North Highlands Recreation and Park District April 2024 Newsletter

Welcome to North Highlands Recreation and Park District's newsletter for April 2024!

We will be keeping you up to date on all the exciting events and programs coming up this month.

Upcoming Events

To see all upcoming events, please check out www.nhrpd.org/community-events

Event Name	Event Date	Vendor Deadline
Park Spotlight: Plan Out Planehaven	4/6/24	N/A
Spring Sports Spectacular	4/13/24	N/A
Park Spotlight: Peace in the Park	4/27/24	N/A

Upcoming Programs

Register for these programs on www.nhrpd.org/register

Program Name	Program Date(s)	Registration Deadline
Adult Pickleball	4/5/24 - 4/26/24 (Fridays)	4/26/24
Senior Field Trip: Crocker Art Museum	4/10/24	4/3/24
Youth Dodgeball	4/11/24 - 5/16/24 (Thursdays)	4/4/24
Trending Recipes for Teens: Light Linguine Carbonara	4/15/24	4/8/24
Springtime Sprouts Youth Cooking Class: Raspberry-Banana Breakfast Tacos	4/17/24	4/10/24
Pee Wee T-Ball: Skills and Drills	4/20/24 - 5/11/24 (Saturdays)	4/12/24
Teen Job Workshop	4/23/24	4/16/24
Adult Coed Kickball League	4/24/24 - 6/12/24 (Wednesdays)	4/17/24

Community News

Planehaven Park

North Highlands Recreation & Park District has secured funding through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to build a new playground at Planehaven Park! Help us plan the new vision of the park by participating in surveys, and enjoy family friendly crafts and games at our “Plan Out Planehaven” Park Spotlight event rescheduled due to weather on April 6 from 10:00am – 12:00pm. Can't make the event? Fill out this short survey instead:

Planehaven Park Survey

North Highlands Narrative

May contain: grass, nature, outdoors, park, plant, clothing, pants, people, person, face, head, photography, portrait, blouse, tree, jeans, bench, furniture, vegetation, adult, female, woman, accessories, glasses, footwear, shoe, purple, architecture, building, shelter, land, woodland, grove, and summer

North Highlands Narrative is a citizen award program sponsored by the North Highlands Recreation and Park District. Its purpose is to shine light on our everyday citizens and local organizations that make a positive impact within the community through acts of service or events.

On a quarterly basis awards are given to citizens or community groups residing within NHRPD’s District for their outstanding contributions to the community. Please consider taking the time to recognize and nominate an individual or group whose contributions make North Highlands a better place to live.

Do you know someone that should be nominated? Submit your nomination by April 15th to be considered!

North Highlands Narrative Nomination Form

Summer Job Opportunities

Looking for a fun and flexible summer job? Apply to be a Recreation Leader today! We are looking to fill positions in both our youth and teen summer camps with opportunities to work in community events, specialty programming and sports! If interested, submit an application to kayla@nhrpd.org by April 29. For more information and the application, visit www.nhrpd.org/job-opportuntities.

Facility Rentals

The Kay F. Dahill Community Center offers a spacious and convenient setting for wedding receptions, baby showers, quinceañeras and other social gatherings. This facility includes a stage, full size updated kitchen, restrooms, and convenient parking. For more information check out: https://www.nhrpd.org/kay-f-dahill-community-center

The Recreation Center is great for small gatherings, meetings, baby showers, and other social gatherings for small groups. The facility includes a full size kitchen, bathrooms, and convenient parking. For more information check out: https://www.nhrpd.org/recreation-center

For more information and details on all our facility rentals visit https://www.nhrpd.org/facility-rentals

Freedom Park Pavilion Rentals

Freedom Park Pavilion rentals are now available to reserve! Picnic sites are available to rent Sunday - Saturday beginning the first weekend in March. This location is excellent for a birthday party, family reunion, company picnic, or any social event that calls for some fun in the park. For further information, and to reserve a pavilion, please check out our website: www.nhrpd.org/freedom-park-pavilion-rentals

Board Meeting

The next board meeting will be held on April 11th at 6:30pm in the Recreation Center (6040 Watt Ave). You may also attend virtually via Zoom or Facebook Live. To join the meeting via Zoom, use this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86345650357?pwd=hDTJEkj1WgUzYDi8BGw7k0acCphuyb.1

Website Accessibility Policy

North Highlands Recreation and Park District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, North Highlands Recreation and Park District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (916) 332-7440

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

North Highlands Recreation and Park District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, North Highlands Recreation and Park District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (916) 332-7440.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.