Calendar

	March 2023
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			1 View 4 More	2 View 4 More	3 View 4 More	4 Winterfield Community Garden Workday - MARCH 2023 Community Gardens 2:00pm-4:30pm 27 Join us for a Spring Spruce-Up Day at Winterfield Community Garden! Help us get ready for Spring growing! Winterfield Community Garden provides hands on educational programs and maintains the planting beds for adjacent Winterfield Elementary School... Winterfield Comm... Winterfield Community Garden Workday - MARCH 2023 Girl Scout Skills Day at McDowell Nature Preserve Nature Centers 9:00am - 12:30pm 2 Girl Scouts from all over Mecklenburg County will be participating in a fun day outdoors at McDowell Nature Preserve, building their skills and earning badges in various activities. VOLUNTEERS will assist with directing Scouts to activity stations... Girl Scout Skill... Girl Scout Skills Day at McDowell Nature Preserve Girl Scout Skills Day at McDowell Nature Preserve Nature Centers 12:30pm - 4:00pm 12 Girl Scouts from all over Mecklenburg County will be participating in a fun day outdoors at McDowell Nature Preserve, building their skills and earning badges in various activities. VOLUNTEERS will assist with directing Scouts to activity stations... Girl Scout Skill... Girl Scout Skills Day at McDowell Nature Preserve View 4 More
5 View 4 More	6 TIRS: GIFTED GARDENERS for Spring 2023 Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 10:00am - 11:30am 2 For participants 18+ of all abilities. Interested in gardening, but don't know where to start? Start at the Ivory/Baker Community Garden! In this program, participants will learn basic horticulture and gardening skills, prepare and care for vari... TIRS: GIFTED GAR... TIRS: GIFTED GARDENERS for Spring 2023 View 4 More	7 A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Thereasea C. Elder Park Park Projects 11:00am-12:00 21 Get ready to WAKE UP THE PARKS! Sign up today to help keep your favorite park or greenway clean and healthy by picking up litter! A great way to spend an hour AT LUNCHTIME by getting outdoors and helping in your community. On this date we will partne... A WALK IN THE PA... A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Thereasea C. Elder Park View 4 More	8 View 4 More	9 NEW!!! "SWIM GYM" with TIRS Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 12:30pm - 2:00pm 2 Swim Gym is an aquatic program for people ages 18 and up with a disability. Participants will learn fun games and ways to stay fit in the pool - This is NOT a swim lesson program. Volunteers will be asked to engage with participants in the games a... NEW!!! "SWIM GYM... NEW!!! "SWIM GYM" with TIRS View 4 More	10 View 4 More	11 Lincoln Heights Community Garden Workday - March 2023 Community Gardens 8:00am-12:00 6 Join us for a special workday at Lincoln Heights Community Garden! Volunteers will help with moving 10 yards+ of soil, as well as compost, into garden boxes, to get the gardens ready to go for the new year! We'll also be giving the gardens a thoroug... Lincoln Heights ... Lincoln Heights Community Garden Workday - March 2023 GREENWAY CLEANUP at Four Mile Creek Greenway - March 2023 Greenways 9:00am-11:00am 11 "Project Captain" Brian McCready gathers energetic Volunteers on the 2nd Saturday each month at 9616 Radner Lane, Charlotte, 28277, to trim trees and weeds; pick up trash; and clear branches and debris from the Four Mile Creek Greenway path. The list... GREENWAY CLEANUP... GREENWAY CLEANUP at Four Mile Creek Greenway - March 2023 HOLI CELEBRATION at Elon Recreation Center Recreation Centers 11:00am - 2:00pm Holi Hai! Drop in this afternoon for our "colorful" festivities celebrating the recent Holi holiday! Cover your friends and family with our safe gulal* and explore cultural traditions as you welcome the Spring season! Volunteers will help with sett... HOLI CELEBRATION... HOLI CELEBRATION at Elon Recreation Center HOLI CELEBRATION at Elon Recreation Center Recreation Centers 2:00pm - 5:00pm Holi Hai! Drop in this afternoon for our "colorful" festivities celebrating the recent Holi holiday! Cover your friends and family with our safe gulal* and explore cultural traditions as you welcome the Spring season! Volunteers will help with sett... HOLI CELEBRATION... HOLI CELEBRATION at Elon Recreation Center View 4 More
