The 2011 summer season of Community Development Re-creation (CD-REC) programs and activities kicked off with a three-hour free celebration of music, food and fun for hundreds of people at Ruggles Park on June 25th. Activities included a rock climbing wall, arts and crafts, games & prizes, photos, face painting, carnival games and pony rides. A number of agencies, including the BOLD Coalition, the Fall River Housing Authority, CFC Head Start, and the Family Services Association offered children a variety of activities. Pizza and refreshments were provided by Seth Hockert-lotz of Domino's Pizza South Main Street. The event helps people learn about the summer Lunch and Park program and other summer offerings through CD-REC. This year's event also included an opportunity to sign up for the Soda-free Summer Pledge Campaign offered by Healthy City Fall River. Click here to see pictures from last year's event. For more information about the event or any of the summer programs, contact CD-REC at 508-679-0922.
 

(Top row, left) CD-REC staffer Derek Ross offers pizza provided by Seth Hockert-lotz of Domino's Pizza South Main Street. (Top row, right) CD-REC program director Jamison Souza invites participants to join in the many games and events. (Middle row, left) Participants dance to the Electric Slide. (Top row, right) Pat Bebo of the University of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Program invites participants to take a "Re-think Your Drink" quiz. (Bottom row, left) Jasiel Correia II hands out questionnaires from the Project Assist under the Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative (CRRI). (Bottom row, right) Ten-year-old Nate Lomba in the green shirt pulls hard during the tug-of-war event.