Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Therapeutic Recreation Section

Therapeutic Recreation Section Contact Information

Karla Gray TR Senior Manager Karla.Gray@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov 704.432.4322 Liana Heinbach TR Intern Liana.Heinbach@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov 704-432-4324 Karen Howard TR Specialist Karen.Howard@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov 704.432.4325 Ariel Kliem TR Specialist Ariel.Kliem@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov 704.432.4327 Shannon Maxwell TR Specialist Shannon.Maxwell@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov 704-432-4331 Jana McMullen TR Specialist Jana.McMullen@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov 704.432.4330 Stacey Thomas TR Specialist Stacey.Thomas@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov 704-432-4326 Tari Turner TR Specialist Tari.Turner@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov 704-432-4329 Abby Wilkerson TR Specialist Abigail.Wilkerson@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov 704-432-4328

Looking for something to do on your school day out? Check out our Youth and Teen Schools Out Club programs!!

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Programs by Age Group
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Programs by Category
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Youth Teen Young Adult Adult Sports

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Enrichment
Gifted Gardeners Adult Cooking Class Sports and More Creative Arts Spill Your Beans Fuel for Life Just Dance 4 4 4 4 6 6 6

Schools Out Club Youth Please note that we have a new fee Schools Out Club Teens system for our daytime programs TR Dance for adults! There will be a VIP travel discount if you register for multiple classes: for 2 or more classes, you will receive a $10 Sports Adaptive Fencing discount for each additional class! Indoor Soccer 2 classes = $10 discount 3 classes = $20 discount 4 classes = $30 discount Paralympic Programs ****** Boccia

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Socials and Clubs

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Youth and Teen Programs

Schools Out Club for Youth
for kids, ages 6-12, with disabilities Marion Diehl Rec. Center, 2219 Tyvola Road November 1 (Friday) November 11 (Monday) 8:30 am - 4:30 pm $35.00 per date Stacey.Thomas@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov Abigail.Wilkerson@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov During their day off from school, children will play games, make crafts, and possibly take a field trip! All of these activities are used to promote peer interaction and appropriate social skills, physical activity, and independence.

Schools Out Club for Teens

for teens, ages 13-21, with disabilities Marion Diehl Rec. Center, 2219 Tyvola Road November 1st (Friday) November 11th (Monday) 8:30 am4:30 pm $35.00 per date Ariel.Kliem@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov Jana.McMullen@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov On your School Day Out, come and enjoy a variety of activities to promote social skills and physical activity while spending time with your friends!

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Young Adult and Adult Programs

Gifted Gardeners
For adults, ages 18 and up with developmental disabilities Marion Diehl Recreation Center, 2219 Tyvola Road November 12 December 17 (Tuesdays) 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon $60.00 for 6-week class Karen.Howard@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov Welcome to the fall gardens! The Gifted Gardeners will be very active: filling our raised tables with fall-season vegetables, flowers and herbs; caring for permanent plantings at the Marion Diehl Center; and crafting items using plant materials. Please dress for the weather, as we spend as much time outdoors as we can!
Adult Cooking Class

Sports and More

For adults, ages 18 and up with disabilities Marion Diehl Recreation Center, 2219 Tyvola Road November 15 December 20 (Fridays) No class on November 29 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon $50.00 for 5-week class Karen.Howard@mecklenburgcountync.gov Come and move your way to fitness! Activities will include instruction in a variety of lifetime sport skills; basic line dance instruction; and stretches and exercise movements to music. All equipment is provided. Join us for this updated class!

Creative Arts
For adults and seniors, ages 18 and up with developmental disabilities Marion Diehl Recreation Center, 2219 Tyvola Road November 18 December 16 (Mondays) 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon $50.00 for 5-week class Karen.Howard@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov Spend Monday mornings in the kitchen! In addition to learning or improving basic cooking skills, participants will learn about kitchen safety and hygiene; making healthy food choices; and proper food handling and storage practices. For adults and seniors, ages 18 and up with disabilities Marion Diehl Recreation Center, 2219 Tyvola Road November 13 December 18 (Wednesdays) No class on November 27 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon $50.00 for 5-week class Karen.Howard@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov Break out the brushes, paints, clay and much more! Spend Monday mornings expressing yourself through a variety of art media: painting, sculpture, collage and pottery, to name a few. All materials for this 5-week class are included in the program fee.

