Board of Commissioners of Cultural and Recreational Affairs Seeks Volunteers to Serve on the Pool Redevelopment Sub-Committee
A Pool Redevelopment sub-committee is being formed to work in conjunction with the design team of deBruin Engineering P.C. and RGR Architecture in a series of focus meetings. Overall project goals will include, at minimal, the replacement of the wading pool, spray area and playground with an interactive water play area suitable for children up to 12 years old as well as renovations to locker room spaces. The project team will collect valuable input from committee members to formulate conceptual designs and construction cost estimates.
Interested residents may submit their names to their respective Property Owner Association’s Recreation Commissioner for consideration. The first focus meeting is scheduled for Wednesday Dec. 15, 2010 at the St. Paul’s Senior Center at 7:30 p.m.
Letters to Santa
It’s time to send letters to Santa and the Recreation Department will speed up the process. A special “Santa’s Mailbox” will be set up in the waiting area of the Recreation Department’s Administrative Offices at 108 Rockaway Avenue beginning Dec. 1. Children can drop their letters in the mailbox and Santa will send them a personalized reply. Santa’s mailbox will be available through Dec. 20.
Christmas Candy Contest
In addition to sending their letters to Santa, kids can take a chance at guessing the number of candy pieces in the jar next to Santa’s Mailbox and the child whose guess is closest to the actual number will win the jar, candy and all. As with Santa’s mailbox, the candy contest will be available from Dec. 1 to 20.
A Visit from Santa
Santa will visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue for visits and photos on Dec. 9, 10, 16, and 17 from 2:45-4:15 p.m. The Recreation Department staff will be available to take and print photos. There is no fee for a photo but a donation of a small gift for Toys for Tots would be appreciated.
Join Us for the Winter Session of Mad Science
The Recreation Department will again offer an after school science program for grades K-five run by Mad Science of Long Island. These hands on workshops offer topics such as “Slime Time” and “Dry Ice Capades” in a fun and educational way! Make and take its will be included in the sessions. This six-week program will begin the week of Jan. 11, according to the following schedule:
Grades K-two – Tuesdays at 4 p.m.
Grades Three to Five – Thursdays at 4 p.m.
All classes are one hour in length and will be held in St. Paul’s Senior Center, next door to the Recreation Office, at 108 Rockaway Ave. The cost of this six-week session is $95. All checks should be made payable to Mad Science of LI. To register, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.
Open Gym for Middle/High Schoolers
The Field house will be open beginning Tuesday Dec, 7 for grades six–12 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursday for basketball and volleyball. The field house will be monitored but no organized activities will be scheduled. This time is for students to play with their friends in a supervised setting. No organized practices and no adults will be allowed in the gym at this time.
Adult Basketball on Saturdays
Beginning Saturday Dec. 4, the Recreation Department will again offer Adult basketball in the Middle School’s South Gym from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. This free program is open to residents who have graduated high school and older. Proof of residency is required. Games are in “pick-up” format and the sessions are monitored by Rich Anderson. This program will run until Feb. 19.
Second Session of Adult Yoga Now Registering
It’s time to register for our very popular adult yoga classes, which will begin in January. Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed adult yoga classes with all ages in mind. Each class is one hour long. All classes are held in Cluett Hall at St. Paul’s and will begin the week of Jan. 3. Any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City is invited to join these relaxing classes.
The course schedule is as follows:
Mondays at 7:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 3 – 12 classes for $72
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. beginning Jan. 5 – 13 classes for $78
To register, please visit our office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or visit our website at www.gardencityrecreation.org to download an application.
Children’s Winter Yoga Now Registering
Connie McKnight, a certified yoga instructor, has designed yoga classes with children’s abilities in mind. Each class runs for 55 minutes. All classes are held in Cluett Hall at St. Paul’s and will begin the week of Jan. 3. Any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City, ages 6-18, is invited to join these relaxing classes.
