We put together and handed out almost 2,000 DIY

We put together and handed out almost 2,000 DIY

Christmas Ornament Kits in December. Each kit contained

the ingredients and supplies children needed to make at

least 3 salt dough ornaments. We had so much fun

putting them together, and we had even more fun seeing

the photos families sent in of them making the ornaments

in their homes!

COVID-19 may have kept us from going lots of places in

2020, but it didn’t stop people from getting some fresh air

and spending time in our parks!

We have trail counters in 10 parks across Spartanburg

County (mostly on walking trails) and we counted more

than 400,000 people who walked by the counters this year!

Nearly 100,000 of those were counted at Tyger River Park

alone. Those are our highest numbers yet, by far.

Spartanburg Parks

Many people are practicing safe social distancing and

still enjoying time outside in our parks. They’re using

#spartanburgparks to share their favorite moments.

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While our community centers we closed this year,

we took the opportunity to do some major

renovations on several of them. A few are still

works in progress, but the Chesnee Community

Center’s makeover is complete. We reopened

to the public with new floors throughout the building,

as well as a fresh coat of paint and new furniture.

The fitness center at the Chesnee Community Center

also got a big upgrade at the end of 2020.

We painted the walls and brought in some new

fitness equipment too!

All of our community centers decked the

halls this month, celebrating the season with

festive decor.

Our after-school programs wrapped up the

year with holiday parties. They celebrated by

watching Polar Express, making Reindeer Rolls

and doing Christmas crafts.

We first started delivering meals to our 50+ program

participants in mid-March and we continued delivering

them twice a week for the rest of the year. We are so

proud to say our staff delivered nearly 35,000 meals

between March and December 2020.

We are continuing meal delivery into 2021.

On the last meal delivery day of 2020, we included

something extra in the participants' meal bags… a small

gift, wishing them a very happy holiday season!

Each participant received a pair of fuzzy socks,

chapstick, lotion and hand sanitizer.

We continued our sponsorship partnership with T-Mobile

this month. The company gave us $12,000.

$8,000 of that covered all fees for every child in

our after-school program for two weeks.

The remaining $4,000 is being put toward our

youth programs.

Here are a few comments from ACE parents when they

found out they didn’t owe any fees for those two weeks:

“What?! That’s wonderful news!

We’re T-Mobile customers so that’s great!”

“Truly a blessing!!!! I’m so thankful.”

“So sweet! Thank you guys!”

Our main Parks Department office

took part in the county-wide

wreath decorating contest and

we won! Our wreath was 7 feet tall

and made from branches and

holly found in our parks.

As an entry fee into the contest,

every department was asked to

collect items to be donated to

those less fortunate in our

community. We contributed over

100 winter hats, adding to the long

list of items that will help the

homeless population in

Spartanburg, all donated by

county employees.

17 Tubes of Toothpaste

43 Toothbrushes

1 Dental Floss

108 Tubes of Chapstick

11 Scarves

116 Stocking Caps

41 Pairs of Winter Gloves

197 Pairs of Socks

36 Bars of Soap

13 Pocket Tissues

10 Bottles of Shampoo

20 Bottles of Conditioner

26 Bottles of Lotion

Bates McKinney, 50+

Senior Recreation Coordi-

nator, took part in the

county-wide Holly Jolly

Scavenger Hunt in

December along the Mary

Black Rail Trail and her

family won the grand prize!

Way to go Bates!

Zack Chastain, Outdoor

Recreation Coordinator,

completed Wilderness First

Aid Training in December.

It’s a 16 hour course,

covering topics ranging

from injury preparation,

prevention, assessment

and treatment.

Brianna Rhodes is a Senior Site

Coordinator at the Woodruff

Leisure Center. She’s been working

part-time with the ACE program for

the last two years. Brianna

graduated from Woodruff High

School and is currently attending

Spartanburg Community College.

We welcomed two new staff members in December.

One was an intern and the other worked for us part-time.

We’re happy to have Brianna Rhodes and Mac Green

on our team full-time!

