Therapeutic Recreation Newsletter and Calendar Spring and Summer 2017

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1 Therapeutic Recreation Newsletter and Calendar Spring and Summer 2017 Locust Grove Recreation Center Fax # Terry Nash, CTRS, TR Coordinator tnash@co.henry.ga.us Davina Ford, TR Specialist dford@co.henry.ga.us Harlon Matthews, TR Specialist hmatthews@co.henry.ga.us Brandy Sanders, TR Specialist brandysanders@co.henry.ga.us Cheryl Williams, TR Specialist cwilliams@co.henry.ga.us Events and practices for our athletes are listed on the Calendars. On the back of each Calendar you will see details for Youth, Circle of Friends, Special Olympics, and Wheelchair Sports Activities. Please remember that we have planned these activities in advance. We will do our best to contact each of you if any changes are made. Please send Davina Ford any changes in your contact information. Thanks!! If you are new Athlete and would like to participate with us please Contact Terry Nash for more information.

2 Locust Grove Recreation Center SO Special Olympics JPMP JP Moseley Park SRCS-Strong Rock Christian School May 2017 WC Wheelchair Sports RCP Richard Craig Park PAC Performing Arts Center AAASP American Association of Adapted Sports COF Circle of Friends (Special Needs Adult Social Group) TYNF Team Young-N Fun ( Special Needs Youth Group age 16 and under) HCWR Henry County Water Reservoir Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 SO Aquatics Gold s Gym 1p-2p 2 SO Unified Volleyball SO Traditional Volleyball SO Adult Athletics 3 4 NO EXERCISE SO Youth Athletics SRCS 5 6 Sunshine League RCP 7 8 SO Aquatics Gold s Gym 1p-2p 9 SO Unified Volleyball SO Traditional Volleyball SO Adult Athletics 10 BRANDY s BIRTHDAY 11 SO Youth Athletics SRCS NO ARTS and CRAFTS 12 Sunshine League Night Game RCP HAPPY MOTHER S DAY 15 NO SO Aquatics 16 SO Unified Volleyball NO Traditional Volleyball NO Adult Athletics NO EXERCISE NO SO Youth Athletics 19 SO SUMMER EMORY UNIVERSITY 20 SO SUMMER EMORY UNIVERSITY 21 SO SUMMER EMORY UNIVERSITY SO Unified Volleyball NO Art s & Crafts SO UNIFIED VOLLEYBALL Traveling to MINNESOTA 26 SO UNIFIED VOLLEYBALL Competition in MINNESOTA 27 SO UNIFIED VOLLEYBALL Competition in MINNESOTA 28 SO UNIFIED VOLLEYBALL Competition in MINNESOTA 29 SO Unified Volleyball traveling home HOLIDAY COUNTY OFFICES CLOSED 30 31

3 May Events SUMMER GAMES To all the wonderful, amazing moms and caregivers out there, The TR Staff hopes you have a HAPPY MOTHER S DAY Thank you for sharing your Adults and Children with us! It is truly our pleasure to work with them and the families. REMINDER The summer months are approaching fast! Please remember that all of the TR Staff will be working summer camp the entire summer, June and July weeks. If you need us for any reason, please leave a message on our phones and we will return your call as soon as we can. Most of us will try to check our s and phone messages daily. Hope you all have a great summer and we will see you for Summer practices like Bowling, Softball and Bocce. Please look over and read your calendars for those practice dates. There will also be a few games in May for Sunshine league, you must already be participating for this season to be on the team. Then it s a break from games during the hot months. Have a FUN SAFE SUMMER Special Olympics Summer Games will be held once again at Emory University this year, the weekend of May 19th, 20th, and 21st. We have athletes participating in Unified Volleyball, Traditional Volleyball, Modified Volleyball, Athletics, Tennis and Aquatics. We have close to 100 athletes that have been practicing for months preparing to bring home some medals. You must have already been practicing and on the paperwork for these games. We will stay in the dorms again for the weekend. More information to come later about packing and what time to leave. Just be at your practices and you will get the information as time gets close. Special Olympics Unified Volleyball Heading to Minneapolis, Minnesota May 24th-29th This team has been practicing hard to get ready for the trip to the USA Volleyball Nationals Championship. We are currently the Champions in this division. Please wish them all luck and safe travels. A big thank you to our Coach and Partners. Coach Terry Brooks, Partners Charles Stephens, Jim Wilson, Mark Hanson, Jacob Adkins, Chad Parker, and Leah Santerra. We appreciate all your time volunteering with these wonderful Athletes, Chip Ford, Rashad Richardson, Kyle McEver, Ben Dollar, Brandon Hughley and Michael White. You all make an awesome team and we are proud of each of you for all you dedication and hard work.

4 Locust Grove Recreation Center SO Special Olympics AAASP American Association of Adapted Sports JUNE 2017 WC Wheelchair Sports RCP Richard Craig Park JPMP JP Moseley Park HCWR-Henry County Water Reservoir COF Circle of Friends (Special Needs Adult Social Group) AMS Atlanta Motor Speedway (Children s Charities ) TYNF Team Young-N-Fun (Special Needs Youth Group) FB Fun Bowl in McDonough ( Special Olympics Bowling practice) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat **REMEMBER** TR STAFF WILL BE WORKING SUMMER CAMP SUMMER CAMP ALL WEEKS IN JUNE BOWL in McDonough BOWL in McDonough HCWR BOWL in McDonough