The course schedule is as follows:
Ages 6-11 Wednesdays at 4:45 p.m., beginning Jan. 5 – 12 classes for $72
Ages 10-18 Fridays at 6:45 p.m. beginning Jan. 7 – 12 classes for $72
To register, please visit our office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or visit the website at www.gardencityrecreation.org to download an application.
Summer Pool Interviews
The Recreation Department is announcing the start of a series of interviews for summer jobs at the Garden City Pool. If you enjoy being outdoors and are willing to make a commitment to be a part of a team that works hard to provide quality facilities to our residents, the Recreation Department would like to meet you.
If you are presently a high school senior or older and are looking for a great summer job, stop in the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave., pick up an application and make an appointment for an interview or call 465-4075.
Reminder: Even if you were employed by the pool last year, you are still required to reapply and be interviewed for the upcoming season.
Interviews will be held at St. Paul’s Cluett Hall on the following dates:
Wednesday, December 29: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Thursday, December 30: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Monday, January 3: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Tuesday, January 4: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Friday, January 7: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Gym Program for Grades 3-5
The Garden City Recreation Department is pleased to announce that this winter, Rich Anderson and the Recreation Staff will conduct a gym program for children in grades three to five.
This free program will consist of organized games and activities in a supervised setting. It will run from 3:30 to 5:45 p.m. in St. Paul’s Field House beginning the week of Dec. 6 through Feb. 11, according to the following schedule:
Boys in grades three to five on Mondays from 3:30–5:45 p.m.
Girls in grades three to five on Fridays from 3:30–5:45 p.m.
Sneakers must be worn for any activity in the field house.
Although this is a free program, registration is required. Please visit the Recreation Office to pick up a registration form or it may be downloaded from www.gardencityrecreation.org and brought to the first session your child attends. For information, contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
Note: Once the children are in our facility, they will not be allowed to leave unless accompanied by an adult. Please come into the building to pick up your child and please be prompt.
Gym Program for Grades K-2
The Garden City Recreation Department is pleased to announce that this winter, Rich Anderson and the Recreation Staff will conduct a gym program for children in kindergarten through grade two.
This program will consist of organized games and activities in a supervised setting. This program will run on Wednesdays, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in St. Paul’s Field House beginning Dec. 8 and ending Feb. 9. The program is free but a permission slip is necessary. For further information, please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
Meeting Dates – December 8, 15, 22; January 5, 12, 19, 26; February 2, 9
Although this is a free program, registration is required. Visit the Recreation Office to pick up a registration form or it may be downloaded from www.gardencity recreation.org and brought to the first session your child attends. For information, contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075. Sneakers must be worn in the field house.
Please Note: Once the children are in the facility, they will not be allowed to leave unless accompanied by an adult. Please come into the building to pick up your child.
Winter Floor Hockey
The Garden City Recreation Department is proud to announce it will once again offer a Floor Hockey Program this winter at Field House at St. Paul’s. The program will be open to village residents between the ages of 5-14 on select Friday’s according to the following schedule:
Ages 5-7: 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.
Ages 8-10: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Ages 11-14: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
On the following dates: Dec. 3, 10, 17; Jan. 7, 21; and Feb. 4, 18.
The cost of this program will be $25. All participants are required to wear the following equipment at all times: Hockey Helmet with a cage, hockey gloves, shin pads, sneakers, and hockey stick.
Please make selections carefully as fees are not returnable. To register: Pick up an application at the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. or download one from our website at www.gardencityrecreation.org. You can also make your own by listing your child’s name, address, home and emergency phone number, birth date, grade, and the session for which you are registering. Mail or drop off all information with full payment to the Garden City Recreation Department at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Please make all checks payable to the “Inc. Village of Garden City.” For further information you may contact Andrew Karen by email at gcrechockey@gmail.com.
Registration for Session Two Children’s Tennis Begins
The winter session of Youth tennis instruction is rapidly filling. If you have not registered for our winter session, don’t wait. We offer classes for children ages 4-18 at all ability levels in 13-week sessions at the Community Park Tennis Facility. To register for any level, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave to learn what classes are available. You can also find the information and an application on our website at www.gardencity recreation.org.
