Holiday Toy Drive

Each year, we collect toy donations at various sites around town for children in need in our own community. Please help us make this holiday season special for boys and girls in the Ken-Ton community by donation a new, unwrapped toy between November 12 and December 14. Visit our website for a complete list of collection sites.

Save the Date: Winterfest 2022

Thursday, January 13-Monday, January 17, 2022

More info to come soon! Check our website & Facebook page for updates.

Ice Skating Lessons & Hockey Learn to Skate

Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Figure Skating, or Hockey. Each class is a 25-minute lesson and 25-minute supervised practice ice. For questions email paddykim@aol.com or ginabuffalo@aol.com.

Session 2: November 20-January 23

Location: Lincoln Arena, 1200 Parker Blvd

Cost: $77 for 7-class session

Registration: In-person only on November 17, 7-9 PM at Lincoln Arena

NEW: Pool Pop-Ups!

Pool Pop-Ups is one of the new programs we are offering here at the Aquatic & Fitness Center! These pop-ups can be taken for a number of different reasons, including introduction to the water, water safety, skill refinement and stroke development. Pop-ups are offered as individual 45 min classes. Participants can register for as many or as few as they’d like (while meeting the registration prerequisites).

The two sections being offered in the late Fall session are:

• “Testing the Waters” – This section will assess if swimming lessons is something that you or your swimmer is interested in. These pop-ups will be very introductory. There are two class types of “Testing the Waters”: Parent & Child (ages 6 months and up to 4 years old) and Bubble Explorers (ages 5 years and up)
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• “Skill Refinement” - This section is for individuals who have previous experience swimming but perhaps haven’t swam in a while. This section is also for swimmers who just got out of a swim lesson and still need to practice a specific skill. There are two class types of “Skill Refinement”: Front & Back Critique (Ages 7 years and up OR a Level 2 passing Report Card) and Swim Tips 101: Starts, Kicks & Turns (Ages 10+ or a Level 4 passing Report Card)

Fitness Classes

Our next set of fitness classes will begin on Monday, November 1 and run through Sunday, December 12!  This will be the final class session for 2021.  No fitness classes will occur between December 13–December 31. 

A number of new water and land classes have been added to our schedule. Check them out below! 

American Red Cross Classes

Are you interested in learning how to save someone’s life? The Aquatic & Fitness Center offers Professional Rescuer courses teaching you how to perform CPR, use and AED and basic first aid skills, as well as full and review lifeguarding courses. 

During the month of November and December, we will be offering our final lifeguarding course for 2021. Check out the class details and other info below:

Lifeguarding Full Course (Blended Learning)

Sun. 11/28—9:30a-11:30a, Sun. 12/5—9:30a-4:30p

Sun. 12/12—9:30a-4:30p, Sun. 12/19—9:30a-4:30p

$170

Lifeguarding Review Course

Sat. 11/27, 9:00a-7:00p

$105

CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers Full Course

Tue. 11/16 & Thur. 11/18, 5:00p-9:30p

$95

CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers Review Course

Fri. 11/26, 12:00p– 6:00p

$65

Call the AFC at 876-7424 to register.

Hours of Operation Adjustments

Entire Pool Area CLOSED: November 14 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM (pool will open from 12:30 – 5:00 PM) – This does not affect Fitness Room hours or Fitness Classes

Thanksgiving: Closed 

Vacation Club

We’re open when school’s not!

Our youth center is open 8:00 AM-6:00 PM during most school breaks. Must register at least two weeks in advance.

Black Friday Bash

Drop the kids off with us for the day so you can shop till you drop or clean up the house from your big Thanksgiving dinner! Children will participate in sports, games, arts & crafts, enrichment activities, and more. We will be open 7 AM - 7 PM and will provide donuts, pizza, and on-site entertainment. $40 Kids Club members; $50 non-members. Register by 11/12.

Middle School Nights

Join us for an afternoon full of play! Our Funland staff will lead age-appropriate games, crafts, songs, stories, and other activities to foster socialization, imagination, creativity, and learning, and work on important skills such as counting, reading, fine motor skills, and more.

Choose between Mon/Wed/Fri or Tue/Thu enrollment option; 12-2:30 PM

Winter Session: January 3-March 16—Registration deadline December 3

Funland Preschool Play Program

Join us for an afternoon full of play! Our Funland staff will lead age-appropriate games, crafts, songs, stories, and other activities to foster socialization, imagination, creativity, and learning, and work on important skills such as counting, reading, fine motor skills, and more.

Choose between Mon/Wed/Fri or Tue/Thu enrollment option; 12-2:30 PM

Winter Session: January 3-March 16—Registration deadline December 3

Sheridan Golf Course Remains Open

Sheridan Golf Course will be open for fall/winter season, weather permitting, beginning November 3, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Brighton Golf Course will be closed for the season.

Bag line only.

Rates:

Residents with Access Cards: $10

Non-residents: $15

Season pass holders will be charged the resident rate

YES Wants YOU!

The Youth Engaged in Service (YES) program connects youth volunteers (ages 12-18) with organizations in need of assistance! Prospective Members: Fill out an application on our website and attend an orientation session to get started–the next one is Wednesday, November 17 at 6:30 PM at the Jefferson Youth Center. Organizations: Submit a request for volunteers to us! Email yes@tonawanda.ny.us with any questions.

Transportation

Our transportation service is up and running. Doctor appointments take precedent, but we will try to fit grocery shopping, hair appointments, banking, etc. if there is room on a given day. If you are in need of transportation, you can reach the dispatcher at 875-1029 Monday thru Friday from 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM.