2017‐18 Fall/Winter Programs and Special Events
Program Dates 2017‐18 2016‐17 17‐18 vs 16‐17
After School Program Sept‐Dec 6 45 ‐39
Art Classes Sept‐Feb 80 47 +33
Basketball ‐ Mini Jan‐Feb 57 80 ‐23
Basketball ‐ Youth Jan‐Feb 30 34 ‐4
Cross Country Ski/Snowshoe Rentals Jan‐Feb 57 100 ‐43
Disc Golf ‐ Frostival Jan 36 32 +4
Fitness Classes Sept‐Feb 100 104 ‐4
Gymnastics‐ Youth *New in 2018* Jan‐Feb 14 N/A +14
Kickball Tournament ‐ Frostival Jan 6 Teams 4 Teams +2
Open Gyms Oct‐Feb 517 Still in progress
Outdoor Skating Rinks Dec‐Feb 6004 (54 days) 5428 (39 days) +576
Sports Sampler Oct‐Nov 37 17 +20
Swim Lessons Sept‐Nov 80 73 +7
Tae‐Kwon‐Do Sept ‐ Feb 222 234 ‐12
Volleyball – 3rd & 4th Grade Co‐Ed
*New in 2018*
Sep‐Nov 31 N/A +31
Volleyball ‐ 5th & 6th Grade Co‐Ed Sept‐Nov 14 29 15
Volleyball – Women’s Dec‐Feb 0 3 Teams ‐3
Water Exercise Sep‐Feb 29 32 ‐3
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
Participation at Romkey Park dropped significantly last fall. The after school program only had 5‐6 kids attending daily. Due to these low numbers, we have decided to use the CDBG funding differently in 2018. Boys and Girls Club will be using a portion of this money to run a Play Outside Daily (P.O.D.) program at Queens, Belsly, and Stonemill. The P.O.D. is a mobile recreation unit that travels with play equipment. These 3 parks had attendance of 15‐25 kids daily in the summer of 2017, so we feel this will be our best way to service the most kids. We will try to run a Summer Park Program at Romkey, but will need a minimum of 15 kids to do so.
ART CLASSES
We offered a variety of fall and winter classes. Painting pumpkins and parent/child painting classes were the favorites. We also held our second year of the winter art camp and had 20 kids enroll. This is a 4 day camp that was offered over the holiday break. Multiple parents mentioned that it was so nice for their kids to have something to do during this time. We have a full line up of spring and summer classes.
BASKETBALL ‐ MINI
Numbers were down this year for the mini basketball age group. Last year we offered two classes and they were both full and had kids on the waitlist so this year we decided to offer three timeslots. We ended up merging two of them together to make two full classes. We’ll probably go back to just offering two classes next year.
BASKETBALL – YOUTH (3rd and 4th grade boys and girls)
Numbers for this program continue to hold steady. We run this program as totally instruction based and don’t play any formal games. Our focus is on fundamental skills and drills. Most kids that are serious about basketball play in the metro youth league with competitive games and tournaments. We cater to the kids that are just getting into the sport and want to learn in a fun environment before jumping into competition.
DISC GOLF‐FROSTIVAL
We had 36 participants this year which is our best turnout so far for this tournament. The tournament was held at Woodlawn Park. The local disc golf club runs this tournament for us and they do a nice job recruiting players from all over North Dakota and Minnesota to come participate. We will continue to keep this as one of the Moorhead’s offerings for Frostival.
FITNESS CLASSES
All fitness classes are held at the Community Life Center and offered to ages 15 and older. Certified Fitness Instructors are provided by Total Balance Physical Therapy and Fitness. This fall and winter we offered Yoga and Dance Attack. All classes are designed to challenge a variety of fitness levels. Both classes will continue through the spring and summer months.
KICKBALL‐FROSTIVAL
Six teams in two different divisions this year made for a fun tournament. This continues to be a fun Frostival event. Three of the teams in it this year have participated in it since our first Frostival in 2016. We are still waiting for a tournament where we actually have a decent amount of snow to play on.
OPEN GYMS
In the fall we offer open gym at Good Shepherd church and in the winter we are at Ellen Hopkins. It’s a good program for kids and families looking to play basketball and volleyball. It’s typically a mix of families with young kids and then middle and high school kids that come with friends.
OUTDOOR SKATING RINKS
Season: Dec 26‐Feb 23 (open 54 days) Attendance taken hourly
Park Hockey General Average per day
Lamb 918 85 19
Riverview 467 445 17
Ridgewood 703 182 16
Village Green 603 280 16
Hansmann 556 213 14
Morningside 518 146 12
South 315 248 10
Northeast 215 110 6
Total 4,295 1709 110
Total Participation: 6004
SPECIAL EVENTS
Holiday Kickoff – November 21, 2017 Attendance‐ 135
The annual lighting of the City of Moorhead’s holiday tree was held on Tuesday, November 21 at 5 pm at the Moorhead Center Mall. The Moorhead High School Carolers/Moorhead Jazz performed followed by a social of hot chocolate and cookies. This event is sponsored by Kovash Marine, Moorhead Parks and Recreation, and the Moorhead Center Mall.
Skate with Santa – December 11, 2017 Attendance‐ 125
Free open skate included visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, taking photos, and skating to holiday music. Free hot chocolate and cookies were served in the concession area at the Moorhead Sports Center.
Sleigh Rides ‐ December 26‐29, 2017 Attendance
2017 ‐ 55 2016 ‐ 450 2015 ‐ 755
Sleigh rides were only held one out of the four days due to dangerously cold weather. Moorhead Public Service was a sponsor.
