GET MOVING Free physical activities for all

the journey to get moving | 1 The Get Moving program supports Statement from Interim Superintendent local nonprofit organizations, small Christopher Williams businesses, and community groups At Parks and in offering innovative and culturally Recreation, our mission is relevant events and/or projects to to support healthy people, increase participation in community a healthy environment and sports, recreation and physical fitness strong communities. The activities that serve under-resourced Get Moving initiative helps communities (such as immigrant us achieve all three of populations, people of color, these goals by partnering persons with disabilities, LGBTQ with organizations to etc.). The goal of the Get Moving enrich lives through free, Fund is to increase participation and healthy activities at parks, community centers, opportunities for physical activities pools, and partner locations throughout prioritizing neighborhoods where Seattle. Now in its fourth year, we’re thrilled health disparities are prevalent. to present Get Moving’s 2018 schedule, which includes dance, youth soccer programs, intergenerational fitness classes, Samoan cricket, and more. Last year, Get Moving had over 5,000 participants taking part in more than 800 hours of health and fitness programming. We’re honored to provide even more opportunities for residents to participate in healthy, no-cost, and rewarding activities, especially in neighborhoods and communities afflicted by health disparities.

Applications for funding 2019 activities open January 2019. Visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/special-initiatives-and-programs/get-moving for more information on our upcoming info sessions.

All events are free to the public. Please contact the event coordinator for current information. For more information about the Get Moving program, please contact Seattle Parks and Recreation 206-684-7006.

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ULTIMATE FRISBEE Fall Outreach Tournaments Girls Tournament South End Ultimate Camps Jefferson Playfield Van Asselt Playfield October 12 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Elementary School Camp Ages: Students in grades 6–12 Program (AGE UP) June 25 – 29 Boys Tournament 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. each day Jefferson Playfield November 12 Middle School Camp 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. July 9 – 13 Ages: Students in grades 7–12 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Ages: Students entering Don’t miss this great opportunity grades 6–9 to sharpen your ultimate frisbee skills. Ultimate is one of the High School Camp fastest growing sports in the August 6 – 10 country, and it’s a ton of fun! 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. AGE UP is an empowerment- Ages: Students entering based youth leadership and grades 9–12 community building program. AGE UP empowers youth to All Girl Everything Ultimate develop a positive identity and Program (AGE UP) collective strength through Jefferson Community Center Ultimate Frisbee being offered Fridays free of charge to ultimate players November 16, November 23, of all experience levels. November 30, December 7, December 14 Contact 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Sam Terry Ages: Students in grades 8–12 [email protected] 206-819-0645 Summer Internship Jefferson Community Center Wednesdays and Fridays 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Ages: Students in grades 9–12

Van Asselt Community Center July 20, July 25, July 27 11:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Ages: Students in grades 9–12

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EMPOWERMENT Ages: 5–18 BASEBALL CAMP Character Lesson: Visionary Goal Setting Project Description The Empowerment Baseball BARBERSHOP CHAT, Camp is designed to be a fun, CHEW & PLAY high-energy learning experience for all, featuring current and FATHERS AND SONS former University of Washington TOGETHER (F.A.S.T) Husky baseball players, coaches and trainers. Camp highlight will Together We Are Strong provides be a joint Father/Son baseball positive safe workshops and game where participants will be activities for fathers and sons. able to implement those newly F.A.S.T promotes education, fundamental skills learned. No health and wellness, and positive baseball experience is necessary social change with a special to participate. This project will emphasis on sportsmanship. include baseball, speakers, coaches, and trainers. Food and Contact resource vendor opportunities Cathie Wilmore will be available. fastfatherandsonstogether@ gmail.com Saturday, July 21 206-228-6460 Rainier Beach Baseball Field 8802 Rainier Ave S, Project Description Seattle, WA 98118 Let the play begin! We will 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon create a safe, non-threatening Age: 5–18 atmosphere where fathers and Character Lesson: Integrity sons can get haircuts, share in conversations, eat, and EMPOWERMENT play together. Historically, the BASKETBALL CAMP Barbershop environment is the place where open dialogue is Project Description accepted and current topics The Empowerment Basketball discussed. This project will Camp will cover the fundamental encourage inter-generational and more intricate basketball dialogue, and play by stressing skills, as applicable to the level the importance of physical play of players, including: shooting in childhood development, and technique(s), ballhandling, providing a venue for mentors to defense, rebounding, and engage in play with their youths. general court sense, methods to improve body balance, Saturday, September 1 rhythm, anticipation, quickness, Rainier Beach explosiveness, and more. No Community Center basketball skills are necessary 8825 Rainier Ave S, to participate. Seattle, WA 98118 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m. Rainier Beach Community Center Ages: All Ages Welcome 8825 Rainier Ave S, Character Lesson: Accountability Seattle WA 98118 Saturday, December 8 4 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. the journey to get moving | 4 SPORTS

