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LITTLE CANADA <br />PARKS AND RECREATION <br />DEPARTMENT <br />515 Little Canada Road / Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />Telephone: (612) 484 -2177 / Fax: 484 -4538 <br />MEMO <br />JIM MORELAN, Director <br />JACK FITZGERALD, Asst. Director <br />MICHELLE DeBACE, Program Coordinator <br />TO: Mayor & City Council <br />FROM: Jim Morelan, Parks & Recreation Director <br />DATE: December 21, 1994 <br />RE: Little Canada Recreation Association Support <br />All too often, things that have been in existence for a long <br />period of time tend to get taken for granted or otherwise get <br />overlooked by those who benefit from their existence. This is <br />certainly not the case from my perspective in regards to the <br />LCRA. I see and come in contact daily with the support that they <br />give to the City Parks and Recreation Department's youth programs <br />and to the general population of our children. <br />I feel it is important to note that the LCRA founded and <br />conducted out City's youth recreation programs for several years <br />before we as a City became involved. They continue to support <br />this endeavor in many ways, and I have listed below several of <br />them from 1994. Also listed is the amount of money that was <br />expended for that cause. <br />1. Fee Subsidy and Scholarships - $8,800 <br />Through this donation, the City was able to reduce the <br />actual fee of any program costing over $20 per child by <br />an average of approximately 20 %. Scholarship money was <br />also made available to assure that no child who wanted <br />to participate in any of the City Parks and Recreation <br />activities would be denied because of financial <br />reasons. By having them provide this scholarship <br />money, it holds down overall fees that otherwise would <br />have to be raised to compensate for scholarships. <br />2. Coaches Shirts - $1,300 <br />Shirts that are given to coaches of summer youth sports <br />teams. These serve to identify our youth coaches on <br />the field, and help to instill pride and respect for <br />the programs that they are volunteering countless hours <br />of their time for. <br />3. Coaches Jackets - $900 <br />Given to volunteer coaches of the fall and winter <br />Page 223 <br />