Monthly CA A PUBLICATION OF COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION
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JULY 2016
CA’s Customer and Member Service Center is open Mon-Fri from 10am-7pm, and Sat from 10am-5pm.
Fit for life CA offers classes and activities for residents of any age
By Tripp Laino
Columbia Association’s bevy of facilities and classes mean you can find the perfect fit for you — no matter what you like or how old you are. Elizabeth “Libby” Handy, 58, a CA member for the last three years, has been swimming for her entire life. She’s a frequent guest at Supreme Sports Club and said she loves the staff and the pool there. “They keep it cool, it’s always clean and there’s always lanes available,” she said. “It’s very well-run. The people are very nice; the people who work there, the members — everyone is very friendly.” Handy said she frequently uses the hot sauna available in the locker room, which helps with her arthritis, and likes that the pool isn’t too warm, which helps for swimming long distance (she swims about 21⁄2 miles during her workouts and said pools that are too warm make it hard to swim for distance).
Elizabeth “Libby” Handy swims at Supreme Sports Club several days a week.
(See Life, page 3) Photo by Rich Riggins
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CA BOARD OF DIRECTORS2016-2017 Reginald Avery Oakland Mills 443-545-6714 Reginald.Avery@ca-board.org
Alan Klein Harper’s Choice 410-992-3025 Alan.Klein@ca-board.org
Dick Boulton Dorsey’s Search 410-884-2964 Dick.Boulton@ca-board.org
Nancy McCord Wilde Lake 410-730-2309 Nancy.McCord@ca-board.org
Brian Dunn Kings Contrivance 301-473-0077 Brian.Dunn@ca-board.org
Gregg Schwind Hickory Ridge 443-831-8847 Gregg.Schwind@ca-board.org
Janet Evans Long Reach 724-516-0550 Janet.Evans@ca-board.org
Andrew Stack Owen Brown 410-381-8897 Andrew.Stack@ca-board.org
Lin Eagan Town Center 443-255-0733 Lin.Eagan@ca-board.org
Chao Wu River Hill 240-481-9637 Chao.Wu@ca-board.org
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Board Recap
t Columbia Association’s (CA) Board of Directors work session held June 9, CA’s Board discussed reports from the facilities assessment survey and the five-year capital improvement plan.
CA’s Board of Directors was scheduled to meet again on June 23, after CA Monthly went to press. CA’s Board typically holds a work session on the second Thursday of each month and a meeting on the fourth Thursday. The next Board meeting is scheduled for July 21. For more information, please go to ColumbiaAssociation.org.
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Spotlight on Grassroots
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Crisis Intervention and Homeless Shelter rassroots is a Columbia-based multiservice crisis intervention center started by college students in 1969 as a hotline to serve fellow students during a period of tragic drug overdoses by young people. Over the years, Grassroots has evolved to include multiple crisis intervention services requiring a professional staff and broader government and community FiLE Photo support. It is Howard County’s only 24/7 crisis Andrea Ingram intervention center and shelter for the homeless. Executive Director, Grassroots Today, Grassroots houses families and individuals in the Crisis Intervention Center 51-bed shelter on Freetown Road in Columbia, where over the course of the year about 150 people will reside while more stable living arrangements are sought for them. Another 100 people, half of them children, will spend time in the emergency shelter program in area motels when Grassroots is full and other accommodations aren’t immediately available. During the winter months, around 80 people will spend their nights at area faith communities as part of the Cold Weather Shelter we operate with outstanding volunteer assistance by faith community members. The 24-hour crisis intervention services Grassroots provides include walk-in crisis counseling, suicide prevention, outreach and education. Grassroots professionals met face-to-face with over 1,800 people and handled over 26,000 hotline calls last year. We also operate the Mobile Crisis Team, which responds to community emergencies such as traumatic death events, intense family conflict, psychiatric emergencies and risk of suicide. There were 825 responses last year. Another 904 people received services at the Grassroots Day Resource Center, where the chronically homeless often begin the process of reentering society. Grassroots is there when our friends and neighbors need help, and it provides that help without charge because of funding from Howard County Government, state and federal grants, United Way, and contributions from individuals, community groups, the faith community and local businesses. Private philanthropy is essential to Grassroots’ ability to give people a second chance. Columbia Association is one of the organizations upon which Grassroots relies for support. CA has collected food for the Grassroots Day Resource Center, and the Columbia Gym has been the site for two fundraising events, most recently “Glo for Grassroots,” a party for middle schoolers organized by student members of the Horizon Councils. Money has also been collected for the ChangeMatters campaign, a studentbased community service and philanthropy initiative that supports Grassroots. We are grateful for the support. Andrea Ingram Executive Director, Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center
