The Athens-Clarke County
Leisure Services Department E-Newsletter
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Camp Registration Begins March 18!The Leisure Services Department will launch summer camp online registration later this month. Athens-Clarke County residents may register starting Saturday, March 18 at 9:00 a.m. Non-residents may register starting Monday, March 20 at noon. All registration takes place at www.accgov.com/myrec
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The Flight of the Fireflies Lantern Parade at Dudley ParkThe Leisure Services Department invites the community to the inaugural Flight of the Fireflies Lantern Parade in Dudley Park on Saturday, April 1 beginning at 8:00 p.m. Let's light up the winding paths to Dudley Park together! This parade is open to the Athens community, families, individuals, neighborhood groups, schools, and organizations are all encouraged to participate. Bring your lanterns, flashlights, and your imagination, and then join in the parade. Along the way and at the center of Dudley Park, participants with enjoy live music, fantastical performers and large-scale illuminated puppets. On the night of the Flight of the Fireflies Lantern Parade, each access point to Dudley Park will be color-coded and staffed with volunteers to help you find your way. Together we can create a fun, magical experience that celebrates the recent park renovations. DIY lanterns are encouraged. However, only portable light sources powered by battery, solar or other flameless lights are welcomed. For more information, please visit www.accgov.com/lanternparade
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Tiny Tales at the ZooWe are back this spring for Tiny Tales at the Zoo! This season we will have stories, crafts, and animal encounters! This activity is not scholarship eligible. This program is for ages 6 years and younger and takes place Mondays from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at Memorial Park.
The fee is $3 for ACC residents and $4.50 non-residents Parents/chaperones are admitted free of charge and must accompany children. Online registration is required.
For more information, please call 706-613-3580.
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Calling All Active AdultsGet Fit! combines flexibility, strength training, and aerobic walking with health education for sustained behavior change among older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis. This program is for ages 55 and older and takes place Mondays through April 24 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at Lay Park The program is free of charge, however online registration is required. For more information, please call 706-613-3596.
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Summer JobsLeisure Services will hire more than 100 positions for the summer. Applications are currently being accepted for camp counselors, counselors in training, Grand Slam staff, lifeguards, and pool clerks. Pay ranges from $15.60 to $17 per hour. Applicants may apply online at www.accgov.com/jobs For more information, call 706-613-3090.
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Learn to Swim this Summer!The Leisure Services Department offers swim lessons for children three years and older at the Heard Park, Lay Park, Memorial Park, and Rocksprings Park pools. Each session fee is $33 for Athens-Clarke County residents and $50 for non-county residents.
The Department’s Kinderswim program is a free initiative started with the goal of helping ACC children learn how to swim. The program is offered to Athens-Clarke County 5-year-old children at no cost. The lessons are broken into three, 45-minute classes a week for three weeks, for a total of nine lessons, and are available at all of the Department pools, except Bishop Park.
Online registration begins Saturday, March 18 at 9:00 a.m. for ACC residents. Non-county residents may register starting Monday, March 20 at noon. All registration takes place at www.accgov.com/myrec
Scholarships are available for qualifying Athens-Clarke County residents. For more information on scholarships, please visit www.accgov.com/scholarship
For more information, please call 706-613-3589.
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All Year Long!Sandy Creek Nature Center, a 225-acre nature preserve and environmental education facility, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a slate of events all year long, including a Golden Anniversary Celebration and Open House on Saturday, March 18, from 1:00-4:00 p.m.
The celebration will be held at the nature center’s Education and Visitor Center at 205 Old Commerce Road. The event is free and everyone is invited.
Sandy Creek Nature Center was founded in 1973 by Northeast Georgia Nature Center, Inc., the predecessor of Sandy Creek Nature Center Inc. The founders were a group of local experts in fields such as forestry, planning, and education who saw an unmet need to enhance environmental education, spark love for the outdoors, and preserve green space in the fast-growing Athens area. The founders acquired the first 100 acres for the center and operated it until 1981, when they donated it to Clarke County and partnered with local government to fulfill its mission For more information about Sandy Creek Nature Center, please call 706-613-3615.
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ACCGov Leisure Services Online RegistrationThe Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department offers a diverse selection of activities highlighting the arts, environmental science, recreation, sports,
and holiday events for adults and children.
All registration takes place online at www.accgov.com/myrec .
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ACCGov Leisure Services ScholarshipsThe Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department offers scholarship to qualifying Athens-Clarke County children.
Scholarships allow participants to pay less than the program fee.
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Georgia Recreation and Park AssociationAgency of the Year
Populations: 80,000 - 150,000 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2021 |
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The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department 205 Old Commerce Road, Athens, GA 30607 706-613-3800 |
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