1. health and fitness

PASADENA PARKS & RECREATION
Recreation Happenings - October 2014
Town of Pasadena
for updates
on recreation programs
& community special events
RECREATION CENTRE RENTALS
The Recreation Centre is available to residents for Birthday
Parties, Anniversaries and other Special Events at reasonable rental
rates. For more information, or to request a booking, please call
Wanda at 686-2135 or email [email protected]
PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Story-time (Mondays 10:30-11:00am) Junior Reading Club (Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm)
Craft Time (Fridays 10:30-11:00am) - All these programs are being offered free of charge.
For more information call the library at 686-2792.
For hours of operation look us up at www.nlpl.ca
PASADENA WINTER CARNIVAL
If you are interested in volunteering for the 2015 Winter
Carnival, please contact Jerry Brake through email at
[email protected]
The first planning meeting will be held at the Lions Club
at 7:00 on Monday, October 20th. New members are
invited to join us at this meeting. Hope to see you there!
YOUTH
VOLUNTEERS
If you are a high school student
looking for some volunteer
hours, please call Wanda at
686-2135 or email
[email protected]
YOGA
8:00 - 9:00pm on Wednesdays at the Recreation Centre.
Registration fee - $40.00 for 4 week session.
Session runs October 15 - November 5.
For more information, please contact Kastine Churchill
at 638-4105 or email [email protected]
LADIES FLOOR HOCKEY
8:30pm on Wednesdays at Pasadena Elementary.
Registration fee - $20.00 / drop by - register on site.
For more information, please contact Nancy Osmond
by email [email protected]
60 MINUTE CIRCUIT TRAINING
Tuesdays 8:15 - 9:15pm at the Recreation Centre.
Classes will include cardio, strength training and flexibility.
Instructed by Heidi Tucker.
3 Week Program beginning October 14th.
Drop in fee: $5.00 per class
BABYSITTERS COURSE
Youth ages 11 and older may preregister by contacting Wanda at
686-2135 or through email at [email protected]
When there is sufficient interest to offer the course,
you will be contacted regarding fees, dates, location and times.
You will also be asked to confirm your attendance at that time.
For the two younger groups, Gym Kids is an organized physical activity program designed to help
young children learn coordination, balance and agility skills, thus leading to physical and mental
confidence. For the older groups, Gym Kids is designed for skill development with a focus on
promoting physical fitness while having fun. Gym Kids is a six week program which will begin
October 25th and will be held at Pasadena Elementary on Saturdays. There will be NO PROGRAM on
November 1st. The program is open to all children ages 0 - 11, as indicated in the age categories and
time slots listed below:
10:00-10:50am
11:00-12:00pm
12:30-1:45pm
1:45-3:00pm
TEENY TOTS (toddlers ages 3 years and younger accompanied by caregiver)
KINDER KIDS (children 4 & 5 years of age / drop off program)
FIT KIDS (Grades 1- 3 / drop off program)
FIT & FUN KIDS (Grades 4 - 6 / drop off program)
Parents must register at the Recreation Centre 8:00 - 9:00pm on October 16th.
All programs are being instructed and supervised by staff and student leaders with Pasadena Parks &
Recreation. Children attending the Teeny Tots program must be accompanied by a caregiver whom will
participate in all activities. The other programs are drop off programs. The registration fee for each
program is $20.00 per child. Late registration will be held onsite on October 25th if space is available.
No child will be refused to “Play” because they can’t afford to “Pay”.
WORKS OF ART
Join us at the Recreation Centre and let your artistic talents shine though
as you complete your very own Works of Art.
Mondays beginning October 20th
3:45 - 4:45pm Grades 3 & 4 / 5:00 - 6:00pm Grades 5 & 6
Instructed by: Kacie Raymond
Cost: 6 classes for $30.00 (all materials supplied)
For more information please call 686-2135.
Parents must register at the Recreation Centre 8:00 - 9:00pm on October 16th
FRIDAY NIGHT OUTINGS
5 week program beginning on October 24th, 2014
Swimming & bowling at Hodder Memorial Complex
Open to students in grades 3- 7
Program Fee - $30.00 (no outing Oct. 31st)
(Jumpstart Funding Available to Qualifying Families)
Fee covers Bus Transportation, Swimming Pool & Bowling Rentals.
Please bring along some healthy snacks and a water bottle.
Bus pick-up at Pasadena Academy at 6:15pm/ drop-off at Pasadena Academy at 9:30pm
Parents must register at the Recreation Centre 8:00 - 9:00pm on October 16th.
For more information please call the Recreation Office at 686-2135
Join us at the Seaward Sports Field Complex
between 6:30 - 8:00pm on November 5th.
Hot dogs and drinks will be available for purchase.
All proceeds will be donated to the local Jumpstart Program.
Sponsored by Pasadena Parks & Recreation
CANADIAN TIRE JUMPSTART . . .
