2013 ANNUAL REPORT BLUFFTON PARKS RECREATION DEPARTMENT Presented

2013 ANNUAL REPORT BLUFFTON PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT Presented by: Pam Vanderkolk, Superintendent

JANUARY Scrapbooking – avg 3 Weekday Walkers – avg 10 Toddler Tuesday – avg 5 Zumba – 15 Racquetball Tournament – 8 Crochet Lessons - 9

FEBRUARY Stuff & Fluff – 58 Tot event – 6 Chilly Chili Run – 138 Crochet Lessons – 6 Zumba – 12 Special Needs Dance – 79 Daddy/Daughter Dance – 438 Pasta Making Class – 19 & 15

MARCH Card Making Class – 8 Tot Gold Hunt – 38 Crochet Lessons – 10 Badminton – 14 Spring Color Contest – 27 Bread Making Class – 16 Easter Egg Hunt – 300 + Dog Easter Egg Hunt - 20

APRIL SLR Camera workshop – 7 Pee Wee Soccer – 90 Senior Exploration – 55 Bike Club – 15 Sandy Koufax baseball – 22 Senior Carry-in Luncheon – 40 Card Making Class – 6 Pitch, Hit & Run – 41

MAY Giggles & Games with Grandma – 36 Cinco de Mayo Lunch – 45 Card Making Class – 7 Summer Striders – 39 Women’s Self Defense Class – 14

JUNE Colivita Bike Race – 100 Discover France – 12 Yoga – 11 Cake Decorating Class – 15 Kids Pickleball – 3 Art in the Park – 382 (4 Fridays) Mini Basketball Camp – 18 Grandpa & Me – 42 Basketball Camp – 17 Bike Park Tour – 30 Wet Wacky Wednesday – 20 Adult Tennis League – 8 Chicks Run 5 K – 196 Tennis Lessons – 70 Bowling – 75 Swim Lessons – 102 Cooking w/Spices – 12 Kids Kamp - 30

JUNE Crochet Lessons – 6 Tot Chalk Day – 29 Friendship Bracelets – 18 3 D – Coloring – 24 Walking Sticks & Hike – 11 Designer Shirts – 19 Tot Parachute Day – 40 Wood Kit Crafts – 19 Loom Hot Pad – 22 Bumble Bee Nail Art – 40 Youth Track meet – 30 Card Making Class – 10 Hair Braiding – 15 Touch-a-Truck – 300+ Pointillism – 10 Kids Garage Sale – 12 Wet Wacky Wednesday - 57 Understanding the Wabash - 9

JUNE Touch-a-Truck Photo Contest – 100 photos Geodesic Dome – 15 Outdoor Cooking – 6 SLR Camera Workshop – 4 Tot Dance – 8 (max) Pee Wee Dance – 16 (max) Mini Dance – 12 (max) Beginner Dance 12 (max) Tot Bubble Day - 54 Crackle Painting – 24 Worry Dolls – 36 Boy Scout Sampler – 3 Water Aerobics – 17 Wet Wacky Wednesday 91 Tot Balloon Day – 29 Balloon Animals – 21 Wooden Catapult – 21 Archery Clinic – 14

JUNE Fine Desserts – 11 Nature’s Bounty Class – 17 Jr. Police Camp – 21 Decoupage Day – 15 Funky Flip Flops – 34 Animal Pet Day – 43 Flank Steak Meals – 10 Rock Painting – 49 Tot Swim Lessons – 15 Painted Flower Pot – 28 Pee Wee Tumbling – 28 Shoe Painting Art – 13 Tumbling – 39 Junior Police – 23 Mini Cheer – 26 Egg Drop Challenge – 20 Show Choir Camp – 26 Petal Pounding Art – 9 Pee Wee Painters – 24 Soggy Jog - 164

JULY Culinary Kids – 16 Swim Lessons – 95 Tot Fire Dept. visit – 100 Tie Dye Day – 36 Wet Wacky Wednesday – 40 Tot Nature Hunt – 34 July 4 th celebration – 500 + Summer Striders – 30 Creative Painting – 13 Tricky Pics – 4 Movie “The Lorax” – 165 Tot Play Dough Day – 32 National Guard Band – 325 Squish & Sculpt – 16 Wrestling Camp – 17 Sculpture – 13 Drawing Camp - 28 Chick Nail Art - 27

JULY Ice Age Movie – 250 Reed Basket Making – 18 Native American Culture – 10 Tie Dye Day # 2 – 18 Tot Parachute Day – 18 Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie – 65 Origami – 20 Iron Kid Triathlon – 104 Coil Wrap Coasters – 7 Claghorn Bros. concert – 300 Mosaic Art – 11 Boot Camp – 20 Wet Wacky Wednesday – 179 Wet Wacky Wednesday – 30 Theater Thursday – 17 Fun Foam Day – 125 Duct Tape Crafts - 33 Wreck it Ralph movie - 325

JULY Todd Harrold Band concert – 325 Odd Life of Timothy Green movie – 50 Spike & Bulldogs concert – 400 Adult Tennis League – 8 Wet Wacky Wednesday – 25

AUGUST Oz Great & Powerful movie – 115 Women’s Self Defense class – 33 Pee Wee Basketball – 53 Cook & Belle concert - 300 Theater Thursday – 7 Pass, Punt, Kick – 79 Summit City Chorus – 275 Gospelfest – 250

SEPTEMBER Fall Fit Walking – 22 National Neighborhood – 135 Bark Before Dark – 7 people, 4 dogs Dig & Seek – 46 Harvest Hustle – 204 Art Bazaar – 17 Senior Exploration – 44 Theater Thursday – 10

