Recreation Programming: Chapter 9 Excercises

Chapter 9 Exercises

Exercise 9-2. Community Recreation Inventory

Objective: To conduct a community recreation inventory.

Directions: Select a community that is under 10,000 inhabitants (to keep the task manageable). Using the World Wide Web, research general demographic information about the community as well as conduct an inventory of recreation and leisure service providers.

General Demographic Information

Community Name___________________
Location __________________________
Population _________________________
Ethnic Diversity ____________________
Age Ranges _______________________
Median Income ____________________
Major Industries/Employers __________

Recreation and Leisure Service Providers

(Agency Classification: 1=TR, 2=Public, 3=Not-for-Profit, 4=Commercial, 5=Private)

Agency Name	Agency Classification					Program Offerings
	1	2	3	4	5
	1	2	3	4	5
	1	2	3	4	5
	1	2	3	4	5
	1	2	3	4	5
	1	2	3	4	5
	1	2	3	4	5
	1	2	3	4	5

Community Issues: Using the WWW and e-mail, contact the mayor, a director of a public leisure service agency, and a local stakeholder in the community. Explain that you are taking a class in recreation programming and that you would like to know what they think are the major issues or concerns in the community. Summarize their responses below:

Mayor's Name:

Summary of Community Issues:

Public Leisure Service Agency Director's Name:
Summary of Community Issues:

Name of Local Stakeholder:
Summary of Community Issues:

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