SPR - Who we are and what we do

Who we are and what we do

“Building community through

people, parks and programs”

Mission Statement

The Saco Parks and Recreation Department is dedicated to creating and providing active and passive recreational opportunities in order to promote social, cultural and physical well being and improve the quality of life for all present and future Saco residents and its visitors. We strive to provide safe, well-maintained parks, facilities, beaches and a healthy urban forest in addition to professional high quality programs and services that respond to the changing needs within our community.

As Harry S. Truman said… “The right of children to play and to dance; the right of youth to sport for sports’ sake; the right of men and women to use leisure in the pursuit of happiness in their own way, are basic to our American heritage.”

Table of Contents

Introduction …………………………………………….…………………

SPR Staffing & Organizational Chart …………..….…………………

Asset Management ……………………………………………………….

Municipal Grounds & Facilities …..……………………….……………

Street Trees & the Urban Forest ……………………..…….....………

Trails & Open Space ………….………………………..…………...……

Beaches ………………………………...….…………………………...….

Recreation Programs ………………………………….....………………

Revenues Generated …….……………………………….………………

Grants & Donations ………...……………………………….……………

Community Outreach & Social Media …………………….…………...

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Page 1 “Building community through people, parks and programs.”

We at Saco Parks and Recreation, “SPR”, are pleased to present this

report that will tell the story of who we are and what we do. SPR is

comprised of five distinct divisions: Recreation, Municipal Grounds,

Buildings & Facilities, Trees and Lifeguards. The Recreation

Department as set forth in City Code is “responsible for the planning

and implementing of recreation programs so that they are suitable to

the needs and interests of the City of Saco.” The Parks Division by

the same Code “shall be responsible for the maintenance of the City's

park system and recreation facilities.” Additionally SPR is also responsible for the care and

maintenance of all trees located on the city’s 120 miles of roadside and in all parks and open

space, as well as the staffing of lifeguards on the beaches at Bayview and Kinney Shores.

Over the course of FY 2012, the department ran well over 50 separate programs and special

events. These recreational opportunities range from youth sports programs such as our

basketball programs with 373 participants to our Breakfast with Santa event that had an

attendance of over 300 people. In addition we augmented existing programs and introduced

new ones that align with national initiatives to help fight childhood obesity and promote

families to spend more time outdoors enjoying passive recreational opportunities. To this end

we introduced Kid-Fit programs aligned with first lady Michelle Obama’s fitness campaign

“Let’s Move” and also integrated curriculum based on the National Wildlife Federation’s

“Be Out There” initiative into our PreK and school age children programs.

As many have noticed, over the past few years our offerings have grown tremendously in the

area of recreational programming. In addition to the Community Center, we are fortunate to

have the use of all the RSU/ Saco school buildings in the off hours, however our programs have

outgrown our available space. If we wish to see this unprecedented growth continue, new

facilities will be needed. New areas that can be explored will require amenities such as gym

space, exercise equipment and an indoor swimming pool.

We are proud of the fact that for the tenth year in a row our services are reaching more and

more citizens of the city, and we have increased revenues generated while decreasing our

burden on the taxpayers by 44.38%

over the last ten years. In FY 2012,

SPR accounted for 5.7% of the total

city budget while our revenues made

up 7.7% of the city’s incoming

revenues, excluding taxes. As in

previous years, we continue to reduce

our overall impact of the City’s budget,

this year by 16%.

Sincerely,

A message from our department

Saco Parks & Recreation Organizational Chart


Over the years staffing levels have changed to keep in pace with the growth and

ever changing needs of the community. As the seasons change and recreational

opportunities with them, so do our staffing levels. We hit our peak in the summer

months with a seasonal staff of 140 individuals to a low of 50 during the winter.

Of the 140 summer staff we hire, 95% are Saco residents, making us one of the largest

employers of young adults in the area. The majority of these young adults are high school

students and graduates from TA returning from college for the summer.

We take our community employment role very seriously as for many of our young staff we

are their first experience in the job market. As a result we have a very in-depth training

program that starts on their first day and continues as they progress through our ranks.

Our returning staff rate each summer is over 75% and it is not unusual to have many staff

starting with us as CIT’s in their Freshman year of High School and continuing up to and

sometimes beyond college graduation.

