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This week we begin accepting registration for all of our summer camp programs. Find out more information by attending our Open House at BWGCC on Tuesday night. The registration form for our popular Summer Music and Art Program is now available, click here. The Music and Art Program is entering it's 78th year. Discounted early bird registration for residents will be accepted through May 30. Also, Saturday, April 5 is our annual Kite Flying Festival. Get out your clubs as the Griff Golf Course opens this week. The tennis lesson summer schedule is now available. Plus, we've added Spring Pickleball for adults at EGCC. Space still remains for our spring, youth soccer program. Mighty Mites is co-ed for children ages 3 - 12 and takes place Saturday mornings from April 26th through June 7th. Get a registration form here. Much additional information can be found by viewing the Parks & Recreation page of the Town website. If our staff can be of any assistance to you, please call us at (203) 618-7649 or (203) 622-7814. Office hours at Town Hall are weekdays 8 AM-4 PM . Best regards, Sue Snyder Recreation Superintendent |
| Summer Camps Open House on April 1 | Greenwich Recreation is preparing for summer 2014 with several programs and camps to keep your children active. We will be offering an Open House event on Tuesday, April 1st at the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center Community Room from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM to share information on all of the camps and programs offered this summer. This will be a great opportunity to ask questions, compare programs and pricing, learn about our new "Adventurers' Camp," for ages 8 to 15. Pick up a registration form, or submit your registration in person (only payment by check will be accepted at the open house). Registration for our summer camps opens on April 1, with an early bird discounted rate for Greenwich residents. For a quick review of our summer offerings, please take a look at our 2014 Summer Camps Pamphlet. We hope to see you at the open house on April 1. |
| Eastern Greenwich Civic Center What's Happening in April | April brings the Annual Glass Show, Doyle Academy vacation clinic, and more. Read our April Newsletter. Call us at (203) 637-4583 or contact us by e-mail. Due to popular demand, Adult Pickleball will be returning with additional spring dates! Pre-register for all dates at a discounted rate (senior rates apply for Greenwich residents with renewed beach/park passes) or drop-in to play. EGCC offers three, regulation sized pickleball courts to accommodate all players. The Nationally known Doyle Academy will bring the Florida based program to the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center April 14th - 16th to conduct a training program for baseball and softball players ages 6 and up. Come and get drills designed to improve players of all skill levels. Download the registration form here. Attached is the registration form for Kamp Kairphree, our co-ed summer program for ages 5 through 12, based out of the EGCC. Registration begins April 1 and we offer an early bird discount rate to Greenwich residents who register by May 30. Also, the US Sports Institute will provide an after camp multi sports program this summer; download the flyer here.. |
| Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center Spring and summer activities... | Attached is the registration form for Greenwich Summer Adventurers, our new co-ed summer program for ages 8-15, based out of BWGCC. Registration begins April 1 and we offer an early bird discount rate to Greenwich residents who register by May 30. Also, the US Sports Institute will provide after camp multi-sports programs this summer; download the flyer here. |
| Greenwich Skatepark |  Spring Skateboard Clinics for ages 6-12 begin late April, but registration has begun. Classes are held Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday afternoons. We will also offer Summer Ramp Camps and Clinics for ages 6-14 years. Summer clinics will be held Mondays through Thursdays in June, July, and August. Skatepark hours for April and May are posted here. Save the date of Saturday, June 14 for the GO SKATE FESTIVAL, held in cooperation with the Junior League of Greenwich. |
| Dorothy Hamill Ice Rink | While the Dorothy Hamill Ice Rink has closed for the season for ice skating, the rink will re-open mid-April for sports play on the indoor turf. The turf can be used for lacrosse, soccer, wiffle ball, flag football, t-ball, and more. Hold a birthday party or a sports camp! |
