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<br />2012 Fun for All Ends with Olympic Fun <br />Nearly 200 children, ages seven - 14, participated in the Fun for All Olympics on Aug. 24, the last day of the City’s <br />2012 free summer playground program. The children boarded Recreation vans at their neighborhood park and were <br />transported to Petersen Barn Center for the day-long games. The event began with a “Parade of Parks,” with “athletes” <br />from each park displaying their park banner. <br /> <br />There were six events, including: <br /> <br /> Catapult Tennis - team members use tennis rackets to swat catapulted <br />water balloons. <br /> <br /> Dizzy Bat Obstacle Course – with their forehead pressed to the end of a <br />baseball bat, contestants walk around the bat until they are dizzy, and then <br />try to complete an obstacle course. <br /> <br /> Portrait relay – each team member has 20 seconds to add to the drawing of <br />a portrait. <br /> <br /> Single elimination dodge ball – once and done. <br /> <br /> Watermelon relay – team members run to a watermelon, eat a piece and <br />spit out the seeds; the team with the greatest number of seeds wins. <br /> <br /> Art Tournament – each child is given a series of materials to create art projects which are then judged. <br /> <br />An ACT-SO student gave a lunchtime performance and Food for Lane County provided lunch, as it has all summer for <br />the Fun for All program. <br /> <br />More than 13,500 visits to the Fun for All Program were recorded this summer. The program provided recreation <br />activities Monday - Friday in eight neighborhood parks from July 2 – Aug. 24. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Pete Chavannes at 541-682-5521. <br /> <br />2012 Eugene Green Home & Garden Tour <br />Tickets are on sale for the fourth annual BRING Home & Garden Tour scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to <br />4 p.m. Co-hosted by the City and Eugene Water & Electric Board, the tour is designed to inspire and educate the <br />community about sustainable living strategies. This self-guided tour of 12 <br />homes and gardens provides participants an opportunity to gather great <br />ideas and learn by example. The theme, “Thinking small to save big,” <br />reflects the tour’s emphasis on making the most of small spaces. Tour- <br />goers will get a first-hand view of living on an efficient scale, including a tiny <br />house on wheels, creative remodels, quality second units and new homes <br />incorporating the latest in energy efficiency strategies. <br /> <br />Homeowners and building professionals will be on-hand to speak about <br />sustainable home and garden strategies, including ultra-low energy use, <br />active and passive solar, aging-in-place, rainwater harvesting, reuse of <br />materials, edible and low-water-use landscaping, rain gardens and much <br />more. Participants can also delve deeper into green living topics by attending workshops at various homes on the tour. <br />Check BRING’s website for a list of workshops or pick up a schedule at any tour location on the day of the event. <br /> <br />The event is part of the American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Tour, where <br />more than 160,000 participants will visit innovative buildings in 3,200 communities <br />across the U.S. <br /> <br />Tickets are on sale at a variety of locations throughout the community, including the <br />th <br />Atrium Building (99 West 10 Avenue) where low-income tickets are also available. <br />Volunteers are needed for two-hour shifts on the day of the tour to take tickets, greet <br />tour-goers and provide information at one of the homes or gardens. Volunteers get a <br />free ticket to the tour plus a thank-you gift. Contact Shirley Perez West to learn more: <br />tour@bringrecycling.org. For more information about the tour, contact Jenna Garmon <br />at jenna.r.garmon@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-5541. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />September 7, 2012 <br />