Cherokee Recreation and Parks Authority Programs
The Cherokee Recreation and Parks Authority (CRPA) serves all of Cherokee County with recreational activities for all ages.Visit the CRPA Website at www.CRPA.net.

Softball/Baseball
Phone Numbers

Hobgood Park Youth T-ball/Baseball
(770) 591-3577
Hobgood Park Youth Softball
(770) 928-1616
Hobgood Park Softball Complex
(770) 924-7865

American Red Cross
Baby-Sitting

This baby-sitting course is for ages 11 — 15, and will teach important childcare skills for current and future baby-sitters. Instructions on how to supervise and keep younger children safe. Demonstrations for bathing, CPR skills, feeding, food preparation, and safe play are also included in the course. Each participant will receive a baby-sitter's handbook and official certification. The course will be taught at the Recreation Center on Saturday, August 10 from 9 a.m. — 3 p.m. The cost is $45. Plan to bring a sack lunch. For information, call Neely Hand at (770) 924-7768.

Gymnastic & Cheerleading
Birthday Parties

CRPA offers birthday parties for girls and boys ages 3 and up. A party includes use of the Activities Center, an instructor, a private party room, exciting activities, music and more. Cost for 10 children is $85 and includes the use of the facility for 2 hours, each additional child is $5 and each additional half hour is $10. For information, call Lori Tarbush at (678) 445-7168

Music Therapywith Healthy Beats

Healthy Beats provides music therapy services for children with special needs. Group and individual sessions are offered. Music therapy is the use of structured music to achieve individual goals. Groups are formed when five or more individuals close in age and similar in ability express interest in music therapy. Healthy Beats realizes that every individual has specific needs and goals. The therapeutic interventions in each session are tailored to fit the needs of every individual in a group. Each intervention benefits all of the group members, not just one or two. For more information about music therapy and how it can benefit your child, please contact Healthy Beats at (678) 520-3080. Sessions are available at your convenience. You may call to discuss what days/times best suit your needs.

Silver Roamers Club

If you enjoy meeting people, visiting sites and having a great time, then why not join the Silver Roamers Club! The Club meets once a month to discuss upcoming trips and to visit with each other. Benefits of membership include discounts on all trips and chances to win prizes by accumulating miles in the Roamer Mileage Club. Membership is open to adults 55 and older

The open and well lit foyer is the first thing you see when you enter the CRPA Recreation Center. The CRPA Recreation Center is located at 7545 Main Street in Woodstock. For more information, call (770) 924-7768.

meeting will be at Ruby Tuesdays in and costs $20 per year. The August 5 Woodstock at 11 a.m. For information, call Betsy Allgood at (770) 924-7768.

Callaway Gardens

Join the Silver Roamers for a day trip on August 20 to the southern most foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Callaway Gardens. The day will include lunch and dessert buffet at the Plantation Room restaurant. A special tour guide will be on hand for the 3 to 4 hour tour of the 14,000 acre resort and gardens. Included in the tour will be the Horticultural Center, the Discovery Center, Mr. Cason's Vegetable Garden, the Pioneer Log Cabin, and the Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel. The cost is $35 for members and $37 for non-members which includes transportation, lunch, admission to the gardens and the tour guide. Departure from the Recreation Center will be at 9 a.m. and from the Canton Senior Center at 9:30 a.m.

Fitness Walking

Walk anywhere you like to walk and earn mileage. Keep a log of the time and/or miles you walk. Incentives will be given at various levels (prizes, free trips, lunch, etc.). Any kind of log is acceptable. Turn it in to Betsy at the monthly meetings (for non-members, turn it in on the first of each month). A luncheon will honor our fitness walkers at the end of the year.

Senior Aerobics Program

The CRPA offers a fitness program specifically designed for Seniors on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. For more information, call Betsy Allgood at (770) 924-7768.

Recreation Center

The Recreation Center is located at the South Annex at 7545 Main Street in Woodstock. Hours are Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. The Center is closed Sundays. The Center offers a variety of programs for residents and has several rooms available for rent including the Aerobics Room, Community Room, Gymnasium, Stage, Warming Kitchen and Pavilion.