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“She’s under the impression I like exercise,” John joked. “I like games and I go to the gym (from page 1) every day, seven days a week but my preference is to sit in my easy chair have a “I will always be a member,” she said. cup of coffee and watch TV. I go because it “I’ll keep renewing it — I think it’s a very adds to your life.” reasonable price. I paid a lot more to go other For Helen, the favored activity is Zumba® places. It’s consistent and I like the way you’re classes, which she said were a little easier greeted — I had such a nightmare at the club on her body. I was swimming at in “I started out with aerobic Baltimore. The difference “I like that the exercises at the Supreme is night and day.” classes are mixed. Helen Hurly, 74 and her I don’t like when it’s all Sports Club,” Helen said. “I love the step exercises. Now husband John, 75, have been 65 and older — that’s being older, I had to find CA members for years, and not inspirational. The something easier on the both find fun ways to be young people inspire joints, like Zumba®. My active and stay in shape at the us older folks, and feeling is it’s the teachers who fitness clubs, as well as Haven we’re an inspiration are the inspiration — if you on the Lake. to the younger folks have a good teacher, age “If you saw me you’d think as well. I like dancing doesn’t matter.” I was 60,” she said. “John and and I like music so if Helen said Zumba is one of I both take advantage of all the I can fit exercise in her favorite classes, as it offers facilities at CA. We’ve exercised as well — whoa!” a social atmosphere in addition forever in some fashion, and we Helen Hurly, CA member to a cardio workout. She love everything CA offers. also praised instructor Megan He’d always play racquetball Cooperman for her music selection, which she there — he loves competitive sports.” called an added bonus. In addition to playing racquetball, John said “I like that the classes are mixed,” Helen said. he goes to Columbia Athletic Club early in “I don’t like when it’s all 65 and older — that’s the morning for weight training or the not inspirational. The young people inspire us treadmill, then to Haven on the Lake for Wall older folks, and we’re an inspiration to the Yoga or Mat Pilates. He’s been practicing younger folks as well. I like dancing and I like yoga for about 15 years and likes the classes music so if I can fit exercise in as well — whoa!” offered at Haven.
CA Headquarters ............................................410-715-3000 Customer and Member Service Center.........410-730-1801 Aquatics Office................................................410-312-6332 Columbia Archives .........................................410-715-6781 Columbia Art Center.......................................410-730-0075 Columbia Association Camps........................410-715-3165 Columbia Athletic Club ..................................410-730-6744 Columbia Gym ................................................410-531-0800 Columbia Horse Center..................................301-776-5850 Columbia Ice Rink ..........................................410-730-0322 Columbia SportsPark/SkatePark ...................410-715-3054 Columbia Swim Center ..................................410-730-7000 Columbia Youth and Teen Center ..................410-992-3726 Fairway Hills Golf Club ..................................410-730-1112 Haven on the Lake..........................................410-715-3020 Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club..................................410-730-5980 Inclement Weather Hotline............................410-715-3154 Indoor Tennis, Columbia Athletic Club...........410-720-0149 Open Space Management..............................410-312-6330 Owen Brown Tennis Bubble ...........................410-381-7255 The Racquet Club at Hobbit’s Glen................410-730-6601 School Age Services ......................................410-715-3164 Supreme Sports Club .....................................410-381-5355 Wilde Lake Tennis Club ................................410-730-3767
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Lakefront Wednesdays Concert Series Visit Lake Kittamaqundi every Wednesday from noon-2pm through August 17 for a free lunchtime concert. Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/LFW for a schedule of performers.
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Lakefront Summer Festival
Columbia Association’s annual summer fun of the Lakefront Summer Festival has begun! Featuring concerts, dancing and movies nearly every night of the week, the festival has something for the whole family to enjoy. Find a complete schedule at ColumbiaAssociation.org/lakefrontfestival.
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July Community Events Sunday, July 3 • 1-2:30 pm A patriotic event for dogs and their humans. Parade in costume, doggie pool, ‘paw-traits’ and prizes. Vantage Point Park, 5430 Vantage Point Road. For more information, visit ColumbiaTownCenter.org or call 410-730-4744.
Thursday/ Friday, July 7 and 8 • 7pm Slayton House Theatre Camp of the Arts “Broadway Edition” campers perform a full-scale musical production. Slayton House, 10400 Cross Fox Lane. For additional show and ticket information, contact Rachael Strube at camp@wildelake.org or 410-730-3987.
