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COMMUNITY CENTERS LAURELHURST MAGNUSON MEADOWBROOK MILLER MONTLAKE NORTHGATE RAVENNA-ECKSTEIN POOLS HELENE MADISON MEADOWBROOK Dear friends of Seattle Parks and Recreation, Our city may be a little wet in the winter, but with 26 community Lately, we have been looking more closely at how our program centers, eight indoor pools and ten indoor tennis courts, we support all families and people across the entire spectrum have endless ways to help you stay active during the rainy of unique identities that include, but aren’t limited to, race, months. And for those willing to brave the colder temperatures, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and culture. We believe our parks off er unique fl ora and fauna at this time of year, it’s our job to make sure each and every person knows including excellent opportunities to explore the tides and the they’re included and feels they’re included. Seattle Parks and creatures we see on the beach during the colder months. Recreation has always been committed to providing programs that are inclusive to all, and in hopes of doing an even better I’m pleased to report that we at Seattle Parks and Recreation job, we’re challenging ourselves to more fully demonstrate that (SPR) are utilizing Seattle Park District funds to do our best for commitment to inclusion and equity in all we do. Seattle’s community and park spaces. Through this generous support from Seattle taxpayers we have been able to get Please know that this is your community center, and these are new recreation programs up and running, provide additional your programs. We always want to hear how we can better maintenance to parks and community centers, and give you affi rm community in our work. We also want to know how we more of what you love about Seattle’s parks. can uplift and partner with communities whose voices and interests have not always been heard. I hope you’ll join us this spring, whether it’s to play a sport, take a class, rent a facility, start swimming, learn about the I’m thankful to Seattle Parks and Recreation staff , to our environment, or sign your child or teen up for a fun activity. And partners, and to community members who share our goals to remember, we’re all about healthy people, healthy parks and provide spaces and programs that create healthy people and strong communities. strong communities. As always, we are looking for ways to improve our practices and Sincerely, be better stewards of taxpayer funds and land. Our commitment Jesús Aguirre, Superintendent to continual improvement shows up in the programs we create, which we measure by how well they help you and your community meet your fi tness, health, and personal goals. BEST CHOICE Stop by your local community center to register for programs REGISTER and meet the staff . Take a peek at the recreation center and the program space. Staff welcomes face-to-face interaction! Please DECEMBER 5 note hours of operation, as they vary across community centers. Seattle Parks and Recreation FIRST CHOICE is pleased to off er several Online registration using the SPARC system by going to options to register for seattle.gov/parks and clicking on SPARC. Please note that you will need to set up an account prior to having access programs and activities. to the online SPARC system. This may take up to a week to We hope our registration process. We do our best to set up accounts for registration within 48 hours. options listed on this page will guide you to a choice SECOND CHOICE that works best for you. While Call your local recreation center during our hours of operation at the phone number listed at: seattle.gov/parks/centers.asp. All some of our Community staff can assist you with registration during their operating hours Centers continue to operate listed on their home page linked from the above web address. on limited hours and with THIRD CHOICE limited staff , we ask for your Register by phone with our Business Service Center at patience and understanding if 206-684-5177. The Business Service Center is open Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.. Questions may we are not able to respond as be emailed to [email protected]. quickly as you may expect. Thank you for your continued FOURTH CHOICE Mail in or drop off registration requests with payments and/ support of Seattle Parks and or required forms to your local community center. For the Recreation. address of your local community center, please visit: seattle.gov/parks/centers.asp. 2 | WINTER 2018 | register online at seattle.gov/parks Dear friends of Seattle Parks and Recreation, Our city may be a little wet in the winter, but with 26 community Lately, we have been looking more closely at how our program centers, eight