MEMORANDUM COLUMBUS, GEORGIA Parks and Recreation Department TO: FROM: Mayor Teresa Tomlinson City Councilors City Manager Isaiah Hugley Deputy City Manager Lisa Goodwin Deputy City Manager David Arrington Parks and Recreation Employees Recreation Advisory Council Members James D. Worsley, Director DATE: June 21, 2013 SUBJECT: Friday Newsletter RECREATION CENTER SERVICES BOXWOOD RECREATION CENTER The Boxwood Recreation Center hosted a Meet & Greet for the Boxwood/Carver Heights Community. Guests speakers included District 1 Councilor Jerry "Pop" Barnes and from the Columbus Police Department, Crime Prevention Division Corporal Deborah Whitley. Topics discussed during the event were Crime Prevention, The Neighborhood Watch Program, and National Night Out. The Boxwood Community Center will begin hosting quarterly Meet & Greets to inform the community of upcoming events and to get the community involved in the great activities here at Boxwood. If you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call at (706) 653-4515.
FRANK CHESTER SENIOR CENTER It s been another great week at Frank Chester Senior Center. We have several seniors out of town visiting family but that didn t stop everyone else from coming out to our Father s Day lunch. We had Turkey and Dressing with all the trimmings at our Father s Day lunch. Staff decorated the tables with Father s Day placemats and Red, White and Blue Carnations in vases for all the tables. We had Mylar Balloons scattered around the room to help make our Dad s feel really special. We asked our Dad s to please stand so we could acknowledge how important they are and for their part in helping to see that their children grew up to be caring adults. Staff also had gift sacks for the youngest and oldest Dad present. Vincent Meillilo was our oldest Dad at age 94 and Victor Jackson our youngest at age 51. We had our Dad s come through the serving line first, ensuring that they got plenty on their plate. We also had our Birthday Party and celebrated all of our June birthdays. We had cake and ice cream for everyone, as well as a gift for the youngest and oldest birthday person present. We took our Red Hat group to eat at Sunny s Home Cooking in Valley, Al. They have a great buffet there and the price is unbelievably low. Seniors get the buffet plus a drink for $7.29. It s not a huge buffet but it provides plenty of different items to choose from. The seniors all love this place and ask to go a couple times a year. After we couldn t stuff ourselves anymore, we headed over to the West Point Stevens Outlet store. The ladies were able to snatch some great bargains!
The manager from the Corporate office in New York happen to be there and was impressed by our large group (26 of us went), that she helped some of the ladies carry their purchases out and asked if she could snap a picture of us in our Red Hat Attire to send back to the office. We finally got everyone out of the store and loaded the vans back up and headed for home. Everyone had a great time and can t wait for our next outing. FOX COMMUNITY CENTER This week Alice Brewer, director of the Columbus Parks and Recreation Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and who is also a Senior Center director joined by Reggie Thompson, a Columbus Parks and Recreation Senior Center director attended the Points of Light National Conference on Volunteerism and Service in Washington, D.C. Pictured below is Alice and Reggie with Neil Bush, Chairman of the Points of Light Foundation.
FRANK CHESTER RECREATION CENTER Kids enjoying the coolness of the waterslide during a hot day at Frank Chester Recreation Center!
Contina Johnson teaching the finer parts of baking delicious cupcakes during Activity Period at Frank Chester!
SHIRLEY B. WINSTON RECREATION CENTER We would like to welcome Miss. Kwasiya Howard to the Shirley B. Winston staff team. Daily Programs & Activities Proud of the Past at Shirley B. Winston, Excited about the future All families in the Shirley B. Winston Park Community are invited to participate in daily recreational activities Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Program activities include leisure recreational activities in the game room, 5 on 5 basketball, fitness classes and dance aerobic and arts and crafts.
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. provides managed care services targeted to government-sponsored health care programs, focusing on Medicaid and Medicare. On Thursday, June 13, 2013 WellCare and the Shirley B. Winston Center Director hosted a day of fitness information for the ladies of the Shirley B. Winston Recreation Center Morning Fitness Class. The company served approximately 2.2 million members nationwide. With over 20 years of experience WellCare is committed to providing industry leading service to its members, network of providers, and communities. WellCare Values Partnership Integrity Accountability Teamwork
29 TH STREET GYM 29th Street Gym kicked off the summer vacation by engaging the children in a most popular aerobic exercise called: Zumba. Founded in 2001, Zumba Fitness is a global lifestyle brand that fuses fitness, entertainment and culture into an exhilarating dance-fitness sensation! Zumba exercise classes are fitness-parties" that blend upbeat world rhythms with easy-tofollow choreography, for a total-body workout that feels like a celebration.
