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BOXFORD ATHLETIC FIELDS

The Boxford Athletic Fields are maintained by the Department of Public Works (DPW) and
DPW Director, John Dold, with oversight by BAA.

Respectively submitted,

Jim Gikas

John Rowen

Christina Eckert

Paige Andrews

RECREATION COMMITTEE
2015 OVERVIEW

THE BOXFORD PARK PROGRAM

The Boxford Park Program is run by the Town of Boxford, supervised by the Recreation
Committee. For the summer of 2015, the Park Program ran 3 hours a day 9:30-12:30, on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, for 5 weeks in July, at Cole School. This expansion was
extremely well received, with registration increasing enormously:

• 365 Children Registered (280 in 2014)
• 40 Local High School and College Students Employed (31 in 2014)
• 51 unpaid interns and counselors-in-training

Certified teacher and Boxford mom Nancy Coughlin continued as the Park Director. We added
an Assistant Director who helped oversee the kids while the park was open. Once again, Nancy
lined up a variety of events for the program participants, including:

• Orientation for park employees, including speakers about First Aid, Guidance, Legal
Issues, and Police

• Bike Safety Day, including a bike ride from Cole School through the Townsend Farms
loop and back, coordinated with the Boxford Police to keep the roads safe

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