Harrison summer registration set

HARRISON — Registrations for the Town of Harrison’s 2012 Fun, Friends, & Fitness eight-week Summer Day Camp and six-week American Red Cross Swim Program for Harrison residents will be held on Wednesday, May 9 and Thursday, May 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Harrison Town Office.

The summer day camp program will kick-off on Monday, June 18 and come to a close on Thursday, August 9. This program is for girls and boys entering grades one through seven in the fall and will operate Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Crystal Lake Park and Beach. On rainy days the program will be held at the Harrison School.

The Red Cross Swim program will begin Monday, June 25 and also end on Thursday, August 9. Lessons will be offered from the infant level to level six Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Lessons are offered in two three-week sessions and are 30 minutes in length. Please take advantage of rainy days as age appropriate videos are shown in the swim building. Swim lessons will not be offered during the week of July 9 – July 13 due to Old Home Days celebration at the park. The day camp program will be at the Harrison School during Old Home Days. Weekly field trips will be offered on Tuesdays. Harrison Recreation will be closed on Monday, July 4 in celebration of Independence Day.

During registration all parents will receive a detailed schedule of fees and daily activities as well as information about special programs and events such as tie dying t-shirts during Spirit week, field trips, arts & crafts workshops, summer reading program, Book Club, kayak/canoe lessons, Deertrees Theatre children’s performances, nutrition workshops, the swim across the lake and the British Challenger Soccer Camp returning to the RADR Sports Complex during the week of August 6-10.

The Friendly Village Times Summer Day Camp Newsletter and summer activity calendar will also be available offering parents plenty of valuable information that will assure each child’s summer day camp experience is most rewarding and memorable. This detailed information will help answer all parental questions and concerns. Also available will be the 2012 Harrison Recreation Community Programs Guide. This resource guide can also be found at the Harrison Town Office, the Harrison Village Library, Northeast Bank and Harrison School.

More detailed information regarding registration fees will be sent home through the Harrison school mailboxes. If you have any questions please contact Paula J. Holt by telephone at 583-2241 or by e-mail at pholt@harrisonmaine.org or stop in at the Town Office. Check it out on the web at www.harrisonmaine.org and click on recreation.