Troutdale Receives Governor's Award

Troutdale Receive Governor's Award

 

 

 

The City of Troutdale received the Fitness Leadership Award at a recent League of Oregon Cities Convention in Salem, Oregon.

 

 

 

 

 

Receiving the award for the city was Mayor Jim Kight from Oregon Mayor's Association President Keith Mays, mayor of Sherwood, Oregon. The award was received by two cities in Oregon, Troutdale being one of the two.  The award comes from the Oregon Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The mission is too move us closer to "healthy, physically active citizens all across our great state, " commented Trevor Hostetler in a letter to the city.

 

 

Currently Troutdale is the only city in East County that has a recreational program for children and adults.  The summer program is very popular for families. When you take a look at the activities and sports you wish you were a kid again.

 

Field trips included, Oregon Zoo, Oaks Park, OMSI Children's Museum and a trip to a working farm.They played games together, did arts and crafts, went swimming and had a good time just being a kid.  The eight week program called Camp Kaleidoscope, under the leadership of Mollie King, attracted 184 children from age's four to twelve.

 

One of the keys to the success of the program is the junior volunteers.  Many of the junior volunteers attended the recreation program when they were younger.  Collectively they volunteered 788 hours to the program.  The age of the junior leaders was from twelve to fourteen.  Mollie King, recreation manager opined "The Camp Kaleidoscope staff and myself are truly thankful for the junior leaders and interns this summer.  Their help was invaluable".