Past Present and Future Our facility is a facility that creates memories confidence and life achievements that will be remembered and talked about for the rest of their lives We are a core entity to the Town of Bennett a community based commodity for the Youth of the area that not only ID: 556512
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Bennett Park and Recreation District
Past, Present, and FutureSlide2
Our facility is a facility that creates memories, confidence and life achievements that will be remembered and talked about for the rest of their lives. We are a core entity to the Town of Bennett; a community based commodity for the Youth of the area that not only
gains
and
meets
personal growth and goals, we are the synergy for the town.Slide3
Board of Directors
Paul
Bambach
– President
Kim Hudson – Vice President
Stephanie
MacClennen
– Secretary
Karen Benesky – Treasurer
Korri
Babi
- TrusteeSlide4
Separate entity from Town of Bennett
Physical boundaries
Taxable boundaries
Misconceptions
about BPRDSlide5
Two Mil Levies
Bond (5.4)
Operational (3.1)
Estimated operational cost for 2013 - $426,000.00
Operational dollars received from Mil Levy
Audited
Audited
AuditedEstimated Budgeted20102011201220132014 $ 98,081.00 $ 101,661.00 $ 99,278.00 $ 102,240.00 $ 103,471.00
RevenueSlide6
Shut down most of the Aquatics Center (~$5,500 per month)
Reduced
our staff
77
%
(50 down to 15 personnel)
D
ecreased our payroll by 22% (year to date)
Decreased our utilities approximately 40% (2013 vs 2014)Reduced accounting fees an additional 45% Events costs by roughly 20% Reduced hours of operations Steps taken to reduce expensesSlide7
Additional Revenues
Fundraisers
Super Bowl Party
Silent Auction
Pumpkin Sales
Casino Bus Trip
ARC Truck
Garage Sales
Banner SalesGrants / DonationsADCO – OperationsYMCA (THI CHI)*ORICA Town of BennettIndividualsSlide8
Additional Revenues
Facility
Increased Fitness classes by three (3)
Project 5% increase in both volleyball (adult and youth) leagues
Administration of Bennett division Coal Creek Midgets for peewee football
Increased
Healthway’s
(
SilverSneakers®) participation Continue to offer private swim lessonsWill continue to offer group swim lessons in SpringHave increased our volunteers to include one fitness instructor and one personal trainerFacility RentalsMadKillz youth volleyball clubLady Warriors youth softball clubWarrior's Way KarateJazzercise®Elite Driving AcademyAuctioneersPrairie Stars Square dance groupEngagement with SBDC for additional resources Slide9
Community Contribution's
Currently offering
Free Alzheimer’s information classes
Free Medicare information classes
Two free days offered throughout the year
Participation in the HEAL “Get
Mov’in
” challengeSenior Pot Lucks
Eastern Plains Womens Resource Center gathering in JuneFree use of facility to local youth hunt clubSoccer sign upsBaseball sign upsRed Cross facilityDirector participates on Continuity of Operations Plan committee with Bennett SchoolsTeach Fitness classes during intramurals at Bennett Middle school, no cost to schoolDonate facility passes to I-70 corridor elementary schools whenever needed for raffle prizes. Scholarships for both memberships and leagues, all agesSlide10
Community Contribution's
Membership offerings
50 % off to Town of Bennett employees
50% off to Bennett Fire District employees
25% off to Military servicemen & Veterans
25% off to First Responders along I-70 Corridor
25 % off School District employees along I-70 Corridor
Additional community resource's in consideration
Drug and alcohol programsPregnancy support groupsWomen support groupsA community art center through Creative IndustriesSolar energyFriends of BPRD – Non Profit organizationSlide11
Community Asset
With
a recreation center located in town we reduce idle time on our children’s hands thus decreasing crime, drug abuse and bullying.
Under
the
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention program, it has been noted
“Recreation:
One of the immediate benefits of recreational activities is that they fill unsupervised after-school hours. The Department of Education has reported that youths are most likely to commit crimes between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., with crime rates peaking at 3 p.m. Recreation programs allow youths to connect with other adults and children in the community. Such positive friendships may assist children in later years.”(
http://www.lawyershop.com/practice-areas/criminal-law/juvenile-law/prevention)Slide12
New Development
Phase
III
Redevelop
our FDP
– current plan now impracticable
Town of Bennett Recreation plan calls for multipurpose fields directly behind our proposed fields
Creates reduction in BPRD’s expected revenue Currently when we have an outside little league use the local fields, we rent them
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Collaboration
N
o
collaboration effort between the Town of Bennett and The Rec District when the town chose to request a grant that puts multipurpose fields behind our
facility
This type of decision
making process
looks as if we are competing against each other Publics opinion is already slanted when speaking about the Town of Bennett and the Bennett Recreation Center in the same conversation due to no teamwork
Why not partner on recreation efforts? Why not write grants together to benefit the Town, Rec Center and the communityWe may not always agree, but we have the civil decency to work together and provide our town with the best facilities possible. We need to have a untied vision.