Mac Green is a Senior Site

Coordinator, splitting his time

between the Chesnee Community

Center and Outdoor Recreation.

He’s from Piedmont and recently

graduated from East Stroudsburg

University in Pennsylvania. He and

his wife now live in Boiling Springs.

_______________________________Your Partner in Com

munity W

ellness.

LocationFY 2021 O

utput Measures

7/208/20

9/2010/20

11/2012/20

1/212/21

3/214/21

5/216/21

FY 2021 TO

TAL TO

DATE

CP ShopEquipm

ent Maintenance &

Repair 8

8 8

8 8

8

CP ShopGeneral Park M

aintenance & Repair

512 512

512 512

512 512

CP ShopPark Im

provements

Construction/Installation 288

288 288

288 288

288

CP ShopSafety Inspections

2 2

2 2

2 2

CP ShopSports Field M

aintenance & Preparation

- -

- -

- -

CP ShopTrail M

aintenance 20 20 20 20 20 20

Nside Shop

Equipment M

aintenance & Repair

8 8

8 8

8 8

Nside Shop

General Park Maintenance &

Repair 800

800 800

800 800

800

Nside Shop

Park Improvem

ents Construction / Installation

- -

- -

- -

Nside Shop

Safety Inspections 16 16 16 16 16 16

Nside Shop

Sports Field Maintenance &

Preparation 736

736 736

736 736

736

Nside Shop

Trail Maintenance

20 20 20 20 20 20 Sside Shop

Equipment M

aintenance & Repair

8 8

8 8

8 8

Sside ShopGeneral Park M

aintenance & Repair

800 800

800 800

800 800

Sside ShopPark Im

provement Construction /

Installation -

- -

- -

-

Sside ShopSafety Inspections

16 16 16 16 16 16

Sside ShopSports Field M

aintenance & Preparation

736 736

736 736

736 736

Sside ShopTrail M

aintenance 10 10 10 10 10 10

Wside Shop

Equipment M

aintenance & Repair

8 8

8 8

8 8

Wside Shop

General Park Maintenance &

Repair 512

512 512

512 512

512

Wside Shop

Park Improvem

ent Construction / Installation

- -

- -

- -

Wside Shop

Safety Inspections 2

2 2

2 2

2

Wside Shop

Sports Field Maintenance &

Preparation 1,024

1,024 1,024

1,024 1,024

1,024

Wside Shop

Trail Maintenance

20 20 20 20 20 20

VariousVolunteer Service for Park M

aintenance -

- -

- -

-

VariousAssistance w

ith Convenience Centers -

- -

- -

-

Total: Park Maintenance Team

5,546 5,546

5,546 5,546

5,546 5,546

- - - - - - 33,276

Park Maintenance Team

(Estimated Em

ployee/Hours, By Activity)


munity W

ellness.

LocationFY 2021 O

utput Measures

7/208/20

9/2010/20

11/2012/20

1/212/21

3/214/21

5/216/21

FY 2021 TO

TAL TO

DATE

50+ Wellness

Other

DaytrippersO

therEducation

Other

ExerciseO

therGam

es

Other

Group Dining (BBQs, Lunch Bunch, etc.)

Other

SocialsO

therVolunteer Service for O

ther

Other

Senior Services - meal delivery due to

COVID-19 (staff hours)

165 292

276 234

228 264

ChesneeEducation

ChesneeExercise

ChesneeGam

esChesnee

Group DiningChesnee

SocialsChesnee

Volunteer Service for ChesneeCow

pensEducation

Cowpens

ExerciseCow

pensGam

esCow

pensGroup Dining

Cowpens

SocialsCow

pensVolunteer Service for Cow

pensPacolet

EducationPacolet

ExercisePacolet

Games

PacoletGroup Dining

PacoletSocials

PacoletVolunteer Service for Pacolet

Woodruff

EducationW

oodruffExercise

Woodruff

Games

Woodruff

Group DiningW

oodruffSocials

Woodruff

Volunteer Service for Woodruff

Total, 50+ Wellness

165 292

276 234

228 264

- - - - - - 1,459

"On Dem

and" Programs

ChesneeClasses/Program

sCow

pensClasses/Program

sInm

anClasses/Program

sO

therClasses/Program

sPacolet

Classes/Programs

Recreation Team (Estim

ated Participant/Hours, By Program)


munity W

ellness.

