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The 2009 Summer Guide is available now!
Welcome to summer 2009 at Seattle Parks and Recreation! It's time for wading pools and spray parks, bicycling and the beach, sailing and rowing, exploring the natural wonders that surround us, celebrating at community festivals that bring us together, visiting our gardens at their beautiful best, and just being outside during Seattle's best season--it's how we make it through the winter! We hope you'll join us for lots of exciting new programming in our Center City parks, and for our Second Annual Healthy Parks, Healthy You event on August 22 at Seward Park.
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Are you looking for reasonably priced, quality, fun summer day camps?
Here at Seattle Parks and Recreation we offer high quality programming, consistent care, and well qualified staff, and we welcome all members of the community. Our licensed camps, for kids from Kindergarten through 5th grade, offer enrichment activities in recreation, arts and culture, environmental stewardship, health and fitness, field trips, and more. Our staff work hard to emphasize both community relationships and individual thinking.

Camps run from June 22 through September 4 (there's no program on July 3); the weekly rate is $150, and we accept Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) subsidies.

Go to SPARC here on our home page, then click on "Activities," "Out-of-School Care/Day Camps," and "Childcare - DayCamp - K-5." You can also pick up application forms at your local community center.

It's busker season!
Busker season is starting in Center City parks! Here's the complete lineup of June busker activities and entertainment, from juggling to music to acts of derring-do!
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Volunteer Opportunities, Summer Jobs and Training for Youth
Seattle Parks and Recreation is now accepting applications for various volunteer opportunities, summer employment and training programs for youth.
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Seattle Conservation Corps' first newsletter, The Corps at its Best
The Seattle Conservation Corps is Seattle Parks and Recreation's program that helps formerly troubled people by training them for viable, living-wage jobs and life success skills. The Corps members do great work in Seattle parks and for other agencies and employers on a contract basis. See information about the Corps and read the first edition of the employee-created newsletter.
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FREE Fish-Friendly Car Wash Kit Available at Camp Long and Carkeek Park
Car washes can be terrific fundraisers and a great way to build community. But, did you know that if a car wash is done incorrectly it can hurt local fish and other wildlife? The soapy water, dirt, and phosphates drain into storm drains and ditches that lead straight to creeks and into Puget Sound. You can prevent this harm to wildlife by using the fish-friendly car wash kit. To borrow the Kit for your next community car wash fundraiser or to find out more about it call 206-684-7434 at Camp Long or 206-684-0877 at Carkeek Park.
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Sherwood History Files
Seattle Parks and Recreation's Sherwood History Files are now available online.
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