12 View 4 More	13 TIRS: GIFTED GARDENERS for Spring 2023 Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 10:00am - 11:30am 2 For participants 18+ of all abilities. Interested in gardening, but don't know where to start? Start at the Ivory/Baker Community Garden! In this program, participants will learn basic horticulture and gardening skills, prepare and care for vari... TIRS: GIFTED GAR... TIRS: GIFTED GARDENERS for Spring 2023 View 4 More	14 A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Mason Wallace Park Park Projects 11:00am-12:00 12 Get ready to WAKE UP THE PARKS! Sign up today to help keep your favorite park or greenway clean and healthy by picking up litter! A great way to spend an hour AT LUNCHTIME by getting outdoors and helping in your community. *PARKING: After entering ... A WALK IN THE PA... A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Mason Wallace Park View 4 More	15 TIRS: Kick It! Beep Kickball Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 4:00pm - 6:00pm 5 Kick It! is a beep kickball program for individuals ages 10 and up with a visual impairment. During the program, participants will learn the rules and skills of the sport and be able to play a game of beep kickball each class with and against the... TIRS: Kick It! B... TIRS: Kick It! Beep Kickball View 4 More	16 NEW!!! "SWIM GYM" with TIRS Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 12:30pm - 2:00pm 2 Swim Gym is an aquatic program for people ages 18 and up with a disability. Participants will learn fun games and ways to stay fit in the pool - This is NOT a swim lesson program. Volunteers will be asked to engage with participants in the games a... NEW!!! "SWIM GYM... NEW!!! "SWIM GYM" with TIRS View 4 More	17 View 4 More	18 CREEK WEEK 2023 KICKOFF at Campbell Creek Greenway Park Projects 9:00am-11:30am 4 HELP US CELEBRATE THE KICKOFF OF THE 5th ANNUAL "CREEK WEEK!" On this date, Park & Recreation partners with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water and Keep Charlotte Beautiful to conduct a combined Greenway, Stream and Street litter cleanup! Volunteers w... CREEK WEEK 2023 ... CREEK WEEK 2023 KICKOFF at Campbell Creek Greenway View 4 More
19 View 4 More	20 TIRS: GIFTED GARDENERS for Spring 2023 Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 10:00am - 11:30am 2 For participants 18+ of all abilities. Interested in gardening, but don't know where to start? Start at the Ivory/Baker Community Garden! In this program, participants will learn basic horticulture and gardening skills, prepare and care for vari... TIRS: GIFTED GAR... TIRS: GIFTED GARDENERS for Spring 2023 View 4 More	21 A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Long Creek Greenway Park Projects 11:00am-12:00 6 JOIN US TO CELEBRATE "CREEK WEEK" 2023! Sign up today to help keep your favorite park or greenway clean and healthy by picking up litter! A great way to spend an hour AT LUNCHTIME by getting outdoors and helping in your community. On this date we wil... A WALK IN THE PA... A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Long Creek Greenway View 4 More	22 TIRS: Kick It! Beep Kickball Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 4:00pm - 6:00pm 5 Kick It! is a beep kickball program for individuals ages 10 and up with a visual impairment. During the program, participants will learn the rules and skills of the sport and be able to play a game of beep kickball each class with and against the... TIRS: Kick It! B... TIRS: Kick It! Beep Kickball View 4 More	23 NEW!!! "SWIM GYM" with TIRS Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 12:30pm - 2:00pm 3 Swim Gym is an aquatic program for people ages 18 and up with a disability. Participants will learn fun games and ways to stay fit in the pool - This is NOT a swim lesson program. Volunteers will be asked to engage with participants in the games a... NEW!!! "SWIM GYM... NEW!!! "SWIM GYM" with TIRS View 4 More	24 View 4 More	25 WEED WARRIORS at McDowell Nature Preserve - March Nature Centers 9:30am-12:00 7 WANTED: Invasive plant Elaeagnus sp. - AKA Silverberry! REWARD: Protection of McDowell Nature Preserve's native species and natural communities! Meet