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Box 13, Folder 11, Document 88
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MR, DAS Awe
CITY OF ..TLANTA
DEPARTHENT OF P#.RKS 4AND RECREsTICN
E.C.A. FINANCED SUMMER RECREATICN PROGRAM -— 1°67
Report #2 -— august 1, 1°67
The E, G.a. Contract with the City of Atlanta Department of
Parks and Recreation for summer Recreation covers seven fields of
activities: Senior Citizens, Resident Camping, Wilderness Camping,
Swimming, Playlot Frogram, the Extended Program, and Operation
Champ.
SENTOR CITIZENS - For the period July 17 through July 3l,
1°67, 250 Senior Citizens participated in a daily craft class;
555 participated in a night program; 150 took field trips; and
1000 attended baseball and soccer games at the Atlanta Stadium.
ATLANTA RECREATION CHMPS - «mt our resident camp at Lake
Allatoona for the period July 17 to July 31, our attendance was
175 young people. The ages ranged from 3 to 12 years and the
children came from Grove Park, Center Hill, Brannon, Kirkwood,
Vine City, and Savannah street.
; SWIMMING - Using our four portable swimming pools located
in the disadvantaged areas of Atlanta, we had the following total
participation for the period July 3 - July 31, 1°67:
Conley Street, six classes, with an enrollment of
106 for a total attendance of 1332.
Merritts Avenue, six classes, with 113 enrolled
for a total attendance of 1438.
Rhodes Street, six classes, with 92 enrolled, for
a total attendance of 75°.
Wylie Street, five classes, with 50 enrolled,for |
a total attendance of 6°05.
This totals 23 classes with a total enrollment of 361 for a
total attendance of 4224. Children from Operation Champ are now
being taught swimming at kiedmont Park with a total of 135 classes
organized involving 294 different children for a total attendance
of 1305.
E.O.k,
Page Two
é£ugust 1, 1967
Summer Recreation Frogrem
' PLIYLOT PROGRAL - There were 32 playlots in operation during
July and from July 1 through July 15 participation totaled 30,781.
From July 16 through /.ugust l,
the attendance was 27,015, for a
grand total for the month of July of 57,7°6.
%
EXTENDED PROGR —
by the eddition of staff through the Extended Services Program this
summer.
The Recreation krogram has been boosted
Centers in 12 poverty areas are eble to open their doors
earlier and remain open later in the evening everaging betveen 10
to 30 hours a week beyond the regular program hours.
There appears
to be a 15% increase in participation in the overall recreation
program et the 10 community centers involved.
Disciplinary problems
in most areas are decreasing because of the added staff members and
the extended well
rounded
progrem. The Extended xsrogram is being
offered at Techwood, E. |. Howell, Grove, iiozley, Pittman, Joyland,
éznderson, Carver-—Campbell, Bass,
OCPERATICN CHsiir —
seven weeks of Operation Champ is 76,°60.
number of different children particivating each day,
About 5322 spectators observed the various
and are not counted in the above mentioned
total of seven weeks.
Cperation Champ programs
figure. .
For the period July 17 through /.ugust 1,
and Bessie Branham.
Total participation figure for the first
This figure is the total
added for a
total daily
attendance was 2226 for a collective average of ©2.7 young people
at each playlot.
For the
period June 17 through July 1, the total
participation was 2147 per day with an average per playlot of ©1.°.
There has not been appreciable increase in the average daily
attendance during the month of July.
One two week period included
eight days of rain which drastically curtailed our participation
figure.
following:
14,¢¢0
1,521
1,310
5,500
3,000
1¢2
. 2,408
4,773
63
533
i, 354
children
children
children
children
children
children
children
children
children
children
children
Lecture,
Free admission and transportation were provided for the
to City Swimming Pools. i
to liathis Dairies.
to the Coca-Cola Company.
to Atlanta Braves' Games.
to: stlanta Chief's Games.
to bowling clinics.
to free movies.
to dances in individual areas.
to the Archives Building.
to the Atlanta Journal.
to Grant Fark Zoo, Cyclorama, Nature
and Tour.
E.O.4&,. Summer Recreation Program
Page Three
August 1, 1°67
WILDERNESS CiiiP —~ A well and hand pump is now in operation
on the 470 acre tract of virgin land at Lake Allatoona near
Cartersville. ¢0O children have taken a day trip to the Wilderness
Camp during the period ending July 31, 1°67. Beginning in early
fugust, approximately 50 young men will participate in developing
trails, cutting undergrowth, etc. at the ‘ilderness Camp.
