Farmstead : : join us

Learn More About Farmstead...

Farmstead Swim & Racquet Club is located southeast of Naper Boulevard and 75th Street and is easily accessible via River Oak, Fair Oak, Bailey, Lisson and Keim roads. The club is surrounded by walker-friendly residential streets and lies one block north of Madison Junior High Playing fields.

The club consists of 332 member families and offers during the summer months a range of programming -- youth swim team, water polo team, swim lessons, tennis lessons and leagues and social activities. Non-members are welcome to take advantage of the club's swimming and tennis lessons.

Farmstead has operated successfully for more than 25 years under the guidance of involved residents. A voluntary board of directors works with members and employees to maintain the club's infrastructure, budget and programming. To join, members must purchase a bond and in return they retain partial ownership of the facility.

Each year, members pay a membership fee and a capital improvement fee to fund the club's operations and future improvements. Bond prices fluctuate based on availability and demand.

The club's financial activities are administrated year around by the club business manager. The club manager runs the day-to-day operations during the summer months. Farmstead has in recent years recorded one of the highest health department ratings in DuPage County.

How to purchase a bond

1. Contact one of the bondholders and negotiate a price.

2. When an agreement is reached, both the seller and the buyer fill out the bond transfer form which is located under the downloads category of the web site. A new member also must fill out the family information sheet also located in the downloads category.

3. The buyer delivers the bond to the membership chairman and the $100 bond transfer fee in the form of a check made out to Farmstead Pool & Racquet Club. The buyer is issued a new bond.

4. Annual membership dues and capital improvement fees are $475. Payment must be received each year via the post office box listed above by May 1. Bills are mailed to members by March 1.

Membership Info

Would your family like to join Farmstead? Are you a longtime bondholder who would like to transfer your bond and membership to a new family?

Interested families are encouraged to explore our website to learn more about what Farmstead offers. A newsletter providing details on the 2011 summer season will be available March 1 and posted on the web site.

Are you a longtime bondholder who would like to transfer your bond and membership to a new

family? Please contact the Farmstead Membership chair to add your name to the bond seller's list below, NAMES ARE

NOT REMOVED UNTIL BONDS ARE OFFICIALLY TRANSFERRED.

Many families inquire about bonds in early spring and summer months. Members are encouraged to place their names on the list as soon as possible. The bond sellers list below is updated regularly and prospective members are directed to this list when purchasing a bond.

Please contact:

Membership Chair