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Ideas and Success Stories
Municipality of Annapolis County celebrates June is Recreation Month!
The Municipality of Annapolis County launched a number of new events in support of June is Recreation Month, including their first annual Bike Week and a Dance Dance Revolution tournament. These festivities were a great success and are sure to become Valley favourites.
The Recreation Department placed a large full page ad in the local paper promoting recreation; highlighting June and the upcoming summer programs. It required a little extra effort, but it paid off well in the end.
International Skateboarding Day drew in over 70 people of all ages and even saw the construction of a Half Pipe for the event! The day was festive and fun for all ages, and the memories were all captured on video. The Annapolis Police offered to pay for hotdogs for those skaters wearing helmets and it wasn't long before they were all wearing them!
Berwick Recreation Department has a busy June promoting June is Recreation Month!
Berwick Recreation Department kicked the month off right with a staff breakfast and served lots of healthy foods including Fruit Smoothies, fruit, yogurt and healthy muffins. The breakfast was very well attended, keeping Recreation Director Craig Burgess busy serving the smoothies. Info on Recreation Month was passed out to the staff, encouraging them to keep active during the summer months.
The summer staff coordinated the annual Field Days at The Berwick School for grades primary to six, giving out prizes and passing along information on the summer recreation programs. A washer toss tournament for youth was also held at the park.
Marion Bridge Elementary Maxes Out Its Activity Thermometer!
Teachers at Marion Bridge Elementary School created a giant thermometer and taped it to the wall for students to record their activities at home and at school. For every activity, they fill out a red strip of paper and add it to the thermometer. This proved to be a tremendous hit with the students and the thermometer was filled in only one week! The teachers have now had to design a second thermometer to continue tracking their students' activities. These activities have included anything from walking and running in the Running Club at noon break, going to the wildlife park in the evening, fishing, participating with a sports team, and even mowing the lawn! Marion Bridge Elementary will continue filling its thermometer throughout the month, holding draws to encourage participation and finally celebrating their success with a Fun Day at the wildlife park on June 22.
Eastern Counties Regional Library launches June is Recreation Month!
On June 1 at the Mulgrave Fire Hall, 35 people attended the annual staff day sponsored by Eastern Counties Regional Library. One of the highlights of the day was the morning launch of "June is Recreation Month" complete with a staff trivia game. It was a game in which participants learned a little more about the people they work with every day! Successful "guessers" to the clues were provided with prizes of frisbees, hats, and other Recreation Nova Scotia materials. A brief presentation was made to all staff, encouraging everyone to celebrate "June is Recreation Month," spread the word and "live it every day".
Yarmouth Department of Leisure Services promotes June is Recreation Month!
The Yarmouth Department of Leisure Services held a �€˜Sneaker Day' contest in which they challenged 11 businesses and 3 schools to wear their sneakers and go on a noon hour walk on a trail or downtown. Participants were then entered into a draw to win June is Recreation Month prizes and a gift certificate from Boston Pizza. As well, a booth was set up in the local mall to give away prizes, play games and encourage people to get out and be active this summer.
Chester Parks and Recreation Department sends out its Activity Patrol for June!
The Chester Recreation and Parks Department started up their Activity Patrol for another year to �€˜catch' people being active. Over the month, they will search for people walking, gardening, playing on the playground, and just being active, and reward them with water bottles and frisbees.
Recreation Nova Scotia and Sydney River Elementary School co-host the provincial launch of June is Recreation Month!
On Friday, June 1st, more than 300 elementary students, teachers, government representatives, recreation professionals, volunteers, and supporters came together at Sydney River Elementary School to kick off the fourth annual June is Recreation Month campaign. Coleen Chisholm, Regional Representative, Nova Scotia Dept. of Health Promotion and Protection (NSHPP) brought greetings from the Premier and read the proclamation. Other guests included Dr. Robert Macneil, RNS Board Member, Fred Brooks and Frank Bruleigh of Cape Breton Regional Municipality Recreation and Meghan Detheridge of NSHPP, Mikki Armishaw, Principal and Dawn Stegen, RNS Executive Director. Wayne McKay, Phys. Ed. Teacher, Membertou Elementary School, then led the 350 plus students and guests through the cha cha dance and more!
BLT Rails to Trails Hosts Trails Day
BLT Rails to Trails helped kick off June is Recreation Month on June 8, 2008 with Trails Day. Activities included biking, a barbecue, a bouncy castle and lots more family fun. Thanks to Catherine Klefenz and her team at BLT Rails to Trails for celebrating June is Recreation Month. Click here to view photo gallery.
