TOWN TOWN OF MADISON, NH - the Town of Madison

Madison Parks & Recreation CommitteeP.O. Box 248 Madison, NH 038492011 Annual ReportMadison Recreation would like to thank all the volunteers who make our department asuccess. These individuals give many hours of their time to coaching, being on thecommittee, and helping at our fundraisers, programs and events. Our departmentwould not be a success without your support. Thank you!Jamie Lynn Shackford was hired in the fall as our Recreation Director. She came inand hit the ground running, with great ideas and is very enthusiastic about the upcomingsummer recreation program and her involvement over the summer. She has somegreat things planned. The Rec Committee has revised the Summer Rec Program tohaving the Rec Director also hold the position of the Summer Rec Director, we believethe continuity of having the Rec Director fully involved as in past years the program willbe more successful. We continue to work closely with the school to provide the bestpossible and affordable program for our youth during the summer months.If you would like to meet with Jamie to discuss an idea you have about an event orprogram, you can reach her by calling 367-4332 ext.301 or emailing her office atrec@madison-nh.org she will get back to you at her earliest convenience. The RecDirector’s position is part time working approximately 20 hours per week and she tries tobe available Tuesdays and Thursdays. Jamie would like to bring our sports programsback to full swing again but needs the help of the community by having several peoplefill the coaching positions of the teams, please reach out to her if you are interested.Jamie is excited to be cohosting the Boston Flower Show event with the Bartlett RecDepartment, Friday March 16 th . This is an adult event and is a fun day for all whoattend taking a luxury bus ride to Boston with entertainment and prizes. Getting an earlyglimpse of spring always puts smiles on everyone’s face. If you haven’t already signedup you can do so by contacting Jamie to see if there are any seats left. Also watch forthe flyers on the annual Easter Egg Hunt being held this year the Saturday beforeEaster on April 7 th at 10am.In closing, we encourage the community to come to our meetings, which are held thesecond Monday of each month at 6pm in the lower level of Town Hall. We alsoencourage community members to become involved with our recreation department, bybecoming a committee member or volunteering for one of our many fun fundraisingevents.Sincerely,Annette Libby, ChairJamie-Lynn Shackford, DirectorHeidi Forde, Co-SecretaryDave Caputo, Co-SecretaryLarry Meader, memberSuze Hargraves, memberSue Stacey, Selectmen’s Rep92