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June 9, 2008

Phoenix Parks and Recreation Kicking off Membership Program

Starting July 1, the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department will kick off the new Recreation Membership Program. After this date, visitors will need to pay a $5 annual membership fee to use any Phoenix community and recreation centers. At just $5, the membership is a great value that will offset budget reductions to maintain the centers’ operating hours.

Getting a membership is easy – visitors can sign up with any recreation staff member. Center users that already have a recreation card just need to pay the membership fee. The membership fee must be paid in addition to regular class, program and facility charges.

Who needs a card?

All participants ages 3 and older using the centers or participating in any fee-based center-run classes, services and sports programs. This includes:

  • Regular users of the center and its facilities including weight/exercise rooms, gymnasiums and classrooms
  • Parents or guardians that are routinely in the center and responsible for minor children engaged in center activity
  • Users with a regular or recurring classroom or facility rental
  • Senior congregate food program participants that also use recreation facilities

Who Doesn’t Need a Card?

  • Seniors at a center to participate only in congregate food programs operated by the human Services Department.
  • Spectators visiting the center on a limited basis for the sole purpose of observing an activity. This includes extended family visiting a center to observe someone participating in a class or sports program and participants in single-day special events.
  • Visitors using a center as part of a one-time rental.

Groups, organizations, and individuals interested in sponsoring memberships should call their local community or recreation center and discuss sponsorship opportunities with the facility manager. A full list of Parks and Recreation Department recreation and community centers is available at phoenix.gov/parks.

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