Monthly Archives: June 2010

Putting Together a Teen Newsletter

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It’s not easy to stay in contact with teens. From my experience they rarely look at the seasonal activity guides, rarely search out recreation programs through the parks and recreation department (YMCAs on the other hand do a pretty good job), and rarely, if ever, visit the city website. So what’s an organization to do?…

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5 Recreation Programs for Tourists

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Summer means traveling for many people. When out-of-towners come to your city do you have any recreation programs available for them?

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Harry Potter Party

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The next Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, is scheduled to be released on November 19th. Have you considered having a Harry Potter pre-movie party?

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Putting Together a Youth Showcase

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Do you hold a youth showcase? This fall will be our first. We’re calling it Project Funway.

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Sharing (and Selling) Your Camp, Special Event and Program Photos

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Last year we, by the request of parents in our community, we began selling photos that we took at our ballet recitals. We have always taken photos at all of our big events, at camp and during our after school programs, but they were only for promotional purposes. We would use the good photos in our activity guides, our flyers and on our website.

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