. . . ALL KIDS DESERVE A SPORTING CHANCE
Through this program, local participants have registered in organized sports and recreational activities
such as hockey, downhill skiing, karate, dance, baseball, day camps, figure skating, cross county skiing,
soccer, swimming, girl guides and boy scouts. If you know of youth in the community between the ages of
4 - 18 that may benefit from this program, please call Wanda Wight, member of the local chapter
at 686-2135 or email [email protected] for more information.
Programs sponsored by the Town of Pasadena and the Humber Valley Seniors Club
Funding provided by the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
Programs offered FREE OF CHARGE
GENTLE GYM
What: Low Impact Fitness Class instructed by Kevin Garnier
Where: Pasadena Recreation Centre
When: 1:00pm - 2:00pm on Mondays & Thursdays (begins October 16th)
Program offered free of charge / register onsite
SILVER FIT
What: Low Impact Fitness Class instructed by Diane Pitts
Where: Pasadena Recreation Centre
When: 11:00 - 12:00 noon on Tuesdays & Fridays (begins October 14th)
Program offered free of charge / register onsite
SENIORS BREAKFAST
Pasadena Parks & Recreation will be sponsoring a breakfast for the
seniors at the Seniors Club at 9:00am on December 12th.
MONTHLY BOWLING OUTINGS
Tuesdays 2:00 - 4:00 pm
October 21st, November 18th
& December 9th
Seniors must make their own travel arrangements
for transportation to and from Deer Lake.
BRIDGE & RUMMOLI
Wednesdays 1:00pm at the Seniors Club
CARD NIGHT
Thursdays 8:00pm at the Seniors Club
OPEN TO ALL SENIORS
The Town of Pasadena has been
awarded an Age-friendly grant in the
amount of $10,000 from the department
of Health and Community Services.
This grant program focuses on building
capacity within communities to create
inclusive environments where all people
are engaged in community life
including older persons.
Through this project we will be
surveying the entire community in the
very near future. Please take the time to
complete a survey and have your say!
Main Street Crosswalk
For your own safety please
press the signal button when
crossing Main Street at the
intersection of Fourth and
First Avenue.
FIND
YOUR FIT
HEALTH
WINTER PROGRAMS
If you have a skill or talent and would like to offer a
recreation program in the community, please call
Wanda at 686-2135 to discuss your idea. The
Recreation Centre has availability at various times
throughout the week for programming and rentals.
WELL
BEING
FRIENDS
PLAY
SOGO ACTIVE
$500 START UP GRANTS
for new youth recreation
programs by youth!
Check it out at
www.sogoactive.com
FITNESS CENTRE
GIFT CERTIFICATES
A gym membership makes a
perfect gift for any occasion.
Drop by the Town Office
and purchase a
gym gift certificate today!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Construction of our new recreation facility is well underway and we need a name for this
facility. The building will house a rock-climbing wall, a fitness centre, a full-size gymnasium,
walking track, community kitchen and several multi-purpose meeting rooms.
We want to hear from you! Please forward your suggestions to:
email:
[email protected]
mail:
Town of Pasadena, 18 Tenth Avenue, Pasadena, NL A0L 1K0
fax:
(709)686-2507
Please note this is NOT a contest and we reserve the right to accept, decline, and edit any
and all suggestions.
PASADENA FITNESS CENTRE
19 Tenth Avenue, Lower Level Rec Centre
Hours of Operation - 6:00am - 10:30pm with key card access
OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR
MEMBERSHIP RATES
(All rates include taxes)
1 Month
3 Months (*3rd month 50% off)
6 Months (* 5th month 50% off & 6th free)
1 Year (* 4 months free)
Adult
$40.00
$100.00*
$180.00*
$320.00*
Senior(55+)
$36.00
$90.00*
$162.00*
$288.00*
Student(14+)
$32.00
$80.00*
$144.00*
$256.00*
Family
NA
$240.00
$430.00
$725.00
Memberships are available for purchase at the Town Office during regular working hours.
Memberships may be renewed through telephone banking - email [email protected] to notify of payment.
For more info on making a payment through telephone banking, please call the Town Office at 686-2075.
Day Pass
Adult - $5.00
Senior/Student - $4.00
(activated Monday through Thursday and valid until 9:00am on the following morning)
Weekend Pass
Adult - $10.00
Senior/Student - $8.00
(activated on Friday and valid until 9:00am on the following Monday)
Day Passes and weekend passes are available at the Town Office during regular working hours. Patrons
purchasing passes must sign a waiver form and pay a $5.00 fee for a Key Card for gym access. This card
will become the property of the purchaser and assigned to them for future purchases.
TOWN OF PASADENA
Live... Breathe... Grow...
18 Tenth Avenue * Tel: 686-2075 * www.pasadena.ca * email: [email protected]