tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46809121412885065202024-02-07T08:32:24.519-08:00The RecreationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger959125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-85703329501834582672013-05-01T11:57:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.303-07:00Department to Highlight National Photography Month<br />The City’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will celebrate National Photography Month in May with an exhibit at its Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center featuring the photographs of Louis Draper. <br /><br /> The exhibit, titled “Louis Draper, Master Photographer,” opens on Friday, May 10 with a public reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will be on display through Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-45674489132114902542013-04-29T13:53:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.313-07:00James River Park Manager Named<br />The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities has named Nathan J. Burrell as manager of its James River Park. Burrell follows in the footsteps of the well-known Ralph White, who worked for the park for more than 30 years until his retirement in December 2012. His appointment comes after a nationwide search and review by a citizen advisory committee.<br /><br /> “I am confident in Mr. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-25821571949616373612013-04-29T09:22:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.321-07:00Department to Host Community Yard Sale<br />The department will host a community yard sale on Saturday, May 4, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its Blackwell Community Center, located at 300 East 15th Street. The public is invited to participate both as a vendor and as a shopper. <br /><br /><br /><br /> If you want to get rid of all the items you no longer use that are cluttering up your life, for just $5 you can reserve your space and rent a table or bring Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-62910931051098315942013-04-23T01:00:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:59:08.079-07:00Happy St George's Day!<b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPHeElzW7L-B1CjPW0sJFIphIThmPtCN6itKnpULstAg4W28l6S_-S22zA_qT5YkIAss1w9gOzveHTZ9kFVN_dr4bqbhV0X8cWOmDsMUknXybYdXecJwobMyGhCz9Akd60P2wFMAqPdZN/s1600-h/st+George.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" 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class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>Here are the headlines this April from VisitEngland:</b></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkjwMrCeUdhVHb-Gsg8QZpDMAEAnLtWdupHgRmdD0XHSxKbUj98I6za-03Y2Cml751vgJ86yh43uNd3jItKU-I3yLeNxX95z7_VvnAtoaoqSZvdAF2QP8oUtd-BGB6hKpS_lMhpBiPA9A/s1600/wallace+and+gromit.jpg" style="float: right;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="mso-ignore: vglayout;"><br /></span></span></a></div><ul type="disc"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7Dm8cLhWXK6A0kQFN-Q668xxsdYjpI4AHAmUphkpdrwTj2z6Y1KCv2JWecPolIZ8wKXx19LpbqC4-PFpwH-OqQ_W3nn41CWNW713sjZZKWCGzylGTm714gquUfFGjq8xs9rUeOopin-4/s1600/wallace+and+gromit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7Dm8cLhWXK6A0kQFN-Q668xxsdYjpI4AHAmUphkpdrwTj2z6Y1KCv2JWecPolIZ8wKXx19LpbqC4-PFpwH-OqQ_W3nn41CWNW713sjZZKWCGzylGTm714gquUfFGjq8xs9rUeOopin-4/s1600/wallace+and+gromit.jpg" /></a><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;">Wallace & Gromit have been recruited as 'Tourism Trailblazers' to inspire Britons to take a holiday at home this year in a nationwide campaign; the first ad is due to be aired on 12th May<i>. <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.visitengland.org/marketing/HAHAG/index.aspx" target="_blank">More</a></span></i> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;">Listen Up! is a guide containing tips and advice to help tourism businesses welcome customers with hearing loss. See <a href="http://www.visitengland.org/busdev/bussupport/access/disabilities/hearing.aspx" target="_blank">this page</a> for a video and pamphlet</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;">VisitEngland is working with destinations to develop exciting itineraries for all visitors including those with access needs - find out more <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.visitengland.org/media/pressreleases/VisitEngland-announces-campaign-to-promote-and-develop-accessible-tourism.aspx" target="_blank">here</a></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;">VisitEngland has now published 2012 year end results from the GB Tourism Survey, full report <a href="http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/overnightvisitors/GBTS_2012/GBTS2012.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;">Awards for Excellence 2012 - the Awards shortlist of finalists is <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://b2b.visitbritain.org/ntop/newslettermail.aspx?cultureInfo=en-GB&cid=34149&act=lnk&lnkid=2392" target="_blank">now available</a></span>. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"> Arts Council England has launched the Creative Employment Programme fund providing young people with an opportunity to pursue a career in the arts and cultural sector; employers can receive funding for wage contributions. <i><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://creative-employment.co.uk/the-creative-employment-programme" target="_blank">More information here </a></span></i></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-89664965897245459122013-04-16T09:15:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.330-07:00Celebrate 2013 Earth Day at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market<br />The Richmond Earth Day Festival kicks-off on Saturday, April 20, from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market in the city’s historic Shockoe Bottom. Admission to the festival is free.<br /><br /> The Richmond Earth Day Festival will entertain and educate attendees about local resources that make the world a better place, as well as featuring great live music and local food, beer and wine Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-67221551891626088322013-04-11T10:40:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.337-07:00City, Comcast Partner to Beautify Byrd Park <br /><br /><br /><br />Hundreds of Volunteers Expected on Comcast Cares Day, Comcast’s Annual Nationwide Day of Service <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />WHAT: Local volunteers, including City of Richmond and Comcast employees and their families and friends; the Mayor’s Participation, Action, and Communication Team (MPACT); Friends of Byrd Park, Clean City Commission, and Sierra Club – Fall of James chapter; and students from Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-45590557005237664122013-04-10T03:37:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:46:01.040-07:00Municipal constructionGiven the (relative) popularity of the post about municipal fountains (<a href="http://recreationground.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/top-five-municipal-fountains-eastern.html">http://recreationground.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/top-five-municipal-fountains-eastern.html</a>), here's a news story from Macedonia about its current monument-building programme: no mention of fountains per se, but the picture at the bottom apparently shows a partially constructed one: <a href="http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/new-bach-of-statues-erected-in-skopje">http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/new-bach-of-statues-erected-in-skopje</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-66880377736870862682013-04-05T10:55:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:46:01.047-07:00The financial implications of killing children<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Quote from today's Guardian (5/4/2013): "David Cameron has strongly endorsed controversial comments by George Osborne in which the chancellor highlighted the killing of six children by Mick Philpott to raise questions about welfare payments." </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Quote from nowhere: 'Tom Phillips strongly invites David Cameron to endorse controversial comments by yours truly in which I would highlight the killing of numerous children (and adults) in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the name of the UK government to raise questions about tax payments to said government.'</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-63662985735553905192013-04-03T13:30:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:46:01.053-07:00Easter in England<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">In the light of Tory welfare cuts, IDS idiocy, Daily Mail hatespeak and the BBC's inadvertent sparking of class war (amongst the, erm, Facebook classes at least), here's Czech dissident Jan Urban, only months after the Berlin Wall came down: ‘There is much that we want and need from the West but there is one thing which I do not want: carelessness with people.’</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-28641357584821509202013-03-27T11:18:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.345-07:00Register Now for Youth Soccer, Baseball<br />Registration for youth soccer and baseball is currently underway at all City Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ community centers.<br /><br /> Children must be between ages 4 and 15 to register to play co-ed soccer. To play co-ed baseball, girls must be between the ages of 5 and 11 and boys must be between the ages of 5 and 15. Girls, ages 12 to 16, can register to play girls’ Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-82010143746362617392013-03-26T11:13:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.353-07:00Department Offers Lifeguard, Water Safety Instructor Training <br /><br /> The department will offer a Lifeguard Training course starting April 1. Participants who complete this course will receive an American Red Cross Certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED that is good for two years.<br /><br /><br /><br /> To take this training, you must be at least 15 years old and pass a prerequisite swimming test that includes being able to swim continuously for 300 yards, tread waterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-53395864014945911062013-03-26T10:47:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.361-07:00Do You Want to Be a Lifeguard?