| Special Recreation and other information | Attend a lecture on Special Needs and Inclusion on April 2, click here for details. Upcoming on Saturday, April 5 is an event for families of those with learning disabilities, to learn more click here. On April 8, the Abilis Autism Speaker Series continues, click here for information. Then on Wednesday, April 9, parents can attend a workshop to help them at their next PPT meeting, click here for details. We have formed a partnership with Abilis in an effort to bring you information on recreation programs and other services to help meet the needs of residents with developmental disabilities. Abilis is a non-profit (501c3) agency, located at 50 Glenville Street, Greenwich. For more information on Abilis, read their information pamphlet or check out their website here. To help support Abilis, visit their gift shop. |
| Griffith E. Harris Golf Course 2014 Season Opening |  The Griffith E. Harris Golf Course, "The Griff", will open for play on Tuesday, April 1. On opening day, the first tee time will be 7:30 AM. Frost delays and weather conditions are possible, please call ahead 203-531-6944. Reminder to all members: in order to make a tee time reservation, your 2014 membership MUST be paid. The DRIVING RANGE is OPEN! He's back ! ... Please welcome back Joe Felder, PGA Head Professional, for his 25th season at the Griff. The Golf Shop is open and ready to serve the golfing public. Stop by to congratulate Joe, sign up for a lesson, and make a purchase. |
| Register for NY Giants Youth Football Camp and Support the Parks & Recreation Scholarship Fund |  NY Giants Youth Football Camps is hosting non contact football instruction for children ages 6-14 in Greenwich at the Whitby School the week of June 23 - June 27, from 9 AM - 3 PM. The registration fee for the week is $459, yet if you register using discount code 14GreenwichPR20, you will save $20 on your fee and a percentage will be given to the Greenwich Parks and Recreation Scholarship Fund. It's a win-win! For more details, click here. |
| Parks & Recreation Department wide news ..... | | The next meeting of the Board of Parks and Recreation will be Wednesday, April 30 at 6:30 PM, location is to be determined.. Joseph Siciliano, Director Greenwich Parks and Recreation |
|  | | Kite Flying Festtval | Spring is finally here and we're kicking it off with our annual Kite Flying Festival this Saturday, April 5th at Greenwich Point at 11:30 AM (Rain date, Sunday, April 6th at 12:00 PM). All ages are welcome, so bring your kite and get ready to fly! |
| 2nd Annual Snow Contest Winners | The winning sculptures of the Annual Snow Sculpture Contest and their creators are shown above, "Happy Feet" and below, "Gunther". They were sculpted by Elizabeth Biederman and Madelyn Yu, and Alexander Yu, respectively. A special thank you to our sponsor ChillyBear who provided the prizes to this year's winners. |
| Spring and Summer Recreation Jobs | The Parks & Recreation Department is regularly posting job opportunties for spring and summer 2014. For the most recent job listings on the Human Resources page of the Town website, click here. |
| Weather Cancellation Information | Please make note of the Recreation Division's weather cancellation hotline #(203) 861-6100. Information regarding cancellations and closures is also posted on our Recreation Sports Website, where you can also sign up to get text alerts and/or e-mails notifying you of changes. |
| Recreation Credit and Refund Policy | Credit requests for recreation program registration will be considered if received in writing prior to the start of the program. There is a $15 administrataive fee for credits. The general policy of the Recreation Division is that we do not process refunds unless a program has been cancelled. Please read all registration information carefully and call us prior to registering for a program if you have any questions. |
| Senior Center News Recreation and more... | The Greenwich Senior Center has many programs and services available to the Town's mature population. Please click here for the April 2014 issue of The Lantern. |
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7:00pm-What is organic lawn and land care and why it is important? Jenna Messier, NOFA Organic Land Care Program Director7:10-7:40pm- Creating a New Organic Lawn with Dwight Brooks AOLCP, of Dwight Brooks Horticulturist, Inc.7:40-8:10pm Transitioning to Organic Lawn Care with Camilla Worden, AOLCP, of Camilla Landscape Design LLC
8:10-8:40pm Lawn Alternatives and Reducing the Lawn with Michael Nadeau of Wholistic Land Care Consulting8:40-9:00pm Mingling and Gardener Networking