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Paralympic, Adaptive and Adult Programs

Special Event: Boccia Competition
for teens and adults, ages 13 and older with CP, SCI, TBI, Stroke For event details contact Jana.McMullen@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov

VIP Travel Club

For adults and seniors, ages 35 and up, with a visual impairment Pick-up/Drop-off locations: Marion Diehl Recreation Center (MDRC), 2219 Tyvola Road The TR Section is excited to welcome boccia Metrolina Association for the Blind (MAB), players from the Raleigh-Durham area for a 704 Louise Avenue friendly boccia competition. Test your strategy November 20 (Wednesday) and throwing skills. Boccia is a Paralympic sport Bechtler Museum of Modern Art for individuals with spinal cord injury, cerebral Pick-up: MDRC @ 9:00 a.m.., MAB @ 9:30 a.m. palsy, stroke, traumatic brain injury, or disabilities Drop-off: MAB @ 3:30 p.m., MDRC @ 4:00 p.m. affecting muscle control, balance or coordination. $15.00 each date The object of the game is to throw a game ball Karen.Howard@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov closest to the jack ball. Enjoy a social day with friends, while building independence in the community. Learn about historical, educational and recreational attractions Adaptive Fencing in the Charlotte area. Please bring money for for teens and young adults, ages 13-35, with lunch. disabilities The Charlotte Fencing Center, 5410B Old Pineville Road Indoor Soccer November 2 - November 23, 2013 (Saturdays) for teens and young adults, ages 13-35, with disabilities 11:00am 12:00pm Marion Diehl Gymnasium, 2219 Tyvola Road $50.00 Includes use of all equipment needed Nov 11 Dec 2, 2013 (Mondays) Stacey.Thomas@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov 5:00 pm 6:00 pm $30.00 Fencing is beneficial to our health as it offers Stacey.Thomas@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov participants a physical and mental workout. Referred to as physical chess, fencing improves This indoor soccer league is designed to dexterity, endurance and discipline. Participants further develop your soccer skills. Participants will develop a sense of self-worth as individuals will have the opportunity to work on dribbling, and team players as they learn basic moves and shooting, and passing. A scrimmage will be skills. played at the end of every session.
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Teen and Young Adult Programs

Spill Your Beans
for young women with disabilities ages 16 35 McAlisters Deli, 4805 Park Road Monday November 18th 5:30pm-7:00pm $10.00 per meeting (does not include the cost of snacks) Ariel.Kliem@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov Welcome to a super-charged ladies night! Spill Your Beans provides the opportunity for young women to talk about and gain support for issues theyre facing in their lives, such as health & safety, independent living, relationships, friendships, and self-esteem (participants will have the opportunity to choose the topics to learn about). Each month we will host a guest speaker or lead a discussion about issues that are important to you.

TR Fall Hoedown Dance

for teens and adults, ages 13 and up with disabilities Marion Diehl Recreation Center, 2219 Tyvola Road November 15 (Friday) 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. $10.00 TRInfo@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov Dance into Fall at the Therapeutic Recreation Fall Hoedown Join your friends for good times, good food & fun fall activities. Pre-registration is not required, but encouraged.

Fuel for Life

for young men, ages 18-35 , with disabilities McAlisters Deli, 4805 Park Road November 18 (Monday) 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $10.00 (does not include the cost of dinner) Abigail.Wilkerson@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov Come hang out with the guys, fuel your body with a good dinner, and fuel your life with good conversation. Fuel for Life provides the opportunity for young men to talk about and gain support for issues theyre facing in their lives. Each month we will host guest speakers and discuss different topics, such as employment and job skills, relationships, life goals and values, and other topics that are important to you.

Just Dance For individuals with disabilities ages 13-35

So YOU think YOU can dance?? Come out and show your moves with the NEW Just Dance Program. Just Dance will provide individuals the opportunity to learn the basic foundational moves of hip hop dancing along with plenty of free style and fun! For more information contact Ariel.Kliem@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov

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