Weekly Theme Breakdown: • Summer Fun • The Great Outdoors • What Goes Up Must Come Down • Destination USA: Red, White & Blue • World Traveler • Christmas in July • Under the Sea • Out of this World • Greenville Rocks We started with 50 boxes the first week, and they sold out immediately online and several weeks of boxes sold out before the deadline. The cost for the department was minimal, due to the items came from our art rooms, at-home items, and items bought at bulk from online stores. Each week we had all staff on board to prepare boxes and push out to a variety of recreation sites for convenient pick-up for families. The support for the program was overwhelming. An average of 50 boxes were sold each week, reaching roughly a hundred children. Grandparents, looking to provide time-consuming fun for their grandkids, were a big proponent of the boxes. We encouraged parents to share their child doing the activities with us on our social media pages. This was a definite highlight for us to see each week. Although this was not the summer we hoped for or planned, the outpouring appreciation and positive feedback from the community for our G.R.A.B. program was a testament to just how much Parks and Recreation is needed and valued whether it be in-person or virtual.
For everywhere the Sun adds sizzle, There is shade. For sky blue days, Play days and school days, The too-hot-to-handle Are suddenly cool days. Just step underneath. Be refreshed. Feel the Ahhhhhh. Wherever there is sun, We have you covered.
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Fall 2020 • SOUTH CAROLINA Recreation and Parks 11
