2012 ANNUAL REPORT BLUFFTON PARKS & RECREATION

1. 2012 ANNUAL REPORTBLUFFTON PARKS & RECREATION Presented by: Pam Vanderkolk, Superintendent

2. JANUARY Racquetball tournament – 5 Crochet lessons – 18 Open gym – avg 13/day Weekday Walkers – 30 Toddler Tuesday/Thursdays - 10

3. FEBRUARY FEBRUARY Stuff & Fluff # 1 – 46 Stuff & Fluff # 2 – 35 Mad Ants Clinic – 25 Crochet Lessons – 25 Knitting Lessons – 9 Daddy/Daughter Ball – 362

4. MARCH Toddler Gold Hunt – 35 Crochet Lessons – 6 Knitting Lessons – 3 Spring Coloring Contest – 42 (4) Cooking Classes – 45 SLR Camera Workshop - 11

5. APRIL Pee Wee Indoor Soccer – 83 Badminton – avg 13 per night Senior Exploration – 41 Easter Egg Hunt – estimated 350 Dog Egg Hunt – 12 pets Senior Carry-in – 40 Egg Coloring event – 70 Tot Cooking up a story - 12

6. MAY Giggles & Games w/Grandma – 30 Cinco de Mayo – 47 Women’s Self Defense class – 14 Pool opens, baseball, softball & T-Ball begin

7. JUNE Reed Basket making – 25 Quilting – 5 Wet Wacky Wednesday @ pool – 64 Wood Kit Craft day – 32 Touch – a – Truck – 300 estimate Bowling Camp – 50 + Hair Braiding – 34 Funky Flip Flops – 44 Cooking Camp – 19 Show Choir Camp – 12 Loom Hot Pad - 13 Grandpa & Me Build a magazine rack – 31 Summer Coloring Contest – 25 Drawing Animation Camp – 59 in 4 classes Dance Camps - total of 44 in 4 classes (max) Adult Tennis League – 8 Art in the Park – 248 total in 3 days Kids Kamp – 29 Drawing Camp – 48 total (3 classes) Squish & Sculpt – 24 Sculpture - 11

8. JUNE – PAGE 2 Discover France – 11 Marshmallow Catapult – 35 (2 classes) Outdoor Cooking – 17 Coil wrap art – 12 Origami – 17 (3 classes) Nature’s Bounty Canning Class – 12 Archery – 20 Crackle Painting – 23 – (3 classes) Fencing – 19 (2 classes) Nail Art – 59 Crochet – 9 Egyptian Explorers -12 Duct Tape Crafts - 37 Friendship bracelets – 67 Pee Wee Tumbling – 36 Tumbling – 28 Mini Cheer – 28 Special Needs Swim Lessons – 8 Tot Swim Lessons – 21 SLR Camera Workshop – 13 Summer Track – avg 12, 2 times per week Tie Dye Day – 61 Worry Doll Craft – 24 Mini Basketball Camp – 31 Pee Wee Basketball Camp – 21 Paper Chair Challenge - 9

9. Intro to Acting – 18 Paper Quilling – 5 Star Gazing – 80 Recycled Jewelry – 14 Knitting – 1 Mosaic Art – 20 Locker Caddy – 10 Paper Mache – 10 IronKid Triathlon – 96 Wet Wacky Wed. – 85 Tennis Lessons – avg 64 Kehoe Move #2 - 180 Tot Fire Dept. visit – 74 Tie Dye Day #2 – 36 Summer Color Contest -35 Decoupage Day – 11 Kehoe Movie #1 – 80 Design your own cap – 20 Kids Camp – 27 Creative Painting – 39 Watercolor Painting – 10 Pee Wee T-Ball – 32 Summer Striders – 34 Wet Wacky Wednesday - 230 july

10. JULY #2 Boot Camp – 25 Pee Wee Basketball – 41 Kehoe Movie # 3 – 30 (inside due to rain) Adult 3 on 3 Basketball tourney – 8 Olympic Torch Run – 50 Badminton – avg 10

11. August Kehoe Movie #4 – 80 Youth 3 on 3 basketball tourney – 40 Fall Adult Tennis League – 8 Cardboard Boat Race – 40 (2 boats) Fruit Scoot @ pool – 40 Pass, Punt & Kick Football competition – 91 participants & lots of spectators Wag ‘n Walk – 40 dogs & 50 people

12. Women’s self defense – 14 Fall Fit”tastic” Walking Club – 12 Fall coloring Contest – 40 Star Gazing – 25 Pedal ‘N Picnic – 55 National Neighborhood Day – 100 EST Back before Dark – 16 dogs, 60 people Dig & Seek – 40 Colavita Bike Race – 147 Art Bazaar – 15 Harvest Hustle - 128 SEPTEMBER

13. OCTOBER Fall Senior Exploration – 45 Senior Carry-in – 40 Badminton – 12 Great Pumpkin Hunt – Cancelled due to rain EWF Pro Wrestling show – 200 Pumpkin Dunkin – 85 swimmers + 30 observers Autumn Adventure – 1,359 Adult Volleyball League – 7 teams/45 players Fall Fun Day, Madagascar 3 movie - 55

14. N O V E M B E R EWF Pro Wrestling Show - 120 Candy Making Class – 18 Cake Decorating Class – 13 Card Making Class – 14 Tot Craft day – 15 kids, 15 parents

