Community Corner
Parks And Rec Raises $22,000 Through The First Quarter Of 2011
Patch's expert lists a parks and rec plethora of upcoming events and opportunities.
Thank you to those business and individuals that supported the and the UP Community Supported Parks & Recreation 501c3 with sponsorships, attendance at fund raising events as well as cash donations.
These efforts resulted in a $22,000 contribution to parks and recreation in the first quarter of 2011.
There are lots of activies going on in recreation starting with kids’ baseball with 75 teams in active play at this time. Each team is scheduled to play eight games this season. Sixty-five percent of all the teams had a sponsor that helped defray the cost of the equipment and team shirts. Roundtable Pizza is giving the teams a great deal on after game pizza with very low cost cards that they can use to celebrate wins or console their defeats.
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The Girls Fast-Pitch Tournament for age groups 12-under and 14-under will be held June 4-5 at and some at . This is a state-sanctioned tournament which should result in some very good girls teams participating from throughout the state. Many thanks to Dave Gallagher, Tony Frigerio and Steve Johnson for pulling this together!
There will be a volleyball clinic at from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. This is for kids’ ages 9-13 starting on May 19 and running to June 9. The cost is $40
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Don’t forget to join the and as they support the recreation department with a on Wednesday, May 18 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Reservations are suggested to call the restaurant at 253 564-6373.
is May 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reserve a space for your “junk” for $25 by calling Jennifer Robinson at the UP Community/Senior Center 253 564-1992. Lee Greenfield of at 2200 Mildred St., is donating their parking lot for this event. Thank you to Lee and the staff at Narrows Plaza Bowl for making this event happen to support our seniors in University Place.
A new event is being scheduled this year. Kids “Introduction to golf” for kids ages 5-7 will run Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and kids ages 8 -10 from 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., June 1-22. The cost is $32. Find more details on Facebook and www.CityofUP.com. This is a great time to start getting our younger kids interested in golf and to begin to understand the game.
The U.S. Open is only four years away!