April 2018 Newsletter
New Programs
COMING SOON
We are setting up an online registration portal! By the end of April, you will be able to register for summer camp and adult summer basketball from home! You will also be able to sign up for pool memberships and swimming lessons. The portal will include a calendar of events, programs, and space reservations. Stay tuned!
What does your dream Open Gym look like?

We are holding an Open Gym for the public on Thursdays from 1-4pm. Do you want to play ping pong? Badminton? Basketball?

Email your ideas to Laura.
Program Updates
PEAK Gardens
Our Garden Guardians are planting their gardens! On our wishlist: raspberry plants, watering cans, and a rain barrel. Please contact us if you can help us out!

Click below for more pictures of our Garden Guardians and Junior Adventurers:
We're having fun with our homeschoolers!

Meet-ups are   at Stearns Gym  and are free. Exercises and games are adapted for the group that is present.

Tuesday afternoons 1 pm - 3 pm
Thursday mornings 10 am - 12 pm

April 19:  Come support Polk County's athletes at the Polk County Special Olympics! The Spring Games are being held at Polk County High School and are from 9:45 am - noon.
April 24 & 26: Track and Field

May 1 & May 3: Timea is offering a summer-themed art class! Please sign up for only one of the days. 
You may come on either day or both! Contact  Laura Baird  for more information!
Sports Updates
Spring Soccer Games are underway!

This past Saturday, the spring season kicked off on a clear, sunny April morning! Over 40 teams in 5 leagues are set to have a great, fun-filled season.
Click here for all current soccer information.

Spring Volleyball Wrap-Up!

This Spring Volleyball season was one of the biggest in recent memory. It saw nearly 150 players sign up across four different age groups, to form 20 teams! This was definitely a season to remember!
Thank you to everyone who helped make this such a successful season. From the coaches, to the players, to the parents, and everyone else who contributed, we could not do it without you!
We would also like to thank our year-long sponsors for their generous contributions!!
The sponsors for the 2017-2018 Sports year are: Farm Bureau Insurance-Jesse Navarro, Ashworth Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, and Mitch Contracting.

Click here for the full wrap-up from the Spring 2018 season.

Trails Update

April Work Days for the Recreation Complex Trail:
4/18, 9 am-12 pm
4/25, 1-4 pm
*Contingent on weather*

The next Trails Committee Meeting is scheduled for April 30th at 6 pm  in the Emergency Services Conference Room of the Womack Building, 40 Courthouse Street, Columbus, NC.

Our Nature Navigators have been busy! Check out the middle school hiking club's pictures on  flikr!

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