NEWS April 2021
SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
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www.HRCAonline.org/Camps
Enjoy a summer of fun at HRCA camps! Camp HRCA will have your kids swimming, cooking, creating pottery, art, and more as part of daily activities. Each week's activities and projects are based on a new theme. Full day camp is offered for ages 5-12 as well as preschool summer enrichment for ages 3-4.
Expand your horizons and test your limits at Camp Backcountry. Explore, hike, climb, paddle, create, lead, campout, ride horses, connect, raft, and learn to love the wild around us! Our full-day, week-long camps are offered for ages 7-17. Stay active all summer with HRCA Sports Camps! From beginners, looking to try something new, to more advanced players looking to refine their skills in tennis, fencing, basketball, or volleyball we’ve got you covered! The fun doesn’t stop there. For children or adults with special needs, the Therapeutic Recreation program is hosting LEGO and Sports camps and Stride to Ride. HRCA also has a variety of Art and Educational Camps at our recreation centers all summer long. These half day camps include everything from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) camps, to art, pottery, drama, multimedia and cooking camps - get your child involved in a diverse range of activities. For more information, check out the Summer Camp insert inside this newsletter or go online to www.HRCAonline.org/Camps. 1 pint of blood saves 3 lives!
HRCA is partnering with Vitalant to bring the Gift of Life to our community in a time of need.
EVERYDAY HEROES BLOOD DRIVE HRCA is partnering with Vitalant and UCHealth to bring the Gift of Life to our community and honor our friends and family at STEM School Highlands Ranch. Each donation Eachwill donation will include include the COVID-19 antibody testing to encourage the COVID-19 antibody testing to encourage potential potential convalescent plasma donors. Contact Vitalant convalescent plasma donors. 9:00 at 303-363-2300, a.m. - 1:00 p.m. or sign up online at www.vitalant.org/ Thursday, March 4 Northridge Recreation Center donate. Use code:10002. You can also search by 80126. 8800 Broadway • Highlands Ranch Appointments are requested, but walk-ins are also welcome. is limited. Contact Vitalant at 303-363-2300, orSpace sign up online at www.vitalant.org.
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Use event code: 10002. You can also search by 80126. Appointments are requested, but walk-ins are also welcome. Space is limited.
Thursday, May 6 • 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. • Northridge Recreation Center, 8800 Broadway
HR HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS CLOCK TOWER Ever wonder what inspired the design for the Highlands Ranch Town Center and its clock tower looming above the spread of buildings? John Kilrow, the person behind the design, was inspired from his boyhood days in New England. Kilrow, now Senior VP of Development for Shea Properties, grew up in Rhode Island. “I went back to my roots in New England. I sat in pocket parks, saw a water fountain in a park in Newport, R.I., and a clock tower in Dorchester, Mass.” He brought back photographs of these places for design consideration. “The intent was to create a landmark and a sense of place as well as introduce a community space within a private development,” said Brian Konczak, partner with MOA Architecture, then a “lead captain” for the project, whose company did the working drawings. “The design creates a clear visual access to the heart of Town Center,” he continued. That access is via Dorchester Street that Kilrow named after Dorchester, Mass. To add a personal touch during construction, buildings were given names, such as Frederick, after a Frederick Building in Boston. Pat, the 53 foot clock tower—though not the tallest building in Highlands Ranch—is an iconic image for the community. It is named for the contractor’s superintendent.