MASSENA — The Massena Summer Recreation Program will run from Wednesday, June 26,, through Friday, August 9th

Playground programs and beach bussing are offered free of charge to the youth of Massena. Participants must be 5 years of age to attend the morning program and  to ride the bus to Massena Town Beach.

Parents/guardians can register their children ahead of time by contacting the Massena Recreation Department, signing up online with Massena Recreation Commission website or Facebook, or on the first day their child attends the program.  Supervised/organized programs will be located this year at Alcoa Field, Nightingale Elementary, Madison Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary.  Participants can be dropped off at any of the four locations to start the day, or may join at any other location if they check in with a playground leader. 

Pick-up at these locations will start at 9 a.m., but if a pick-up is occurring that day at a location, it will only be once a day.  

Games and activities will be offered Monday through Friday from 9-11:30 a.m.  An arts and crafts instructor will be on hand at the locations to offer a variety of arts and crafts projects for children of all ages. 

Participants will receive a free lunch at the high school courtesy of the Massena Summer Lunch Program, except for “All Day Beach Day.”  After lunch, the children will be bussed to the Massena Town Beach. On Wednesdays and other days that the school lunch program is not offered, a free lunch will be provided to all children participating in the morning program.  Wednesday lunch sponsors include Stewarts, An Italian Affair, Subway, and Sea-Comm Federal Credit Union.  All drinks are provided by Pepsi Cola.

This is a “drop-in” program which allows adults to drop off and pick-up children at any time they wish at the playgrounds and Massena Town Beach.  If the children become unruly, they will be sent home at any time during the program. 

Town beach buses will run from June 26 - August 9, picking up swimmers at the high school starting at 11:00 a.m.  The buses will leave Massena Town Beach at approximately 3:30 p.m. daily, having all children back at their playground locations by 3:45 p.m., depending on bus usage/occupancy. 

A consent form must be signed by a parent/guardian for each child riding the bus to the beach and/or playground pickup. Participants should have a backpack, swimsuit, sunscreen, towel, water bottle, and possible change of clothes.  

 It’s very important to fill out the planning form so we can send out emails with detailed information as to the schedule for each week.  A google calendar is also available and will be updated with changes. Information on the Therapeutic Recreation program will be provided directly to the special education teachers at the elementary schools.