Thank you for another successful Annual Fun F.I.T. 5K! This year we had 100 total attendees along with vendors, games, and more. It was so much fun celebrating all together. Be sure to join us again next year.

November was the month for festivities as we celebrated Thanksgiving at the Out on the Town Thanksgiving Feast event on November 12 and the Theatre with a Purpose performance on November 17. Great job to all who participated in this year’s theatre program! We ended November with two back-to-back days of TRekkers awesome field trips over Thanksgiving break. We can’t wait to do it all again in December. Be sure to sign up for our winter break activities either in person at your closest recreation center or online via your Parks and Rec Connect account. 

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: ST. PETE GIVES BACK

We have teamed up with St. Petersburg Police to combat food insecurity in our community as we collect donations for families in need this holiday season. You can help by providing perishable food items for our St. Pete Gives Back event. Beginning November 7, through December 8, Azalea Recreation Center will be a drop-off donation location for non-perishable foods for the December 15 food pantry event.

REMINDERS / UPDATES

• Online registration is available for all TR programs through your Parks and Rec Connect account. Attached are the details on how to create an account.
• Online registration will stop three days before programs begin for all TR programs.
• If registering in person, remember to check with front office staff before leaving your child so we can ensure all permission slips have been signed!
• TR programs must have a minimum of four registrants to begin programming.
• All TR programs will require a 48-hour notice of cancellation, or the participant will be charged programming fee. 
• Is your child’s Therapeutic Recreation Membership up to date? Check with TR staff to make sure their eligibility to register for programs is not impacted this winter season!

PROGRAMS & EVENTS

ADVOCACY SUPPORT GROUP

This group will meet once a month and be facilitated by our Supervisor I, Alyssa Elsner and Ivory Granger, Coordinator for The LiFT Sandi Lynn Geller Memorial Family Resource Center. This group is open to anyone who is an advocate for someone with a disability. Each month the Advocacy Group hosts meetings with different themes such as education, medical, and community resources. Each meeting will feature a presentation and discussion with a professional from one of our community resource partners. While the Advocacy Group is taking place, the Therapeutic Recreation staff will provide a fun night of childcare through our Friday Night Fun program. Be sure to RSVP! Come win some fun giveaways each month.

*This Advocacy Support Group theme is the Gift of Knowing with resources like Committee to Advocate for Persons with Impairments (CAPI)! *

Date: Friday, Dec. 9

Time: 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Where: Walter Fuller Recreation Center, Room 3

Who: All advocates are welcome!

Cost: FREE (Refreshments will be provided)

TREKKERS

TRekkers is a social-based program for teens and young adults that provides exciting on-site programming as well as thrilling community trips. 

Check out our upcoming TRekkers events:

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

• TR Annual Holiday Party will be December 16 from 6- 8 p.m. at Azalea Recreation Center!