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<br /> "~ ~ _ <br /> <br /> l i_ <br /> <br />~ <br />~ I _ <br />r ~ J <br />h <br />I <br />y <br /> '~, ?Cy~ :~ <br /> - <br />_ <br />_ ~2 f ,2" 1 <br />2}~S <br />- ~ .-~;. <br />,Y <br />Adult health d fitness lasses <br />~.-~ <br />~ -~ <br />Senior program outings <br />J r i ~' i <br />_._ ' _ ..~ <br />l"W <br />Recreation continues to be a driving force in the lives of Eugene <br />citizens. The community desires activities that connect people, <br />build stronger families and neighborhoods; provide opportunities to <br />enjoy nature and the outdoors; improve health and wellness; and <br />promote youth development. <br />Goals, strategies, and proposals to address the needs of all segments <br />of our community for the next 20 years have been developed as <br />part of our effort to update the Parks, Recreation and Open Space <br />Comprehensive Plan. This update includes unprecedented com- <br />munity involvement and is critical to our commitment to constantly <br />evaluate our service offerings to ensure the best activities and serv- <br />ices are provided for our patrons. <br />This year has been very good for <br />recreation in our community! <br />Here are updates from each of <br />our primary service areas: <br />Youth & Family Service activi- <br />ties are going strong at all of our <br />neighborhood community cen- <br />ters. Staff at Amazon Center, <br />Sheldon Center, Petersen Barn, <br />and the River House continue to <br />seek opportunities to provide <br />partnerships and family activities such as the We Are Bethel celebra- <br />tion, the city-wide Multi-Cultural Festival, the Whiteaker River Fes- <br />tival, the House of Spiders, Shakespeare in the Park and the increas- <br />ingly popular Movies in the Park series. <br />Our service to youth embarked on a new future with the start-up of <br />new youth and family initiatives. Programs for middle school youth <br />were provided via RecZone and Outdoors' Team Adventure programs <br />in the Eugene and Bethel school districts. Youth and family pro- <br />grams were also infused with additional grant funding in partner- <br />ship with Eugene School District 4J to provide fitness and health ac- <br />tivities in eight middle schools during the after school hours. This <br />Project Rising Expectations (PRE) program includes climbing walls, <br />non-traditional sports, nutrition courses, health awareness activi- <br />ties, dance classes and more. The PRE funds supplement the 2002 <br />7 <br />Athletics program team sports <br />Outdoor program classes <br />Arts and crafts classes for all ages <br />