Capital Planning and Alliance Development Services:
Ø Robert L. Smith: A substantial completion walk-thru meeting occurred on 12/27/07 for Robert L. Smith Park. It is anticipated that this new park will be 100% complete in early 2008.
Community and Recreation Center Services:
Ø MeckTeens: MeckTeens web pages have gone live. A new series of web pages aimed at drawing teens to Park and Recreation programs have gone live. The web pages can be reached from the main Park and Recreation website and have links to a monthly teen program brochure and to the MeckTeens Myspace page. This new approach for Park and Recreation is specifically designed to appeal to the tech savvy teens who communicate through Myspace, text messages, Facebook and other web 2.0 platforms. To see these new pages, follow the link below:
http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Park+and+Rec/Inside+The+Department/Divisions/Therapeutics/Programs/MeckTeens.htm
Ø Basketball Skills Challenge: Youngsters with top flight basketball skills are invited to the Junior NBA/WNBA Skills Challenge sponsored by Singular. This event will be held locally at Amay James Recreation Center, Saturday, December 29, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. This will be one of 250 competitions across the country this winter. Local winners may advance to the regional championships and national finals in Orlando, FL in May. To participate in this challenge is FREE. Boys and Girls ages 7 -14 compete separately. Every youngster has the opportunity to showcase his/her passing, dribbling and shooting skills.
Ø Youth & Teen Holiday Social: Albemarle Road Recreation Center hosted a holiday social on Friday, December 21, 2007 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.. Over fifty youth and teens from the eastside community attended the celebration. These individuals had the opportunity to participate in games and activities while socializing in a safe environment.
Ø Project Santa: The 5th Annual Project Santa of Albemarle Road Recreation Center was a huge success thanks to many community and Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department sponsors. Eighteen families were served, totaling sixty-one people, and in-kind contributions totaled nearly $5,000. The Project Santa program's primary focus is to provide food, clothes, and toys at Christmas to disadvantage families in the community.
Ø The Nutcracker: The Merry Oaks Recreation Center, Communities In Schools and Greater Enrichment Program partnered with the North Carolina Dance Theatre's outreach program to present the production of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" to the children of Merry Oaks Elementary on Friday, December 14. The theatre brought the world of ballet to the students along with some show and tell and the creation of props and costume. The staff and children were very impressed with the presentation.
Ø Robert L. Smith: A substantial completion walk-thru meeting occurred on 12/27/07 for Robert L. Smith Park. It is anticipated that this new park will be 100% complete in early 2008.
Community and Recreation Center Services:
Ø MeckTeens: MeckTeens web pages have gone live. A new series of web pages aimed at drawing teens to Park and Recreation programs have gone live. The web pages can be reached from the main Park and Recreation website and have links to a monthly teen program brochure and to the MeckTeens Myspace page. This new approach for Park and Recreation is specifically designed to appeal to the tech savvy teens who communicate through Myspace, text messages, Facebook and other web 2.0 platforms. To see these new pages, follow the link below:
http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Park+and+Rec/Inside+The+Department/Divisions/Therapeutics/Programs/MeckTeens.htm
Ø Basketball Skills Challenge: Youngsters with top flight basketball skills are invited to the Junior NBA/WNBA Skills Challenge sponsored by Singular. This event will be held locally at Amay James Recreation Center, Saturday, December 29, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. This will be one of 250 competitions across the country this winter. Local winners may advance to the regional championships and national finals in Orlando, FL in May. To participate in this challenge is FREE. Boys and Girls ages 7 -14 compete separately. Every youngster has the opportunity to showcase his/her passing, dribbling and shooting skills.
Ø Youth & Teen Holiday Social: Albemarle Road Recreation Center hosted a holiday social on Friday, December 21, 2007 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.. Over fifty youth and teens from the eastside community attended the celebration. These individuals had the opportunity to participate in games and activities while socializing in a safe environment.
Ø Project Santa: The 5th Annual Project Santa of Albemarle Road Recreation Center was a huge success thanks to many community and Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department sponsors. Eighteen families were served, totaling sixty-one people, and in-kind contributions totaled nearly $5,000. The Project Santa program's primary focus is to provide food, clothes, and toys at Christmas to disadvantage families in the community.
Ø The Nutcracker: The Merry Oaks Recreation Center, Communities In Schools and Greater Enrichment Program partnered with the North Carolina Dance Theatre's outreach program to present the production of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" to the children of Merry Oaks Elementary on Friday, December 14. The theatre brought the world of ballet to the students along with some show and tell and the creation of props and costume. The staff and children were very impressed with the presentation.
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