vehicle and secure any valuables.
- Wear clothing that is loose-fitting, lightweight, and light-colored to protect your skin from the sun and to keep you cool.
- Lather up with sunscreen - keep your skin healthy for years to come!
- Bring plenty of water with you and make sure you drink it even if you don't feel thirsty.
- If it is really hot outside, bring extra water, walk slower, and take more breaks.
- Seek safe shelter if the weather gets dangerous, or you hear or see storms nearby.
- Step carefully over and around fallen logs and branches, rocks, roots, and other things lying on the ground.
- Poisonous plants - poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac - may grow near a checkpoint or along a trail. Know what each looks like and watch out for them!
- Spiders, insects, snakes, or other critters may visit the same places where checkpoints are hidden. Be careful where you step and where you reach!
- Mosquitoes, black flies, or other annoying bugs may bother you. You may want to wear bug repellent spray or other products to keep them away.
- Always check to make sure that you are not taking any bugs home with you.
- Be careful around ponds, lakes, rivers and streams. Don't swim alone!

Disclaimer
- Liability Release
- I understand that, by participating in the GO WilMa Get Outside & Reach for the Stars! program, I will be engaging in physical activities that involve risks of being outdoors, from the activity itself, from the acts of others, or from the unavailability of emergency services or emergency medical care on site. Such risks may include: property damage; bodily injury, and; possible death. By participating in the GO WilMa program, I understand that I assume these risks and hereby release the GO WilMa programming partner organizations and their employees, volunteers and elected representatives and the property owners where the Star Stations are located from any claims, losses, liabilities, expenses or judgments, including legal fees and court costs arising out of my participation in the GO WilMa program.

Park/Library Locations
Paoli Library
Malvern Library
Greentree Park
Kirkwood Preserve
Malvern Business District
Okehocking Preserve
Paoli Battlefield
Paoli Hospital Medical Library
Randolph Woods
Rushton Preserve
Sugartown Strawberries