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local leadership of Bob Medeiros of American Bass RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS: Anglers, and Jay Sylvester of Mashpee Bait and Outdoor field space — With the help of the Tackle. Our 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt held the Mashpee DPW,our growing population will be able to Mashpee Commons Community Park was a great suc- utilize two new athletic fields along with two new cess that attracted over 150 children not including their baseball/softball fields within the next year. Through parents. It was a site to behold! the generous help and funding by the town's CPA committee—Phase I and Phase II of this plan are well Adult Programs - The adult evening program- underway. It has been projected that these fields will ruing has evolved to some 60 choices of classes and be available starting this upcoming fall— a welcomed events with many having multiple listings to serve the addition to our youth sports programs. public. We are extremely happy to be able to work with the Mashpee School Department along with their Playgrounds—Again,with the help of CPA fund- custodial crews in offering many of these programs. ing, Mashpee has been aided with the addition of two We have also found that more participants are utilizing new playgrounds. The first playground was finished our web site to access and signup for programs. and is well utilized at the Quashnet School. Carol Program offerings and income were again up while our Mitchell and her dedicated volunteers from the expenses remain in check. Our most successful pro- Quashnet PTO spearheaded this facility. The second grams this past year were our expanded computer urckBooks Pro, MS excel, Creative Di ital playground was constructed at our Kids Klub courses (Q g Childcare Center, spearheaded by Peggy Geary. Photography, etc.); Sports Instruction (Tennis and Golf); Fitness and Dance continue to do well Tennis Courts —Another facility established this (Jazzercise&Ballroom Dance);and recreational sports past year through our CPA funds was the reconstruc- L programs(Men Over 21 Basketball,Co-Ed Volleyball). tion of the Quashnet Tennis Courts. This facility was i Competitive Events: Total Immersion Swimming Pully raised over the years because of major cracks in the surface due to a defective subsurface area. With sponsored the annual Mashpee/Cape Cod Super Swim the added funding we now have available two new ten- at John's Pond in June this past year. Total Immersion - nis courts and an outdoor basketball court for school Swimming is an internationally known training com- and community use. pany that specializes in training long-distance swim- mers in open water swim races. There involvement SPECIAL EVENTS: besides sponsoring the race shirts also included a free training lesson with the owner and vice-president. The A special "Thank You" again goes to our dedi- field of swimmers this year also included a past- cated Special Events Committee who worked Olympic swimmer from Texas. A total of 86 swim- extremely hard in providing community-wide activi- mers competed in this year's event. ties for our residents this past year. Kudos again go to Ted Naldony of Mashpee Chamber of Commerce, The Woodland 5K Run in July (over 100 run- Lissa Daly of Mashpee Commons, Joyce Ballasandro I vers)has become an annual favorite for locals and oth- of Plymouth Savings, and citizen members Elise ers from around the region. Though a hot day - the Perry, Ted Theis, and Ben Perry. We would also like run was enjoyed by all — kudos to Heidi McLaughlin to thank the Mashpee Police for coordinating the and Christine Willander. Police and Fire Departments' assistance. In addition, the Mashpee Citizen Police Academy should be rec- Mashpee Oktoberfest 1OK: This past year also ognized for their ongoing help in assisting with our saw the launch of this new event in town that drew an runs, swims, and festivals. estimated 100 runners. This 6.2-mile event was orga- nized by the Special Events Committee under the aus- The 7th Annual Community Picnic and pices of Chamber Director Ted Naldony and the assis- Fireworks display at Mashpee High School started on tance of the Falmouth Track Club. We,feel that this a sour note with a brief thunderstorm, but cleared C will grow into a major event in town with the attach- quickly to provide a great nite of excellent entertain- ment to the Oktoberfest Festival. ment and activities. We would like to especially thank the Mashpee School Committee as well as Brad Tripp Leisure Services held their 1St annual and his dedicated staff who made this event possible. ' FatherMaughter Valentine Dance at the Mashpee Kudos should also go to Fire Chief George Baker and ' Senior Center. The event was a HUGE success, draw- his staff for a safe and enjoyable venue. I ing over 150 fathers and daughters. Special thanks to Christine Willander,Brian Hyde and the MHS Student Council for all of their help. 123 I