2011 Town Report - Town of Ludlow

The Recreation Commission and the summer program staff would like to thank the DPW for remodeling the butlerbuilding (previously utilized by the Parks Dept.) for an added facility in case of inclimate weather. The Clubhousecombined with the use of this building now creates enough space for the children to do activities and/or gamesduring rain days and we no longer have to cancel the program.PRESCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMThe summer of 2011 was the 13 th year for the Preschool Program at Whitney Park, it served children ages 4 to 6.Preschool program was also under the direct supervision of Tiffany Coelho & Lisa Turner. The ratio of 1 counselorfor every 5 children is imperative to the success of the program (the ratios are mandated by the State) which alsomakes it easier to provide the extra attention needed for the younger children.The intent of the Preschool Program is to provide recreation for children ages 4-6 that normally would not have aprogram to attend until the age of 6. The program combined recreational activities with academic games, arts andcrafts, swimming & physical education. Some special events held were Beach Day, Halloween Day, Wild WestDay, Pirate Day, Fairy Tale Day, Multicultural Week, Fire Safety Day, Christmas in July, Wacky Week, Field Day,Talent Show, BBQ and Birthday Party Day which ended with pizza and cake & ice cream. Field trips included BigAdventure, Holyoke Children’s Museum, Showcase Cinemas (on rain days) & Interskate 91.We also have a Health Care Provider on staff from 9:00am-3:00pm. This position was held by EMT certified ShaunFoley & Scott Labrie.THOMPSON MEMORIAL STATE POOLIn a joint effort between Senator Gale Candaras, Representative Thomas Petrolati, the State (DCR), RecreationCommission, Board of Selectmen and the BPW the Thompson Memorial State Pool was reopened in June of 2010.The pool is a partnership between the State (DCR) and the Town which means that the State remains the owner ofthe facility but the town (Recreation Department) is in charge of operations.The hours of operation are Mon-Fri 12:00-7:00 Sat & Sun 9:00-7:00 (public swim), Mon, Thurs, Fri 9:30-11:30(senior swim), and every day from 7:00pm-8:00pm is family swim. We offered swim lessons, pool passes, had afew birthday parties and group visitations. The pool also offers a concession stand with drinks, ice cream & snacks.The Headguards were Emalee Furtek & Dan Oliveira and the lifeguards were Kathryn Ammann, Jennifer Cardinal,T.J. Cummings, Avery Dubois, Ethan Dubois, Angela Harrington, Rachel Kolbinski & Aaron Leastman. KeithDesilets & Sean Egan worked as subs. The pool was closed a few days due to incidents in the pool that had to betreated with chemicals which required it to be closed for 24 hours.The main responsibility of the lifeguards is for the safety of all swimmers secondary duties are to keep the facilityand its grounds clean and free of all debris and trash. Headguards are to perform weekly skill trainings and rescuetrainings with the lifeguards to keep them aware of incidents that could happen during the course of the day. Inaddition to these duties a daily report is to be filled out with such information as weather conditions, number ofbathers, accidents and incidents and any other pertinent information or comments that they feel is necessary to bebrought to the attention of the Recreation Commission.HAVILAND BEACHThe summer of 2011 estimated serving 5,490 bathers (3,241Residents and 2,249 Non-Residents). The Pond hoursof operation were Monday-Friday from 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday from 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.This year the Recreation Commission’s two Head Lifeguards were: Breonna Harrington & Christine James, the fiveLifeguards were: Ryan Corchesne, Alex Dzialo, Joshua Flowers, Paige Mullins & Sean Palatino. Christopher Gates,Keith Desilets, and Nicole Fuller worked as subs.72