SKATE LIKE A GIRL SOCCER WITHOUT BORDERS Roxhill Skate Park Roxhill Elementary School High School Boys and High 2850 SW Roxbury St, School Girls: Summer Season Seattle, WA 98126 July 2 – August 2 Saturdays, July 14 – August 18 Total of 20 unique activities 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon *Run 5-week program for high school boys’ Free Weekly Public Clinic and girls’ teams modeled after World Cup

Girls team practice sessions South Park Community Center 8319 8th Avenue S, Tuesdays and Thursdays Seattle, WA 98108 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Tuesdays, July 10 – August 14 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Boy team practices sessions Free Weekly Clinic for Cal Anderson Park Program Participants Mondays and Thursdays 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Horn of Africa Services 4410 29th Ave S, High School Girls: Fall Season Wednesdays, July 11 – August 1 Location TBD Mondays, August 6 – August 13 September 10 – November 9 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays Free Weekly Clinic for 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Program Participants Total of 22 unique activities – Run East African Community Services regular programming with high 7050 32nd Ave S, school girl team (3 activities/week Seattle, WA 98118 including two soccer practices + Thursdays, July 12 – August 16 rotating activity- game, workshop, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. team-building) Free Weekly Clinic for *Welcoming Week Celebration during National Program Participants Welcome Week Celebration (September 14-23)

Youth will receive free skate Contact lessons. Skateboarding is a Lindsey Whitford unique and fun way to engage Director youth, as it is a non-competitive [email protected] sport which often reaches 206-569-4904 individuals who identify as non-traditional athletes.

Contact Kristin Ebeling [email protected] 888-401-0195

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JUMP CLUB, SEATTLE NWA – Basketball Rainier Vista Boys Bitterlake Community Center and Girls Club Sundays Tuesday and Thursday October 7 – December 23 June 26 – August 30 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Ages: 7–19

Jump Club, Seattle is a Single NWA – Back to School Rope and Double Dutch skills Fun Run/Walk class aimed at elementary Greenlake (meeting at school age children in the Basketball Courts) South Seattle neighborhood. September 9 The goal of this program is 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. to reach kids who may not have access to, or interest in Native Warrior Athletics organized sports and give them programs features sports, an outlet for fun and fitness. fitness classes, workshops and basketball training. Contact Fitness activities include Mikelle Page running/walking team, fun [email protected] run/walk events, and health 206-679-7018 and nutrition workshops.

NATIVE WARRIOR Contact ATHELTICS Sarah Sense-Wilson [email protected] NWA – Fitness Challenge 206-941-0338 Nathan Hale H. S. Track July 11 – September 5 Every Wednesday 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

NWA – Fitness Challenge Greenlake Basketball Courts June 24 – September 2 Every Sunday 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

NWA – Basketball Camp Bitterlake Communality Center August 25 – 26 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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GOALBALL Learn Kilikiti! Vision Loss Connections United Samoan Organization Fall/Winter Goalball Season Nisei Veterans Committee Gym Saturdays 1212 S. King St. May 5 – August 4 (International District), 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Seattle WA 98144 September through December Our goal through this project Every Tuesday is to provide to more pacific Beginning September 4 islanders and the public a 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. way to exercise and learn new skills. Participants who have Rainier Community Center never played Kilikiti will have 4600 38th Ave. S, an opportunity to learn the (Columbia City) rules and overall game, along Seattle WA 98118 with learning a new cultural September through December tradition that is important the Every Saturday Pacific Islanders. With this we Beginning September 8 want to impact youth at risk 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and promote a healthy life and build strong relationships with Join Seattle King Cobras the community, and activate Goalball Team! Goalball is our Seattle parks. an adaptation of soccer for individuals who are blind Contact or low vision. Goalball is Viliamu Pini interactive, and builds skills [email protected] and relationships. 206-639-3638

