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What is the Adopt-A-Park Program?
The Germantown Park and Recreation Department’s Adopt-A-Park program is designed to encourage the community to get involved and keep Germantown’s parks clean, attractive, and safe for everyone.  This program offers the opportunity for citizens to get more involved in their community in a way that promotes pride, appreciation, and awareness.

Who can participate?
The Adopt-A-Park Program is open to individuals, neighborhood associations, civic groups, religious organizations, service organizations, schools, businesses, and other community organizations throughout the Village of Germantown.

Benefits of the Adopt-A-Park Program

Community Involvement – The Adopt-A-Park Program provides opportunities for businesses, community groups and individuals to assist in the maintenance of parks, trails, and open spaces.  As a volunteer you will have the opportunity to donate your time and services to the community and enjoy the results of your work.

Economic – You can help enhance and maintain our public lands through clean-up efforts, weeding, tree planting, and other projects while assisting the Park and Recreation Department in making tax dollars stretch farther.  The economic benefit could also be seen with more people wanting to live in this healthy and beautiful environment.

Environmental – Volunteer efforts and involvement in public lands increases public awareness of the importance of protecting our natural resources, generates pride in our park system, and demonstrates a commitment to the environment. 

Individual – What better feeling is there than knowing that you made a difference?  You can make a difference in the esthetics of your community, health of the environment, and the sense of pride people have in our parks system.  Volunteering keeps you active and outdoors, gaining the many health benefits of an active lifestyle.

For an informational packet contact the Germantown Park & Recreation Department at (262) 250-4710 or by e-mail at cregister@village.germantown.wi.us

The Village of Germantown Park and Recreation Department is actively seeking Community Education Programs for 2007 and beyond.

What is community education?  According to the National Community Education Association, community education is the creation of opportunities for community members, individuals, schools, businesses and public and private organizations, to become partners in addressing community needs.  Community Education is most easily recognized in the community school, a facility that is open beyond the traditional school day for the purpose of providing academic, recreation, health, social service and work preparation programs for people of all ages.

Community education has three basic components, 1) Lifelong Learning, 2) Community Involvement and 3) Efficient Use of Resources. Each is defined as follows:

Lifelong Learning – Education is viewed as a birth-to-death process and everyone in the community shares the responsibility of educating all members of the community and providing lifelong learning opportunities for learners of all ages, backgrounds and needs.

Community Involvement – Promoting a sense of civic responsibility, providing leadership opportunities for community members and including diverse populations in all aspects of community life

Efficient Use of Resources – Use of the schools and community’s physical, financial and human resources to address community needs. 

If you have a program idea and are interested in making a difference in the Germantown community you can contact me at (262) 250-4710 or cregister@village.germantown.wi.us

Sincerely,
Brett Altergott, CPRP
Park & Recreation Director