Fall 2004 Program Report
Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec.

Prepared For
Centre Regional Recreation Authority / Centre Region Parks & Recreation Board
Published 6 Jan 05

Staff

Note: the two outdoor pools closed for the season on Labor Day and are not included here.

CRPR’s youth swimming lessons continue their popularity. This year the fall lessons were offered over three sessions instead of two, which allowed for an increase in participation.
Todd A. Roth, CRPR Aquatics Supervisor

We received many compliments regarding the nature center group and public programs. Group programs continued this Fall until the week before Thanksgiving, which is the longest program-span to date at MMNC. My hope is that soon our Fall season will be as filled as the Spring season.
Molly A. Hetrick, Recreation Supervisor - Nature Center

Adult Fitness continued to be our most popular programs. The Flag Football League expanded to double the number of teams for 2004. The youth wrestling program continued to grow under the partnership with Ken Chertow. Unfortunately, the long-running “Coed Youth Soccer League” was withdrawn due to insufficient registrations. . .we had fewer than 60 youngsters sign up, which was too few for league play. Staff will be implementing new sport programs for 2005.
Jeff R. Hall, Recreation Supervisor - Fitness & Sports

Gymnastics: Since there were 5 instructors we were able to open up the classes for more participants. The name of Gym Bears was changed to Tumble Tots to emphasize more tumbling skills compared to gymnastics skills. Tumbling is more appropriate for this age group and helps the program be a feeder class for the other two programs.
Beth C. Lee, Recreation Supervisor - Programs & Special Events

In addition to offering a wide array of programs and exploring the new opportunities that our expansion has allowed, the Senior Center was very pleased to administer flu shots to 355 at-risk seniors this past fall.
Barbara Lindenbaum, Sr. Center Director

Dance classes: The Beginning Ballroom class and the Square Dancing classes were the only classes which took new members in the Fall. Carter and Ruby Ackerman handle all of the class instruction and while CRPR takes care of the publicity and facility requests. This remains a positive relationship for both groups.

Municipal Band Concert on Veteran's Day: The SCAMB performed a wonderful "American Salute" for their 2005 Veteran's Day Concert. Flyers were provided to area retirement communities and homes. The attendance numbers seem to be consistent and the band is happy with the turnout.

Halloween Parade: This year’s parade was the largest yet. The estimated count was over 1,800 and the atmosphere at the event was wonderful. I received a great amount of help from PSU student volunteers and the SC. Lions Club. This year was the first to have the parade taped for coverage on C-NET, and the costs for the video production were paid by a grant from the Centre County Community Foundation.

Dark in the Park: For the first year, we (CRPR & Schlow Memorial Library) had a rain location for the event and we needed it. The event was held at Easterly Parkway Elem. All-Purpose room. We were afraid that the change in location would hurt the turnout, but it did not. The attendance was about the same as the previous year, when it was held outside. Word of mouth and publicity definitely helped.
Beth C. Lee, Recreation Supervisor - Programs & Special Events.

• Pavilion Reservation Details:

Notes:
• This report does not include the many residents who simply visit the parks on their own, or who visit the parks to participate in other events (i.e., Centre Soccer Assn., group events, etc.).
• An “End-of-season Grand Total” cannot be provided since the category totals consist of various visit types (visits, participants, groups, etc.).

Compiled by Todd A. Roth & Ronald J. Woodhead, 6 Jan 05