Staffing

Deputy Director

Parks & Recreation Director

Joe Hirsch

January 15, 2014

FTE = 14

Part Time & Seasonal= 35-160

Seasonal

Lifeguards

(6)

Parks Maintainer

Truck Driver

Parks Foreman

Arborist

Seasonal

Groundskeeper II (2)

Program

Aides (2)

Program

Coordinators (2)

Seasonal

Recreation Staff

(35 -150)

Recreation

Administrator

Administrative

Assistant

Custodian

Seasonal

Park Staff (3)

Program Leader

Parks Maintainer

(5 months Parks)

Program Leader

Parks Maintainer

(7 months Recreation)

Program Director


Asset Management is a standardized methodology used to effectively monitor

and plan responsibly for the replacement of the City’s infrastructure. This infrastructure ranges from

City buildings to park amenities such as playgrounds and tennis courts. The Saco Parks and Recreation

Department is responsible for the grounds maintenance of over 669 acres of city owned parcels and for

high level of maintenance weekly on over 140 acres of fields and parks. This department is also

responsible for all City trees on those 669 acres of land as well as all trees growing on both sides of 120

miles of City roads. There are 10 play structures, 3 full sized basketball courts, 4 tennis courts,

1 baseball field, 4 softball fields, and 30 acres of multi-purpose athletic fields located through the parks

system. In addition the department maintains and operates the 22,500 sq. ft. Community Center and a

3,780 sq. ft. parks maintenance building at 75 Franklin Street.

Known Deficiencies: Additional Deficiencies for the Parks and Recreation Department include the

location of the City’s Transfer Operations being adjacent to our most playable and heavily used athletic

fields located at the Foss Road Complex. The Transfer activities need to be relocated to provide for a

safer, cleaner and more aesthetic experience for both patrons of the transfer station and the fields.

Finally staffing for the maintenance of our growing parks system needs to be addressed. We are

maintaining over double the acreage that was maintained 20 years ago with virtually the same number

of staff. The amount of parks space will again double in the next 20 years due in great part to the

planning ordinances in place for new developments.

Asset Management

Parks & Recreation Department Vehicle & Large Equipment Capital Replacement Schedule

Make Model Description Model Year Est. Years of Service

Replacement Year

Condition

Modern 16' Utility 16' flat 1997 20 2017 Good

Toro Ground Master 328-D 72" mower 1997 secondary equipment

city surplus Fair

E-Z-Go Gas Golf Cart golf cart 1997 20 2017 Good

Dodge Caravan Minivan 1999 secondary

vehicle city surplus Fair

Chevy TC3600 Retired Treatment Plant

Truck 2000 secondary


John Deere 4100 tractor 2000 15 2015 Good

Ford Taurus P.D. drug seizure vehicle 2001 10 2014 Fair

GMC TC36003 1-ton stake body 2003 secondary


Toro Ground Master 328-D 72" mower 2006 12 2018 Good

Ford F450 1-ton dump body w/

plow 2007 10 2017 Good

Sure-Trac FT8216 16' black trailer with

sides 2007 20 2027 Good

Big Tex 157T-8 8' red trailer w/ sides 2007 20 2027 Good

Kubota L5740HST-1 4WD Tractor w/ imple-

ments 2008 15 2023 Excellent

Toro Grounds Master

4000-D 4WD 11' Mower 2008 12 2020 Good

Freightliner B2106 Recreation Program Bus 2008 10 2018 Good

Hudson HBC10 5 Ton 18' Trailer 2010 20 2030 Good

Toyota Sienna CE Minivan 2011 10 2021 Excellent

Ford F350 Pick Up Truck 2012 10 2022 Excellent

Toro Grounds Master

GM360 4WD 72" mid mount mower 2012 12 2024 Excellent

Ford Transit Connect Cargo Van 2012 10 2022 Excellent

Ford F550 1-Ton Dump Body 2013 10 2023 Excellent


Maintained Acreage by Park Staff

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1970's 1980's 1990's 2000's 2012

60.47

212.46 230.09

609.04

669.81

39.7483.24

98.98138.93 143.43

8 17.5 23.542 44.5

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City Owned Acreage Over the Years

