Racquetball tournament 5 Crochet lessons 18 Open gym avg 13/day
Weekday Walkers 30 Toddler Tuesday/Thursdays - 10 JANUARY
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FEBRUARY Stuff & Fluff # 1 46 Stuff & Fluff # 2 35 Mad
Ants Clinic 25 Crochet Lessons 25 Knitting Lessons 9 Daddy/Daughter
Ball 362 FEBRUARY
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MARCH Toddler Gold Hunt 35 Crochet Lessons 6 Knitting Lessons 3
Spring Coloring Contest 42 (4) Cooking Classes 45 SLR Camera
Workshop - 11
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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
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MAY Giggles & Games w/Grandma 30 Cinco de Mayo 47 Womens
Self Defense class 14 Pool opens, baseball, softball & T-Ball
begin
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JUNE 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 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
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JUNE PAGE 2 Discover France 11 Marshmallow Catapult 35 (2
classes) Outdoor Cooking 17 Coil wrap art 12 Origami 17 (3 classes)
Natures 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
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july 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 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
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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
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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
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SEPTEMBER Womens self defense 14 Fall Fittastic 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
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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
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NOVEMBERNOVEMBER EWF Pro Wrestling Show - 120 Candy Making
Class 18 Cake Decorating Class 13 Card Making Class 14 Tot Craft
day 15 kids, 15 parents
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DECEMBER Tot Candy Cane Hunt 15 kids + 15 parents Winter
Coloring contest 90 Santas 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
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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
Summer Striders Fitness Fruit Scoot A Wet Wacky Wednesday Pool
event!
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IronKid Triathlon Olympic Torch Relay
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Paper Mache Mosaic & Craft Day
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Pluck-a-Duck at Wet Wacky Wednesday Pee Wee T-Ball Star
Gazing
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Duct Tape Crafts Creative Painting & Intro to Acting
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Egyptian Explorers Tie Dye Day Paper chair challenge
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Discover France Track Club & Quilting
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Coil bowl art, Drawing Animation, Sculpture, Catapult building
and Show Choir Camp
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom The Very Hungry Caterpillar 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.
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Dig & Seek Pass, Punt, Kick
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Harvest Hustle 5K & Colavita Bike Time Trials
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Autumn Adventure and Pumpkin Dunkin
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EWF Pro Wrestling Addison Goodwin Fall coloring contest
winner
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Candy Making Cake Decorating
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Card making class Fabric Origami Ornament Recycled cards
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Toddler handprint ornament December Dash/Jingle Bell Jog
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Brandy Beer coloring contest winner Roger Heckel 2012 Volunteer
of the Year
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COMPLIMENTS Lois Collins ShroyerLois 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. COMPLIMEN TS Nan
YakeNan Yake Geesh, 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!!!!!!!!! Janice Cupp
HunterJanice Cupp Hunter Thank you, Bluffton Parks Department, for
offering the camera workshop! I learned so much in two hours! Can't
wait for tomorrow night!Bluffton Parks Dana Hoopingarner commented
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 Peterson It is wonderful
that you offer an inexpensive way of keeping the kids engaged over
the summer. I so appreciate it!! Thank you! Shirley DuncanShirley
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!"
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Sabrina Barton WhiteSabrina 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. Melissa Jester Tolson
commented on your Grandpa and Me build a magazine rack. "My dad
& son really loved this! Thank you:-)" Kaley GrzychKaley Grzych
My daughter and I had a fun'Mommy Daughter Date Night' together!
Wonderful idea! :) (Kehoe movie) Cylie Hoopingarner-Krug Love this!
What a great idea!! (Kehoe movie)Cylie Hoopingarner-Krug 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 Bonnie
Blessing I used to go to the parks when I was younger.. and once in
a while now. They are very well keptThanks to the Park Dept..
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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/Treasurers
office, Utility office and all other departments and of courseall
of our volunteers & participants.