6. PRSR 05-11-2005ITEM # 6.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Michele Bergh, Recreation Manager
DATE: May 3, 2005
SUBJECT: Staff Report
Hot Topic(s) of the Month
The deadline has passed for participation in the 2"d Annual Community Garage Sale and we
have approximately 100 homes participating, up from 821ast year. We have 89 individual
homes registered as well as a section of Trout Brook which just registered as a group. This
event takes place on May 7`h, the same day as the Arena Craft Fair, our Shoppes at Lions
Park Center, and the Public Safety open house so it will be a busy day around town.
April Programs
The following programs ran during the month of April:
9 different fitness classes each week, Weight Loss Success Challenge, Parent and Tot
Tumbling, Preschool Tumbling, Parent and Tot Open Playtime, Eager Elks Soccer, Eager
Elks Floor Hockey, Parent/Child Yoga, Eager Elks Kids Kardio, Eager Elks Yoga, Eager
Elks Tumbling, Girl Power, BLAST!, and Soccer.
Special Marketing Efforts
We did face painting at the Meadowvale school carnival and passed out program guides and
bags for the kids to put their prizes in. This is a great opportunity for us to get into the
school when there are a lot of families there.
Facility Use
We reserved 131 hours of field and concession stand use, 43.25 hours at Emporium, 107.75
at Lions Park Center, 14 hours of shelter use, and 7.25 hours at the Bam.
Wellness Committee
We are pulling together a team for the Relay for Life which takes place in August.