Calendar

	May 2023
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	1 View 4 More	2 A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Amay James Recreation Center/Grounds Park Projects 11:00am-12:00 24 Join us for A WALK IN THE PARK! 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, Volunteers... A WALK IN THE PA... A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Amay James Recreation Center/Grounds View 4 More	3 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	4 View 4 More	5 View 4 More	6 SENIOR GAMES Big Saturday - Field Events - Great for a GROUP! Senior Games/Silver Arts 9:00am-3:00pm 7 We are seeking friendly, upbeat volunteers to assist local older active adults who are participating in the 2023 Mecklenburg Senior Games! Under the guidance of Event Managers, volunteers will be responsible for the following tasks for each event: Se... SENIOR GAMES Big... SENIOR GAMES Big Saturday - Field Events - Great for a GROUP! YOUTH TRACK & FIELD MEETS at Philip O. Berry Academy Athletics 8:30am - 3:30pm 7 The Youth Track & Field program is an annual youth sports offering from Mecklenburg County. Athletes compete in developmentally appropriate disciplines in a recreational setting, to promote a love of athletics! Volunteers are needed to assist with a... YOUTH TRACK & FI... YOUTH TRACK & FIELD MEETS at Philip O. Berry Academy View 4 More
7 View 4 More	8 View 4 More	9 A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Camp Greene Park Park Projects 11:00am-12:00 18 Join us for A WALK IN THE PARK! 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. Volunteers should plan to... A WALK IN THE PA... A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Camp Greene Park View 4 More	10 END-OF-SCHOOL APPRECIATION CELEBRATION at Camp Greene Park - MAY 10 Park Projects 9:00am-1:00pm 2 WE NEED YOU - SIGN UP TODAY! We could use a few Volunteers to help out with our annual END-OF-SCHOOL APPRECIATION CELEBRATION for the High School students who have been coming out to Parks and Recreation Centers all year! We expect about 100 studen... END-OF-SCHOOL AP... END-OF-SCHOOL APPRECIATION CELEBRATION at Camp Greene Park - MAY 10 INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL at James Boyce Park - May 10 Park Projects 1:00pm-3:00pm 13 "Project Captain" Bruce Chapman leads Volunteers in caring for James Boyce Park and restoring natural habitat by removing invasive plants! We will cut and/or pull up invasive English ivy, privet and autumn olive, giving native plants a better home... INVASIVE PLANT R... INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL at James Boyce Park - May 10 View 4 More	11 View 4 More	12 SENIOR GAMES Swim Meet Senior Games/Silver Arts 8:00am-12:00 1 We are seeking friendly, upbeat volunteers to assist local older active adults who are participating in the 2023 Mecklenburg Senior Games! Under the guidance of Event Managers, volunteers will be responsible for the following tasks for each event: Se... SENIOR GAMES Swi... SENIOR GAMES Swim Meet View 4 More	13 GREENWAY CLEANUP at Four Mile Creek Greenway - May 2023 Greenways 8:30am-10:30am 3 "Project Captain" Brian McCready gathers energetic Volunteers on one 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. *NOTE that ... GREENWAY CLEANUP... GREENWAY CLEANUP at Four Mile Creek Greenway - May 2023 GARDEN WORK DAY at Quest - May 13, 2023 Nature Centers 10:00am - 12:00pm 7 Want to get your hands dirty? Come spend your morning beautifying our garden with us! We’ll be pruning and mulching our garden so our native plants can flourish for all to enjoy. Join us at 9:30am for an introduction to the Quest garden including ... GARDEN WORK DAY ... GARDEN WORK DAY at Quest - May 13, 2023 YOUTH TRACK & FIELD MEETS at Philip O. Berry Academy Athletics 8:30am - 3:30pm 7 The Youth Track & Field program is an annual youth sports offering from Mecklenburg County. Athletes compete in developmentally appropriate disciplines in a recreational setting, to promote a love of athletics! Volunteers are needed to assist with a... YOUTH TRACK & FI... YOUTH TRACK & FIELD MEETS at Philip O. Berry Academy View 4 More
14 View 4 More	15 SENIOR GAMES Table Tennis Senior Games/Silver Arts 5:00pm-9:00pm 1 We are seeking friendly, upbeat volunteers to assist local older active adults who are participating in the 2023 Mecklenburg Senior Games! Under the guidance of Event Managers, volunteers will be responsible for the following tasks for each event: Se... SENIOR GAMES Tab... SENIOR GAMES Table Tennis View 4 More	16 A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Clarks Creek Park Park Projects 11:00am-12:00 21 Join us for A WALK IN THE PARK! 