MPR Classes & Camps 1-11-12Meridian Parks and Recreation
Activities, Classes and Camps
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Recreation Class Fast Facts
3 Activity Guides published per year.
Winter Guide
50 different classes offered
Spring Guide
80 different classes offered
Fall Guide
42 different classes offered
2,533 enrollments in
all recreation classes and camps in 2011.
Most popular classes of 2011
Adult Art Group
Adult Golf
Ballroom Dance
Belly Dance
Jewelry
Kettlebell
Line Dancing
Photography
Yoga
Zumba Basic
Family
Tang Soo Do
Papermaking
Thanksgiving Family Art Workshop
Amazing Athletes
Ballet
Youth Tennis
Jump Jive, Boogie Woogie
Lego Robotics
Preschool Fun Classes
Tumbling and Dance
Youth Theatre
Classes
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Recreation Camps Fast Facts
Camps
Camp Mer-IDA-Moo
Let’s Play Sports Camp
Outdoor Adventure Camp
Youth Art Camps
Camp Mer-IDA-Teen
776 enrollments in all camps in 2011
New in 2011
Camp Mer-IDA-Teen
Art Camp: Dinosaurs
and Fossils
Art Camp: Sculpture
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Recreation Camp Staff
18 total staff hired to work in Meridian Summer Camps.
3 Sports Camp staff
2 Adventure Camp staff
13 Day Camp staff
1 Art Camp staff
11 staff members in 2011 were returning staff.
7
staff have been with the department for three or more years.
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Teen Activities Council (TAC)
Sub-committee of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council since September 2009.
Meets every other Monday.
Plan and organize city wide events for teens.
Approximately 882 teens have participated
in the TAC programs to date.
Favorite TAC Events
Community Center Haunted House
Ice Skating
Free Night at Wahooz
Ignite Youth
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Community Center
Home of 95% of all department recreation classes and camps.
Renovated in 2011 using Community Development Block Grant money.
New approaches to front and back doors.
New drinking fountains
Lowered
counters
Additional counters built
Lowered sinks
Re-located back door
Re-located women’s restroom door
Created new storage closet
Other upgrades/renovations
New flag pole with lights
New
15 passenger van for recreation programs
Two new furnaces
Organizational cubbies coming soon!
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By The Numbers: Revenue
Revenue (in thousands)
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By The Numbers: Seasonal Registration Totals
Registration Numbers by Season
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By The Numbers: Registration Totals
Total Registrations in All Programs
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Present Challenges
Limited space to hold classes at Community Center
School Rental Fees
Senior Programs
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Questions?
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