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Item: 6 <br />ver <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Parks and Recreation Commission <br />FROM: Steve Benoit, Recreation Manager <br />DATE: May 3, 201 I <br />SUBJECT: Staff Report <br />Hot Topic) of the Month <br />The busy summer season is fast approaching. The Recreation staff is busy putting the fmal <br />touches on program planning and recruiting seasonal staff. A wide variety of program <br />opportunities will be offered to the Elk River community throughout the summer months. <br />Youth will have the opportunity to enroll in sports camps such as volleyball and lacrosse as <br />well as Summer Playground Adventure classes such as Dynamic Detectives and Extreme <br />Boredom Busters. Adults can enjoy activities such as softball leagues and Boot Camp in the <br />Park fitness classes. Families can enjoy special events such as weekly concerts at Rivers <br />Edge Commons Park and Nite to Unite. These are just a few examples of the many <br />programs available to the community this sutntner. <br />April Programs <br />• Parent and Tot Tumbling • Karate <br />• Preschool Tumbling • Men's Softball <br />• Jump -Jive -Exhale • Women's Softball <br />• Eager Elks Soccer • Open Gym <br />• Eager Elks All Sorts of Sports • Flag Football <br />Special Marketing Efforts <br />Special marketing efforts were focused on the following programs in April: <br />• Farmers Market <br />• Adult Softball <br />• Flag Football <br />• Pinewood Golf Course <br />• Boot Camp in the Park <br />• Fallen Oak Off-Road Duathlon <br />• Preschool Programs <br />• Spring into the Flutter of <br />Butterflies <br />• Dad's Day Popcorn Bowl <br />• Youth Sports Camps <br />• Summer Playground Adventures <br />• Riverfxont Concert Series <br />