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Parks and Recreation reports attendance highs, program changes and new offerings
Summary
Director Matt Fairbanks reported youth basketball drew 513 participants this season, the kindergarten league had 84 enrolled, a new 'Book and Cook' program ran March 24, and the glow-in-the-dark coin hunt will be paused next year due to low attendance.
Matt Fairbanks, Director of Parks and Recreation, provided the committee with a summary of recent programs and attendance, saying "The theme this year was Friday Night Lights with 42 participants" in reference to the Mother Son Date Night held March 6.
Fairbanks reported the youth basketball season concluded March 21 with 513 participants and that the kindergarten league had 84 enrolled. He said the glow-in-the-dark coin hunt suffered low attendance and will be paused next year, while a new Book and Cook program on March 24 and a sensory-friendly egg hunt (15 participants) aim to broaden accessibility. The department served breakfast to 105 attendees at Pancakes with Peter Rabbit and noted roughly 300 people then attended an egg hunt at Trinity Christian College. Fairbanks also reminded the committee that the Chocolate Chase Rabbit Race 5k is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. the coming Saturday; finish-line participants will receive chocolate and a donut.
The report emphasized participation metrics and inclusion efforts such as the sensory-friendly egg hunt as staff consider programming adjustments for next season.
