The RECord, July 2008

		Summer Fun! Activities Your Teen Will Love From music to dance, sports, adventure trips, pool parties, camps, video game competitions and more, our exciting teen events are a blast. Fall Softball, Basketball Sign-Ups Don't wait! Adult seasons are approaching fast. • Fall Softball Brochure \| • Fall Basketball Brochure Kids, Don’t Miss These 5 Camps Check out our staff-recommended camps and click on the image to download the Camps Guide PDF for registration information. Hurry! The next session of camps opens July 14.

OUTDOOR POOLS
Overcrowded?
Don’t Be Dismayed
If your local pool has reached capacity, try another one of these other County pools within a short drive.

HOBBIES
Vintage Auto Show
At Longwood, July 13
The 18th annual event sponsored by the Early Ford V8 Club features antique and classic cars.

COMMUNITY
Members Needed
For Silver Spring Board
County Executive Leggett seeks local residents to serve 3-year term on recreation advisory council.

Summer Fun That Beats the Heat!
Check out MCRD’s awesome summertime classes and activities, including many that spare you the agony of heat, in the 2008 Summer Guide:
• Youth Art: Painting With Watercolors
• Hobbies: The Art of Winemaking
• Wellness: Hatha Yoga for Beginners
• Fitness: Group Personal Training
• Nutrition: Drop Your Diet
• Tiny Tots: Coach Doug Summer Sports School Mini
• Dance: International Folk Dance
• Seniors: Intro to Recreational, Sea and White Water Kayaking
• Cooking: All Local Fare
• Therapeutic Recreation: Fun, Rhythm & Roll

MCRD’s Get-Fit Gurus
The Recreation Department helps you stay healthy with our wellness and fitness experts, Autumn Saxton-Ross and Tina Shubert:
• Saxton-Ross Column: Caffeine Freedom—Should You Quit, and How This Drug Affects Us.

Autumn’s Podcast: Change Unhealthy Eating Habits at Work Through Lunchtime Wellness.
• Shubert Column: As Fitness and Equipment Have Evolved, So Has Workout Attire.

Tina’s Podcast: Don’t Let Kids Check Out of Being Active During Summer Break.


Yeah, Brooklyn! Doris Comfort celebrates winning the County seniors bowling championship in the video game Wii during the finals June 26 at the MCRD Theatre. Comfort bowled a 192 to defeat Eleanor Blake. In tennis, Jianwen Zhang defeated Felicia Taylor-Lewis in three sets. The senior Wii preliminary tournaments were held at four community centers and a wild success as more than 100 participants attended.		Register Now for Md. Senior Olympics Mail-in registration is underway for the 2008 Maryland Senior Olympics, held throughout the state Aug. 30-Nov. 2. Many of the events are hosted in Montgomery County. Don't get shut out of an event! Register now and qualify for the 2009 National Senior Games in San Francisco. • Maryland Senior Olympics Events Program, Registration Forms. Summer Fun for Active Adults It's a very busy summer for seniors with more great SOAR daytrips, plus free outdoors lessons, fitness activities, daytrips and more in this Active Adults mini-guide. Call for 240-777-4925 for details. • SOAR Registration Now Online! Click on RecWeb and Register Now to Sign Up for SOAR Activities. • July Activities Newsletters: Damascus \| Holiday Park \| Long Branch \| Longwood \| Marilyn J. Praisner \| Margaret Schweinhaut Health and Wellness Services for Seniors Your guide to screenings, counseling, assistance and more in this handy one-stop shopping PDF.

July 2008
Vol. 2, Issue 11
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Montgomery County Recreation Department
Gabriel Albornoz, Director
4010 Randolph Road • Silver Spring. Md. 20902
Monday-Friday • 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Call Us: 240-777-6840
e-Mail Us: Recreation Dept. Customer Service

Recreation Centers
Locations, quick information and access to county's 18 centers.
240-777-6810

Camps, Summer Programs
Camps, clinics for ages 3-16;
Arts, sports, nature, and more!
240-777-6870

Classes
Activities for youth, adults, arts, dance, fitness, sports and more!
240-777-6870

Aquatics Centers
Locations, programs, hours
and schedules.
240-777-6860

Activities Cancellations
240-777-6889

Gilchrist Diversity Center
240-777-4940

Hearts 'n Parks
240-777-6820

Sports, Youth and Adult
Programs, schedules, contacts,
fields and schools locations.
240-777-6961

Registration
240-777-6840

Special Events
240-777-6821

Teen/Youth Services
240-777-6985

Seniors Centers
Guide to multi-service facilities, events and self-help needs.
240-777-4925

Therapeutic Recreation
240-777-4925

Volunteer Programs
301-468-4540

Montgomery County Parks
Locations, activities, news,
trails, fees, classes and more!
301-495-2500

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