The community is invited to join Seattle Parks and Recreation this Sat., Dec. 18, from noon to 3 pm for the closing event for Rainier Beach Community Center and Pool:
Come enjoy music, walk down memory lane and learn about the new facility coming to the Rainier Beach neighborhood.
The facility, located at 8825 Rainier Ave. S, will close the following day until spring 2013, when a new community center and pool will open at the same location, funded by revenues from General Obligation Bonds and real estate excise taxes.
The afternoon will feature music from Kimball and the Fugitives with Stickshift Annie memory book signing, light refreshments, and face painting. There will be a free public swim from 2:30 – 3:30 pm. Everyone is encouraged to wear their Rainier Beach shirts.
“We are celebrating the community and the memories we have of this place,” says Martha Winther, Rainier Beach Community Center Coordinator. “We encourage everyone to come commemorate the past and celebrate the coming of the new facility.”
Some Rainier Beach Community Center activities that have been relocated to neighboring facilities or other community centers are listed below:
- Late Night recreation program, Rainier Beach High School, 8815 Seward Park Ave. S
- Late Night in summer, Pritchard Beach Bathhouse, 8400 55th Ave. S
- Before and after school care, Hutchinson Community Center 5801 S Pilgrim St. (pending receipt of a Certificate of Occupancy)
- Lifelong Recreation walking group will link up with another Rainier Valley walking group
- Youth basketball will move to Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave. S, and Van Asselt Community Center, 2820 S Myrtle St
- Youth track will practice at Rainier Beach High School
- Computer room will move to the Ethiopian church (tentative)
- Adult aerobics (fee-based) will move to Van Asselt Community Center, 2820 S Myrtle St
- Youth and teen Karate/Hip Hop (fee-based) will move to Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave S
- Adult Hip Hop (fee-based) will move to Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave. S
- Youth Orchestra will move to Northwest Tap Connection at 8732 Rainier Ave S
- Aquatics programs will move to Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave, and Southwest Pool, 2801 SW Thistle St. We are referring swimmers to their lesson programs and swims
- The Christmas Ship visit will take place at Pritchard Beach, 8400 55th Ave. S, and the staff at Jefferson Community Center will provide support
During the design process, Parks worked with the community to develop the best plan for the community. Parks held four community meetings over the last year to gather input and get community feedback as to which design options work best for Rainier Beach. Together the community, A•R•C Architects, and Parks developed the design for this project. Photo/Marsha Kuykendall
Related:
- Community Invited to Public Meeting for New & Improved Rainier Beach Pool & CC (4/6/10)
- Neighbors Invited to Help Design New Rainier Beach Pool & Community Center (8/30/09)
- Rainier Beach to Get New & Improved Pool, Community Center; Community Participation Essential (5/25/09)
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Coach T is the teacher for the kid and adult hip hop classes. His performace group Ktt N Up will be performing at this celebration and his youth class will be showcasing what they’ve learned this year (at about 1 pm). The adult hip hop class is exercise based and we’re losing weight and getting fit without it being boring. We are allowed to move at our own pace and never ever made to feel like we’re not up to snuff.
Coach T is young man who is an asset to the Rainiver Valley and we’re lucky they found a place to relocate his classes to. He teaches kids respect, beliving in yourself and the value of working hard and not following the crowd. Anyone who’s met him comes away knowing that there is hope for the future generation.
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