Total Acreage Maintained Acreage

Facilities Maintained


Maintained Acreage by Park Staff

Facilities Maintained

Year Site Name Total Acres

Maintained Acres

Year Site Name Total Acres

Maintained Acres

City Hall 0.51 0.2 1990 Mill Brook Pump Station 0.3 0.3

Eastman Park 0.13 0.13 1990 Ryan Farms Recreation Area 8.11 7.5

Jubilee Park 0.69 0.69 1990 Cataract Substation 0.48 0.48

Rendezvous Cemetery 0.75 0.75 1990 Plymouth Drive Field 6.9 6

1752 Pepperell Park/ Fairfield School 11.55 10 1990 Tot Lot In Hillview Heights 0.06 0.02

1950 Burns School / Memorial Field 9.8 9 1996 Police Station 0.47 0.25

1970 Library / Museum 2.07 1.65 2001 Riverfront Park / Boat Ramp 1.83 0.75

1970 Young School Recreation Area 10 9 2002 Timber Oaks Pump Station 0.5 0.5

1970 North Saco Fire Station 1.02 0.85 2002 Brookside Pump Station 0.25 0.25

1970 Camp Ellis Pump Station 0.01 0.01 2002 90 Beach Street 0.4 0.2

1970 Wildwood Drive Pump Station 0.04 0.04 2005 Community Center 4.27 3

1970 Bayview Pump Station 1.06 0.5 2005 Bruno Circle Field 1.7 1.5

1970 Windy Point Pump Station 0.08 0.08 2006 Riverwalk Trail 9.82 3

1970 Pine Ridge Pump Station 0.09 0.09 2007 Prentiss Park 30.35 0

1970 Cumberland Ave. Pump Station 17.03 3 2008 Foss Road Athletic Fields 174.34 20

1970 Diamond Riverside Park 5.89 4 2008 Transfer Station/ Perkins Parcel 17.5

1980 Middle School 110 30 2008 Spring Hill Industrial Park 3.84 2

1980 Ross Road 0.6 0.6 2008 Sandy Bottom 9.94 2

1980 Skyline Drive Pump Station 0.01 0.01 2008 Cascade Falls Trail 17.32 3

1980 Industrial Park Pump Station 2.38 2.25 2009 Train Station 6.6 2.5

1980 Goosefare Brook Pump Station 0.14 0.14 2009 Horton Woods Trail 100.04 1

1980 Haley Field/Community Garden 4.17 4 2010 Strawberry Field 3 2.5

1980 Public Works 19.1 2 2010 Tarbox Parcel 30.77 0

1980 Shadagee Woods Area 13.87 4 2010 Patterson Parcel 20 0

1980 Boothby Park 1.72 0.5 2011 North Street Fire Station 7 2

1990 Joe Riley Park 0.09 0.09

1990 Ryan Farms Pump Station 0.6 0.6 Total Acreage of City Parcels 669.8

1990 Bayview Fire Station 0.62 0.5 Total Acreage of Maintained Areas 143.4

Since moving into the Community Center in 2005, we have completed a

number of renovations to address both the uses of the building as well as

energy efficiency upgrades. Whereas many of these renovations, such as

the new gym floor, are quite noticeable, other subtle, less noticeable

changes have had a major impact as you will see. From the building

envelope to the lighting, all of the building systems have been upgraded

to some degree. The vast majority of improvements have been funded by

grant money and implemented by our talented in-house staff. The results

of these efforts are clearly seen when comparing utility costs over the

years. As the chart to

the left shows, the 2011 lighting upgrades,

incorporating state and federal funding, have

drastically reduced our electrical consump-

tion. In addition, improvements to our

heating system and building envelope has

resulted in reducing our oil consumption by

3,342.79 gallons in 2012 when compared to

2005. This is particularly impressive when

you take into account that, when we first

moved in to the building, 5,000 sq. ft. of the

Community Center consisted of unheated

storage bays that today are occupied spaces.


Saco has long been a community that has embraced it’s open

space since the development of Pepperell Park in 1752. This tradition holds strong today with new

facilities ranging from athletic fields to trails being developed each year. Significant

accomplishments for 2012 include

the opening of Saco’s portion of the

Eastern Trail to the building of the

Eleanor Clare Paye Memorial

Playground at Young School. As

with the Eastern Trail the new

playground was funded in part by

both a $15,000 grant award and

donations from the local business

and civic community. The

community support for this project

was truly amazing with over 100

volunteers rallying together to

complete the project on a crisp

a u t u m n S a t ur d a y . Ou r

community also has the distinct

privilege of being the only

community in Maine to be

recognized as a Playful City USA

by the national non-profit

KaBOOM! for three years running. As one of only 172 communities nationwide that are recognized

we are eligible for exclusive grant opportunities such as the one that helped fund this playground.