15. Tot Candy Cane Hunt – 15 kids + 15 parents Winter Coloring contest – 90 Santa’s Mailbox – 430 December Dash 5K – 82 Jingle Bell Kids Jog – 3 Fabric Origami Ornament craft – 4 Recycled holiday boxes – 3 Tot handprint craft – 12 kids, 14 parents EWF Pro Wrestling Show – 75 Paws & Claus – 61 people, 36 dogs Day Care Christmas – 50 Winter Wonderland - 170 DECEMBER

16. More than 7,500 people and (64 dogs) participated in programs/events 17,186 visitors to the Wells Community Swimming Pool 28 pool rentals 39 pavilion rentals, 3 Kehoe Park stage rentals, 4 extra ball diamond rentals 122 + volunteers for 384 + hours $2,948 + donations (prizes, work, goods, etc) $2,459 loss in vandalism $42,387 + in repairs/improvements

17. REVENUE Pool Admissions – $25,905.19 Pool concessions - $17,531.16 Roush 1 concessions – $13,572.14 Roush 2 concessions – $6,421.55 Jefferson concessions - $7,436.80 Pavilion rentals - $2,415.00 Grants - $14,278.00 Swim Lessons - $1,293.50 Diamond, Kehoe, Gym rental - $8,510.00 Misc/sports programs - $15,499.08 Pool Rentals - 5,542.50 Memberships (gym, roller hockey, etc) - $16,489.00

18. STUFF & FLUFF

19. Outdoor fall soccer Pee Wee Basketball

20. Fruit Scoot A Wet Wacky Wednesday Pool event! Summer Striders Fitness

21. IronKid Triathlon Olympic Torch Relay

22. Paper Mache Mosaic & Craft Day

23. Pluck-a-Duck at Wet Wacky Wednesday Pee Wee T-Ball Star Gazing

24. Duct Tape Crafts Creative Painting & Intro to Acting

25. Paper chair challenge Tie Dye Day Egyptian Explorers

26. Discover France Track Club & Quilting

27. Coil bowl art, Drawing Animation, Sculpture, Catapult building and Show Choir Camp

28. ChickaChicka Boom Boom Piggy & Daddy Go Fishing Toddler “Cooking up a Story” We read a story, did an edible item to go along with the story and a craft. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

29. Dig & Seek Pass, Punt, Kick

30. Harvest Hustle 5K & Colavita Bike Time Trials

31. Autumn Adventure and Pumpkin Dunkin

32. Addison Goodwin Fall coloring contest winner EWF Pro Wrestling

33. Cake Decorating Candy Making

34. Recycled cards Card making class Fabric Origami Ornament

35. December Dash/Jingle Bell Jog Toddler handprint ornament

36. Roger Heckel 2012 Volunteer of the Year Brandy Beer coloring contest winner

37. Nan YakeGeesh, I'm 63 and I want to register and be part of the fun and learning. I hope that the people of Bluffton and surrounding area know how lucky they are with all of the activities that the Bluffton Parks provides. WOW!!!!!!!!! COMPLIMENTS Lois Collins Shroyer -You guys have some awesome activities for the kids and my oldest grandaughter has participated in them over the years.....now I am looking forward to doing them with the youngest. COMPLIMENTS Dana Hoopingarnercommented on your album "Toddler Cooking up a story "Chicka...“ Dana wrote: "Thank you Bluffton Parks! You guys are so important to our community!!!” Thank you so much. • Andrea PetersonIt is wonderful that you offer an inexpensive way of keeping the kids engaged over the summer. I so appreciate it!! Thank you! Janice Cupp HunterThank you, Bluffton Parks Department, for offering the camera workshop! I learned so much in two hours! Can't wait for tomorrow night! Shirley Duncan So ready for the pool to open!!! Thanks to all of you who work there and keep it nice!!!! SUPER PLACE!!!!! Jennifer Billey Crum - "All the fun activities on your page make me wish we lived in Bluffton, what a great parks program!"

38. Melissa Jester Tolsoncommented on your Grandpa and Me build a magazine rack. "My dad & son really loved this! Thank you:-)" Sabrina Barton White love the eve. swims!!! Great way to get kids energy out before bed time!! Chad Sheets – that (Star Gazing) was an awesome event.  We love the Parks Dept. and all you do.  The kids have had a blast!  You hit homerun after homerun.  Thanks again for so many fun activities.    KaleyGrzych My daughter and I had a fun'Mommy Daughter Date Night' together! Wonderful idea! :) (Kehoe movie) • CylieHoopingarner-Krug Love this! What a great idea!! (Kehoe movie) Kerry Gentis commented on your Pee Wee T-ball 2012 album: "We have a awsome parks dept. THANK YOU Athena Bagley commented on your photo. Athena wrote: "Thanks for a fun night with the family!" about pluck a duck) Denise Baller -I just wanted to let you know that I think it's wonderful that you are able to offer the kids all these programs for the summer.  We have been taking advantage of a lot of them and really appreciate your efforts.  Bonnie Blessing I used to go to the parks when I was younger.. and once in a while now. They are very well kept…Thanks to the Park Dept..

39. Mayor Ted Ellis City Council Members Park Board: Rick McEvoy John Gerber Susan Campbell Christine Zadylak Employees: Brandy Fiechter Dennis Deininger Dave Aschliman Laurie Baumgartner Terry Leeth And all seasonal employees! Brenda Jackson, Clerk/Treasurer’s office, Utility office and all other departments and of course…all of our volunteers & participants.