HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-05-18; Parks & Recreation Commission; 0509-2; Carlsbad loves kids donationPARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION - AGENDA BILL
AB# 0509-2
MTG. DATE: 5/18/09
STAFF: SHAY
ACCEPTANCE OF IN-KIND AND CASH
DONATIONS
CARLSBAD LOVES KIDS
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommend acceptance of in-kind and cash donations by the City Council in support of the
2009 Carlsbad Loves Kids special event. This donation is comprised of individual cash
donations of three hundred ($300) and in-kind donations totaling one thousand one hundred
dollars ($1,100).
ITEM EXPLANATION:
On Saturday, March 21, 2009, the Parks & Recreation Department hosted the Carlsbad Loves
Kids event at Stagecoach Community Park from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Over 1,500 people
participated in a variety of activities such as a fun zone, carnival games, sports competitions, art
and craft activities, and demonstrations from the department summer camp programs. Youth
dancers and cheerleaders perform along with demonstrations on self defense from the
Preschool Karate program.
Carlsbad Loves Kids was created to celebrate the children of Carlsbad and to introduce the
different summer camps that the Department offers. The event also coincides with the
distribution of the Parks & Recreation Department's Summer Camp Guide in order to boost early
online registration. The event featured booths representing each category in the summer camp
catalog with information and samplings from camp instructors as it relates to the particular camp
they are offering. Parents and potential campers had an opportunity to meet with instructors to
ask questions that assisted them in deciding which camp(s) they wanted to participate in.
Besides being an informative, fun event; residents were able to come together as a community
and spend an active and healthy morning at one of the city's most scenic parks.
The Carlsbad Village Optimist Club partnered with the Department to help make this event free
to the public. The Optimists generously donated cash and in-kind services that covered the cost
of prizes, and the Fun Zone's fire truck slide and obstacle course.
Letters of appreciation have already been sent on behalf of the Parks & Recreation Department
and the City of Carlsbad to these organizations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The donations helped offset the actual cost of hosting this event.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Rachael Shay 760-602-7519, rshav@carlsbadca.gov.
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