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In addition to operating the program daily s Report of the throughout the year, the staff and volunteers were also ` Leisure Services Department able to provide additional activities by hosting two fund-raisers—one being our first Annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast that was a huge hit. Many thanks go to 8 go to Melinda Gallant all involved and special kudos � To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the P it Citizens of the Town of Mashpee who served as `toastmistress' extraordinaire, along j is with Lorraine Murphy and Geraldine Robert. I am very pleased to submit to the Board of ' Selectmen and the citizens of Mashpee, the Annual Our Kids Klub and Adventure Club programs !- Report of the Leisure Services Department: continue to be popular programs for both children and parents. Both are operated at the town elementary d MISSION• schools and serve more than 80 children a day. This meet the needs of our community b Tprogram continues to be licensed by the state under the e o romot- �r Y p new direction and care of the Office for Early ie ing quality continuing education programs, recre- Education, whose main focus is to expand opportuni- ational activities, and special events that are designed ties for before and after-school activities. to enhance personal growth, learning opportunities, )f and community development while focusing on the Our Kids Klub Summer Camp and the ,e educational and recreational interests that influence Adventure Camp for older youth again was a huge our health and well-being. success for the 3 to 12 year old segment. A major con- cern is not having our own facility to handle these pro- ,5 PROGRAMS: grams, which lends us to utilize our schools for this ,rThe Leisure Services Department continued to need. Be that as it may, the programs function in develop its programs and activities during the past extremely well within these confines, albeit a schedul- year to meet the needs of our residents and visitors. ing concern for both our staff and school staff. We We continued again this past year with expansion in again provided the opportunity for youth to participate °r the following areas: community use of all schools; in canoeing, hiking and biking, and field trips to is field-use scheduling; Pre-School and childcare devel- unusual places in and around Cape Cod. 1e opment;After-School childcare&Summer Camp pro- id grams; Adult Continuing Education; trips; programs Youth Programs — A multitude of after-school, ie for Older Youth and adults; and Special Events. vacation,and summer programs were extremely popu- lar which were held this past year include — Youth Kids Klub Programs - Youth from ages 15 Tennis & Golf, Hip Hop Dance, Chess Club, Track & months to 13 years old continue to be our major area Field, Gymnastics, Indoor Soccer&Basketball, swim of programming with most classes and events filling lessons, and a variety of other active as well as passive up in a short period of time. Our signature Kids recreational activities for youth. In addition, with the Klub" programs are the backbone of our youth pro- aid of portable tennis nets, we were again able to offer grams. indoor tennis lessons during the colder months. We are happy to report that our newly created Again, we offered a number of `special events' full-day childcare program for toddlers 15 months to for youth as well. Our 1st Annual Easter Egg Hunt 2.9 months and an added 3 &4-year-old full-day pro- held the Mashpee Commons Community Park was a gram were quite successful in its first year. Both chil- great success that attracted over 30 children. During dren and parents enthusiastically supported this pro- the summer, we again held our annual Family gram. Located in the"old"Senior Center, we encoun- Sandcastle Competition at South Cape Beach. Over 15 families participated with many imaginative cre- tered a wealth of help and expertise in refitting the , building for the young ones. Presently, more than 50 ations. Finally, our annual children s Halloween -hosted by Hot-Diggety at Mashpee children are served daily at this location, from 7 Parade was co o'clock in the morning until 5:30 in the evening. This Commons, and included dogs for the first time. Many Program shows the need to assist our growing family frightfully imaginative costumes were seen on both Population, along with town employees, who depend humans and dogs! Upon this much-needed service. Adult Programs - The adult evening program- ming area has evolved to some 60 choices of classes 137