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Central Lutheran Church has a new Youth Director who has also expressed an interest in <br /> being involved. <br /> MRPA Conference <br /> The conference will take place in Prior Lake November 12-15`h. We haven't received the <br /> registration information yet but I expect it any day. We are hoping to all spend some time <br /> there this year. <br /> Employee Wellness Committee <br /> I am in the process of organizing an employee wellness committee. We will be looking at <br /> existing opportunities and possible future opportunities to add to promote health and <br /> wellness for all city employees. This is something I have been interested in for quite a while <br /> and am excited to see coming together. I will keep you updated as this progresses. <br /> Girl Power <br /> We are in the process of developing a program called Girl Power for girls in 4th and 5`h grade <br /> and a smaller version of this called Just 4 Girls for 2' and 3rd graders. Girl Power is a <br /> program sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services for girls between <br /> 9 and 14 years of age. The objective is to promote a healthy lifestyle for girls, including <br /> developing and strengthening their self-esteem and teaching them to make good decisions. <br /> We are starting this with a kick off event in January that will include activities that develop <br /> relationships,teamwork,relaxation,fitness,taking care of yourself,self expression and more. <br /> The Just 4 Girls is geared at the younger girls and will be somewhat of an introduction to <br /> Girl Power with similar activities being offered. <br /> Newsletter <br /> We are developing a health and wellness newsletter to be called Alive and Kickin'which will <br /> include articles and tidbits on fitness,diet/nutrition,health,and mind/spirit. All Recreation <br /> Department admin staff will work together to develop each publication. Our first issue will <br /> be out by November 1'. <br /> Concessions <br /> Concession season will be ending in about two weeks. It has been a great experience,we've <br /> learned a lot, and we look forward to doing it again next year. <br /> Family Fright Night <br /> We have almost 100 people registered for this event so far and have many partners helping <br /> to organize everything. I believe this will become an annual event and am very excited about <br /> doing this at Woodland Trails. It's always fun to work with other city departments,other <br /> organizations in the community and the public to pull off a great family event. <br /> It is always such an exciting challenge to add new responsibilities and programming to the <br /> services provided by our department. We look forward to continuing the growth and <br /> building on what we currently provide. I think we have a great department with great staff <br /> who all enjoy what they do. We are open to any ideas for programming so please give us a <br /> call or stop by any time. <br />