Get Up Get Out and Go

GGG 2010 Poster Winner

©Austin Kowalczyk, Innes Middle School

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Get up, get out and go to your local parks for fun-filled activities this summer!

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What Is It?
Get Up, Get Out & Go! (GGG) is a FREE outdoor recreational program for kids ages 11 to 14 and their families to get out into their national park and Akron and Cleveland area Metro Parks.

When Is It Held?
Regular programs are Mondays and Wednesdays in Cleveland,Tuesdays and Thursdays in Akron. All programs are from 7 to 9 p.m., and include wilderness training, night hiking, cycling, and fishing. Locations vary. The 2013 schedule will be out soon. Check back here in March.

How to Participate
Registration is encouraged. For more information call [phone] or visit www.forcvnp.org.

Thank You to Our Community Partners
Akron Public Schools, Akron Recreation Bureau, Metro Parks Serving Summit County, Slavic Village Development, and University Settlement House.

This program is provided through the generous support of the following:
GAR Foundation
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

 

Trying on historic customes.

©SARA GUREN

Interviews With Kids
In summer 2009, Volunteer Youth Reporter Katie Naymon interviewed kids attending several Get Up, Get Out & Go! programs to find out what they liked best about the park. Here are the highlights.

Trying New Things, Making Friends

• "I would do the program again because it's really fun to meet new people." Devin, age 10, Akron
  
• "We get to listen to the audio [tour on the train]. It's very relaxing." Elise, age 12, Akron
  
• "It's fun-you get to do lots of stuff and meet new people. And it's free." Bridget, age 13, Akron

Learning Outdoor Skills

• "Camping and fishing, yeah, that sounds fun!" Elise, age 12, Akron
  
• "I like fishing, so I'm excited!" Devon, age 11, Akron
  
• "The cooking at camp was fun because I like to prepare food." Razel, age 11, Akron

Exercising

• We like to kick soccer balls around in the park." Demi, age 11, Akron
  
• "I like to walk and ride bikes because I like to get exercise." Chris, age 10, Akron
  
• "I like to play tag and to be with your friends. I like to run a little bit and also walk." Deandre, age 12, Akron

Seeing Nature

• "I like to see the beauty of nature with my friends." Sierra, age 10, Akron
  
• "We saw a blue heron. You can see so many types of animals." Rebecca, age 13, Akron
  
• "It's fun to look at trees and find squirrel nests." Kyra, age 10, North Royalton
  

Favorite Places

• "I love Howe Meadow because you can do a lot of stuff in the field like camping and plain old having fun!" Alexis, age 10, Akron
  
• "I like anywhere I can just sit and talk." Kasie, age 14, Akron
  
• "We like the fishing pond, so we can fish." Shaquoi, age 12, Copley

 

CUVA Crew Volunteer at a Get Up, Get Out & Go archery event

©SARA GUREN

GO (Get Outside) Crew! Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed from 6 to 9 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, to work with children participating in GGG. Volunteers will assist with train rides, fishing, biking, night hikes, and outdoor challenges.

For more information, contact Park Ranger Brady Bourquin at e-mail us or [phone].