HCSCC offered $1 off of museum admission to those that participated in sleigh rides.
Frostival – January 27, 2018 Attendance – 1,000+
Snowman Storytime and Craft – Moorhead Public Library 11 at Storytime/36 did Silly Snowman Craft Try to offer in morning and afternoon next year or tell a story outdoors around a bonfire and make a s’mores
River Keepers Winter Scavenger Hunt – 75 Next year ‐ Winter Kayak Race Pull – maybe on the river
Snowga – Andrea Paradis – 44 participated Website confused people. Some thought it started at 10:30 am and it would go for 2 hours. Need to promote as 45 min ‐1 hour event next year.
Tae Kwon Do Demo by Northwest Martial Arts – 3 Instructors – 25 Spectators Use parking lot to avoid icy/slippery conditions.
Tutu Cold Dance Attack – Total Balance – 10 Make more Tutu’s for next year.
Ski/Snowshoe Rentals – 50 No charge ‐ Good exposure to Ski Trail from Viking Ship to Ushers.
MBA Snow Sculptures – 6 Sculptures and Iceberg Stage
Snow Sculpture Awards Ceremony – 30 Many people of all ages stopped by to view the Sculptures Have Awards Ceremony earlier to get more attendance – maybe 2 pm
Log the Sauna by Folkways – 30 Nice addition to Frozen Fortress Location Kiwanis Chili Feed – 300 Change time 11 am ‐4:30 pm
Maybe offer food trucks, outdoor coffee/warm beverage outside or other options like taco in a bag, hotdogs
Marshmallow Roast – 250
Family Health Care Hot Chocolate Station Inside– 315
Snack bar in Hjemkomst Center worked well for Hot Chocolate.
Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County Museum – 145 Giving Hearts Day Booth Good to have at event.
Indoor game area Busy all day.
Ideas for next year
The Iceberg Stage became THE place to be because of the snow slide on the side. Maybe we could consider building a snow playground that more intentionally makes a great place for the kids to play.
More fire pits and heaters. People wanted to be outside longer, but there were only the two fire pits. At some points, ours had a dozen people around it. We had an extra heater, so we gave it to the volunteers at the entrance. It would be good to plan for that next year and tell them to wear more layers. We also could have had more of the heating towers that we brought.
Some food or drink for sale outside would be nice for parents while their kids were running around.
Could be interesting to have a winter camping demo with gear, etc. and other things to check out outside. Just more opportunities to highlight nature and the beautiful scenery!
The ski trail there should have been groomed the day before the event. It was frightfully icy and beginners really struggled
Offer a kids sculpture event
One Enchanted Evening – February 24, 2018
Everyone enjoyed the evening. Open up to all ages including babies/toddlers. Continue $12 admission fee/person.
Total Revenue $1008 Total Expenses $1610 Expenses over Revenue: $602
Attendance:
2015 239 2016 153
2017 Cancelled due to low registration 2018 84
Celtic Festival – March 10, 2018 Attendance 3210
The event went smoothly and attendance increased since St. Patrick’s Day was the following Saturday and weather was nice. The performers, vendors and cultural organizations did a great job. Through evaluations the audience enjoyed the music, dancing, food, booths and just experiencing their Celtic heritage.
Suggestions for next year:
Admission fee for Adults
Kids Activity Passport fee increase
No programs – easel displays of performers/presentations on all levels
HHIC rental rate increase to $1,000
10% of food sales from Concordia Catering
SPORTS SAMPLER
Numbers were better this year so we were able to hold two different classes. This continues to be a popular program for really young kids. Next year we will be having classes during the weekday afternoons. Currently we’ve been offering classes on Saturday mornings. A session is 8 Saturdays in a row and it gets to be a bit much for families and staff to be there that many weekends in a row.
SWIM LESSONS
Fall Swim Lessons were held on Saturday mornings at the Moorhead High School. Overall, lessons ran very smoothly. Our Swim Instructors were excellent, kids had fun and many parents complimented the program. Spring lessons are currently in session, with maximum attendance in every level. Lessons will also be offered this summer at the Municipal Pool.
TAE KWON DO
Tae Kwon Do program has been holding pretty steady with the amount of kids participating. Master Roy and his instructors continue to do a nice job with this program.
VOLLEYBALL – 3rd ‐ 6TH GRADE CO‐ED
We added a class for 3rd and 4th graders this year and we had a great turn‐out. Our numbers for the 5th and 6th grade group has been slowly declining. More kids in that age range are playing club volleyball.
VOLLEYBALL –WOMEN’S
We will not offer women’s volleyball moving forward. We had one team that registered. The last few years we have struggled to get teams to offer a league.
WATER EXERCISE
This is a year round program we offer for ages 15 and older. During the fall and winter, classes are held two nights a week at the Moorhead High School. Aquatics Coordinator, Barb Chamberlain, leads the hour long classes and features barbells, kickboards and noodles as part of the different exercise routines. We use a punch card system so people can pick and choose the days they attend. Participants have commented on how much they appreciate this flexibility. This program will continue at the High School until May and will then start up with summer hours in June at the Municipal Pool.
Gymnastics Survey
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Registration Process
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Basketball Survey
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Program was enjoyable
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0
7.69%
1
15.38%
2
38.46%
5
38.46%
5 13
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Program location was convenient
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15.38%
2
84.62%
11 13
4.85 –
Program time was convenient
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3
76.92%
10 13
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Registration Fee
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7 13
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Registration Process
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6 13
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Instructors were organized
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Facility cleanliness
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