Welcome back to Round Rock Parks and Recreation’s monthly “PARDcast” hosted by Maggie and Christian. We are now a Vidcast & Podcast! Catch up on the latest PARD news and adventures at various parks and trails as well as special random guests from our amazing Round Rock Community! This new season and episode of PARDcast covers upcoming events, programs, and registrations.
• Summer 2024 program guide will be coming early March and will have information on all of the upcoming summer special events, athletics, camps, programs, and more. The virtual program guide will be available online at roundrocktexas.gov/parksandrec
• Summer Registration opens Tue Mar 5! That means registration for summer camps, sports camps, swim lessons, and more! Registration will be available at roundrockrecreation.com
• RR PARD Summer Jobs are Now Hiring! We want you on our crew! Flexible schedules, new friends, and tons of fun await you this summer! Applications are open for lifeguards, pool attendants, cashiers, swim instructors, summer camp counselors and supervisors and more. Visit roundrocktexas.gov/jobs for more information.
• The AIR Spring Fling Dance will be at the Rabb House on Fri March 22 from 6-8pm. Enjoy a night of dancing, fun, family, and more.
• The AIR Easter Egg Hunt will be at the Play for All Park on Sat Mar 23 from 10-11am. This is a free event but registration is required and space is limited.
• These are both Adaptive and Inclusive events focusing on creating a fun, family-centered environment for individuals with disabilities and their families.
• The Flashlight Egg Hunt will be at Old Settlers Park on Thur Mar 28 from 6-10pm. Grab your basket and a flashlight and enjoy a eggs, candy, prizes, a movie in the park, and tons of fun! Tickets are PRE-SALE ONLY!
• Tickets and more info on all of these events can be found at roundrocktexas.gov/parksandrec and click on Special Events.
• Tickets are required for these events and Registration is now open! Visit roundrockrecreation.com and search the event name.
• Registration is open for Spring Break Lifeguard Training. Classes will run Mar 11-15 from 10am-6pm. Last year’s lifeguard jobs filled up in a flash so don’t wait! Lock in your training spot and register at roundrockrecreation.com
• Find info about all of our outdoor pools and season hours of operation at roundrocktexas.gov/pools
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Welcome to the first ever Round Rock, Parks and Recreation video cast. It's been a couple of years. We used to do a podcast about a year ago, but it took a little bit of a break. So we are back now. We have a camera. We've a camera man. We have Julio behind the camera. Can you wave? Hi, Jaleel.
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That's Jaleel behind the camera. We are currently coming to you from OSP, but we won't always be at OCP, so keep that in mind. I'm Maggie. This is Christian. How are you? Welcome. So we are going to be chatting with you a little bit about the things that are coming up in the Parks and Recreation world. That right?
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That is correct. Well, as you know, you can always find your local resources online. But to highlight a little bit what we're doing right now, we still have fall, winter and spring 20, 23 through 2024. Program Guide is currently on our website at Round Rock, Texas. Dot Gov Ford slash Parks and Rec and be on the lookout for the Summer 2024 Program Guide, where we will have many, many programs for you to look forward to.
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And it's just going to be a very exciting year. We've got some really fun special events coming up that I want to chat with you guys a little bit about. We also normally would have a third person sitting here, but our sound director is currently fighting laser dolphins in Guam. So we're just we're figuring that one out. So upcoming events, we have some really, really fun ones coming up.
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The adaptive and inclusive family winter Ball is coming up on Saturday, January the 20th. It's going to be from 6 to 8 p.m. so you can enjoy a night of dancing, fun, family and more. It's an adaptive and inclusive event, so it is geared specifically and specially for individuals with disabilities and their families. Tickets are presale only. We also the Alan R Barca Center, our wonderful, wonderful senior center, is rolling out the red carpet for their annual senior prom.
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This year's theme is a Night in a Hollywood. It's going to be very, very fun. I've already seen some of the decorations. I'm thrilled. They're going to be fantastic. That's going to be on February the second. Tickets for that also need to be purchased and space is very limited. So my career up on that one is definitely very much learning.
