Get Going Guide - Charlotte-Mecklenburg County
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<strong>Mecklenburg</strong> <strong>County</strong> Park and Recreation Resource and Program <strong>Guide</strong><br />
Spring 2013<br />
Welcome!<br />
Dates To Remember ............................... 2<br />
Frequently Called Numbers ................... 2<br />
Letter from the Director .........................3<br />
Park and Rec News ..............................4-5<br />
Major Facilities Map ...............................6<br />
Parks, Preserves & Greenways<br />
Dog Parks ................................................8<br />
<strong>Charlotte</strong> B-Cycle ....................................8<br />
Mentoring Program ...............................9<br />
Volunteering ...........................................9<br />
Historic Sites .........................................10<br />
Fishing ...................................................10<br />
Youth Sports Leagues ......................11-12<br />
Adult Athletic Leagues ........................13<br />
Grayson Skateboarding Park ...............13<br />
Golf Facilities ........................................14<br />
Disc Golf ................................................14<br />
Cycling & Race Events .......................... 15<br />
Sailing and Rowing ..............................14<br />
Fitness Center ....................................... 15<br />
Grady Cole Center Events ....................16<br />
Americans with Disabilities ..................16<br />
Tennis Facilities and Lessons ...........17-22<br />
NC Cooperative Extension ..............23-24<br />
Greenways and Map ....................... 25-27<br />
Rec Centers & School Rec Site Map .......28<br />
Rec Centers & School Rec Site Chart ......29<br />
Nature Centers<br />
McDowell Programs and Events ........31-37<br />
Latta Plantation Programs & Events ...35-43<br />
Reedy Creek Programs & Events ....... 44-49<br />
Summer Camps<br />
Preschool & Elementary ..................51-54<br />
Teens & Adults .................................54-56<br />
NEW! Click any category below to go directly to that section!<br />
Therapeutic Recreation<br />
Spring Programs ...................................58<br />
Summer Camps .....................................59<br />
Preschool<br />
Programs and Events .......................61-64<br />
Ray’s Playhouse ....................................64<br />
Elementary<br />
Programs and Events .......................66-70<br />
School Day Out (CMS) ..........................70<br />
Teens<br />
Programs and Events .......................72-75<br />
School Day Out (CMS) ..........................74<br />
Family<br />
Programs and Events ............................ 77<br />
Adults<br />
Programs and Events ....................... 79-81<br />
Seniors<br />
Programs and Events .......................83-85<br />
MeckSenior Day Trips ...................... 86-87<br />
Senior Nutrition Program ....................88<br />
Aquatics<br />
Programs and Events .......................90-96<br />
Starfish Aquatics Program ...................90<br />
MC-Aquatics Center - Lessons .............. 91<br />
MC-Aquatics Center - Water Exercise ... 92<br />
Ray’s Splash Planet - Lessons ...............93<br />
Marion Diehl Pool - Lessons .................94<br />
Marion Deihl Pool - Water Exercise .... 95<br />
<strong>Mecklenburg</strong> Board of <strong>County</strong> Commissioners:<br />
George Dunlap (District 3); Bill James (District 6);<br />
Dumont Clarke (District 4); Karen Bentley (District<br />
1); Matthew Ridenhour (District 5); Kim M. Ratliff<br />
(Vice Chair, At Large); Pat Cotham (Chair, At Large);<br />
Trevor Fuller (At Large); Vilma Leake (District 2).<br />
<strong>Mecklenburg</strong> <strong>County</strong> Park and Recreation<br />
Commissioners<br />
Joe Pata, Kendel Bryant, Rob Brisley (Chairman)<br />
Elaine Powell, Norman Mitchell, Kristen Shaben,<br />
Charlie McRee, Ed Barnhart, Doug Burnett , Brenda<br />
McMoore, Sheryl Smith, Jeff Tarte.<br />
Members are appointed by the <strong>Mecklenburg</strong> Board<br />
of <strong>County</strong> Commissioners. They promote parks<br />
and recreation for <strong>Mecklenburg</strong> <strong>County</strong> residents<br />
and advise <strong>County</strong> Commissioners on facilities,<br />
programs and activities.<br />
Bill Carroll, Managing Editor<br />
<strong>Mecklenburg</strong> <strong>County</strong> Public Service and Information<br />
Department<br />
Leo Caplanides, Editor<br />
<strong>Mecklenburg</strong> <strong>County</strong> Public Service and Information<br />
Department<br />
Copy Editor<br />
Terri Stowers<br />
On the cover:<br />
Little Sugar Creek Greenway<br />
Art Direction<br />
Spitfire Marketing & Creative, Inc.<br />
www.ispitfire.com<br />
Copyright ©2013 <strong>Mecklenburg</strong> <strong>County</strong> Park and<br />
Recreation Department. All rights reserved. No part<br />
of this publication may be reproduced or reprinted<br />
without written permission.<br />
<strong>Get</strong> <strong>Going</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> • Spring 2013 www.parkandrec.com<br />
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