Your semi-monthly Recreation activities information.
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GREETINGS!
Summer is up and running and Parks and Recreation has much going on! Registration for activities such as summer swim lessons at the new Town pool, Kamp Kairphree Sessions 3 and 4, ramp camp, summer soccer, tennis clinics, and more is on-going but limited openings remain in most programs. Registration for several fall programs begins late July. Plus, check out other events happening at our Civic Centers such as Family Movie Night on July 23 and Veez Hoops!. Speaking of our Civic Centers, if you have not already completed the survey for the new EGCC, please see the details below.
Information is provided below on special events that have been planned, including summer concerts and the Sandblast Sand Sculpture Festival. Other town-wide community events are listed in our
Special Events Calendar.
Greenwich Recreation... We make your free time, fun time!
Best Regards,
Sue Snyder, Recreation Superintendent
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Summer Concert Series
Wednesday night July concerts at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park
July 18: Gunsmoke - Country
July 25: Steve D'Agostino - Singing songs from the Great American Song Book.
August 1: One Stop Pony Band - tunes of Billy Joel and The Doors
Wednesday night concerts at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park begin at 7:15 PM. Rain dates will be the next Thursday night, same time.
Sunday, July 29 at Binney Park: Sound Beach Community Band
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National Alliance
for Youth Sports
Greenwich Parks and Recreation is a member organization of
NAYS. Staff and volunteers who coach with the Town's Recreation programs receive free on-line training.
Read their recent newsletter here.
NAYS... better sports for kids, better kids for life!
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Sandblast Sand Sculpture Contest
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Summer & Fall Soccer
Greenwich Skatepark
Fall Sports
Registration opens on-line July 23 for the following fall sports:
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Summer Swim Lessons at the new Greenwich Pool in Byram Park
Youth swim lessons for ages 4 and older are being held at the new pool. Classes will be held in the mornings from Monday through Thursday with a rain date on Fridays.
Registration is still open for Sessions 2 and 3. Some sections are closed. For details,
click here. Those wishing to register must have a 2018 Park Pass.
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Tennis and Pickleball
The
Tennis Summer Schedule is available for youth and adult clinic instruction held in July. Tennis passes are needed for play on all 36 public park and school courts. For general tennis information, send an
email.
For summer pickleball opportunities,
click here. BWGCC has added Sunday afternoons from 3:30-5:30 PM.
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Kamp Kairphree Registration
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Registration is open for Greenwich residents and non-residents to sign-up for Kamp Kairphree Sessions 3 and 4 only.
Medical exam forms must be included in order for the registration to be complete!
Kamp Kairphree is a co-ed program for children
ages 5-12. It operates out of the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich on Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Busing is provided to and from camp from specific bus stops. There are four two-week sessions. Campers rotate between the EGCC and two locations at Greenwich Point Beach. Plus, each Wednesday, campers go to Island Beach by ferry.
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Eastern Greenwich Civic Center Survey
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The Town of Greenwich has engaged the Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA), the country’s leading resource for youth and amateur sports facilities, to conduct a community needs assessment and future analysis of the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center (EGCC), located at 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich, CT 06870. If you have not already completed the survey, please do so! You have until Friday, July 20.
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Eastern Greenwich Civic Center
The EGCC has much lined up for July including
Veez Hoops Basketball Camp, Greenwich Archery,
Green Moon Children's Art Studio and more.
We're still taking registration for Sessions 3 and 4 of Kamp Kairphree.
Open gym time is also available for basketball and other activities. Call the Civic Center for times. For additional information on these and other activities, see our
July Newsletter
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The EGCC has rooms of varying sizes available to rent for your next party, meeting, or class! Call us at
(203) 637-4583 or contact us by
email. Download a
Civic Center Brochure. The EGCC is located at
90 Harding Road in Old Greenwich.
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Bendheim Western Civic Center
Family Movie Night featuring
"UP" will be held Monday, July 23. The movie begins at 8:00 PM.
Open gym hours are available for basketball and other activities; see the schedule on our website. For general program information, download the
BWGCC Brochure. The BWGCC is available for rent and located at
449 Pemberwick Road; phone
(203) 532-1259.
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Special Recreation
Abilis meets the needs of people with developmental disabilities. Their events are posted on their
website calendar.