LocationFY 2021 O

utput Measures

7/208/20

9/2010/20

11/2012/20

1/212/21

3/214/21

5/216/21

FY 2021 TO

TAL TO

DATE

Woodruff

Classes/Programs

Volunteer Service for "On Dem

and" Program

sTotal, "O

n Demand" Program

s -

- -

- -

- - - - - - - -

Outdoor Recreation

VariousBiking

VariousPaddling

VariousClim

bingVarious

FishingVarious

Snow Skiing

VariousHiking

VariousGeocaching

VariousEducation

VariousVolunteer Service for O

utdoor Recreation

Total, Outdoor Recreation

- -

- -

- - - - - - - -

- Facility Rentals

ChesneeM

eetings; Comm

unity / Social Events 1,200

400

Cleveland M

eetings; Comm


10,500 12,000 14,100 16,150 11,190

Cowpens

Meetings; Com

munity / Social Events

Inman

Meetings; Com


PacoletM

eetings; Comm

unity / Social Events

Picnic SheltersM

eetings; Comm


7,400 13,780 7,565

5,530 1,630

Woodruff

Meetings; Com


300 60

Other

Meetings; Com


Total, Facility Rentals 8,570

17,900 25,780 21,665 23,180 13,280 - - - - - - 110,375

Youth Development

VariousAfter Class Enrichm

ent 6,050

8,952 9,600

10,080 7,139 Various

Summ

er Day Camp

32,632 5,050

VariousSum

mer Adventure Cam

p

VariousVolunteer Service for Youth Developm

ent

Total, Youth Development

32,632 11,100 8,952

9,600 10,080 7,139

- - - - - - 79,503

Total, Recreation Team 41,367

29,292 35,008 31,499 33,488 20,683 - - - - - - 191,337


munity W

ellness.

LocationFY 2021 O

utput Measures

7/208/20

9/2010/20

11/2012/20

1/212/21

3/214/21

5/216/21

FY 2021 TO

TAL TO

DATE

Team Sports

Berry FieldLeagues, Adult Kickball

- -

- TRP

"Open" Corn hole

- VDM

Leagues, Adult Flag Football

- -

- Various

Camp, Youth Softball &

Baseball -

VariousLeagues, Adult Softball

- -

2,430 3,240

2,430 Various

Leagues, Baseball 11,478

1,980 6,072

11,220 8,415 Various

Leagues, Football -

VariousLeagues, Soccer

- 1,215

4,752 4,752

- Various

Leagues, Softball 4,092

792 2,244

5,016 3,762

VariousLeagues, Tennis

- Total, Team

Sports 15,570

3,987 15,498 24,228 14,607 - - - - - - -

73,890

VariousTournam

ents, Adult SoftballTeam

s 15 14 16 7

19 Participants

195 182

208 91 247

Spectators 292

273 312

136 370

VariousTournam

ents, Baseball Team

s 62 95 121

120 60

Participants 806

1,235 1,573

1,560 780

Spectators 1,209

1,852 2,359

2,340 1,170

VariousTournam

ents, Soccer Team

s -

64 - -

- Participants

- 832

- -

- Spectators

- 1,248

- -

- Various

Tournaments, Fast pitch Softball

Teams

163 97 79 259

105 Participants

2,119 1,261

1,027 3,367

1,365 Spectators

3,573 1,891

1,540 5,050

2,047 N

/AVolunteer Service for Tournam

entsTotal, Team

s 240

270 216

386 184

- - - - - - - 1,296

Total, Participants / Spectators 8,194

8,774 7,019

12,544 5,979 - - - - - - -

42,510

Estimated Tournam

ent Economic Im

pact$1,066,169

$428,250$444,600

$351,234$151,164

$2,441,417

Tyger River ParkBrunch w

ith Santa

Comm

unity Centers

Christmas Events

Cleveland ParkDaddy Daughter Dance

VDM M

cMillan

ParkDisc Golf Tournam

ents

Park Operations Team

(Estimated Participant/Hours, By Program

)