Municipal Grounds & Facilities

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2010-2012 Monthly Electical Usage Compared

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2010-2012 Monthly Electrical Usage Compared


2012 was an exciting year in Saco when it came to trails. With the

opening ceremonies on May 16, 2012 the Eastern Trail was officially opened to the public with

John Andrews presiding; Mayor Johnston had the honor of cutting the ribbon. This section of

the trail now connects to Biddeford and O.O.B. and brings the whole East Coast Greenway trail

system one step closer to connecting Calais, Maine to Key West, Florida. Currently users

whether on foot or bike can follow the trail on and off road from Casco Bay in South Portland to

the Piscataqua River in Kittery. The Saco section of the trail includes a foot bridge over Route

One with connecting sidewalks to allow trail users access to

amenities such as Funtown-Splashtown Amusement Park.

In addition to the Eastern Trail a small trail loop was

developed at the Saco Recreation Complex on the Foss Road.

This short trail begins at the back athletic fields and runs

along Sandy Brook. The trail was developed and constructed

as part of an Eagle Scout project, one of many such scouting

projects to be undertaken in the parks over the years.

Working with the City Engineer, preliminary plans have been

developed to construct a parking lot and boat ramp within the 30 acre Prentice Park along the

Saco River. For the second year in a row we petitioned the Maine National Guard engineer

division to build the gravel access road and parking lot. Although our project has been

approved each time by the National Guard, it has not made the list of their projects to actually

get completed.

For the second year in a row, the City of Saco has been

recognized as a Tree City USA community by the

Arbor Day Foundation. Among the many benefits of

this award, it helps present the kind of image that

most citizens want to have for the place they live or

conduct business in, and it brings solid benefits to a

community such as helping to gain financial support

for tree projects that contribute to safer and healthier

urban forests. To that

end, park staff were

busy this spring,

planting 28 elm trees

along the Route One

corridor. The return of

the elm tree to Main Street was started in 2006 as part of the

Downtown Revitalization Project with additional trees planted in

2008. With a grant award from the Maine Downtown Center, in

cooperation with Project Canopy, Saco was given an opportunity

this year to continue the process and extend elm plantings

further along Route One. Using the most promising DED

resistant cultivars of the elm tree including Valley Forge, New

Harmony, and Princeton, the hope is to once again restore the

grandeur of the stately elm to Saco for future generations.

Street Trees & the Urban Forest

Main Street, Saco circa 1910

Trails & Open Space

Lifeguards and City beaches are overseen by the

Parks & Recreation Department.

Historically the Lifeguards have manned two beach locations,

Bayview Beach and Kinney Shores.

Recruitment of qualified candidates has become increasingly

difficult over the past 5-6 years. This is a trend that has hit

most organizations on both the state and local levels. As a

result we have not had full staffing levels for

lifeguards for the past 4 seasons. To address this

we have looked into collaborating with our

municipal neighbors for staffing but unfortunately

this has proven to be cost prohibitive.


Saco, along with most coastal

communities in the State, has

voluntarily partnered with

ME Healthy Beaches to

monitor and track the water

quality of our ocean front

beaches. With the aid of local

volunteers, weekly water

samples are taken from Saco’s

two public beaches at Kinney

Shores and Bay View. These

samples are sent to an

independent lab where they

are tested for the presence of

bacteria that can cause water

related illnesses. Along with

these sample results, several

r e l e v a n t f a c t o r s a r e

considered, including water

quality history, potential or

actual sources of pollution,

and current conditions to

determine the health status of

a beach. Tools used for

assessing conditions at a

beach include routine

monitoring and data analysis,

a Risk Assessment Matrix,

special studies and sanitary

survey work. Although Saco’s

beaches are in very good

health with only one water

advisory being posted in 2012,

there are concerns with the

quality of Goosefare Brook.

This watershed discharges

into the ocean along the edge

of Kinney Shores and has been

the focus of intensive study by

both City Departments and

the State to determine the

causes for the brooks poor

water quality. Working with

our Public Works Dept. the

private consultant firm GZA

Geoenvironmental used

specially trained dogs to

detect fecal contamination

within the watershed. This

method was highly effective as

it eliminated the need to take

and package samples to be

sent to a lab and allowed for

instant notification. We plan

to continue our focus on this

watershed to determine the

under ly ing sources o f

pollution.

