When: Thursday, August 26

Where: St. Lawrence Park, Brockville

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Parking: Parking is limited at St. Lawrence Park. Community members are asked to either to take city transit, bicycle, or walk to the Park.

The 2010 Canada 55+ Games will be the first since the Games began in 1996 to provide an Active Living Day. This special event will combine very low barrier and non-competitive activities with casual fun, providing added value to all of our senior-aged guests.  If you don’t want to participate in any of the activities available, we invite you to come out and just kick back, relax and take in the sights, sounds, and tastes.

Proposed Activities:

Recreational Activities	Interpretative & Hobbies	Services & Amenities
Open water swim Provincial fishing tournament (registered participants only) Geocaching/Hiking Canoeing/Kayaking Yoga Square dancing Simple aerobics  Washer toss Bocce ball Bean bag toss Relay Race Memory game  Grass volleyball	Digital Photography Competition Cultural Demonstrations St. Lawrence National Park Brockville Lion’s Club Woodcarving Various Arts and Crafts	Licensed BBQ lunch (for fee) from 11:30am to 3:30pm  Live entertainment with local performers

Learning Opportunities

Activity programmers will be providing intro courses in the activities offered.

Registration

For Games Participants

For General Public

Volunteers Needed

For Games Participants

When:     
Registration for Active Living Day is August 23 and 24, 2010, during regular registration, after participants are processed for their Games events

How:       

• Registration of activities will be promoted through activity organizers, who will be available for questions during the sign up period in the Athletes Village.
• Volunteers will compile the required participant information and participants need only come to St. Lawrence Park. Volunteers will then direct the participants.
• There is also an opportunity to “drop” in on some activities.
• An activity schedule will be distributed to all those participating on Thursday, August 26.

NOTE:

Activities that take place during the day will be very different from the two OPEN Canadian Championship Events (5/10km Road Race) that will take place at St. Lawrence Park in Brockville on August 26, 2010. These will be run through our Sports Technical team and knowledgeable volunteers. See more on these events here>>

For the General Public:

All Active Living Day activities are FREE OF CHARGE for everyone 55+! You only need to come to St. Lawrence Park on Thursday, August 26 beginning at 9 a.m. It’s a great way to rub shoulders with the Games participants and enjoy the celebration!

As always, St. Lawrence Park is open to the general public while Active Living Day is taking place and Park visitors are invited to watch the action, listen to the live entertainment, and take advantage of the special services!

Volunteers Needed

We are currently seeking volunteers for the following:

• A lifeguard for the open water swim
• simple aerobics
• bocce ball
• bean bag toss
• relay race

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