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𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 (pictured):
The 𝐌𝐜𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 returns to the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center July 27-August 2 as a USTA Pro Circuit event! It’s free and open to the public. Volunteers for the major event are welcome as well: contact Madison Rials at [email protected] or fill out the form at tinyurl.com/provolunteer26.
---𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧---
This Saturday marks the return of a 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 from 8:45am-11:15am for $12, with the Ron James Youth Tennis Program offering match play opportunities for junior players. Saturday Play Days are non-ranked and non-elimination (round robin) 2-hour junior tennis events designed to give young players match experience in a fun, developmental setting.
---𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬---
𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓!
Take pictures of yourself at these spots at our parks through July 17 in our scavenger hunt and post here (or in any of our scavenger hunt posts)!
Then on July 17 attend a wildlife demo from Black Creek Wildlife Center at the Timrod Park amphitheater at 6pm for a chance to win a $50 credit for our athletic and other programming.
One picture from each spot is another chance to win (but you must attend the demo).
---𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬---
Our 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 open registration Monday at flotownrec.com:
𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐛---For ages 12 (in 7th grade) through 18 (all must be in school). At the Barnes Street Activity Center 3pm-6:30pm Monday-Thursday starting Aug. 3. A one-time fee of $12. See our flyer on Facebook or the website for more details.
𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦---For kids 6-12 for the Dr. Iola Jones Park Community Center, Levy Park Youth Center, Maple Park Community Center and Mordecai C. Johnson Community Center and Freedom Youth Center. Begins Aug. 3 and is 2pm-5:30pm. A one-time fee of $12. See our flyer on Facebook or the website for more details.
Our 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 will be going strong through the end of next week with school returning soon!
---𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬---
All register at flotownrec.com.
𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥: For ages 5-12 and $60 per athlete (residents). Through Aug. 6 if spots are available.
𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫: For ages 5-15 and $55 per athlete (residents). Many spots are filling quick.
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: For ages 5-12 and $50 per athlete (residents). For Junior Football games. Through Aug. 6.
---𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫---
The 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 which features more than 400 youths for ages 5 to 17 years of age continues to play games through the summer (thankfully inside!).
---𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱---
The season for the 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐬 continues at Carolina Bank Field! Follow them on Facebook for the latest scheduled games.
---𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱---
It’s quiet this week but last week was a doozy! 😊 Thanks again to everyone who came out for 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
---𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐲𝐦𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬---
Our regular classes for age groups ranging from 𝟏𝟖 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 are available for parts of every month at flotownrec.com!

NASA is recruiting four volunteers to spend a full year inside a simulated space habitat at Johnson Space Center in Houston, living and working under isolated conditions that mimic both the moon and Mars. https://www.wltx.com/article/news/nation-world/nasa-volunteers-space-habitat-year-long-research/507-83f83e62-26a4-4e2f-b7f2-deca9a470ae3?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WLTX_News19 photo cred: NASA