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FALL 2020 PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES WWW.CCRECPARK.ORG • 410-386-2103 • 300 S. CENTER STREET, WESTMINSTER, MD 21157 STEP INTO FALL WITH CARROLL COUNTY RECREATION & PARKS! Welcome to Fall with Carroll County Recreation & Parks! We are excited to introduce some new virtual programs and programs in the parks, as well as a new Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat event in October, and bring back one of our favorites, Santa Calling in December. This year has been different, to say the least, we are navigating and always thinking of new creative and fun ways to bring programs and activities to the community in our parks and to do at home in your own back yard or in your living room as a family! We can't wait to see YOU this Fall in the parks! - Carroll County Recreation & Parks Staff WHAT’S INSIDE 2 Introduction & Table of Contents 19-20 Piney Run Nature Center Programs 4 Events & Save the Dates 21 Nature Centers Membership Form 5-6 Recreation Fall Programs 23 Recreation Councils Information 7-9 Health & Fitness Programs 24 Information Page 10-13 Sports Programs 25-26 Registration Form & Waiver 14 Adaptive Recreation Programs 27 Fall Coloring Page 16-18 Bear Branch Nature Center Programs REGISTRATION Registration for Fall 2020 Programs opens Tuesday, August 25, 2020 . Phone By Mail 410-386-2103, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm Send completed registration form and a check payable to Carroll County Commissioners to: Online Carroll County Department of Recreation & Parks Visit ccrecpark.org and select “Register Today”. 300 South Center Street Westminster, MD 21157 2 Carroll County Department of Recreation & Parks • Fall 2020 Stay connected with us! facebook.com/ccrecpark Flickr @ccrecpark twitter.com/ccrecpark @ccrecpark www.ccrecpark.org [email protected] CARROLL COUNTY PARK LEGACY FUND If you enjoy visiting Carroll County’s beautiful parks, you now have a Don't forget to bring and wear your face covering new way to become involved and help make the parks a better place. when attending a program or activity this fall! The Park Legacy Fund has been established to accept contributions from individuals, families, businesses, and corporations to improve and Thank you! enhance our county parks for future generations. Contributions to the fund can be earmarked to support your parks, trails, nature centers, athletic fields, playgrounds and more. Donations are tax deductible and donors should contact their financial adviser or tax preparer for more specific information. To donate and for more information, visit ccrecpark.org. For more information and to register, visit ccrecpark.org. 3 Events & Save the Dates Virtual Fun Run: Stayin' Alive Turkey Trot Monday, November 2 - Friday, November 20 Register by: Thursday, October 15 T-shirt pick-up: Thursday, November 5 from 9am-1pm & Friday, November 6 from 1pm-6pm #20FG01 T-Shirt Only • $20 per person DRIVE-THRU #20FG01-M T-Shirt + Medal • $25 per person All Ages • This November, we are Discoing our way to Turkey Day! Lace-up your sneakers and get groovin'. Walk, run, skip, jog, TRUNK boogy, hop, dance your way through our 2nd Virtual Fun Run. Pick your goal of a 5K, 10K, Half, or Full marathon. Register by Thursday, October 15 and pick up your Stayin' Alive Turkey Trot OR T-shirt and Fun Run packet at the Robert Moton Center Thursday, November 5 and Friday, November 6. Tag us with your pictures and videos on Facebook and Instagram TREAT @ccrecpark, make them fun/funny and you might get a special surprise Thanksgiving treat from us! Turn in your marathon logs to [email protected] by 4:30pm on Friday, November 20. Fastest time for the 5K, 10K, Half and Full marathon will win Thanksgiving-themed prizes! Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat Saturday, October 31 from 3-6pm at Westminster High School 2-12 years • FREE Wear your costume and roll down the windows for the Carroll County Recreation & Parks Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat event this Halloween! This year we are offering our first ever Trunk or Treat event as an alternative to Trick or Treating. We are taking it one step further and pre-packaging your treats into a bag for you, so no-need to bring along a bag for trick-or-treating (unless you want to of course). No tricks, just treats! Each child in your car, age 2-12, will receive a treat bag before they visit the trunk displays. Drive-thru our decorated Halloween trail for spooky, fun, Santa Calling (okay... maybe some tricks), treats, scares, and did we Thursday, December 10 from 5pm-8:30pm mention fun yet and some more fun! 3-8 years • FREE This is a stay-in-your car event, no