COUCH to 5K CHALLENGE
The City of Concord Parks and Recreation Department and REFLEX International are taking the wellness program to the next level with the COUCH to 5K CHALLENGE. This group training and exercise program does not require any running experience. It is designed to encourage, motivate and challenge the individual to compete with his/her peers. The final goal is to run the BUNNY RUN on April 7. Registration fee is required. The Couch to 5k challenge will meet at James L Dorton Park in Concord on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning 1/31/2012. There is a $10.00 registration fee. This fee includes a T-Shirt.and $5.00 discount on the Bunny Run 5K registration. Stop being a couch potato and sign up today!
- 10 week program beginning 1/31/2012
- Meet Tuesdays and Thursdays – 6:30 pm @ James L Dorton Park
- Group training plan provided
- Concludes with the running of the Bunny Run 5K Run on 4/7/2012 registration fee required)
- No running experience necessary
- Program led by certified instructor
- Group Accountability/ Encouragement
REFLEX International provides events and competitions designed around health and fitness. Whether you are on your own or part of large group, REFLEX and the Parks and Recreation Department can help you and those around you grow and succeed.
Click here for Charlotte Observer Article on the Couch to 5K
Summer Playground 2012
Attention Summer Playground Parents:
We are gearing up for another summer of day camps: Children 6-10 years for Summer Playground and 11-13 years for Summer GoneAlot program! The program is for 8 weeks, beginning June 18 and ending August 10. Hours are from 7:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
The Summer Playground program for children 6 - 10 years will be located at three sites, Caldwell Park, Hartsell Park and Les Myers Park, and will continue with the same action-packed program as in the past.
For children 11 – 13 years who are rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders we offer Camp GoneAlot. This age group will be located at Academy Center and once again be on the go! In addition to doing some of the same activities as Summer Playground, such as Carowinds, roller-skating and Emerald Water Park, they will go on field trips two or three days a week. And like last year, they will conduct a community service project. Camp GoneAlot is geared to motivate and stimulate the participant’s willingness to learn through field trips and activities.
The City of Concord resident fee is $350.00 and the non-city resident fee is $450.00. A payment of $100 is required at registration. The fee balance can be made in monthly installments, with the total fee due by June 1. No refunds will be given after June 1.
Please read the following very carefully so that you are prepared for registration.
• Registration for RETURNERS will be Wednesday, January 18 – midnight on January 22, 2012 by ONLINE registration and from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. by WALK-IN registration.
• If your child is moving up from Summer Playground to Camp GoneAlot, please register them for Camp GoneAlot.
• Registration for NEW campers will begin on Wednesday, February 1 by ONLINE or WALK-IN registration 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• ALL past due balances and scholarships for ANY City of Concord Parks and Recreation program must be paid in full before you can register your child for Summer Playground or apply for a scholarship for Summer Playground.
• Summer Playground balances must be paid in full by JUNE 4. Registrations on or after JUNE 1 must be paid in full at the time of registration.
• Campers not paid in full by June 1 will not be allowed to participate in the program. Refunds will not be given after June 1.
• ALL payment and registration deadlines apply to scholarship applicants. Scholarship forms can be found on the City of Concord Parks and Recreation website at www.concordparksandrec.org.
• New campers must provide a birth certificate at the time of registration.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 704-920-5600. We look forward to seeing you this summer!
Participation in this programs indicates that you agree to this statement:
"I agree to release and hold harmless the City of Concord and its staff from any and all claims for personal injury, property loss or any other loss that may arise out of or during participation in this program."
Winner in each category receives a Family Season Pass
to the John McInnis Aquatic Center in Concord
for the 2012 summer season.
All entries must be constructed from real snow in Cabarrus County, NC during
the period of 12/1/11 thru 3/31/2012.
HOW IT WORKS:
Create a snowman or snow creature in your yard, take a picture and submit online to Parks and Recreation. The dates for submittal are December 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012. The snow may melt fast, but the contest will stay around awhile. Click on the "Register" tab and create an account or use your existing account. Upload your photo.
Categories
- Most Original Snowman
- Most Traditional Snowman
- Most Interesting Use of Color
GATHER YOUR TOOLS:
Cabarrus County doesn’t usually get much snow, but you never know when the big ones will come, so be prepared. Buckets or containers for packing snow into large shapes. Insulated gloves for your hands. Water containers to pour over the snow to make it stick together. Food coloring in a spray bottle if you want to color the snow. Carrots, charcoal pieces, pine cones, small tree branches, old hats, gloves or scarves. Use an ice scraper, spackling tool, wooden spoons, shovels and other kitchen utensils to carve the snow and ice. Snowmen, like people come in different shapes and sizes – have fun – be creative.
THE RULES:
Limit of three entries per category, only one prize per household.
All entries must be constructed from real snow in Cabarrus County, NC during the period of 12/1/11 thru 3/31/2012.
- Photographs will be posted on the Parks & Recreation web site (at our discretion).
All entries must be “G” rated and appropriate for family viewing.
Open to all ages.
Final judging will be made by April 30 and winners will be notified.
Depending on your Internet connection and the size of your image files, your upload may take several minutes to complete. Try to make sure your image files are no larger than 3 or 4 MB in size. You can edit Title, Description, and Category of your uploaded photos by selecting the thumbnail image in the left column. A detail view for the selected thumbnail will then display in the center column. Click the Edit link button, to enable editing. When you have finished editing, click the Update link button to save your edits. You may upload up to 9 photos, 3 photos for each of the 3 categories. If you reach your 9 photo limit, the upload form will no longer be displayed. If you assign more that 3 photos to a category, a red error message will be displayed in the My Entry Categories section.
Your photos will not be displayed on the public contest page until they have been approved by the contest administrator. Once a photo has been approved and is displayed on the contest's public page, you will no longer be able to edit or delete it.
PRIZES:
Winner in each category will receive a Family Season Pass to the John McInnis Aquatic Center in Concord for the 2012 summer season.
Questions:
If you have any questions about the contest or rules, please email them to
. For technical questions or issues, please contact
