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TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Park and Recreation Commission <br /> <br />Michele Bergh, Recreation Manager <br /> <br />April 19, 2003 <br /> <br />Monthly Recreation Department Update <br /> <br />Hot Topic(s) of the Month <br />We are moving forward with our plans to begin accepting Intemet registrations this year. <br />We will be making the necessary adjustments and plan on having the system up and running <br />for the September-October Program Guide. We are excited about implementing this and <br />believe it will make things much easier for our customers. <br /> <br />We also had 6m grade visitors from Sa]k and VandenBerge through their Education to <br />Employment program in March. The students came with a parent volunteer and asked <br />various questions about our organization and then we did a word problem with them to <br />demonstrate how we use math in our daily work. Our word problem was about planning <br />and running an Easter Egg Hunt. <br /> <br />March Programs <br />During the month of March, the programs we had running were Tumbling, Pee Wee <br />Basketball, Parent and Tot Tumbling during the day, Preschool Tumbling during the day, <br />Parents Night Out, and our special non-school day event - a 4 Square Tournament. 4 <br />Square is the hottest game on the playground and our first ever tournament was a huge <br />success. We had 2-5 graders playing for 4 hours at Lions Park Center and all had a great <br />time. <br /> <br />Special Marketing Efforts <br />We are really working hard to increase exposure and let people know about our programs <br />and to let people know we no longer charge a non-resident fee. We are already beginning to <br />see a growth in non-residents calling with questions and to register for programs because of <br />the change. We participated in the Business Expo, complete with a "Lions Den" and lion <br />roaming the halls of the high school. We made a mock cave and filled it with program <br />supplies and equipment and rented a lions costume to promote our Lions Den Summer Day <br />Camp and our Lions Park location. I have attached a few pictures from the day. We are <br />also doing face painting and promoting programs at the Meadowvale Elementary and <br /> <br /> <br />