100 After School Enrichment Programs

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Here is a list of 100 after school enrichment programs. This is similar to the 100 camp themes that I created on my other site.

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10 Ways to Recognize Your Customer’s Birthdays?

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I got a birthday card last month and it got me thinking about what we do (or don’t do) for our customers, especially the young ones.

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How to Make Gak

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Ooh Gak – it’s gooey and fun to hold.

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Do People Visit Your Website?

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In August we’ll be moving into a new building. With the new building we want to offer some fresh new programs. That’s not all; I’ve been tasked to create a fresh new website as well.

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What Hats Do You Wear?

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The recreation field (summer camps and community recreation) is unique. Recreation professionals wear a variety of hats, at least most of us do. Here are the hats that I wear at work…

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What the iPhone and Staunton Parks and Recreation Dept. Have in Common

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The other day I was looking on the internet for parks and recreation departments that have their own iPhone apps. It’s something we have been thinking about doing. In my search I came across the Staunton, Virginia Parks and Recreation site, and I read an interesting article.

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How to Start and Run an After School Drama Class – New Book

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Well, it’s official. I am a published author.

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Reviewing 2010 Site Stats

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This past year was not much of an improvement over 2009 when it came to this site’s visibility. Check out the stats.

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Are Printed Activity Guides On the Way Out?

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Recreation activity guides, or brochures, are essentially catalogs that list all of their events, classes and programs. There has been a lot of debate lately regarding print vs. online activity guides for city recreation departments.

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Dungeons and Dragons? Really?

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So the other day I heard about a local recreation organization that runs a teen center offering a Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) program. I had no idea D&D was still around.

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