walking the trail. A free program from Carroll County Recreation & Parks for nd PS - since we are pre-packaging bags of treats for the kiddos, the children of Carroll County, ages 3-8 (K-2 grade). North we would love to get a round-about headcount. Please go to Pole operators place the call to your home and transfers it to ccrecpark.org and let us know by October 23 with how many Santa in his workshop, only local numbers will be called. If your 2-12 year olds you're bringing with you. child would like to talk to Santa this year, sign-up by Monday, November 23! If you would like to participate and set us as a scene, This is a very popular program and Santa is very busy this time contact Carroll County Recreation & Parks at 410-386-2103 or of year. Only the first 250 registrants will receive calls, North [email protected] by October 1 for more details. Pole operators will only make 3 attempts to reach you, all other registrants will be contacted via email with an option to receive a letter in the mail from Santa. To register, visit ccrecpark.org starting on October 1 at 9am and/ or follow our Facebook page @ccrecpark for the most up-to-date Santa Calling information. 4 Carroll County Department of Recreation & Parks • Fall 2020 Recreation Fall Programs Camp in a Bag: Fall Edition Plein Air Painting in the Park Pick-up on Fridays from 8:30am-4:30pm at the Robert Moton Saturday and Sunday from 9-11:30am at Piney Run Park Center (parking lot) 300 S Center St. Westminster, MD 21157 8-Adult • 2 sessions • $36 per person (entrance fee included) 6-10 years • $20 per bag + $8 materials fee due to instructor In these reusable bags are everything you need to host your #20FG08 September 19 & September 20 very own adventure at home. Inside each bag, we have Meet us in the park, find a view you like, and paint! It is delightful prepared instructions and all the materials you need for five to paint outside - “plein air” as it is called. One can learn so much themed activities. Your Camp in a Bag can be picked-up Friday by looking intently at a landscape and capturing it on paper. Learn at the Robert Moton Center from 8:30am-4:30pm. techniques of mixing colors and the handling of the brushes; learn Call the Recreation & Parks office when you arrive at 410-386-2103 about composition. Each participant must decide between acrylics and we will bring the Camp in a Bag out to your vehicle. or watercolors at time of registration. It’s fun for all! Bring plenty of water to drink as we will be outside, and we will safely distance #20FG02 Pick-up Friday, September 11: Dinosaur participants. #20FG03 Pick-up Friday, October 9: STEAM in partnership with Instructor: Suzanne Brault the Maryland STEM Festival #20FG04 Pick-up Friday, November 6: Cooking Camp in a Bag: Preschool Edition Pick-up on Fridays from 8:30am-4:30pm at the Robert Moton Center (parking lot) 300 S Center St. Westminster, MD 21157 3-5 years • $15 per bag In these reusable bags are everything you need to host your very own alphabet adventures. Inside each bag, we have prepared instructions and all the materials you need for six themed activities beginning with the letter of week. Your Camp in a Bag can be picked-up Friday at the Robert Moton Center from 8:30am-4:30pm. Call the Recreation & Parks office when you arrive at 410-386-2103 and we will bring the Camp in a Bag out to your vehicle. #20FG05 Pick-up Friday, September 25: Letter B &C #20FG06 Pick-up Friday, October 23: Letter D & E #20FG07 Pick-up Friday, November 20: Letter F & G For more information and to register, visit ccrecpark.org. 5 Recreation Fall Programs NEW! Music Together® Online with Syke’d Music Babysitter Training - Online Courses Tuesdays AND Thursdays via Zoom • See dates & times below Email Carroll County Recreation and Parks at 0-5 years • 20 sessions • $149 per family [email protected] if you are interested in online (older siblings are welcome to attend) babysitter training courses with the American Red Cross. #20FG09-A September 8-November 12 from 9:30-9:50am #20FG09-B September 8-November 12 from 10-10:20am #20FG09-C September 8-November 12 from 10:30-10:50am Join Ms. Katie from Syke’d Music for interactive, bi-weekly music & movement classes for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grownups who love them! Ms. Katie teaches the Music Together® curriculum, which includes an award-winning mix of original songs and traditional tunes from a range of musical styles including folk, blues, jazz, and world music. The music is pitched just right for children's voices, and the arrangements are fun, sophisticated, and loved by children---and grownups! Have a listen to some of our songs by downloading our “Hello Everybody” app for eight full- length songs.