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..Onee aga:Lu durlc4; Spring 1962 tne Eecre�+tior. ile��arGment coeperated tU schedule the <br />Schoo.i Dt�.aCricc baseball and_suftbal`. diamonds tc organi.�ations,, �esociations� and <br />groups w;�o requested the use oF fields £or summer leaguc play„ 'Phe Recreation De}�artm�t. <br />alao continued 2o work *aith Lhe Coimnunity. Ac�uatics Govmiittee o£ Si, P3u1 and Ftamaey <br />County to provide and promote bette �wim and Waier �fefy r'acilitiea during 7.961-b2„ <br />The Recreation Depar�tment°�e Ad� Committee continued to meet once ecery tmo months <br />in o er to review coming programa, past activities, and new evznts, ftecrccition De?�artment <br />repreaen'tatives visited each P�T,A. oi the District, Village Recreacion and Park Committees <br />and other interes e communit rg oups.� in order t;o make personal contact with participants <br />and �ax�ente of partic panta in the programa and interpret the objectives oP the Department� <br />Special School District riide events not mentioned Sn the pro�>ram activ3.ties above incladed <br />the sv�er DisLrici wide "Play Day" ;'inals and the excursion to the Suburban wide "�'Sav D�" <br />whioh� in a�oer 1961� was held at White :iear litgh School, The Recreati�n�Je—parcme��' a�so <br />eent a aoupetitive tean of Jmior Oiympic Champions to the Suburban wide Junior��0 m os <br />6eld in Iiopkinso The Special School District wide Turtle Der �inals the resultin� pert- <br />icipetion in the r;i�eapolie Aquntennial Derby� and the 9ua 5 o�w�were a]so Extra <br />Speoial Features durix�g Swimer 1961., <br />SII S T AFF <br />The Recreation Department eeployed 105 individuals who worked as Recreation Leadere„ Program <br />Spacialiata� T�urname� Leadere� Program Instructorsq Game OfPicialsy and oYfice secretaries <br />dtu�ing the qearo Prior to the eight week swmmer program a three d�. Leadera Workahop was <br />�conduct�d in order to rxplore the Playground gamea, competiti:e Spprts� Tir;v Tot ideas9 <br />lature progr�e investigation� Tramr,oline and FSCnees objectioee� CraPt pcojectsy and Special <br />Eveirt Ar:tivities to be used in Summer 19�1 and 19ti2o The s'taff also received orientation <br />in p2�oper facility and r�uipmeflt useg the Hecreation Depertmeot pollcy on playground <br />aecideitt� philoeopttp of awatds� objectives o£ leagues� tournune[rtsg and other features oY the <br />program, Aa in other yeare School District ?aculty membersy talented high sahool leadexeg <br />College Studarte, outstanding apecialists from the t�ietropolitan Area� and menber oP the <br />School Dlatrict Co�maun3ty who have speclal ekllls made up the leaderehip corps, M� <br />volunteers also assiated leadera with Recreabion Pr�grams and othera aerved on Community <br />ecR reqtion Hoardr� Commfasione and with Civic Groupso <br />ZV LO C AT IO:JS <br />Reoreation Pepartmecrt activlties took place during the year at all Schoole of the Diatrict <br />and at aiiee owned oz leased by Villa�ea of the District and Ramsey Couatyo kritten <br />requeat ot Permiasion I.etters from the Villagea and CounLy �;ave the Recre�tion De?�arEment <br />authnrity to use their land and Pacilitieso <br />9 PUALIC ITY A'!D PU3LIC RELAT IONS <br />Throughout the past year a variety oi public information media was used tr. apotlight <br />Recreation Dapertmerrt activitiea„ News s'oriea and p3ctures in weeklys and dai]ys oY the <br />araa9 Du11eE1ne taken hoae by school qoun�atersy bulletin boards at the Juniox and Seniot' <br />Higd Sahoole� and certain intoxmetion released to r:dio and TV facilities help to tell <br />he pa�o�tami etory, The Hecreation Departmeut continues to be assoclated cuith the hiinneeota <br />�_.tecreation Aeeociation� the National :'ecrnation Association.; and the American Recr�stion <br />Societya and contirniee Lo take an active part in the Hationel and State progra�e of Fltaesa, <br />Science� 3nd Cultural Activitir.s� <br />