CITY OF ..TLANTA
DEPARTHENT OF P#.RKS 4AND RECREsTICN
E.C.A. FINANCED SUMMER RECREATICN PROGRAM -— 1°67
Report #2 -— august 1, 1°67
The E, G.a. Contract with the City of Atlanta Department of
Parks and Recreation for summer Recreation covers seven fields of
activities: Senior Citizens, Resident Camping, Wilderness Camping,
Swimming, Playlot Frogram, the Extended Program, and Operation
Champ.
SENTOR CITIZENS - For the period July 17 through July 3l,
1°67, 250 Senior Citizens participated in a daily craft class;
555 participated in a night program; 150 took field trips; and
1000 attended baseball and soccer games at the Atlanta Stadium.
ATLANTA RECREATION CHMPS - «mt our resident camp at Lake
Allatoona for the period July 17 to July 31, our attendance was
175 young people. The ages ranged from 3 to 12 years and the
children came from Grove Park, Center Hill, Brannon, Kirkwood,
Vine City, and Savannah street.
; SWIMMING - Using our four portable swimming pools located
in the disadvantaged areas of Atlanta, we had the following total
participation for the period July 3 - July 31, 1°67:
Conley Street, six classes, with an enrollment of
106 for a total attendance of 1332.
Merritts Avenue, six classes, with 113 enrolled
for a total attendance of 1438.
Rhodes Street, six classes, with 92 enrolled, for
a total attendance of 75°.
Wylie Street, five classes, with 50 enrolled,for |
a total attendance of 6°05.
This totals 23 classes with a total enrollment of 361 for a
total attendance of 4224. Children from Operation Champ are now
being taught swimming at kiedmont Park with a total of 135 classes
organized involving 294 different children for a total attendance
of 1305.
E.O.k,
Page Two
é£ugust 1, 1967
Summer Recreation Frogrem
' PLIYLOT PROGRAL - There were 32 playlots in operation during
July and from July 1 through July 15 participation totaled 30,781.
From July 16 through /.ugust l,
the attendance was 27,015, for a
grand total for the month of July of 57,7°6.
%
EXTENDED PROGR —
by the eddition of staff through the Extended Services Program this
summer.
The Recreation krogram has been boosted
Centers in 12 poverty areas are eble to open their doors
earlier and remain open later in the evening everaging betveen 10
to 30 hours a week beyond the regular program hours.
There appears
to be a 15% increase in participation in the overall recreation
program et the 10 community centers involved.
Disciplinary problems
in most areas are decreasing because of the added staff members and
the extended well
rounded
progrem. The Extended xsrogram is being
offered at Techwood, E. |. Howell, Grove, iiozley, Pittman, Joyland,
éznderson, Carver-—Campbell, Bass,
OCPERATICN CHsiir —
seven weeks of Operation Champ is 76,°60.
number of different children particivating each day,
About 5322 spectators observed the various
and are not counted in the above mentioned
total of seven weeks.
Cperation Champ programs
figure. .
For the period July 17 through /.ugust 1,
and Bessie Branham.
Total participation figure for the first
This figure is the total
added for a
total daily
attendance was 2226 for a collective average of ©2.7 young people
at each playlot.
For the
period June 17 through July 1, the total
participation was 2147 per day with an average per playlot of ©1.°.
There has not been appreciable increase in the average daily
attendance during the month of July.
One two week period included
eight days of rain which drastically curtailed our participation
figure.
following:
14,¢¢0
1,521
1,310
5,500
3,000
1¢2
. 2,408
4,773
63
533
i, 354
children
children
children
children
children
children
children
children
children
children
children
Lecture,
Free admission and transportation were provided for the
to City Swimming Pools. i
to liathis Dairies.
to the Coca-Cola Company.
to Atlanta Braves' Games.
to: stlanta Chief's Games.
to bowling clinics.
to free movies.
to dances in individual areas.
to the Archives Building.
to the Atlanta Journal.
to Grant Fark Zoo, Cyclorama, Nature
and Tour.
E.O.4&,. Summer Recreation Program
Page Three
August 1, 1°67
WILDERNESS CiiiP —~ A well and hand pump is now in operation
on the 470 acre tract of virgin land at Lake Allatoona near
Cartersville. ¢0O children have taken a day trip to the Wilderness
Camp during the period ending July 31, 1°67. Beginning in early
fugust, approximately 50 young men will participate in developing
trails, cutting undergrowth, etc. at the ‘ilderness Camp.
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