FLUELLEN RECREATION CENTER Last week, Fluellen Recreation Center implemented a new program for kids and adults alike. The Fluellen Hip-Hop Dance Club is a fun and creative way for kids and adults to get good exercise and learn the new latest dance moves in the process. The class is offered every Friday beginning at 5p.m. Patrons of all ages are welcome to come and boogie-down with FRC!
CULTURAL ARTS The Cultural Arts section of Parks and Recreation offers many classes in visual arts and this week we are highlighting our Glass Fusing and Slumping Programs and Classes. Fusing and Slumping classes are taught by Elizabeth Sabatino every quarter. She teaches people how to cut glass, arranging glass, what glass melts or fuses together, and how to slump a fused sheet into a bowl, plate, or vase. After people take the beginning class they can than work independently as a member to create on their own. Elizabeth started this program 4 years ago, and it has grown to over 75 members and full classes every quarter. FY13 we collected over $5000 in sales of glass and $2000 in membership fees. The best part is all of the wonderful glass that has been created over the years. For more information classes or programs for any of the art or pottery classes contact Lisa Castile at (706)653-4196, lcastile@columbusga.org, or stop by Britt David Studio, Psalmond Road Pottery Studio, or Northside Pottery Studio.
THERAPEUTIC RECREATION It was another great week at Pop Austin Recreation Center. The Therapeutic Program started the week off with Aquatics at Rigdon Park Pool. The participants at Pop Austin learned about water safety and had a blast with their peers at the pool. We ended the day with some open recreation time in the game room; enjoying games of pool, table ice hokey, Wii bowling and shuffleboard. This week during arts & crafts some of the participants decorated sea shells, while others got creative with the legos. We ended the program this week with our Western Theme Birthday lunch. Participants dressed up in their western attire, enjoyed country music, panned for gold and took pictures for the wanted ad. We had a blast!
ATHLETICS DIVISION Adult Spring Softball League: The Columbus Parks and Recreation Department Spring Softball League is entering its final couple of weeks of games. All end-ofseason division tournaments will end in the next two weeks and the City Championship will begin on immediately after. This tournament will consist of the top 4 teams from Men s Open League Division 1, the top 2 teams from Men s Open League Division 2, Division 3, Division 4, and Men s Church League. Columbus Senior Softball League: This league is for players 50 & over and is split into two divisions. The South Commons Division plays on Tuesday nights at South Commons Softball Complex on fields #6 and #8 at 7:00pm and 8:15pm. The Tillis Division plays on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at Tillis Field at 7:00pm and 8:15pm. There are only a few weeks left of regular season games and then they will play an end of season tournament. 2013 18-U ASA National Qualifier: On Saturday, June 8th, Columbus Parks and Recreation along with the Columbus Sports Council hosted a 2013 18-U ASA National Qualifier softball tournament at South Commons Softball Complex. Eight teams from Georgia and South Carolina came to participate in this tournament. We would like to congratulate the Carolina Crush for earning a berth to the 18-U ASA/USA National Tournament later this summer. Athletics Webpage: http://www.columbusga.org/parks/athletics/sports.htm
COOPER CREEK TENNIS CENTER Georgia Clay Court Jr. Championships The Country Club of Columbus will host over 250 juniors from around Georgia beginning Saturday, June 22nd and finishing on Wednesday, June 26th. The tournament will determine champions in Boys and Girls singles and doubles in 5 different age groups. Cooper Creek will be used to play a majority of the matches from Saturday to Tuesday. Come on out and watch some great tennis. Good luck to all the junior players from Columbus. Local Leagues Under Way CCTC is currently running Corta leagues seven days a week. Monday through Thursday, we have matches at 6:00pm and 7:30pm. On Friday we have matches at 6:00pm and on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons we also have matches. Leagues that are currently competing are: combo doubles, mixed doubles, 40+ combo doubles, 40+ mixed doubles, and flex singles. Jr. flex singles and flex doubles as well as Jr. Team Tennis leagues will be beginning soon. Combo 18+ Standings Combo 40+ Standings Mixed 18+ Standings Mixed 40+ Standings City League Standings Flex Single Standings Cooper Creek Tournament and Special Events Schedule (June-July) June 22-25 Georgia Clay Court Jr. Championships July 6-9 Burger King Southern 16s July 19-21 Corta Jr. State Championships July 31-Aug 4 Elvis Return to Server Southern NTRP Championships Facebook We use Facebook to inform players about court availability after inclement weather. We currently have over 600 followers! If you need information on weather, court conditions, tournaments or special events.follow us on Facebook at: Cooper Creek Facebook
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Our Summer Camp Highlight is Psalmond Rd. This week the camp at Psalmond Rd, the kids participating in the Chess Club got an awesome start on the fundamentals of chess. For some of the kids it was their first time playing and enjoyed every moment of this new experience. The instructors out at the Psalmond Rd site have awesome instructing techniques to help the kids fully understand the game of chess. You all rock! Keep up the great work!