Special Events (Estimated Participant/Hours, By Event)

Tournaments (Estim

ated Total Num

ber of Teams, Participants and Spectators By


munity W

ellness.

LocationFY 2021 O

utput Measures

7/208/20

9/2010/20

11/2012/20

1/212/21

3/214/21

5/216/21

FY 2021 TO

TAL TO

DATE

Lake BlalockDiscover Your W

atershed

Tyger River ParkEaster Egg Scram

ble

North

Spartanburg ParkEgg-Cessible Easter Egg Hunt

PacoletIndian Sum

mer Festival

Climb U

pstateU

pstate Climbing Team

TW Edw

ardsPacolet Hallow

een Party Pacolet River

Paddle the PacoletTyger &

Pacolet Rivers

River Sweeps

Camp Croft Park

Stump Jum

p

Cleveland ParkTake a Kid Fishing Day

N. Spartanburg

ParkTrunk or Treat Assistance

VariousTherapeutic Recreation Assistance

VariousVolunteer Service for Special Events

150

Total, Special Events -

- -

150 -

- - - - - - - 150

Arkwright

Monthly U

ser Totals991

875901

782717

423Cleveland

Monthly U

ser Totals3,174

3,7623,788

3,4723,304

1,993Holston Creek

Monthly U

ser Totals2,678

2,4032,412

2,2822,124

1,425Leroy M

athisM

onthly User Totals

1,0091,626

2,0571,870

2,0661,478

Linville HillsM

onthly User Totals

2,5532,596

3,2253,796

2,3322,759

N. Spartanburg

Monthly U

ser Totals3,647

3,2163,771

5,5403,107

2,449O

ld CanaanM

onthly User Totals

5,8305,329

4,8117,317

4,1261,601

Tyger River M

onthly User Totals

8,1138,518

8,4958,732

7,0195,042

Va-Du-Mar

Monthly U

ser Totals7,120

7,4317,538

7,1744,810

3,780W

oodruffM

onthly User Totals

3,4063,836

4,9054,293

3,2652,201

Total, Park Trail Counters38,521

39,59241,903

45,25832,870

23,1510

00

00

0221,295

Parks Department Trail Counters (M

onthly User Totals)

_______________________________Your Partner in Community Wellness.

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CP50000118 CP50000119 CP50000120 CP50000121

Trail Development (Funding for PAL Grant; bank for trail development)

Multi-year, as funding permits.

CP50000218 Tyger River Access (Construction of access points)Construction is complete for all projects approved by County Council

CP50000321 Athletic Field Lighting X X X X X X X

Planning for phase 2. Phase 2 will be delayed until Land and Water Conservation Fund grants are awarded.

CP50000418 Find A Park (Park Signage) X X X X X X X X

Park entrance signs are installed. The department is working with SCDOT for approval of wayfinding signage.

CP50000519 CP50000520 CP50000521

Community Park Improvements: Linville Hills Park X X X X X XIn planning phase for new restroom.

CP50000721 Community Center Improvements X X X X X

Improvements to County's recreation centers are complete at the Woodruff Leisure Center and Chesnee Community Center. The improvements to the TW Edwards Community Center will begin in January.

CP50000920 Parks Parking Lot Improvements X X X X X X X Planning for future projects

CP50001021 Playground Improvements X X X X X X X X

Purchase order processed for new playground at Inman Mills Park. Playground should be installed in February/March 2021.

CP50001121 Parks HVAC Replacement X X X X X X X Planning for future projects

Ongoing. Reports provided by PAL quarterly.

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