Volunteer Bill Bell collecting water samples

Beach Monitoring

Beaches


Currently our membership includes

4,264 residents and 1,552 non-residents

registered for a total of 5,816 members.

These members account for 21,350

resident registrations and 2,038

non-resident registrations for a total of

23,388 program registrations. Based on

only resident numbers we are serving

23.07% of Saco’s population through our

program offerings.

Recreation Opportunities

The diversity and quality of our recreation programs has been the driving force behind our

continued growth. Offering essential services to 348 children from 272 families with our after

school program and 515 children from over 475 families in our summer camps offers both

residents and City employees a safe, dynamic and enriching atmosphere for their children. Each

day brings engaging opportunities from outdoor activities such as hiking or snowshoeing to field

trips that include a behind the scenes tour of Fenway Park.

Our preschool Sandbox programs saw continued growth to include for the first time a program

offering each weekday. With 197 residents and non-

residents using this day program it is one of the biggest

of its kind in the area. For many families this is their

first experience with us and is the start of a long term

relationship between their family and SPR. Smart Start

sports were also introduced for this age. These programs

require parents partnering up with their children and

participating right alongside them for the whole time.

Our youth programming for children in grades Kinder –

8th grade is the core of our offerings and provides both

instructional and fun activities. Activities include our

soccer program with 329 players, travel & recreation

basketball with 373 players, and our T-Ball program

with 197 players. Our fastest growing program is the

Saco Stars Competition Cheering that had 66 girls

ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade in 2011-2012,

growing to 133 in the Fall 2012 – Winter 2013 season. Lego Robotics was just added with over 50

children and parents participating. Many of these programs are only made possible with the

assistance and dedication of over 200 volunteers each year.

This relationship extends right into the adult and retirement years with programs like indoor

walking at the Community Center and two new offerings for 2012, adult tennis lessons for our

more active older residents along with bus trips such as the Southern Maine Community College

Culinary Arts lunch. We are the only community in our area that offers a women’s only softball

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Athletic Fields at the Foss Road Recreation Complex


league. During the winter we run a women’s

volleyball league with over 80 residents and non-residents involved as well as a drop in

basketball program for men over age 30 that had 102 players use the program.

Many new programs were added such as the

Haunted Breakfast that attracted over 200. The

Haunted 5K/Walk/Fun Run attracted over 100

participants. Also added this year was a Seniors

Thanksgiving Lunch which served over 80

seniors at no cost to them. Just this winter SPR

in cooperation with Healthy Hometowns

brought in a trailer with cross country skies and

snowshoes with over 100 people trying these

sports for the first time. This led to the opening

of the Foss Road Fields for Winter outdoor

activities including ice skating and snow

sledding. Next year SPR will be adding a full Winter Weekend Community Event.

This year SPR reintroduced its RSU 23 After School Intramurals which offered sports for

students in grades 6-8 not participating with school teams or in grades K-5 which do not have

sports teams available through the school. We have also partnered with River Tree Arts to

provide singing and music programs as a balance to our sports offerings.

Community Partnerships: SPR works with many of our local youth sports groups such as

Boys and Girls Little League, Saco Soccer Club, Jr. Trojans Football & Cheering, Saco Bay

Lacrosse, providing field space and meeting rooms for these groups. We also work with many

local and national groups such as Maine Red Claws, Portland Seadogs and the local Elks Lodge

assisting with their annual Soccer Shoot Out and Free Throw Contest.

Professional Recreational Memberships:

SPR is involved with the following professional organizations:

Maine Recreation & Parks Association

National Recreation & Parks Association

Southern Maine Area Recreation Technicians

American Camp Association New England

National Alliance for Youth Sports

Maine Youth Cheerleading Coaches Association

American Association of Cheerleading Coaches & Administrators

Overall FY2012 was another very successful year for

SPR. Program participation saw great growth and along

with that growth came an increase in revenue of over

$140,000 compared to the previous year. No single

program can be attributed to this growth but instead we

saw growth spread out over all programs offered.

Moving forward, we hope to add to the traditional

recreational programs we offer with more large

community events that will also draw in non-residents and tourists to Saco.

Recreation Opportunities (continued)

P&R

Budget

Revenues

Generated

Actual Cost to

Operate Department

2009 $1,071,275 $527,326 $543,949

2012 $1,269,848 $745,181 $524,667

Over the last ten years the Parks & Recreation Department’s

operating budget has increased by $174,738

while revenue has increased by a dramatic $686,803.