indoor pools and ten indoor tennis courts, we support all families and people across the entire spectrum IN THIS BROCHURE: CITY WIDE ATHLETICS 15-16 have endless ways to help you stay active during the rainy of unique identities that include, but aren’t limited to, race, months. And for those willing to brave the colder temperatures, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and culture. We believe DROP IN 10-14 our parks off er unique fl ora and fauna at this time of year, it’s our job to make sure each and every person knows including excellent opportunities to explore the tides and the they’re included and feels they’re included. Seattle Parks and SPECIAL EVENTS 6-9 creatures we see on the beach during the colder months. Recreation has always been committed to providing programs that are inclusive to all, and in hopes of doing an even better POOLS 52-53 I’m pleased to report that we at Seattle Parks and Recreation job, we’re challenging ourselves to more fully demonstrate that (SPR) are utilizing Seattle Park District funds to do our best for commitment to inclusion and equity in all we do. PRESCHOOL 17-18 Seattle’s community and park spaces. Through this generous 27 49 support from Seattle taxpayers we have been able to get Please know that this is your community center, and these are REGISTRATION INFORMATION 63 new recreation programs up and running, provide additional your programs. We always want to hear how we can better maintenance to parks and community centers, and give you affi rm community in our work. We also want to know how we NEW PROGRAMS FREE PROGRAMS RENTAL INFO 54 more of what you love about Seattle’s parks. can uplift and partner with communities whose voices and interests have not always been heard. SCHOOL AGE CARE 19-20 I hope you’ll join us this spring, whether it’s to play a sport, WE ALSO HAVE YOUR FAVORITE DANCE, TENNIS, take a class, rent a facility, start swimming, learn about the I’m thankful to Seattle Parks and Recreation staff , to our POTTERY, BASKETBALL, KARATE, ART, SOCCER, YOGA, LAURELHURST 21-23 environment, or sign your child or teen up for a fun activity. And partners, and to community members who share our goals to Tots 22 remember, we’re all about healthy people, healthy parks and provide spaces and programs that create healthy people and AND PIANO CLASSES AND SO MUCH MORE AT YOUR strong communities. strong communities. Youth 22 LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTER! Adult/Multigenerational 23 As always, we are looking for ways to improve our practices and Sincerely, be better stewards of taxpayer funds and land. Our commitment Jesús Aguirre, Superintendent MAGNUSON 24-27 to continual improvement shows up in the programs we INTERESTED IN TEACHING A CLASS OR WORKSHOP Tot 25 create, which we measure by how well they help you and your AT SEATTLE COMMUNITY CENTERS? community meet your fi tness, health, and personal goals. Youth 25 Please contact the following Assistant Recreation Coordinator with your programming idea(s) for Northeast Seattle. Teens 25 Kylie Helmuth: [email protected] Adult/Multigenerational 36 BEST CHOICE Thomas Hargrave: [email protected] Stop by your local community center to register for programs MEADOWBROOK 28-31 Heather Harlow: [email protected] and meet the staff . Take a peek at the recreation center and the REGISTER Jacqueline Oaksford: [email protected] Tots 29 program space. Staff welcomes face-to-face interaction! Please DECEMBER 5 Classes are scheduled approximately six months in advance. Youth 29 note hours of operation, as they vary across community centers. Adult 30 Seattle Parks and Recreation FIRST CHOICE MILLER 32-35 is pleased to off er several Online registration using the SPARC system by going to Tots 33 options to register for seattle.gov/parks and clicking on SPARC. Please note that Youth 34 you will need to set up an account prior to having access Teens 34 programs and activities. to the online SPARC system. This may take up to a week to Adults 35 We hope our registration process. We do our best to set up accounts for registration within 48 hours. options listed on this page MONTLAKE 36-39 Tots 37 will guide you to a choice SECOND CHOICE Youth 37 that works best for you. While Call your local recreation center during our hours of operation at the phone number listed at: seattle.gov/parks/centers.asp. All Adult 38 some of our Community staff can assist you with registration during their operating hours NORTHGATE 40-45 Centers continue to operate listed on their home page linked from the above web address. Tots 42 on limited hours and with THIRD CHOICE Youth 42 limited staff , we ask for your Register by phone with our Business Service Center at Teens 43 patience and understanding if 206-684-5177.