“I hope any kid that walks into that park and has a dream knows that they can accomplish it, just like I did, just like Michael did,” Kendall Coyne Schofield said.
Coyne Schofield said Palos Heights officials approached them roughly a year ago about a park near her childhood home. She and Schofield decided to support the park as individuals, as well as under the banner of the Schofield Family Foundation, which is donating “a pretty huge bench with a canopy,” Schofield said.Kendall Coyne Schofield, a Palos Heights native, said whenever she saw an image of a hockey player at a park growing up, it depicted a boy playing the sport.
“Hopefully it’s as inclusive as possible,” she said. “Any family, any kid who walks into the park sees that this park is for them.” In addition to the bench, the Schofield Family Foundation donated a sign for the park. The couple also donated a portion of the cost of the park. Their biographies will be featured in the space.
Matt Fairbanks, director of Parks and Recreation for Palos Heights, said the park was slated to be completed by the end of July, but delivery of a couple of bigger pieces of equipment has been delayed by supply issues until the fall. A ribbon cutting is tentatively slated for September, and the local athletic power couple said they plan to be there.
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