Contact Patricia Copeland [email protected] 206-282-3919

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FAMILY HEALTH ZUMBA CLASS AND FITNESS Rainier Beach Community Center Yoga for Women January – December New Holly Gathering Hall Wednesdays June 27 – August 29 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. All ages are welcome to come and Zumba! This class Game Day Fitness is an intergenerational JOY! Camp for Youth Come Get Moving and have Sand Point Family Housing an exquisite time maintaining Campus @ your health! July 6 – August 24 Fridays Contact 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Rainier Beach Community Center Game Day Fitness for youth 206-386-1925 (All Ages). Consistent of all-encompassing fitness HIP HOP SPIN programming and sport based Rainier Community Center games and nutrition aspects. January – December We focus on challenging youth Wednesdays through games and fitness 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and programming that encourages 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. them to be active and display teamwork and overcoming Get your sweat on and obstacles. out! Hip hop spin is a cardiovascular, fun and Yoga for women. We have uplifting activity that will a Yoga class that is geared get you moving! Every week. toward women, specifically moms in the New Holly area. Contact This Yoga program, taught Rainier Community Center by our female trainer, is an 206-386-1919 opportunity for women in our communities to take control of their own personal health, while providing a safe space for women to congregate and enjoy a free yoga class.

Contact Renato Foz [email protected] 206-902-7227

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TOTAL BODY FITNESS These “FREE” Soul Line Van Asselt Community Center Dance classes will be a fun Saturdays and energetic way to engage 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. all ages. This class gets the heart rate up and stimulates This class is great for all level your memory while inches fall fitness participants as well as off. Moving to R&B music will those who are more advance. push you through several The class provides an overall stages of line dance intensity/ fitness work out that will hit exercise that will cater to all on building total body muscle, fitness levels. with some cardio worked in. Contact Contact Anna Ponder Elijah Baker [email protected] 206-920-9635 206-406-7209

WOMEN SUPPORTING COMMUNAL HEALTH WOMEN FITNESS & FITNESS Somali Health Board Somali Family Safety Task Force 7050 32nd Ave S New Holly, Chief Sealth Trail, Seattle, WA 98118 Van Asselt Community Center, June 15 – September 14 John C. Little P-Patch and Fridays Community Garden, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Othello Park July 1 – October 1 The Women Supporting Women Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Fitness Group (WSW), promoting 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. culturally appropriate exercise/ walk group will meet once a Contact week at New Holly with the Fathiya Abdi program lead, to get their FitBits, [email protected] check blood pressure if needed 206-498-4518 by volunteer nurse, and proceed to walk on the New Holly trail, Get Out! Get Moving! Is a do fitness exercise activities communal health and fitness together. program at New Holly Campus identified for Somali and East Contact African mothers and their Ahmed Ali children and is open to all [email protected] women and children. Each 206-823-1077 week, mothers and their children (4-15) will participate SOUL LINE DANCE CLASS in group runs, urban hikes, Garfield Community Center and a variety of other physical Saturdays activities to get them out of 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. their homes and engaged with their local community in a health-conscious way. 9 the journey to get moving | 9 CULTURAL DANCE

CULTURES CLOSER Saturdays TOGETHER August 11, August 25, June 13 – September 22 September 8 and September 22 Cultures Closer Together 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. provides yoga, strengthening and endurance exercises, and No Class week of August 29th *September 9th is Special Event cultural dance. The program Collaboration between Franchesska promotes fitness, health, & Youngstown (yet to be completely nutrition, active lifestyles, discussed) and building self-confidence. Contact Franchesska Berry Dance Only [email protected] Wednesdays 206-992-6106 July 13 and July 27 7:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.

Wednesdays July 11 – August 15 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. (Drum) 7:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. (Dance)

10 9 the journey to get moving |10 FREE 18 18. EVENT! 8. Presented by Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Get Moving Initiative

Additional Events at Mt. Baker Rowing Sat, 8.18.18 and Sailing Center 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Rainier Community Center and Playfields 4600 38th Ave S. Seattle, WA 98118

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