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r-! the morning until 5:30 in the evening.A special thanks The solidification of the Mashpee/Cape Cod to Peggy Geary and her staff, along with all parents Super Swim at John's Pond in June (135 swimmers and volunteers for their effort! ages 10—65), and the Woodland SK Run in July (100 l runners) has become annual favorites for locals and Our Kids Klub and Adventure Club programs others from around the region. In addition, this year's continue to be popular programs for both children and Annual Family Sandcastle Competition turned out to parents. Both are operated at the town elementary be a big success with the winning Castle — schools and serve more than 80 children a day. This "SpongeBob" going to Mathew and Olivia Sullivan, program continues to be licensed by the state under the and Ashley Goverman. new direction of the Office for Early Education,whose main focus is to expand opportunities for before and SPACE NEEDS: after-school activities. Again, the demands of limited space and fund- ing, along with a drop off of volunteerism continue as Our Kids Klub Summer Camp and the our prime concerns for our future. Adventure Camp for older youth again was a huge I success for the 3 to 12 year old segment. A major con- Outdoor field space-is of prime concern. A new cern is not having our own facility to handle these pro- Little League field at Heritage Park along with added grams, which lends us to utilize our schools for this parking,upgrading of facilities has occurred two years need. Be that as it may, the programs function ago. But with our escalating youth population, addi- extremely well within these confines, albeit a schedul- tional sports teams, along with longer playing seasons; ing concern for both our staff and school staff. We it has become more and more significant that we again provided the opportunity for youth to participate develop additional fields in the near future. Gym in canoeing, hiking and biking, and field trips to space has also become inadequate not only for school- unusual places in and around Cape Cod. related activities and athletics, but also for Leisure Service programs, developing adult sports leagues, Youth Programs. — A multitude of after-school, and all our town youth sport leagues. vacation, and summer programs were extremely popu- lar which were held this past year include — Youth A group of dedicated youth sports leadership has Tennis & Golf, Theatre Workshop, Space Camp, come forward to assist in this endeavor. With the suc- Chess Club, Track & Field, Gymnastics, Soccer, cess of the expansion of the Quashnet School fields for Basketball, swim lessons, and a variety of other active Pop Warner football, the core group of key volunteers as well as passive recreational activities for youth. In has set its sights on the future for expansion of fields addition, with the aid of portable tennis nets, we were at Heritage Park. again able to offer indoor tennis lessons during the Indoor Space-needs for programs continue to be colder months. of prime concern as well. Though our proposal for Adult Programs - The adult evening program- using the old senior center building for an extended ming area has evolved to some 60 choices of classes Pre-School program for 15 month olds to 5 year olds and events with many having multiple listings to serve on a year round basis has given us the opportunity to the public. Through this venue we have again tried to expand our program as well as to meet the needs of work cohesively with other departments, especially town employees who need child care. the schools, to ensure that all of our residents are able ? ' to participate in well-developed and enjoyable pro- SPECIAL EVENTS: grams. We have also found that more participants are A special "Thank You" goes to our dedicated utilizing our web site to access and signup for pro- Special Events Committee who worked extremely grams. Program offerings and income were again up; hard in providing community-wide activities for our while our expenses remain in check. Our most suc- residents this past year. Kudos go to Ted Naldony of cessful programs this past year were our expanded Mashpee Chamber of Commerce, Lissa Linsley of computer courses (Intro to Computers, MS excel, Mashpee Commons, Elise Perry of the Children's Creative Digital Photography,etc.); Fitness and Dance Museum, Joyce Ballasandro of Plymouth Savings, continue to do well (Jazzercise & Ballroom Dance); Rosemary Coleman of Pondside Promotions, and citi- zen member Ben Perry. f: . We would also like to thank and recreational sports programs (Over 30 Basketball, Co-Ed Volleyball). Lieutenants Jon Read and Michael Sexton of Mashpee 165