<br />Are you 18 years old or older, and would you like to work as a lifeguard for the City of Richmond? The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities operates eight public swimming pools in Richmond and currently is seeking qualified candidates to hire as lifeguards and pool managers. <br /><br /><br /><br /> Safety is the highest priority at City pools, and all lifeguard candidates must be certified Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-57824197502642590202013-03-22T13:54:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:46:01.058-07:00On Blog StatsAlthough it's obviously flattering to know the overall number of people who've bothered to look at this blog (nearly 10,500, as it happens), what's far more interesting, and indeed intriguing, is where these people have logged on from and what they've been looking at. Curiously, according to the latest figures, <i>Recreation Ground </i>is most popular in Latvia (followed by the UK, Germany and USA), while the most popular post seems to be 'Top Five Municipal Fountains (eastern Europe)' from June last year. Techie types will no doubt be delighted to know that 62% of visitors to this page used Internet Explorer to do so.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-24017470334565406082013-03-20T02:00:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:59:08.131-07:00Destination Management Forum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCDnQzhmaztlshlqBK26mH2eWbXISIh4yf4NN_ni8aEdE-iPK8Wib3otiCEg-AUzjVevCuLHYqS2ZUQp6IANJqcxpWhiP-7__GqEu2cLQkAGnNotVYRKV80sT8gLPj4lbMEO5p7L1euJ4/s1600/DMF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCDnQzhmaztlshlqBK26mH2eWbXISIh4yf4NN_ni8aEdE-iPK8Wib3otiCEg-AUzjVevCuLHYqS2ZUQp6IANJqcxpWhiP-7__GqEu2cLQkAGnNotVYRKV80sT8gLPj4lbMEO5p7L1euJ4/s200/DMF.jpg" width="132" /></span></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><h4>The first Destination Management Forum (DMF) of 2013 took place on 6 February, bringing together senior executives from England’s Destination Management Organisations in order to share best practice. The forum focused on the need for greater collaboration in order to ensure greater economic viability of events, venues and attractions. </h4></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Presentation slides from the event </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">are now available <a href="http://www.visitengland.org/england-tourism-industry/how-tourism-is-managed/dmf6feb.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><u>here</u></span></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-74842876346946437982013-03-19T14:10:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.371-07:00Department Offers Developmental Lacrosse Program for Girls <br /><br />The department will host a Developmental Lacrosse Program for girls ages 8 to 14 on Sunday, March 24.<br /><br /><br /><br /> The program will be held at the Blackwell Playground, located at 15th and Maury streets, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event is sponsored by Nick Costas and the City’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, and is free to attend.<br /><br /> For more information, please call Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-70090917280717170242013-03-19T02:00:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:59:08.141-07:00Travel Writing Competition<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.roughguides.com/article/world-nomads/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #990000;">Rough Guides</span></u></a>, in partnership with WorldNomads.com are once again offering the chance to win a scholarship in travel writing.</b> </span></div><a href="http://www.roughguides.com/article/scholarships-promo-china/" rel="attachment wp-att-76608" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); clear: right; color: #00aeef; float: right; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-76608" height="150" src="http://cdn.roughguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Scholarships-promo-china.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 1em 0px; max-width: 100%;" title="Scholarships-promo-china" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This year, it's Beijing, to work with Rough Guides author Martin Zatko on the new edition of the 'Rough Guide to China'. Then it's three days with a freelance journalist to discover Beijing through his local perspective, and to finish off, there will be a magnificent culinary odyssey.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 17px; margin-top: 17px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>For more information and to enter, please visit the <a href="http://journals.worldnomads.com/scholarships/story/97633/China/Travel-Writing-Scholarship-2013-Beijing-China" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #990000;">World Nomads site</span></u></a>.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.9em;"></strong></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><strong style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.9em;"></strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-63750883434988591552013-03-18T09:48:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.379-07:00Free Eggstravaganza Set for March 23<br />The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, in partnership with Radio One, will hold a free “Eggstravaganza” for children 11 and younger on Saturday, March 23. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the department’s Pine Camp Arts and Community Center, located at 4901 Old Brook Road, and feature three egg hunts, each for a different age group. A total of 25,000 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-26156877041914600652013-03-15T08:00:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:59:08.150-07:00English Tourism Week - 16-24 March 2013<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsjkYtpGenYX2gdimfacN__dQ2H3QrzHexyhemuLFjBUt3y9QnZB28PHeRB_vRS9UHBopLDt-nCIkeiGcok7sXLt31dg2DlOBkJj2C_1c3jWGjYxKweWWlP3GxEsccXStvWNO_uhda1E2/s1600/Eng+tourism+week.