The Stamford JCC offers inclusive programs such as a summer day camp called
Hand in Hand.
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Greenwich Farmers Market
The
Greenwich Farmers Market is now open every Saturday through November from 9:30 AM -1:00 PM at the municipal parking lot at the corner of Horseneck Lane and Arch Street.
Senior Center News
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Greenwich Education Group
Donates to Parks & Recreation Scholarship Fund
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In May, Greenwich Education Group (GEG) hosted its ninth annual Private Day & Boarding School Fair at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich, CT. The fair once again enabled prospective students and their families to interact with representatives from nearly 100 top-ranked independent day and boarding schools from throughout the United States and Canada.
Due to the success of the event, GEG was pleased to present checks totaling $7,000 to two worthy local nonprofits. The first check for $3,500 went to the Youth Scholarship Fund administered by the Town of Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation. The fund provides children of income-eligible Greenwich families with access to recreational programs, positive social experiences, and exposure to the benefits of an active lifestyle. The scholarship fund is completely supported through donations from local businesses, community service organizations, corporations, and individuals. All of the donations to this initiative directly fund scholarships for Greenwich youth.
Department Director Joseph Siciliano stated that to date 62 children were supported by full or partial scholarships in 2017-2018 and estimates that this number will rise to close to 100 children thanks to the influx of additional funding from Greenwich Education Group.
Members of the public can also support the program by visiting the fund’s website and
donating online
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Pictured in photo from left to right:
Joseph Siciliano (Director of Parks and Recreation, Town of Greenwich), Peggy Hersam (Day and Boarding School Educational Consultant, GEG), Muffy Fox (Co-Director of Day and Boarding School Advisory Services, GEG), Victoria C. Newman (Founder and Executive Director of GEG and Co-Director of Day and Boarding School Advisory Services, GEG) and Gina Lucas (Chief Executive Director, REACH Prep) REACH Prep was the other recipient of a $3,500.00 donation.
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Credit & Refund Policy
Credit requests for recreation program registration will be considered if received in writing prior to the start of the program. There is a $15.00 administrative fee for credits. The general policy of the Recreation Division is that we do not process refunds unless a program has been cancelled. Please read all registration information carefully and contact us prior to registering for a program if you have any questions.
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Parks and Recreation Foundation
The
Greenwich Parks and Recreation Foundation was set up to receive donations, allowing the community citizens and businesses an avenue to donate to the Town of Greenwich Parks & Recreation projects and programs. The foundation is a 501 (c)(3).
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Weather Cancellation Information
Please make note of the
Recreation Division's weather cancellation hotline phone # (203) 861-6100. Information regarding cancellations and closures is also posted on our
Recreation Sports Website, where you can also sign up to get text alerts and /or emails notifying you of changes.
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Griffith E. Harris Golf Course
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It was a great honor for Griffith E. Harris Golf Course, "The Griff", to be selected to host the 2018 MGA Public Links Championship for the tri-state area. The course itself is in fantastic shape and everyone is talking about it. Greenwich residents are welcome to join the course whose membership fees are very low. Those that do not become members may still play at the course although green fees are higher than they are for members. All fees, contact information, on-line reservation instructions, etc... are shown on the course
website. We hope to see you at the Griff.
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Parks & Recreation Department Wide News...
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Complete information about Park Pass Renewals and Password Updates is available on
our website.
Proof of Greenwich residency is required
once
each calendar year for all Parks and Recreation programs. The primary account holder is required to provide two current proofs of Greenwich residence.
All participants, under 25, require a birth certificate or passport on file.
All non-residents must provide identification and proof of address. Thank you!
The Parks and Recreation Office at Town Hall is generally open for business hours on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
. For information on park, beach, and tennis passes,
click here. You can also call (203) 622-7817 or email
gnpnr@greenwichct.org. For complete information on rules and regulations of Parks and Recreation,
click here for the Greenwich Town Code, Chapter 7.
The next meeting of the Board of Parks and Recreation will be Wednesday, July 25 at 6:30 PM, at the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course. Much additional information can be found by viewing the Parks and Recreation page of the
Town Website.
Joseph Siciliano, Director
Greenwich Parks and Recreation
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Greenwich Parks & Recreation | Recreation Division | (203) 618-7649 | Recreation@greenwichct.org
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