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And finally, Daddy Daughter Dance, an absolute round rock classic and a fan favorite is on February 9th. Tickets are on sale right now. Our theme, Wild About Dad is going to bring you and your fam to the Kilimanjaro ballroom at Kalahari. So tickets and more information about all these events can be found at Round Rock, Texas. Dot gov.
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Forward slash Parks and Rec. If you click on special events, you'll find the list to register or to buy tickets. Because all of these are ticket events. You can get your tickets, go to round Rock recreation dot com and search the event and it'll pop right up for you. fantastic. Those events are definitely very exciting. So things will be getting hotter in the spring and summer season.
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So now is the perfect time to preorder your rock and river and season pass. I think it's for it's not pre-ordering. Yeah. You should just go buy your season pass for a rock and river because it's going to be hot and you want to be the first one out there to enjoy that luxurious and fun filled water. Save on going to rock and river because it's going to be a great time and you can find that on our website at Round Rock, Texas.
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Dot gov afford slash river. But you can also find our seasons of ours and operations at Round Rock, Texas dot gov ford slash pools pool party pool party first party pool party. We've also got some fun things coming up with athletics. So the adult leagues are going to be starting the last week of January. The Cornhole Adult League will be starting January 25th and the 23rd.
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Pickleball is on the 23rd, the 24th. Softball is going to be starting on the 21st, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th. A lot of days sand volleyball will be starting on January the 25th as well. We also have tennis lessons are will be starting the first week of February. There is still time to register for all age groups. Some of them are a little bit full, but there is sections available and we also have youth soccer.
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Registration is going to be closing February the 11th. So if you have a little one who wants to play soccer or you look like a little one who could play soccer or, you know, a little one who should be playing soccer, you still got time. You can you can skate on in there. We do want you all to stay connected with us.
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So the part cast, because we're doing a video cast, whoop, whoop. This is going to vary. This video is going to be available for you all to watch on social media and on YouTube. So you can follow us on Facebook, on Instagram, on YouTube, wherever you social your media is, We are probably there. This podcast in podcast form will also be available on all of your favorite podcasting apps.
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You can ask Alexa, you can ask Google to play. The latest episode of the podcast will be coming up. hey, you all over? Come on over. All right. Well, what what's you guys? His name is. And my name is Matthew. My name is Camilla. Hi, guys. Welcome. I'm Maggie. This is Christian, the Parks and Rec team. Do you want to tell us a little bit, why do you love this park?
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And I like it because it not only has one thing to do, it has multiple things to do. And I love all the others ducks swimming in the lake. And I also love the fields. yeah, I like this park because there is an amazing trail for hiking or biking, whichever one you're in the mood for. And then there's a park for kids and there's like an outstanding amount of things to do.
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So that's what I like most about it. Cool. So we are right next to Joanne Land Park. What is your favorite piece of the park? What's your favorite thing to play on? Mine is probably the zip line. I love the swings. so who's a better who's faster on the zip line between the two of you? Who do you think would win in a race?
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probably me. Matthew. I like that. I get very honest. Very honest. I appreciate it. Well, thank you, guys. Is there anything else you want to say to the camera or to us while you're hanging out? Yeah. No. All right, Good enough, man. Thanks. Thank you guys for coming on the show. I thank you guys.
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When I was a kid, that was adorable. I loved every minute of that. And you can join us, too, if you find us anywhere on the trails. Coming up, we will announce on our social media sites where you can find us. We'll do this about once every month. If you do see us, make sure we're holding microphones. Say hi.
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Join our lawdience lawn audience and we will interview you if you want to be interviewed or just kind of join. There could be swag in it for you. We'll throw stuff at you in a loving and caring way. I hope you guys enjoyed this episode. One of the podcasts here and all the Settlers Park. Well, thank you all for joining us on the first episode of the January episode of the podcast for 2024, Jaleel Say Goodbye.
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Bye bye, everyone. Next time, standing public Parks. You can hear the wonderful grass here. Listen to the grass.