the staff at McDowell Nature Center to connect with people and nature, all while making a positi... WEED WARRIORS at... WEED WARRIORS at McDowell Nature Preserve - March Winterfield Community Garden FAMILY FIELD DAY Community Gardens 11:30am - 2:00pm 3 Winterfield Family Field Day is an afternoon of fun, games and crafts centered around the theme of Soil Conservation! Winterfield Community Garden is hosting this event in collaboration with Winterfield Elementary School and Mecklenburg Soil and Wate... Winterfield Comm... Winterfield Community Garden FAMILY FIELD DAY Winterfield Community Garden FAMILY FIELD DAY Community Gardens 2:00pm - 4:30pm 14 Winterfield Family Field Day is an afternoon of fun, games and crafts centered around the theme of Soil Conservation! Winterfield Community Garden is hosting this event in collaboration with Winterfield Elementary School and Mecklenburg Soil and Wate... Winterfield Comm... Winterfield Community Garden FAMILY FIELD DAY View 4 More
26 View 4 More	27 TIRS: GIFTED GARDENERS for Spring 2023 Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 10:00am - 11:30am 2 For participants 18+ of all abilities. Interested in gardening, but don't know where to start? Start at the Ivory/Baker Community Garden! In this program, participants will learn basic horticulture and gardening skills, prepare and care for vari... TIRS: GIFTED GAR... TIRS: GIFTED GARDENERS for Spring 2023 View 4 More	28 A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Westerly Hills Park Park Projects 11:00am-12:00 23 Get ready to WAKE UP THE PARKS! Sign up today to help keep your favorite park or greenway clean and healthy by picking up litter! A great way to spend an hour AT LUNCHTIME by getting outdoors and helping in your community. *PARKING: Westerly Hills ... A WALK IN THE PA... A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Westerly Hills Park View 4 More	29 TIRS: Kick It! Beep Kickball Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 4:00pm - 6:00pm 5 Kick It! is a beep kickball program for individuals ages 10 and up with a visual impairment. During the program, participants will learn the rules and skills of the sport and be able to play a game of beep kickball each class with and against the... TIRS: Kick It! B... TIRS: Kick It! Beep Kickball View 4 More	30 SOUL TRAIN DANCE PARTY at Eastway Recreation Centers 10:00am - 3:00pm 8 Do the Hustle! Dress to impress in your 70's best! Enjoy music, food, dancing, grand prize giveaways, special performances and more. Volunteers are needed to help with setup/decoration, event operations and cleanup for this FUN event for Seniors, ... SOUL TRAIN DANCE... SOUL TRAIN DANCE PARTY at Eastway NEW!!! "SWIM GYM" with TIRS Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 12:30pm - 2:00pm 3 Swim Gym is an aquatic program for people ages 18 and up with a disability. Participants will learn fun games and ways to stay fit in the pool - This is NOT a swim lesson program. Volunteers will be asked to engage with participants in the games a... NEW!!! "SWIM GYM... NEW!!! "SWIM GYM" with TIRS View 4 More	31 TRASH TRACKERS at Iswa Nature Preserve Nature Centers 9:30am-11:30am 1 Explore a different location each month while you connect with people and nature, all the while making a positive difference in our community by removing trash from our Nature Preserves and Parks! Each cleanup project will take place from 9:30am to 1... TRASH TRACKERS a... TRASH TRACKERS at Iswa Nature Preserve SOUL TRAIN DANCE PARTY at Eastway Recreation Centers 12:00pm - 4:00pm 10 Do the Hustle! Dress to impress in your 70's best! Enjoy music, food, dancing, grand prize giveaways, special performances and more. Volunteers are needed to help with setup/decoration, event operations and cleanup for this FUN event for Seniors, ... SOUL TRAIN DANCE... SOUL TRAIN DANCE PARTY at Eastway SOUL TRAIN DANCE PARTY at Eastway Recreation Centers 4:00pm - 8:00pm 9 Do the Hustle! Dress to impress in your 70's best! Enjoy music, food, dancing, grand prize giveaways, special performances and more. Volunteers are needed to help with setup/decoration, event operations and cleanup for this FUN event for Seniors, ... SOUL TRAIN DANCE... SOUL TRAIN DANCE PARTY at Eastway View 4 More