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. Volunteers should plan to... A WALK IN THE PA... A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Clarks Creek Park View 4 More	17 INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL at James Boyce Park - May 17 Park Projects 1:00pm-3:00pm 15 "Project Captain" Bruce Chapman leads Volunteers in caring for James Boyce Park and restoring natural habitat by removing invasive plants! We will cut and/or pull up invasive English ivy, privet and autumn olive, giving native plants a better home... INVASIVE PLANT R... INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL at James Boyce Park - May 17 WHAT A CATCH at Latta Nature Preserve (TIRS) Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services 5:00-6:30pm 3 This is a monthly evening of fishing for participants ages 10 and up, of all abilities. Participants get the chance to learn basics of fishing, how to cast a line, and hopefully reel in a fish or 2 while enjoying a relaxing time by the water. VOLU... WHAT A CATCH at ... WHAT A CATCH at Latta Nature Preserve (TIRS) View 4 More	18 View 4 More	19 View 4 More	20 AFFORDABLE HOUSING KICKOFF EVENT with Habitat CLT - Lincoln Heights Community Gardens 9:00am-1:00pm 6 Join us for the AFFORDABLE HOUSING KICK OFF EVENT with Habitat for Humanity, at Lincoln Heights Park & Community Garden! Volunteers will help with various beautification and garden care tasks, which may include: Replacing plywood and painting of rai... AFFORDABLE HOUSI... AFFORDABLE HOUSING KICKOFF EVENT with Habitat CLT - Lincoln Heights SENIOR GAMES Pickleball Senior Games/Silver Arts 9:00am-3:00pm 2 We are seeking friendly, upbeat volunteers to assist local older active adults who are participating in the 2023 Mecklenburg Senior Games! Under the guidance of Event Managers, volunteers will be responsible for the following tasks for each event: Se... SENIOR GAMES Pic... SENIOR GAMES Pickleball YOUTH TRACK & FIELD MEETS at Philip O. Berry Academy Athletics 8:30am - 3:28pm 6 The Youth Track & Field program is an annual youth sports offering from Mecklenburg County. Athletes compete in developmentally appropriate disciplines in a recreational setting, to promote a love of athletics! Volunteers are needed to assist with a... YOUTH TRACK & FI... YOUTH TRACK & FIELD MEETS at Philip O. Berry Academy View 4 More
21 View 4 More	22 View 4 More	23 A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Carmel Road Park Park Projects 11:00am-12:00 18 Join us for A WALK IN THE PARK! 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. Volunteers should plan to... A WALK IN THE PA... A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - Carmel Road Park View 4 More	24 INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL at James Boyce Park - May 24 Park Projects 1:00pm-3:00pm 13 "Project Captain" Bruce Chapman leads Volunteers in caring for James Boyce Park and restoring natural habitat by removing invasive plants! We will cut and/or pull up invasive English ivy, privet and autumn olive, giving native plants a better home... INVASIVE PLANT R... INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL at James Boyce Park - May 24 View 4 More	25 SENIOR GAMES Basketball Tournament (Men's and Women's) Senior Games/Silver Arts 5:00pm-9:00pm We are seeking friendly, upbeat volunteers to assist local older active adults who are participating in the 2023 Mecklenburg Senior Games! Under the guidance of Event Managers, volunteers will be responsible for the following tasks for each event: Se... SENIOR GAMES Bas... SENIOR GAMES Basketball Tournament (Men's and Women's) View 4 More	26 Senior LUAU PARTY at Arbor Glen Outreach Center Recreation Centers 10:00am-1:30pm 11 Come and enjoy some food, entertainment and Aloha spirit at our annual Senior Luau Party! During this social event at Arbor Glen Outreach Center, participants will dance, listen to music, have lunch and receive educational information from vendors.�... Senior LUAU PART... Senior LUAU PARTY at Arbor Glen Outreach Center TRASH TRACKERS at McDowell Nature Preserve Nature Centers 9:30am-11:30am 14 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 McDowell Nature Preserve View 4 More	27 FUN WITH FISHING! at McDowell Nature Preserve Nature Centers 9:30am-3:00pm 5 McDowell Nature Preserve will be hosting a one-day event on May 27th as part of the National Fishing and Boating Week 2023! From 10am-2:30pm we will have access to our Red Fox Shelter and surrounding area for anglers to fish for free, no license r... FUN WITH FISHING... FUN WITH FISHING! at McDowell Nature Preserve GARDEN WORK DAY at Quest - May 27, 2023 Nature Centers 2:00pm - 4:00pm 7 April showers bring May flowers, and also erosion and weeds! Help spruce up the Quest garden with a little weeding, mulching, and resetting of river rocks. Today's workday will include some heavy lifting. Please wear weather appropriate clothing (spr... GARDEN WORK DAY ... GARDEN WORK DAY at Quest - May 27, 2023 View 4 More
28 View 4 More	29 View 4 More	30 CANCELLED - A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - First Ward Park Park Projects 11:00am-12:00 21 DUE TO A LACK OF AVAILABLE PARKING, WE ARE CANCELLING THIS DATE! ******************************** Join us for A WALK IN THE PARK! Sign up today to help keep your favorite park or greenway clean and healthy by picking up litter! A great way to spend... CANCELLED - A WA... CANCELLED - A WALK IN THE PARK Cleanup Projects - First Ward Park View 4 More	31 View 4 More