HAVE A FUN SUMMER!
The Harrisburg Parks and Recreation Department’s 2008 Summer Enrichment Program will run June 16 thru August 15, 2008. It will consist of twelve (12) playgrounds with FREE lunches provided by the Harrisburg School District, two (2) City pools for recreational swimming, with Learn-To-Swim Classes, and City Island Beach for recreational swimming.
The Summer Enrichment Program runs Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., at each playground. This year included in the morning playground activities will be featured the SPARK FITNESS PROGRAM, an initiative of the Highmark Foundation. Each morning from 10 a.m. to 12:00 noon on every staffed playground participants of all sizes will get “FIT AND FABULOUS” by participating in inclusive, team sports, games, and competitions. All ages and sizes are welcome. No one will be excluded or left behind. For many youth, this program will be a continuation of the highly successful after-school programs at numerous Harrisburg School District schools - during the Fall of 2007 and Winter/Spring of 2008.
Back by popular demand are the Sports and Cultural Camps and Girls’ Day Out and Boys’ Day Out. Other activities include arts & crafts, nutrition, fitness, dancing, new games, swimming, fishing, social skills, team sports, cultural field trips, educational classes, bowling, special activities days, golf, tennis, soccer, skating and many hours of fun.
FREE LUNCH PROGRAM
The Harrisburg City Schools’ FREE Lunch Program begins on Wednesday, June 18, and runs through August 15th at or near most staffed playgrounds. To receive a free lunch, youth under-17 years of age must sign-up the previous day, and all lunches must be consumed on-site. The initial lunch registration will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The first lunches will be served Thursday, June 19.
IMPORTANT SUMMER RECREATION DATES
• JUNE 16-AUG 15 - SPARK FITNESS ACTIVITIES - Mondays thru Fridays, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon, all twelve (12) staffed playgrounds. Open to all youth ages 6-14. Playgrounds…
• JUNE 23-26 - Be Fit on the Soccer Field with the City Islander pro players; 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., 7th and Radnor Field. More details…
• JUNE 23-27 (12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.) - Be Financially Fit at the new Money Camp - Learn how to make it, save it, and make it grow for you with AKA Sorority advisors. More details…
• JUNE 24-27 - State Park Penn’s Adventurers Camp: A 4-day camp is scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day for youth ages 9 to 12. More details…
• JUNE 28-29 - Be Football Fit and Fabulous. Robert Tate, NFL veteran, is returning to conduct free Saturday (9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.) and Sunday (12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.) clinics at John Harris Field. More details…
• JULY 1-AUGUST 9 (10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) - Drama Camp with Popcorn Hat Players/Gamut Theater for ages 9-14 years old in Strawberry Square. More details…
• JULY 10, 17, 24 (10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) - See Fabulous exotic animals at the Lake Tobias Animal Park. More details…
• JULY 11, 18, 25 (1:00 p.m.) - Be Fit and Fine at the Red Crown Bowling Lanes and the Olympic Skating Rink.
• JULY 14-18 - Summer’s Girls’ Basketball Camp and Clinic Ms.Charlene Curtis, nationally-known Basketball Analyst of Fox SportsNet and ESPNU, former Division I Women’s Basketball College Coach and present-day instructor at the Nike Skills Academy will conduct this summer’s Girls’ Basketball Camp and Clinic More details…
• JULY 21-25 (10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m) - FREE Photography Camp with the Harrisburg Camera Club professionals. More details…
• JULY 21-25 (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) - State Park Adventure Camp More details…
• JULY 24, 25, 26 - Be a part of HARAMBEE’S MAAFA PLAY, “Law and Disorder.” Participants in the City’s Black History Enrichment Series and all city youth are invited to participate in MAAFA tryouts and rehearsals. Performances will take place at the Whitaker Center for the Performing Arts on the above dates. For more information, call Monika Ross at 717-233-3880. More details…
• JULY 28-31 (10:30 a.m. - Noon) - Be fit on the ballfields! Hit, run, catch, and slide with the Senators at free Clinics throughout the City. More details…
• AUGUST 7 (10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.) - Swim and Get Slim. More details…
• AUGUST 8-10 - Overnight Camping: An overnight camping experience scheduled August 8 starting at 6:00 p.m. through August 10 until noon at Kings Gap’s group tenting area for youth ages 9 to 15. More details…
• AUGUST 31 - KIPONA CELEBRATION - Drum’s Along the Susquehanna. African Drumming Performance featuring professional drummers and youth drummers from The 2008 Black History Enrichment Series programs. Riverfront Park. Times to be announced. More details…
• June-July-August - “STOP THE VIOLENCE” - BARACK MURAL PROJECT More details…
PLEASE NOTE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE!!
Playgrounds and recreation programs are closed on July 4th.City pools and City Island Beach will be open. Lunches on playgrounds will not be served on July 4th. Celebrate the holiday with a visit to the American MusicFest, Riverfront Park, July 4th, 5th, and 6th.