Newly-hired staff for the CD-REC Park & Lunch summer recreation program participated in a week of training from June 16th through the 20th, 2008, prior to providing supervision to hundreds of children at the program's eleven locations throughout the City, including Ruggles, North, Abbott Court, Kennedy, Lafayette, Maplewood and Pulaski Parks. Staff will be operating a daily recreation and lunch program for youth under 18 from June 23rd thru Aug 29th with an emphasis on good nutrition and physical fitness. The training included instruction in the rules and regulations of the Summer Lunch Program that is offered through the Department. of Education. She also outlined the programs for the summer and including a Summer Olympics contest that the children will be able to participate in. Click here for photos of the Park & Lunch staff safety training. For more information about the event, contact organizer and Community Development Recreation Director Grace Gerling at 508-679-0922.
 

(Top row, left and center) Staff members Evan Fludder, Kristopher Vaillancourt and Hilary Cabral listen as CD-REC director Grace Gerling welcomes them to the staff training session at their Bank Street headquarters. (Top row, right) Tatiyana Smith, Myles Brilhante and Carl Burnett talk during the break. (Middle row, left) Trainees Nick Camara and Chris Raymond look over their training manual. (Middle row, right) Sydney Silva and Ron Thomas get some assistance from Ms. Gerling. (Bottom row, left) Robert O'Melia offers a suggestion for motivating children to participate while Tyler Barboza listens. (Bottom row, center and right) Ms. Gerling goes over the proper operation of the walkie-talkie system that will keep staff in touch with their supervisors at all times.