7. Recreation Center Updates CITY OF MEMORANDUM
CHANHASSFN TO: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director
7700 Market Boulevard FROM: Jodi Sarles, Recreation Center Manager
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317 DATE: June 11, 2010
Administration SUBJ: Recreation Center Updates
Phone: 952.227 1100
Fax: 952.227 1110
FACILITY INFORMATION
Building Inspections On Memonal Day, the Rec Center began Summer Hours: 5:30 am -9 pm
Phone: 952.227 1180 Monday- Friday; 8 am -6 pm, Saturday; and closed on Sundays. Our annual
Fax: 952 2271190 summer maintenance shutdown is scheduled for August 20 — Labor Day. The
Engineering gym and studio floors will be sanded the week of August 16.
Phone: 952.227 1160
Fax: 952.2271170 PROGRAM INFORMATION
Finance Dance for Fun — The Dance for Fun yearend recital was May 15, 2010 at
Phone: 952.227 1140 Chanhassen High School. Approximately 200 dancers participated and over 800
Fax: 952 2271110 tickets were sold for the 3 performances. The Rec Center worked with Glenrose
Park &Recreation Floral to sell flowers, dance t -shirts were designed, and DVDs were available for
Phone: 952.227 1120 sale at the event. Sixty dancers auditioned in May and were placed on
Fax: 952.2271110 competition teams for the 2010 -2011 dance season.
Recreation Center Enhance Fitness — 24 seniors are participating in the current session. UCare is
2310 Coulter Boulevard sponsoring the sessions. We have a waiting list for this program and are
Phone: 9522271400 working with UCare to add additional sessions in the fall to accommodate
Fax: 952.227 1404
community demand. The Chan Rec Center is the only Enhance Fitness site in
Planning & Carver County.
Natural Resources
Phone: 9522271130 Rec Center Sports:
Fax: 952.227 1110
• Preschool Sports (ages 4 -6): Three sessions of Preschool Indoor Soccer
Public were offered this spring and 51 children participated. The T -Ball
1591 91 Park rk Road oa
Phone 952.227 1300 program is underway and 106 children are participating this summer in
Fax: 952,227 1 31 0 the first session.
Senior Center • After School Sports (ages 7 -10): Fifteen (15) youth participated in the
Phone: 9522271125 Flag Football program this sprang and 14 youth participated in the Apnl
Fax: 952.227 1110
Dodgeball session. Participants have enjoyed the programs and we
Web Site continue to plan new activities for next year.
www,ci chanhassen.mn.us
Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
Mr. Todd Hoffman
June 11, 2010
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Rec Center Sports will be hosting an Open House on August 28 from llam-
1 pm to celebrate our first year of programs and to promote the 2010 -2011
activities. There will be food, games, family challenges, and prize drawings.
Art on Display - The artwork of students from Southwest Christian High
School is currently on display at the Rec Center. The artwork from Chanhassen
High School was exhibited in April. This program is popular with the students
and their families and it gives the community a chance to see the great talent in
our schools.
Chan Rec Center Indoor Garage Sale — This was the first Garage Sale
organized by the Rec Center and held in the gym on Sunday, April 18. We had
35 families participate and it was a successful community sale for all. There
was steady traffic for the first two hours, but upon evaluation, we will shorten
the time for next year. Love, Inc. sold food and beverages.
RENTAL EVENT INFORMATION
On March 21, a Wedding & Graduation Party Expo was hosted by Prairie Party
Rental at the Rec Center. The response was great and this year's event had over
1,000 people attend. This is the second year the Rec Center has served as the
location for the Expo.
On March 27, the Southwest Metro Chamber of Commerce hosted their Home -
Landscape- Lifestyle Expo at the Chan Rec Center and Bluff Creek Elementary
School. Thousands of visitors attended. It was a successful day and it was a
great community event to increase exposure of the Rec Center. Plans are in
place to return in 2011.
Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp continues to utilize the Rec Center as the
location for its fitness program three times a week.
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