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City of
Elk Memorandum
River
To: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Steve Benoit, Recreation Manager
Date: January 2, 2014
Subject: Recreation Managers Report
Hot Topic(s) of the Month
Staff is in the process of planning our 2014 recreation programs and event offerings.
Feedback gathered from participants who took part in our 2013 programs is being reviewed
as part of this process. This feedback will be used to make adjustments necessary to ensure
that programs being offered are best serving the Elk River community.
December Programs
• Parent and Tot Open Playtime
• Preschool Tumbling
• Parent and Tot Tumbling with
Kids Cardio
• Eager Elks Soccer
• Eager Elks All Sorts of Spots
• Family Open Gym
• Adult Open Gym
• Co-Rec Volleyball
• Women's Volleyball
• Outdoor Ice Rinks
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City of
ElkMemorandum
River
To: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Rich Czech
Date: December 11, 2013
Subject: January Events
Upcoming events for January
• 18th Annual Twaddle Tournament Jan 3-5 (PWB1 and Bantam B1)
• Arena Commission Meeting January 8
• Hockey Day in MN
• High School Games Continue
• 6th Annual Elk River Classic January 31 - February 2, 2014 Peewee B2 &Bantam B2
• Registration forms available for Breakaway Hockey League
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City of
Elk Memorandum
River
To: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Annette Bonin
Date: January 6, 2014
Subject: Activity Center Report
2013 Activity Center Recap:
• Yearly attendance of 24,840 participants. This is an 8% increase from 2012.
• 453 Optional Memberships were purchased in 2013.
• 2013 Revenue from memberships, program fees, and donations was $28,931.38
• A total of 29 trips were planned, with 590.participants attending trips.
• Activity Center monthly programming included 46 regularly scheduled activities
and 52 fitness classes each month.
• A total of 38 special programs and presentations were held throughout 2013.
Notable programs included Antique Value Fair, K-9 Demo, Lost Loot Author Talk,
Bob Ross Method Oil Painting and Ukrainian Egg Painting.
• Special events held in 2013 included a walk to Bailey Point on Women's National
Health and Fitness Day, free Veteran's lunch for 50 participants, International Picnic
Day, Cinco De Mayo party and Taylor Marie Fashion Show.
• 3 Fundraisers for CAER food shelf were held at the Activity Center in 2013. A total
of$1600 and 450 lbs of food were donated to CAER.
• Annual Members Only Holiday Party in December had registration of 165.
• Two outdoor pickleball courts were created in 2013 at Lions Park.
• In August the Activity Center became the 2nd Flex Fitness Site in the state of MN
• In August the first newly designed full color Senior Scene newsletter was published.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May lune July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Monthly 1894 1790 2341 2217 2223 1896 2104 2100 2132 2500 1905 1738*
Totals
Daily 90.19 94.21 112.0 100.8 101 94.8 95.6 95.5 106.6 108.7 105.8 86.9
Average
*The Activity.Center was closed 2 days for Holidays in December. Record low temps in December
accounted for lower attendance.
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