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Townsend Recreation Commission

 

Description of Services

The Recreation Commission shall be responsible for the development, operation, scheduling and coordination of recreation programs for the Town.  The Commission shall have the powers and duties as may  be provided by the laws of the Commonwealth, the Charter, By-Law or other Town Meeting vote.

 

Contact Information

Postal Address:
Townsend Recreation Director,c/o 101 Main Street, Townsend MA 01469
Telephone:
978-597-5914
Contact:
Karen Clement, Recreation Director
Email:
clem6six@verizon.net
Recreation Commission Information

Postal Address
Townsend Recreation Commission, 272 Main Street, Townsend, MA 01469
Number of Members and Terms:
Five Members, elected for a three year term each, arranged so that the terms of as nearly an equal number of members shall expire each year.
Meeting times:
As posted

For a current listing of Recreation Commissioners, please click here for Elected Officials

Upcoming Recreation Programs:

NEW ! !    Online Registration and Payment for all classes and programs!  

Now there are 2 options to Register for Recreation Programs:

1. Register and pay online.
2. Print and fill out the Recreation Registration Form, and send it with the check to: Townsend Recreation, c/o Karen Clement, 101 Main St., Townsend, MA 01469, and send an email confirmation to clem6six@verizon.net

Questions about Programs or Online Registration?  email  clem6six@verizon.net.

 

UPCOMING CLASSES-

Want to see a particular class offered? Have a suggestion for a program or want to run one? Just ask, maybe we can arrange to have one!  E-mail clem6six@verizon.net    

DANCE CHAPERONES NEEDED!  - I need 10 CORI cleared adults to chaperone each Hawthorne Brook dance.  Dances are 1/6, 2/3, 3/2, 4/27 + 5/4 from 7-9 P.M., for 6-8th grade students. Please e-mail me! Karen at clem6six@verizon.net

ABC FOLLOW ME - Preschool-ABC Follow Me is a children’s playtime and story time combined with music and movement program. Being offered is a series of parent/child programs devoted to encouraging families to engage in fun, physical activities together. Children will have the opportunity to play, run, jump, throw, catch, and socialize in a playgroup environment. Each week a different theme will be introduced and the story and activities will go along with each theme. Beth Anne McManus will lead the weekly sessions. Sessions will be held in the Town Hall, Main St.,9:30-10:15 A.M. for walkers - 2 yrs., and 10:30-11:15 A.M. for ages 2-4, on Thursdays- 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22. Cost is $24 for the four week sessions. Daily rate is $8/class per child  For additional information e-mail bethanne_mcmanus@yahoo.com

VOLLEYBALL - Volleyball 2012 will be held at the Hawthorne Brook Middle School in Townsend, MA on Jan. 6,13,20,27, Feb. 3, March 2,9,23.The 6-7:15 P.M. session is for grades 5-8 and the 7:30-9:00 P.M. session is for grades 9-12. Open to all students from Ashby, Pepperell, Townsend and surrounding communities. Space is limited and must be confirmed by e-mail to clem6six@verizon.net. Payment of $60. to Townsend Recreation.

Join TRAC (Townsend Recreation Activity Council) - masscanfields@verizon.net if you want to help raise funds to repair the tennis courts at Hawthorne Brook, create after school tennis programs and explore the possibility of building a skateboard park!

 

 

Townsend Recreation Commission Policies

All programs are offered to Townsend Residents on a first come, first serve basis. Townsend Recreation Commission reserves the right to cancel or consolidate any program that does not meet the minimum participant registration numbers. Remember nothing terminates a program faster than waiting until the last minute to register. Avoid disappointment and register promptly.

Participants' Responsibility
We ask all participants to respect the staff, volunteers, coaches, other participants, age requirements, and the equipment we use. Additional rules will be announced at each program. If a participant fails to cooperate with the rules, the Director reserves the right to dismiss or suspend a participant in any program without a refund of fees.
Townsend Recreation Commission is not a day care, after-school care program or babysitting service. Please read and understand the policies. If they are unclear to you, please ask questions.

All participants must pre-register for ALL programs. The Recreation Supervisor on duty is solely responsible for the activity that is taking place. Children should not be left unattended in the building or at the fields at any time. Please be on time dropping off and picking up children from their programs. Failure to do so will result in additional cost of $1.00 per minute or suspension from programming.

Registration
Registrations will be accepted until the program is full or 1 week prior to the start date. In some cases, registration will be accepted up till the start of the program. You may register for a program by contacting the Recreation Director, Karen Clement at clem6six@verizon.net. We accept mail in registration by printing off a copy of our registration form, and sending a check with the registrant’s information to Townsend Recreation, C/O Karen Clement, 101 Main Street, Townsend, Ma. 01469. All Townsend residents will be given first opportunity to sign up for a program. If a particular program sells out quickly, non-residents may not be allowed to register.

Non-Residents
Non-Residents can register for programs for an additional fee pending space available. You must fill out a registration form during the registration times in order to be placed on a waiting list. Program fee plus an additional non-resident fee will be collected prior to the start of the program should space allow.

Payment
Payment is due at the time of registration, check or money order made payable to Townsend Recreation Commission. A fee of $35.00 will be charged for any check returned for insufficient funds. No new registration of programming will be allowed until the $35.00 fee is paid.

Age Requirements
Participants must be of noted age or grade by the first day of the program in which they are enrolled. No exceptions will be made.

Course Confirmation
No confirmations are sent out!!!!! Please understand that it is the registrant’s responsibility to know the date, time, and location of any program. A participant is registered only when payment is received, unless the department notifies you otherwise. We will only notify you if there are any problems or changes.

Refunds
All programs are refundable within 7 days before the program starts, unless the Recreation Commission cancels a program, or you have mailed in a registration and no openings exist. You may request to withdraw from a program in sufficient time (7 days prior), pending that a replacement can be found and the Recreation Commission has incurred no costs.

Photo Policy
Photographs and videos may be taken during some of Townsend Recreation Programs. These photographs and names may be used in future brochures, slide programs, bulletin board displays, newsletters and local newspapers, cable, and satellite providers. If you don't want to have you and or your child photographed and name published, please let us know ahead of time. Pictures are a nice way to show others what the programs look like.

Personal Belongings
Please DO NOT bring any valuables, toys, or games to our programs. The Recreation Commission is not responsible for lost or stolen articles. To be safe, leave articles or valuables at home unless necessary for the program. We do not maintain a lost and found for items left at fields and facilities were programs are held
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Additional Information

Checks should be made out to: Townsend Recreation  - please include your phone number on the check

Please send payments for any of the above to:

Karen Clement

101 Main Street

Townsend, MA  01469


This page last updated: Thursday, 22-Dec-2011 09:21:59 EST