OCTOBER Tot Fire Dept Visit – 40 Outdoor Soccer – 35 Weekday Walkers – avg 9 per day Open gym – avg 12 per day Great Pumpkin Hunt – 300 Senior Carry-in – 30 Theater Thursday – 12 Pumpkin Dunkin – 165 Autumn Adventure – 1, 497

NOVEMBER Adult Volleyball League – 7 teams Tot Post Office tour – 30 Badminton – avg 10 Card/Gift Class – 8 Pie Making Class – 5 Cake Decorating Class – 10 Pie Making Class #2 – 10 Coupon Class – 22 Theater Thursday – 20

DECEMBER Candy Cane Hunt – 28 Winter Wonderland – 313 Coupon Class #2 – 14 Cookie Exchange – 10 Card/Gift Class – 6 Winter Coloring Contest – 163 Paws & Claws – 60 people, 31 pets Santa’s Mailbox – 328 Daycare/Preschool visit – 57 December Dash – 110 Theater Thursday – 18 Jingle Bell Jog - 5

Rental/Income Information Washington Park Pavilion Outside 21 Pool rentals – 28 $4, 445. 00 Washington Park Pavilion Inside 17 Swim Lessons – 212 Pool visitors – 12, 051 Kehoe Park 2 Pool Pavilion 1 Pool Admissions $20, 800. 80 Pool Concessions $12, 860. 56 41 Total $2, 130. 00 income Roush #1 Concessions $10, 796. 85 Gym & Dog Park Keys $19, 167. 00 Roush #2 Concessions $7, 257. 10 GRANTS RECEIVED: $16, 857 Jefferson Concessions $8, 664. 70

Improvements/Property Damage Vandalism loss - $6, 995. 00 Loss from accidents - $2, 740. 00 Total - $7, 269. 00 Improvements/Repairs - $57, 070 Painted gym bleacher, 12 new picnic tables, Covered Bridge repairs, sided & painted Roush Concession building, resealed Stogdill Rd. trail, repaired/painted racquetball court, refinished gym floor, added new sidewalk around tot area at Washington Park, installed new social panels at Washington Park, new restroom stalls at Washington Park, purchased new lounge chairs for pool, re-sealed Lion’s Tennis Courts, repaired pool circulating pump, added some weight equipment, installed new scoreboards at Roush Park and Rotary Club installed new parking barriers at Rotary Park pavilion.

Jinny Van Steenis Broderick They both had a great time! 2/5/13 about stuff and fluff Laura Moser-Bedwellposted to. Bluffton Parks 2/18/13 This was the first year my husband was able to go with our daughter to the dance, he an all the other dads that he knew there all agreed that this is one of the best events they have ever been to. Working dads don't get a lot of solo time with their daughters and this was a perfect opportunity. Thanks for making last night so special for my husband daughter.

Running shoes: $60 , Race day Tshirt: $10 Running 3. 5 miles in the Ouabache State Park alongside a deer with a broken leg, squirrels, sliding, waddling, and squealing on the ice, and cheering on my fellow racers after the run at below freezing temperatures: PRICELESS — with Bluffton Parks. April Sills 2/9/13 for u yo asta od k an he p !! Fo sta h T t r a ks ved che e p r Pa I lo tea mak n fto ing!! zing it to f u a Bl ven am t wa n ma ful e s an an’ k c c He der wa g. I y c n n Tra wo are ndin /13 e 5 th ss. K tsta 2/2 cla s ou e!!! wa hom at

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Bike Bluffton Tour to the parks!

IPRA AWARD WINNER! CHICKS RUN YES, IT WAS A WEE BIT FUN!

Make & Take Catapult Geodesic Dome I have been soo impressed with all of the wonderful activities that the parks department has been doing this summer! I know that my girls are going to have a lot of fun growing up in this community. Thank you for all of the hard work, it's paying off! 7/26/13 By the way, I think the programs you all do every year are so wonderful! The town of Bluffton is so lucky to have a Parks Department that puts so much effort into these events. Coming from Fort Wayne growing up, it is such a blessing for my kids! SO, Thank YOU for all your hard work! Regards, Angie Arnold 4/25/13 about summer activities. Pee Wee Painters

Megan Betz Took Zane to the park tonight to dig in the dirt to find buried treasures!! Thanks to Bluffton Parks for putting on fun little activities for the kiddos!— with Steve Betz. Dig and seek 9/11 Tricky Pics Sculpt & Squish Dig & Seek

SPLASH PAD FOAM DAY! Sarah Corkwell best city investment EVER!!! About the fun foam day. Mindy Flowers Yates Thank u for all u do Bluffton Parks!!! U all are amazing! Fun foam day

Adult Triathlon NFL PASS, PUNT, KICK Thanks to BHS FB staff! Jason Lesh Sweet! I love the bluffton parks department. About the adult triathlon

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KIDS MUD RUN / SOGGY JOG Julie wrote: "This was such a huge hit! THANK YOU for bringing so many awesome programs to Wells county! You are the hardest working group and it shows by the smiles on all these kids' faces!"

MANY THANKS! PARK EMPLOYEES PARK BOARD VOLUNTEERS MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS LOCAL BUSINESSES BLUFFTON-HARRISON SCHOOL LOCAL SERVICE GROUIPS WELLS COUNTY 4 -H FOUNDATION WELLS COUNTY BOYS& GIRLS CLUB