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsjkYtpGenYX2gdimfacN__dQ2H3QrzHexyhemuLFjBUt3y9QnZB28PHeRB_vRS9UHBopLDt-nCIkeiGcok7sXLt31dg2DlOBkJj2C_1c3jWGjYxKweWWlP3GxEsccXStvWNO_uhda1E2/s320/Eng+tourism+week.JPG" width="320" /></a><b> </b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;">English Tourism Week</span></span> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>is a week-long celebration of events showcasing the quality and vibrancy of visitor experiences and the value that tourism brings to the country. </b> </span><br /><span style="color: #990000;">Find out how to get involved in this year's English Tourism Week, or take a look at what happened in previous years at the </span><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><b><a href="http://www.visitengland.org/" target="_blank"><u>VisitEngland website</u></a></b>.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-15222749286036403172013-03-15T03:10:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:59:08.158-07:00ITB Berlin Convention 2013<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkII8AMPIi7AiyBVK5M3DTT9jJ4gehlJObmqHCouGEdnoeFCzUSvn0L69623O00ugUnM77xogbhhjZ-TGkJ9Tq3ICPOcxiCu8xZ0CSN-9k3mT5_hiKibUZIhJG6l83Eoe5U-dfyGaCHfa/s1600/ITB+Berlin.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkII8AMPIi7AiyBVK5M3DTT9jJ4gehlJObmqHCouGEdnoeFCzUSvn0L69623O00ugUnM77xogbhhjZ-TGkJ9Tq3ICPOcxiCu8xZ0CSN-9k3mT5_hiKibUZIhJG6l83Eoe5U-dfyGaCHfa/s1600/ITB+Berlin.gif" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;">Following this year's <a href="http://www.itb-kongress.de/en/" target="_blank"><u>ITB Convention</u></a> in Berlin, a number of presentations have been provided on the ITB website. These cover a variety of tourism and hospitality related subjects, includ<span style="font-size: medium;">ing</span> Business Travel, Social Media and Wellness. <a href="http://www.itb-kongress.de/en/AboutITBBerlinConvention/ConventionTV/" target="_blank"><u>Selected videos</u></a> are also available to watch on the website. Sign up to their<a href="http://www.itb-kongress.de/en/Contact/Newsletter/Signup/index_284291.jsp" target="_blank"> <u>newsletter</u></a> to find out about future event</span>s.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-16792332272223424132013-03-14T13:46:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.387-07:00Department's City Dance Theatre Wins Regional Awards<br />City Dance Theatre, the department's youth dance troupe, won an award for every piece they performed in Portsmouth at the DanceAmerica Regional Competition, that was held the weekend of March 1.<br /><br /> The troupe performed 12 pieces, and of these, ten received first place trophies and two received second place trophies. This more than qualifies the company of young dancers, who range in age from Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-6570867738432888142013-03-12T08:01:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:59:08.167-07:00UCB Travel & Tourism Society Launch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv9gTJKVpbS39x_DpocSzJOvbgUkX2aDteMPRHdrlocxQPqD8edSNF8d56M8YuwLuuZmtz7ZxLXh-J40M99JYTS3P8-hW9S8mlUNZs7p2j3piCGyTcMm8zT0hSAXPxppQHVuvVFVBI4Pi/s1600/Official+launch+of+the+new+UCB+Travel+and.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv9gTJKVpbS39x_DpocSzJOvbgUkX2aDteMPRHdrlocxQPqD8edSNF8d56M8YuwLuuZmtz7ZxLXh-J40M99JYTS3P8-hW9S8mlUNZs7p2j3piCGyTcMm8zT0hSAXPxppQHVuvVFVBI4Pi/s640/Official+launch+of+the+new+UCB+Travel+and.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-49981334198943490842013-03-12T07:38:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.482-07:00Organizations Wanted to Give Away Free Summer Meals <br />The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is looking for organizations to help provide free meals for children during the summer. Any group, organization or church that offers summer programs for youth age 17 or younger can participate in the department's Summer Meals for Kids program and receive free meals for the children in their program for any length of time between June Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-75521299879405799402013-03-12T07:25:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.574-07:00New Summer Camp for Teens Offered<br />The department is offering a new summer camp for teenagers ages 12 and 13 this year. The camp will be held Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., June 24 through August 23. Registration is $300 and includes breakfast and lunch each day.<br /><br /> The camp program is designed especially for teens to help them discover the world, experience new things, and make new friends. It will includeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680912141288506520.post-37253554154074585452013-03-12T07:19:00.000-07:002013-05-07T08:50:07.664-07:00Register Now for Summer Camp <br />Now is the time to register your child for summer camp with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities. The department’s summer camp for children ages 5 – 11 will be held at 16 community centers around the city from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday starting June 24 and continuing through August 23. Each day the children will be provided with breakfast and lunch Unknownnoreply@blogger.com