[Archived] City of Alexandria’s Chinquapin Park Recreation Center Schedules Open House for Saturday, March 31, from Noon to 4 p.m.

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	March 8, 2007 PIO# 063-07/rdo	Steve Mason, Director of Communications, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

City of Alexandria’s Chinquapin Park Recreation Center Schedules
Open House for Saturday, March 31, from Noon to 4 p.m.

The City of Alexandria’s Chinquapin Park Recreation Center will hold an open house from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 31. The recreation center is located at 3210 King St. Admission is free and activities will include:

� free swimming in the Dr. Robert S. Rixse Memorial Pool

� screening tests to determine swimming ability

� late registration for spring and summer classes and camps

� use of equipment in the fitness room

� face painting

� two door-prize drawings for a monthly admission pass to the recreation center

“Our family looks forward to going to the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center’s open house each year,” says Alexandria resident Marjorie Smith. “It’s a free family day out that is filled with lots of fun.”

The recreation center’s staff will be available to answer questions about the facility and programs. Children, age 12 and younger, must be accompanied by an adult. Children, age 13 and older, must bring a school identification card. No one under 16 years of age is permitted in the fitness room.

In addition to the two door-prize drawings, there will be a “special” business card drawing held for a one month pass to the Chinquapin Center. All participants in the door-prize drawings must be present to win.

The Chinquapin Park Recreation Center is served by DASH transit lines #AT 5 and #AT 6. For DASH schedule information, call 703-370-DASH or visit www.dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, call 202-637-7000 or visit www.wmata.com.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City’s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or to request materials in an alternative format, call Leslie Clark, Division Chief of Recreation Services, at 703-838-4345 or e-mail leslie.clark@alexandriava.gov.

For more information on the open house, call the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center at 703-519-2160.

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