Yoga at Stevens Forest Pool Fitness Pavilion
Adult Skate Night at Supreme Sports Club
Bark in the Park
Tuesday/Thursday, July 5-Sep. 22 8:30-9:30am Bring your own mat. Free for Package Plan Plus members; $45 for Package Plan members and $60 for nonmembers for six classes. Drop-in for $12 per class. Stevens Forest Pool, 6061 Stevens Forest Road. For more information, call 410-730-5452.
Wibit® Wednesdays at Hawthorn Outdoor Pool
Wednesdays, July 6 to Aug. 10 Noon-4pm Jump, bounce, race and play through our Wibit® obstacle course! Free for Package Plan Plus members; $3 per person for Package Plan members; $7 per person for Columbia Cardholders and $10 per person for nonmembers. Hawthorn Pool, 6175 Sunny Spring. For more information, call the CA Aquatics Office at 410-312-6332.
Summer Shutdown Every year, CA performs facility maintenance on a staggered schedule for regular upkeep. The shutdown schedule is as follows:
Columbia Ice Rink: June 5-Aug. 8 Haven on the Lake: July 18-20 Columbia Athletic Club: Aug. 8-14 Supreme Sports Club: Aug. 15-28 Columbia Swim Center: June 17-Sept. 5 4 C A M O N T H LY
“The Drowsy Chaperone”
Saturday, July 9 • 8-11pm Get your groove on! Ticket price includes admission, skate rental, one drink ticket and buffet. Supreme Sports Club Arena, 7080 Deepage Drive. $20 members, $25 nonmembers in advance; $25 per person at the door. 21 and older; IDs will be checked at the door. Additional food and drinks available for purchase. Childcare available, $10 per child with preregistration. Register at the front desk or call 410-381-5355.
Free Outdoor Yoga at Haven on the Lake
Sunday, July 10 • 10-11am Weather-dependent; bring your own mat. Haven on the Lake, 10275 Little Patuxent Parkway. RSVP required at HOL@ColumbiaAssociation.org or call 410-715-3020.
Slayton House Theatre Camp of the Arts Session II
Monday, July 11 through Friday, July 22 9am-3:30pm Musical theatre camp for children grades 1-8. Slayton House, 10400 Cross Fox Lane. For more information, visit CampoftheArts.com or email camp@wildelake.org.
Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/Events to learn about more great events happening in Columbia!
How to Combat Mosquitoes Workshop
Tuesday, July 19 • 7pm Learn interesting facts about mosquitoes and how to combat mosquitoes. Attendees will also make a trap to capture adult mosquitoes in their yard. Slayton House, 10400 Cross Fox Lane. For more information, please visit WildeLake.org or contact Carol Hobelmann at events@wildelake.org.
Lunch and Learn with Columbia Archives Director Barbara Kellner
Thursday, July 21 • Noon-1pm An engaging discussion about the changes in Downtown Columbia. Bring a bag lunch. Historic Oakland, 5430 Vantage Point Road. For more information, call 410-730-4744 or visit ColumbiaTownCenter.org.
Natural Headache Relief Workshop at Haven on the Lake with Krysta Howell
Saturday, July 23 • 2-2:30pm This workshop will explore the use of various healing modalities to relieve headaches and improve overall wellness. Includes use of Haven’s healing environments. Haven on the Lake, 10275 Little Patuxent Parkway. $25 for Haven on the Lake members; $35 for nonmembers. Supervised childcare is available at KidSpace (located within Haven) for $8 per child for two hours. For more information, email HOL.info@columbiaassociation.org or call 410-715-3020.
Slayton House Theatre Camp of the Arts Session III
Monday, July 25 through Friday, Aug. 5 9am-3:30pm Musical theatre camp for children grades 1-8. Slayton House, 10400 Cross Fox Lane. For information, visit CampoftheArts.com or email camp@wildelake.org.
Through September Free entertainment nearly every night at the Downtown Columbia Lakefront. Movies, concerts, Teen Open Mic nights and Dancin’ Under the People Tree. Downtown Columbia Lakefront, 10221 Wincopin Circle. Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/ lakefrontfestival for a full schedule or contact CALakefrontFestival@ gmail.com for more information.
Lakefront Summer Festival
The First Tee of Howard County’s 15th Annual Golf Tournament
Friday, Aug. 5 11am check-in Golf for a good cause! Reserve your spot today for The First Tee of Howard County’s 15th Annual Golf Tournament at Fairway Hills Golf Club. Lunch provided by Putting on the Ritz; contests, door prizes, snacks and beverages throughout the day, dinner after play by Outback Steakhouse and more! Check-in begins at 11am, lunch at 11:30am and the shotgun start time is 12:30pm. Fairway Hills Golf Club, 5100 Columbia Road. For more information or to register, visit TheFirstTeeHowardCounty.org.