{"id":2449,"date":"2026-01-06T14:25:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/communityservices\/?p=2449"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:25:19","slug":"december-2025-parks-recreation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/communityservices\/2026\/01\/06\/december-2025-parks-recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2025 Parks & Recreation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Carol:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were 7 Winterfest events in December. Pictures with the Grinch, Sandy in Santa, Shortest Day Walkway, Vendors In Meinig that was combined with Jolly Trolley. All these events brought over 10,000 people to the park throughout the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2026 Winter\/Spring Recreation came out on December 1st.
Carol is working on a new event that will be on August 22nd & 23rd at Cedar Park. It is called the \u201dDrop In\u201d. It will be a 2-day event at Basecamp with open bike and skating and competitions for all ages. The plan is to have around 50 vendors selling bike, skate, apparel, food and other homemade goods. Carol received a Title Sponsor of $16,000 from Route 26 Electric & Fiber for this brand new event.
Upcoming events\/programs: Mt. Storm games will start on 1\/09 and will continue with games through 3\/14\/2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amy: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. All 30 Mt Storm teams successfully had 6 practices each throughout the month of December!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Helped run Winterfest events (Pet Pictures with the Grinch, Santa in Sandy, and the Winterfest Vendor Market)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Helped with a Mt Storm referee clinic to make sure our refs are ready to go for the first Mt Storm games in January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Completed training for Ride Connection to continue being able to drive Parks and Recreation vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caroleana: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caroleana had over 291 <\/strong>senior related calls this month.   With 8 home visits for both the meals on wheels and energy assistance programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caroleana helped support our team by packing coolers several times throughout the month and delivering several routes for the Meals on Wheels program.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Meals on wheels clients received several extras this month<\/p>\n\n\n\n