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School-Aged Programs: We continue to offer a Park,once again was very popular.Many days saw all
<br /> wealth of programs and activities for youth ages 3-14. eight courts full with people waiting to play.In addition
<br /> Our Extended Day programs have been extremely to Recreation run programs and open play,we offered a
<br /> successful and, more importantly, invaluable to our series of lessons for beginners through tournament level
<br /> local families as we provide a much needed service for players. As with our youth programming, we strive
<br /> their children. We provided services to approximately to provide and expand programs that are accessible,
<br /> 86 families representing an enrollment of 94 students. affordable,and responsive to the needs of our citizenry.
<br /> In the fall of 2022, Mashpee Recreation partnered SPECIAL EVENTS
<br /> with the Mashpee Public Schools to offer an after
<br /> school childcare program for students attending the Our 35th annual Mashpee/Cape Cod Super
<br /> public preschool program for four year olds at the K. Swim race, the only open water swimming event on
<br /> C. Coombs School. Our Kindergarten through 2nd Cape Cod, was held in June. The event continues to
<br /> grade program is held at the KC Coombs School, our draw participants from the Cape all the way north to
<br /> Extended Day program for students in grades 3-6 is the Greater Boston area. The 21 st Annual Community
<br /> held at the Quashnet School.These programs continue Picnic and Fireworks Display was held in late June to
<br /> to meet and exceed licensing requirements set forth by accommodate the demand for Emergency Response
<br /> the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of personnel with the busy Fourth of July weekend. We
<br /> Early Education and Care. have found that the shift in the date has worked for
<br /> attracting vendors,encouraging more local,cape-based
<br /> The Mashpee Summer Day Camp returned to attendance, and being the first town to kick off the
<br /> our traditional programming in 2022.We enrolled 200 summer season on Cape Cod.The Rhiannon McCuish
<br /> campers each week during our eight week session, 5k Woodland Run was held in October and attracted
<br /> resumed our preschool and teen programs, continued about 100 participant athletes. Oktoberfest was rained
<br /> our Counselor in Training program, and employed out for the weekend and had to be cancelled.
<br /> approximately 28 staff members. Families, campers,
<br /> and staff alike, were happy to be back to our pre- I want to thank our dedicated Special Events
<br /> COVID programming. Committee who worked diligently to prepare for our
<br /> community-wide activities this past year. Our deep
<br /> Youth after-school and summer programs: gratitude and appreciation goes to Marl-, Lawrence of
<br /> This year we offered twenty-one different activities Polar Cave Ice Cream;Mashpee citizen Margie Philips;
<br /> for our youth after-school and summer programs.They Glen Harrington and staff of the Mashpee Health
<br /> included Youth Tennis & Golf,Track & Field, Indoor Department; Selectman Carol Sherman; Assistant
<br /> Soccer and Basketball recreation leagues, American Town Manager Wayne Taylor; and Mashpee citizen
<br /> Red Cross Certified Babysitter's Course, Archery, Susan Stogel.We would also like to thank Police Chief
<br /> Clamming,Boating Safety,Horseback Riding,Sunday Scott Carline and his staff, the Fire Chief and staff of
<br /> Baseball Clinic, Junior Firefighter and Junior Police the Mashpee Fire Department, the Harbormaster and
<br /> Academy, S.T.E.M themed classes, Kayaking and Department of Natural Resources, and the Mashpee
<br /> Stand-up Paddle-boarding,and Karate.We continue to Department of Public Works for their ongoing help in
<br /> explore programming opportunities to compliment and assisting with our efforts.
<br /> expand other programs offered in our community.
<br /> SPECIAL THANKS
<br /> Special events: Our annual, family-friendly, I would like to thank all of our Recreation
<br /> Recreation Department special events continued in Department Staff for their dedicated support,
<br /> 2022. We held the Easter Egg Hunt, Annual Fishing enthusiasm and inspiration. Without them, we would
<br /> Derby,Memorial Day Ceremony, "Fill the Van" Food not be able to deliver such diverse, high-quality, and
<br /> and Household Goods Drive,Veteran's Day Ceremony well-run programming and events to the families of
<br /> and the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting.We also hosted, Mashpee.
<br /> in conjunction with a grant from the Arts Foundation
<br /> of Cape Cod, 8 weeks of Summer Concerts at the In May of 2022, long-time Assistant Recreation
<br /> Mashpee Community Park. Director, Heidi McLaughlin, left the Recreation
<br /> Department to advance her career as the Director of
<br /> Adult Programs: This year our adult programs the Council on Aging here in Mashpee.Heidi helped to
<br /> included Archery, Karate, Tennis, Golf lessons,Adult create many of the programs and traditions at Mashpee
<br /> Fitness Programs,Clamming,Adult Co-Ed Basketball, Recreation during her twenty years of service to the
<br /> Sunset Kayak Tours, and Pickleball. The playing department.We wish her well in her new role.
<br /> season for the use of the 8-court, Mashpee Pickleball
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