MIDDLETON PUBLIC LANDS, RECREATION, AND FORESTRY 2021 Summer Rec Guide Find us on: Register online at: www.cityofmiddleton.us CONTACT US Staff MIDDLETON PUBLIC LANDS, RECREATION, AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT Location: 7426 Hubbard Avenue (City Hall) Director Matt Amundson Recreation Supervisor Greg Lamping Phone: 608-821-8360 Asst. Director for Recreation Rebecca Price Office Manager Carrie Schneck Email: [email protected] Asst. Director for Field Services/ Mark Wegner Youth Center Director Gabrielle Hinahara Website: www.cityofmiddleton.us City Forester Youth Center Asst. Director John Hunter SHARING OUR GOALS OFFICE HOURS Our Purpose Our Vision Memorial Day - Labor Day The Middleton Recreation Division’s purpose Meeting Middleton’s needs while enhancing Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm is to serve as a catalyst in the development, quality of life. Friday 8:00am - 3:00pm initiation, coordination, and the support for a variety of leisure time activities and facilities Inclusion Statement We welcome all individuals to our programs for all community members. COMMITTEE MEETINGS and facilities regardless of race, color, religion, Our Mission gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, Parks, Recreation & Forestry Commission The City of Middleton seeks to provide a park family status, national origin, age, disability or 1st & 3rd Monday of the month at 7pm and recreation system that will accomplish the socio-economic status. Conservancy Lands Committee following: 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm Accommodations • Meet the needs of current residents and If you require an accommodation in order to Commission on Youth future generations participate, please contact the department. 1st Monday of the month at 6:45pm • Preserve and protect the City’s open space, water, cultural and natural resources • Offer barrier free access for all visitors • Provide a park and recreation program FOLLOW US that is designed to enhance the quality of life for City of Middleton residents. “Like” us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/MPLRF Table of Contents Follow us on Instagram middletonplrf Aquatics 5-9 Shelter & Rental Information 28 Youth Programs 10-17 Parks & Facilities 29 Follow us on YouTube Youth Sports 18-23 Splash Pad & Dog Parks 30 Middleton Recreation Youth Center 24-25 WPRA Tickets & Scholarship 31 Adult Recreation 26 National Night Out 32 Follow us on Twitter Parks/Conservancy/Forestry 27 Middleton PLRF 2 Middleton Recreation Division Middleton Recreation RECREATION INFO — Table of Contents • How to Register To our community, As we hope to be nearing the end of the pandemic, we realize that many How to Register of us are looking forward to being able to participate in numerous summer 1) ONLINE REGISTRATION activities. We also realize that things are subject to change and suggest that To Register Online: The online system is available 24 hours you check back frequently to see what programs and facilities are available a day, seven days a week. Registration is completed through and under what guidelines. We will attempt to convey additions, changes, and RecDesk. To find the activities you want to register for and enroll in cancellations as best we can via email, the City of Middleton website, and our programs, go to www.cityofmiddleton.us, hover over “I Want To”, social media channels (listed on the previous page). Recreation Supervisor Greg Lamping and click “Register for Recreation Programs”. This will link you to As always, we thank you for your patronage and look forward to seeing you this Office Manager Carrie Schneck the RecDesk site. Not all classes or programs may be available for summer at our facilities and in our programs! online registration. Youth Center Director Gabrielle Hinahara Be safe, Youth Center Asst. Director John Hunter PLRF Staff What’s My Password? If you plan on registering online and have forgotten your login or password, please DO NOT create a new account! Call or email the recreation office to reset your login or Recreation Program Registration Begins password prior to registering. Monday, May 3 Confirmations: Once you complete your registration and have paid with a credit card, you will receive an email confirmation. Daytime Swim Lesson Please open this receipt to confirm registration details are correct. Registration Dates: No other confirmations or reminders will be sent to you. 2) MAIL-IN SESSION START DATE END DATE Mail-in registration will be accepted for all programs beginning 1 MAY 6 JUNE 9 on the dates listed. Completed registration forms with payments made to MRD should be sent to: 2 JUNE 3 JUNE 23 Middleton Recreation Division 3 JULY 1 JULY 7 7426 Hubbard Ave 4 JULY 15 JULY 21 Middleton, WI 53562 Evening Swim Lesson 3) WALK-IN (7426 HUBBARD AVENUE) At the time of this writing, City Hall offices are closed except Registration Dates: by appointment. Call 821-8360 to schedule your appointment for walk-in registration. SESSION START DATE END DATE 4) PHONE (608-821-8360) 1 MAY 6 JUNE 9 At the time of this writing, City Hall offices are closed. Due to this 2 JULY 1 JULY 7 closure, we will allow phone registration to ensure our programs remain accessible to individuals who do not have internet access. Phone registrations are available during office hours and are RESIDENT (R)/NON-RESIDENT (NR) subject to the same registration dates as all other registration For program enrollment, a resident is someone who resides within methods. Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District boundaries. Non-Residents reside outside of the school district boundaries. Disclaimer: This is not a school-sponsored activity and the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District does not provide support or endorsement of this program/activity. Confirming Residency Status: Those who do not live within the It has neither reviewed nor approved the program, personnel, or activities announced 53562 zip code, but reside within school district boundaries, must in this brochure/flyer. Permission to distribute this material must not be considered a contact the recreation office prior to registering. Recreation staff will recommendation or endorsement by the school district. manually adjust your residency status to “resident” in RecDesk. If you do not contact us ahead of time to adjust your account, the system will charge you as a non-resident and non-resident fees will not be refunded. Register online at: www.cityofmiddleton.us 2021 SUMMER REC GUIDE 3 Registration Information WE OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE! CREDIT/DEBIT CARD PAYMENTS All credit/debit card payments, including online payments, are charged a non-refundable processing fee. REGISTRATION DEADLINES The registration deadline for classes is one week prior to the class start date, Those interested in applying for financial assistance can find forms online and in our office. unless otherwise noted. If the program begins on a Saturday or Sunday, the Please call us at 608-821-8360 during business hours. registration deadline is on the Friday one week prior. MIN/MAX ENROLLMENT Middleton Recreation will determine the minimum number of participants needed to hold the program and reserves the right to cap enrollment when deemed necessary. If the minimum number for a program is not met one week prior to the program start date, the program will be cancelled. Are you interested in assisting families in need? LATE REGISTRATIONS Please consider donating in order to help our community Late registrations will not be accepted, unless approved by the Recreation members with financial hardship participate in our programs! You can do this online through RecDesk Division Staff. Registration deadlines are important, so please register on using program code 9000.000, time! They help us purchase supplies, apparel, and assign staff prior to the or with a check made payable to MRD. program start. REFUNDS Full refunds will be made on all classes cancelled by Recreation Division. Aplicaciones financieras Refunds will be honored for any written request (including email) made de la ayuda disponibles en Español a minimum of one week prior to the start of the class or program. Credit card processing fees are non-refundable. Refunds will not be issued for unattended classes, weather related cancellations, or holiday dates. A $5.00 service charge is withheld for all refunds, unless the activity is cancelled by the Recreation Division. There will be no refunds issued once a program starts. Participants who miss classes due to illness, vacations, etc., will not be HAVE AN IDEA FOR A provided the opportunity to make them up. CLASS OR PROGRAM? PROGRAM POSTPONEMENTS/INCLEMENT WEATHER Any program postponed due to inclement weather will not be rescheduled. The Middleton Recreation Division is always looking The Middleton Recreation Division will post messages on Facebook and/or for new program ideas to offer our community! If you email class registrants in case of inclement weather. If MCPASD closes, no have a suggestion for a new program, or would like programs will be held at the schools and the Youth Center will be closed. to lead an activity, please contact the department via If you would like more information about cancellations or postponements, check the Department’s Facebook page or call the recreation hotline at email at: [email protected] 608-821-8357. AGE/GRADE REQUIREMENTS Children must meet youth program age restrictions by the first day of Activity Locations the program. Grade restrictions are based on the grade completed in the City Hall 7426 Hubbard Ave 2020-21 school year. Age and grade requirements are set to benefit all children and to allow for age appropriate instruction. Participants who do Fireman’s Park 7400 Lee St not register for the correct class may be contacted to move classes or lose Hubbard Activity Center 7448 Hubbard Ave their spot in the program. (Use Senior Center Entrance) PHOTO POLICY Kromrey Middle School 7009 Donna Dr Middleton Recreation Division programs and events are often photographed Lakeview Park 6300 Mendota Ave for promotional purposes.