If you compare the department’s Fiscal Year 2009 to 2012, examining the total budget against

actual revenues generated, the department’s impact on the overall City budget is $19,282 less.

This has the overall affect of lessoning our tax burden on the citizens.

Revenues Generated


Revenues Generated

2002 2004 2006 2008 2009 2010 2012

$58,378 $84,176 $180,808 $409,685 $527,326 $592,789 $745,181

This chart depicts the percentage of our budget covered by taxation compared to revenues generated.

As indicated above, over a very short period of time the Parks and Recreation Department has

significantly increased revenues. This has been made possible by not only introducing new and

innovative programs, but also by expanding on existing programs. In 2002 our Summer Camp

program consisted of less than 100 participants. By 2012 our Summer Camps grew to include

6 separate camps with a total of over 500 participants.

Parks & Recreation Revenues Generated Compared to Budget

An example of some of the unique

fundraising the department is

involved with is the Saco Bikes for

Kids campaign. This initiative is a

collaboration between multiple city

departments, the Eastern Trail, and

the public. Spearheaded by Melissa

Field and State Rep Justin Chenette,

we have been successful at getting the

word out at community events and

through social media. To date, enough

money has been raised to purchase 15

of our 25 bike goal.


Revenues Generated

In only ten years the Parks and Recreation Department has been able to decrease

the department’s burden on tax payers by 44.38%.

The 41.32% percent of the 2012 budget supported by taxation covers services the department

provides on behalf of the City such as the maintenance of parks, open spaces,

trails, athletic fields and street trees.

Grants & Donations


In 2008 then-City Councilor

Margaret Mills planted the seed

for an idea of our city having a

Community Garden. This idea

was nurtured by the newly formed

Community Garden Steering

Committee and has flourished to

what has today become an over-

whelming success. The goal was

to complete this project free from

any tax dollars and so a diligent

grant writing and fundraising

campaign was undertaken. By 2010 over $8,000 was raised and the first

garden season opened at Haley Park. Since it’s opening the garden plots

have sold out each season and two dedicated Saco Food Panty Plots have

produced an abundance of fresh produce for our residents in need.

Along with our website, www.sacorec.com, we have extensively

engaged the community through social media. Along with twitter and instagram the depart-

ment manages a number of Facebook accounts: listed below. Our main page has 970 likes and

it is not uncommon for a single post to have well over 300 views on a daily basis. Combined

these pages have over 6,000 likes.

Saco Parks & Recreation – Main page for the department for the use of posting announcements,

updates and pictures

Saco Stars Competition Cheering – Group set up to distribute information to the cheering program

as well as a place for the department and parents to post pictures

Saco Parks & Recreation Employee Group – set up to post information about work schedules,

additional work opportunities, upcoming seasonal jobs, update on procedural changes, cancellations

Saco Playground Committee – Page created to promote the committees efforts and the importance of

unstructured play outdoors in a child’s life.

Saco Community Garden – Page created to allow Garden renters a place to share ideas and to

communicate info about the garden such as insect pest alerts.

SPR Be Out There Bears – group created to track the movement of our Be Out There Bears program.

People check the Bears out and take them on trips. They take pictures with the Bears and send them to

us for posting. Our bears have been all over the country.

ME Parks & Recreation Network – Group created by SPR to network with other Parks & Recreation

professionals around the state and New England areas

SPR Game Officials – Group created for SPR to post information about games and schedules coming

up that our officials can sign up for.

Community Outreach & Social Media

Like Us on Facebook!

“My biggest kudos is for your new Teen Epic program - [my daughter] looked forward to going to camp and I never

heard she was bored. I was most impressed with the life skills you were sharing with them - job applications, a

driving opportunity, a taste of cooking and the importance of giving back by volunteering at Truslow. And the

field trips! I don't know how you pulled them off but thank you - we wouldn't have the time or the money to take

our kids to some of your outings.” -Quote from parent of Summer Camp participant

http://www.sacorec.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saco-Parks-Recreation-Department/121336299128

https://www.facebook.com/SacoPlaygroundCommittee

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saco-Community-Garden/137702689669653

https://www.facebook.com/SprBeOutThereBears?fref=ts

SPR - Who we are and what we do

Government & Nonprofit

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