The Friday Letter | May 29, 2015

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Limit outdoor activity Wear and reapply sunscreen Schedule workouts and practices early

Pace activity Drink more water Monitor teammates condition

Wear loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing

Mecklenburg County News

Park and Recreation Commission Vacancies Effective June 9, the Park and Recreation Commission (PRC) will have 6 vacancies and we are looking for folk to apply that would be strong advocates for all things Park and Recreation! The Park and Recreation Commission is a BOCC appointed board and acts as an advisory council to the Park and Recreation Department. Duties include but are not limited to monthly PRC meetings, leadership on Park and Recreation Citizen Advisory Councils, attendance and participation in Park and Recreation events, ground breakings and grand openings. PRC members advise and advocate for the Department’s master plans, budget requests, park naming petitions, fees and charges and strategic planning and long range financing.

If you know of someone that would be a great fit for the PRC, please ask them to go to the link below and complete an application. Vacancies are in the following park regions:

At Large (2 vacancies) South Region 3 Central Region 2 Central Region 3 North Region 2 http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/CountyManagersOffice/BOCC/AdvisoryBoards/Pages/BoardApplication.aspx

Mecklenburg County News 6 Vacancies as of June 9, 2016 South 3 Central 2 Central 3 North 2 At Large (2)

Aquatics Outdoor Pools Open: Mecklenburg County’s two outdoor pools opened this past weekend for the summer season. Double Oaks and Cordelia Community Pools served over 2200 patrons over the long holiday weekend. Beautiful weather provided kids and adults an ideal swimming environment. Pools will be open weekends until school gets out. Pools will be open full tilt on Friday, June 12th.

Nature Preserves & Natural Resources

On June 18, the Mecklenburg Cooperative Extension program in collaboration with USDA/FNS and Market Link will host a SNAP EBT Farmer’s Market Sign-Up event. The goal of FNS/SNAP is to provide individuals living below the poverty level access to healthy foods. The goal of Farm Service and Cooperative Extension is to help farmers increase revenue and support access to healthy, local and nutritious food.

At this one-stop event, farmers will have an opportunity to:  Receive a presentation about the program  Learn about free equipment and wireless service offered through a 3-yr contract to support processing of SNAP benefits  Receive approval and vendor number by USDA  Choose equipment and receive it within 10 days, or learn to use current iPhone or iPad.

Nature Preserves & Natural Resources

Community & Recreation Center Services Earn-A-Bike Methodist Home Recreation Center has once again teamed up with Trips for Kids to offer the Earn-A-Bike Program for kids ages 8-12. This program gives kids the opportunity to learn responsibility, bike safety, and bike mechanics in order to earn a free bike. The program runs 2-3 sessions depending on the number of participants and is held at the Recycler’s, which is home to Trips for Kids on E. 15th Street, and the recreation center. This is the fourth time Methodist Home has offered the program and it will be held again in mid-October.

For information on this program; please contact Kelly Hawkins at Kelly.Hawkins@mecklenburgcountync.gov or call 1-704-432-6455.

Community & Recreation Center Services Father/Son Basketball Tournament: On June 13th, Albemarle Road Recreation Center will hosted their 3rd Annual Father and Son Basketball Tournament. Each team will consist of an adult male at least 27 years old and two youth between the age of 10 to 13 or 14 to 17.

The cost is only $15.00.

For more information, contact Ivan Jones at 704-567-1941 or ivan.jones@mecklenburgcountync.gov.

Karen B. Howard, LRT/CTRS Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Education: Bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation from Catawba College, Salisbury, NC Credentials: Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (national) Licensed Recreation Therapist (NC) Karen is originally from Silver Spring, MD and came to North Carolina in 1978 to go to college for Therapeutic Recreation (TR), when the field was in its early stages. She left college after a semester and a half and spent the next 15 years working at various jobs and starting a family; and returned to school in 1992. Karen finished her education by serving an internship in 1997 at…Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation, with the TR Section! She returned 9 months later to fill a full-time TR Specialist position. Karen has held that position ever since, and 17 years later, she wouldn’t want to be anywhere else!

Karen comes from a musical family – played clarinet, oboe and piano when she was a kid, and was classically trained in voice through high school. Karen now sings regularly at her church. She was a Girl Scout for 7 years in the ‘70s, reaching the rank of First Class (equal to an Eagle Boy Scout) – She still enjoys camping and the outdoors today. Karen is the mother of 2 (a son and a daughter) and a grandmother of 3 busy boys! She enjoys travelling to new places around the country with her husband of almost 14 years, Bobby.

5841 Brookshire Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 336-8840

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Park Partners may contact The Friday Letter Team at Richard . McNeill @MecklenburgCountyNC.gov for publication assistance.

The Friday Letter Volume 3 • Issue 69 • May 29, 2015

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Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Senior Leadership Team Jim Garges, Director Michael Kirschman, Deputy Director James Alsop, Enterprise Services Renea Barber, Human Resources Mario Chang, Budget Administration Lee Jones, Capital Planning Terri Stowers, Community and Recreation Center Services Jeff Robinson, Park Operations Chris Matthews, Nature Preserves and Natural Resources