What’s up with Recreation?
AMENITY UPDATE
by Kathy Thayer
Recreation Manager
It’s been a busy summer for Recreation producing the Amphitheater shows and open-air movies. This year has drawn capacity audiences most weeks and rave reviews.
Soon, the Entertainment Subcommittee will be formed to choose next year’s performances. Be sure to submit the survey in LW Weekly, which will be published after the last show. Your opinion matters.
September’s Grab ‘n’ Go schedule welcomes two new food trucks—Streets of Vietnam, which debuted this week, and Onpointttt Jerk Chicken, offering Caribbean fare. LW Live notices include links to the vendors’ menus. There are food services Monday through Thursday at Clubhouse 6 and on Thursdays before the Amphitheater shows.
Fall Festival is scheduled for Oct. 14. Initially, a complex-wide event was under consideration, but it has been moved to April 6 to allow more time to plan and prepare. The October event will include the Emergency Preparedness Expo, a band, and food service and is well-attended every year.
The April mega-event will include a club expo, vendor expo, entertainment, food, raffles and prizes throughout all of the amenities. Each clubhouse will have different programs and our new fleet of minibuses will be a central attraction, shuttling residents to each venue.
All clubs are invited to participate. Several have already signed up already. To get on the list, email kathyt@lwsb.com. This will be an opportunity to engage residents who typically don’t participate in our clubs and amenities to see what they are missing.
Recently, we were tasked with notifying clubs with paid instructors that, under policy 60-5504-1, which was passed last January, all independent contractors operating in LWSB are required to pay an insurance review fee. Recreation does maintain records on all paid instructors who must provide their business license, liability insurance, credentials in their discipline, and a waiver of liability declaration.
Tracking, reviewing, and renewing these documents does take significant staff time and the fee is designed to offset this. While it is understandable that some members may take exception to this policy, cost recovery from contractors who make a living using our facilities with no overhead of their own is not unusual nor punitive. The wear and tear on GRF equipment, exclusive use of space on a regular basis, staff and custodial time must be considered also.
We welcome residents’ respectful input and inquiries on all things Recreation. Let us know what is on your mind.
For more information, contact kathyt@lwsb.com.
