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RECREATION REPORT
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Recreation staff will provide informational updates on the Fall Harvest Festivals, Youth Sports Winter Clinics, and Community Center’s December Special Programs and Events.
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Fall Harvest Festivals
Our annual Fall Harvest Festivals were held the week of October 21st at our community centers. Staff recorded over 1,000 attendees at the four locations for this year. At each site, the community participated in fall-themed crafts, activities, refreshments, and entertainment. We want to thank the community groups who participated in this year’s events. A few to mention are KIPP: Public Schools, El Concilio, Cal OES, Eastside Advisory, Stand, Conway Homes, WelBe Health, and Voice of Hope.
Youth Sports Winter Clinics
New this winter are our Youth Sports section’s sports clinics which are offered to provide kids ages 5-14 with the opportunity to get active and try out multiple different sports during designated weeks in December. Each day will offer a new sport, including learning the basics through drills, games, and friendly competition. This December, staff will be focused on soccer, basketball, cricket, and pickleball. The new program will be offered at each community center, costing $9.00 per day.
Community Center’s December Special Programs and Events
Holiday Workshops
This year’s Holiday Workshop will be hosted at our community centers on the week of December 16, 2024. These wintertime community vents offer free, family-friendly games, crafts, and refreshments. All workshop times will be 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., and the dates are as follows:
December 16 - Van Buskirk Community Center
December 17 - Arnold Rue Community Center
December 18 - Seifert Community Center
December 19 - Stribley Community Center
Winter Theater Camp
With funding through Measure M, Strong Communities, we will offer a Winter Theater Camp. This is the first year we will host a free weeklong theater camp in the wintertime. The theater company will be at Stribley Community Center December 9 - 14, 2024, conducting auditions, daily practices, and rehearsals and offering two productions of Sleeping Beauty for the community. This camp is open to 65 youth ages 6 -18.
Cookies with Santa
Cookies with Santa will be held on December 23rd, 2024, at the Oak Park Senior Center, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Santa's workshop opens at Oak Park Senior Center, equipped with holiday crafting stations, cookie decorating, hot cocoa, and a chance to take pictures with Santa. The center’s Senior Band, Kitchen Jam, will play holiday tunes and pick a few attendees for some holiday karaoke. We encourage our senior members to bring their grandkids and family over to participate in spreading holiday joy. Cookies with Santa is a free event.
Winter Camp
Our Winter Discovery Day Camps will be offered at our centers for children ages 5-12 from December 23, 2024 - January 3, 2025. Camps are offered daily for kids on school break from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Campers will experience winter-themed weeks filled with sports, arts and crafts, STEM programming, and more. In addition, our free Teen programming will continue at each center during the winter school break from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. daily.