5 June Events CONGRATULATIONS Our program has once again been blessed by the announcement that the traditional softball team and the unified softball team have been chosen to attend the Special Olympics North America Softball Championship! What an honor this is. The competition is held in Bismarck North Dakota on August 16th-21st. We are in the process of getting all the arrangements taken care of, so more information will come on this trip at a later time. We are so excited that the team will be able to go on such an awesome adventure to make Henry County proud. It will be an awesome opportunity for all the athletes going. Traveling the world giving opportunities and making memories! Special Olympics Softball Practice WHEN: JUNE 12th WHERE: JP MOSELEY PARK TIME: 6p-7:30p WHO: Traditional teams and Modified teams If you have any questions you may contact Cheryl Williams at When: June 13th Where: Fun Bowl Time: 5:30p-7:30p SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOWLING You must be 22 years old to bowl with Master s Bowling You need to be at the first two practices to participate. Any questions please contact Terry Nash at

6 JULY 2017 Locust Grove Recreation Center COF Circle of Friends (Special Needs Adult Social Group) SO Special Olympics AMS Atlanta Motor Speedway (Children s Charities ) AAASP American Association of Adapted Sports TYNF Team Young-N-Fun (Special Needs Youth Group) HCWR Henry County Water Reservoir JPMRC JP Moseley Recreation Center SL Sunshine League Baseball (ages 5-18) SRCS Strong Rock Christian School Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat **REMEMBER** 1 TR STAFF WILL BE WORKING SUMMER CAMP 2 3 NO PRACTICES 4 OFFICES CLOSED NO PRACTICES NO SUMMER CAMP THIS WEEK BOWL in McDonough BOWL in McDonough HCWR 23/30 24/31 31 SO BOCCE 6p- 25 BOWL in McDonough

7 CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Please remember there are no day trips, outing, or parties during the summer months for Parks and Recreation. We will resume our schedule in August. So keep a check on your calendar and sign up accordingly. July Events HAVE A HAPPY, FUN, SAFE SUMMER Remember to wear sunscreen, hats, sunglasses and keep your body hydrated by drinking plenty of water. Use pool safety if swimming and never be alone, stay with your friends at all times. Most of all just have FUN!!! CIRCLE OF FRIENDS BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR A NEW EVENT WE WILL POST IT IN THE SEPTEMBER CALENDAR WITH ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO GET STARTED. IT S A FITNESS CHALLENGE ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO SIGN UP WILL RECEIVE A COOL T-SHIRT AND GOODIE BAG YOU WILL HAVE A WEIGH-IN DATE FOR START AND FINISH, THEN THE PERSON THAT LOSES THE MOST WEIGHT WILL RECEIVE A COOL GRAND PRIZE!!! ITS GOING TO BE FUN AND WE WILL ALL CONTINUE TO GET IN SHAPE! TR STAFF Please remember that the TR staff will be working summer camp, so please leave a message for us on our phones and we will check daily to answer all your calls. However if there is an emergency and you need us please call the main office number at

8 Locust Grove Recreation Center SO Special Olympics PAC Performance Arts Center WC- Wheelchair Sports JPMRC-JP Moseley Recreation Center AUGUST 2017 COF Circle of Friends (Special Needs Adult Social Group) RCP Richard Craig Park HCWR Henry County Water Reservoir AAASP American Association of Adapted Sports AMS Atlanta Motor Speedway TYNF Team Young-N-Fun (Special Needs Youth Group) AAASP American Association of Adapted Sports SL Sunshine League baseball ( Ages 5-18 ) SRCS Strong Rock Christian School Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat SO Equestrian Practices to be announced HCWR 6 7 SO BOCCE 8 BOWL in McDonough 9 10 SO Youth Softball JPMP SO BOCCE 15 NO SNAP-SHOTS Camera Club meeting Modified Softball SO Youth Softball JPMP SONA Softball Championships in North Dakota 18 Special Olympics Master s Bowling In Warner Robins TBA SONA Softball Championships in North Dakota 19 Special Olympics Master s Bowling In Warner Robins TBA SONA Softball Championships in North Dakota 20 Special Olympics Master s Bowling In Warner Robins TBA SONA Softball Championships in North Dakota 21 SO BOCCE 22 COF Day Trip TBA SO Youth Softball JPMP 25 Creative Minds 26 HCWR SO BOCCE SO Youth Softball JPMP

9 MASTER S BOWLING Warner Robins, GA August 18, 2017 Times and information to come later. You must already be practicing with the group and on the paperwork to participate August Events SNAP-SHOTS Camera Club There s a new club in town!!! If you like photography and you would like to join our new club, please contact Davina at and sign up for our first meeting, on August 15th at 6pm at Locust Grove Rec Center. We will plan day outings to fun places and take great pictures. You do not have to have a camera to join. We plan to teach you how to take pictures. If you have a camera, great!! please bring it. This will be a fun time for everyone. Special Olympics North America Softball Championships August 16th-21st We are so excited that our teams were chosen. The Unified Softball Team and the Traditional Softball Team will be heading to North Dakota to compete in this tournament. Please wish them safe travels, and encouragement to bring home the Gold! More information will come later. Special Olympics Equestrian practices will begin in August the dates are to be determined, Terry Nash and Gretchen will get that information to you. If you have any questions you may contact Terry Nash at CIRCLE OF FRIENDS DAY OUTING When: August 22, 2017 Where: TBA Time: 9am at Locust Grove Rec Center RSVP: Davina Please plan to bring a lunch this day and more information will come later. CREATIVE MINDS Canvas Painting and Crafts Locust Grove Rec Center August 25, :00p-8:00p Please join us for a fun night of Arts and crafts and put our creative minds to work making an awesome craft. Please contact Cheryl at to sign up for the evening. You will need to bring a snack food to share with the group. Don t miss this exciting night.