WOMEN’S SPORTS:
New! Instructional Clinics
In Basketball, Soccer
No prior experience necessary.
The the skills of the games for your kids, your health or as your new hobby.

HORSEBACK RIDING:
No Lonesome Trails
After These Lessons
For kids and grown-ups, learn the basics of this great pastime through MCRD's new riding classes.

ADULT ART:
Drawing or Painting,
Your Choice of Fun
No pressure, great instruction and free experimentation with a variety of colors and materials of your choosing.

Lifeguard University: A Free Program
If you have interest in becoming a lifeguard, this primer class could lead to free LGT training and a job at a County aquatic center or pool.
• Nutrition: Steps for Life
• Teen Fitness: Athletic Training, Speed and Agility
• Cooking: Thai at Its Best
• Kids Skills: Kids ’n Keys
• Crafts: Rubber Stamping
• Art: Stone Sculpture
• Games: Beginning Chess
• Adult Dance: American Latin Rhythm
• Music: Montgomery Women’s Chrous
• Martial Arts: Beginning Kendo

• Lifeguards/Pools:There are openings for part-time temporary workers at ndoor pools for lifeguards, instructors, cashiers, and swim coaches. Retraining available. For more information, contact a facility supervisor at the indoor pool nearest you, or call the Aquatics office at 240-777-6860.
• Volunteers in the Parks: Volunteers needed for the Harvest Festival, National Public Lands Day, many Halloween events and more. Call Montgomery Parks volunteer services at 301-495-2504 or visit Montgomery Parks on the web.
• Youth Sports Referees: For games on Saturdays, training available. Call 240-777-6965.

Explore Local History, Nature This Fall
SOAR daytrips to the region’s great history, including a tour of Gettysburg; a visit to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello; the Waterford Festival; a bike excursion around St. Michael's, and more!
• SOAR Registration Now Online! Click on RecWeb and Register Now for SOAR Activities.
• Activities Newsletters: Bauer Drive | Damascus | East County | Germantown | Holiday Park | Long Branch | Margaret Schweinhaut | Waverly |

• Sept. 16: Bike Rodeo and Chalk Expressions, Damascus CC, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Sept. 23: Ama tu Vida Health Fair, Wheaton Regional Park, noon-5 p.m., free health screenings, activities, entertainment.
Sept. 23: Ladies Bike Out, bring your bike and take a jaunt along Sligo Creek Trail. See page 113 of Fall Guide for more details, registration info. FREE!
• Sept. 24: Parks Half-Marathon, Downtown Bethesda.
• Sept. 27: "Stress Management Through Humor," Leland CC, 7-8 p.m. Interactive, fun presentation and group exercises with Mark Gorkin, "The Stress Doc." Free!
• Sept. 30: Fighting Obesity: Guide to a Healthy Living for You and Your Family, Holy Cross Hospital, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Special focus on overweight children and their families. Free health screenings, exhibits, exercise demonstrations, information talks and experts. Free! For more info, 240-777-6826