Archive | Extra! Extra! RSS feed for this section
Putting Together a Teen Newsletter
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? Email a [...]
Continue reading...
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?
Email a [...]5 Recreation Programs for Tourists
8. June 2010
Summer means traveling for many people. When out-of-towners come to your city do you have any recreation programs available for them?
Continue reading...Sharing (and Selling) Your Camp, Special Event and Program Photos
1. June 2010
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.
Continue reading...Submit a Guest Post to RecreationGuy.com
30. May 2010
Do you want to share your experience and expertise with others in the community recreation industry? I am currently accepting guest posts.
Continue reading...What Are Your Biggest Community Recreation Programs?
25. May 2010
I'm currently working on our fall activity guide, and that means it's time to reconsider what programs to keep around, toss out and add. So as we looked back on the past yearwe found that some of our biggest programs (had the most participants) were a bit of a surprise.
Continue reading...Do You Have After School Program Kits?
25. April 2010
You hire a new person and tell them that they need to run an after school program with crafts and/or games. They have no idea what to do or where to start. Your after school staff come in and they are scrambling at the last minute to put together a fun activity for the theme of [...]
Continue reading...Random Thoughts and Ideas – Birthdays
8. March 2010
Do you send out birthday cards to your customers. Let's take it one step further, shall we?
Continue reading...Finding Inspiration
4. March 2010
It's hard to find inspiration...unless you know where to look. Of course, that "place" is different for everyone.
Continue reading...Payment Plans for Summer Camp
2. March 2010
It's no secret that the economy is still in bad shape. Parents still want to send their kids to camp though.
Continue reading...Countryman IsoMax E6 EarSet Microphone
2. March 2010
Do you use microphones at your events? What about wireless mics? Okay, how about wireless headset mics?
Continue reading...- Life Size Candy Land
- Tips on Running Your Own AMAZING RACE
- 50 Summer Camp Themes
- Why Skits Are Better For a Drama Program Than Plays
- What Do You Want?
- Curt "Moose" Jackson: Hi Jacki, setting up an Amazing Race requires you ...
- Jacki: I am planning a Married Couples Retreat in Jackson...
- Curt "Moose" Jackson: Putting together an Amazing Race (big or small) is...
- Matthew: I did one on our cruise last year. Horrible. Tried...
- Curt "Moose" Jackson: I haven't sent anything out over the summer. When ...
© Recreation Guy. Powered by Wordpress.
9. June 2010
2 Comments