August Parks & Recreation | Parks & Recreation

Carol:

August finished up with the last concert, Jennifer Batton & Full Steam. The concert
brought in close to 350 people and the last movie Kung Fu Panda 4 had over 50 people. Our food and alcohol vendors were very busy at the last concert. Total donations from the 50/50 raffle for all 3 concerts was over $600. The second concert was a fundraiser for shop with a cop and SPD was able to walk away with over $400 because the winner donated all of the money back.
I9 Camps finished up in August and we had a total of 50 kids during the summer.

Amy:
– We had another good year of Movies and music in the park

– Final co-ed softball tournament happened August 10th and 11th.

Amy hosted her first Sunset and Full Moon Hike at Tickle Creek with the help from an Oregon Naturalist from the OSU extension office. This hike was focused on learning more about our nocturnal pollinators. During the hike, the group was able to see many native Oregon plants, pollinating insects, and plenty of bats!

– Held a Summer Bee City USA Action Meeting

-Assisted with the Volunteer Appreciation Party held at Meinig Gazebo.

-Organized 2 Volunteer Work Days, 1 which donated 22 pounds of fresh produce to the Sandy Action Center and the other was a volunteer day assisted by the Sandy Rotary Club.

Caroleana:

August was a full month with some hard aspects of the job which took place.

Caroleana had over 332 senior related calls. This month the center had 5 new MOW clients; which involved home visits with each client and a completed NAPIS form for Clackamas County. Caroleana further offered and assisted each household with other available resources.

Caroleana helped with several Meals on Wheels routes this month; route #1 and route 3.

Caroleana continued to make calls and schedule appointments for the summer cooling Energy Assistance program. She completed and submitted 12 applications.

Caroleana helped the team with flyers and advertisements for rec events. She also helped at the summer concerts. She helped with the National Night Out with Sandy Police and shopped and prepared the yummy ice cream sandwiches.

She helped with the planning and implementation of the Volunteer Appreciation Event at Meinig Park. Specifically I put together 5 baskets as prizes for the event with Carol. She volunteered with Mt. Hood Hospice and attended the Time of Remembering event also at Meinig Park.

Starting to plan and meet with Jolie at Mt Hood Hospice for our Veterans event in November.

Events:

Mt. Hood Hospice’s Class on Empathy in Action well attended by 3 community members

Embold Bank financial class had a class scheduled for August 20th & unfortunately no one attended.

Legal Aid classes for the end of summer on the last Tuesday in Aug was well attended by 6 community members.

Marc

SENIOR TRIPS:

-Dine out at Applebee’s in Gresham – 9 people with 3 meeting us there

-63rd annual Junction City Scandinavian Festival – 10 people

-Hike & Lunch at Kelly Point and Panera Bread – 11 people and Amy joining us

-“Putt Putt” (Mini Golf) at the Aerie at Eagle Landing in Happy Valley with lunch at the Happy Valley Station Food carts after – 9 people with 3 meeting us there

-Dine out at Nicholas in Gresham – 11 people with 3 meeting us there

-Hike & Lunch at Shadow Ridge Trail and New Seasons Market in Happy Valley – 12 people with 2 meeting us there

-Oregon State Fair in Salem – 11 people

Meals on Wheels:

We delivered 1243 meals during August.

Chelsea:

Processed invoices related to various park projects.
Attended meetings in regards to various ongoing park projects
Took and recorded meeting notes for ARC’s work at Cedar Park
Took meeting minutes from the Parks & Trails advisory board meeting on 8/14 and uploaded the video.
Created the September/October senior newsletter

Did a deep dive of our park project budgets.
Mailed out another round of Deer Pointe Park surveys to approximately 180 neighbors.
Helped edit the Center’s fall recreation guide.
Did research for highway banners and wayfinding signs for Cedar Park.
Participated in Cedar Park’s sign plan meetings.

John:

Continued planning for 2024 Winterfest:

Worked with our IT department and Parks and Facilities Manager on the possibility of adding permanent speakers throughout Meinig Park. This will help enhance the experience of Winterfest by providing the opportunity to play themed music throughout the park and allow us the ability to MC our events.
Purchased new (showstopping) decorations to enhance the overall experience of Winterfest.
Completed contract for the installation of our City Tree Lights and Facility Lights.
Picked out the Large (Plaza) tree with the help of our Parks and Facilities Manager.
Updated our sponsorship flier and opportunities.

ORPA Board Meeting:

Met with other Parks and Recreation professionals from around the state where we discussed best practices, our annual conference and other initiatives pertaining to Parks and Recreation Professionals.

Cedar Park and Basecamp Sign Package:

Worked with Spoke N Wheel design to help create signs for our new park that will help address:
- Park Rules
- Maps
- Wayfinding options
- Jump Line names and locations

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