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Philosophy and Mission
The Ware County Recreation and Parks Department’s mission is to provide quality, diversity, and wholesome parks and recreation services to help meet the needs of the citizens of Ware County.
The Ware County Recreation and Parks Department is a public recreation department funded by the Ware County Commission. A seven member Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee provides guidance for the Department. The Board members are approved by the Ware County Commissioners. The Board is made up of citizens throughout Ware County, each having a common interest in providing the best Parks and Recreation services possible to the citizens of Ware County.
The Athletics Division offers activities for both youth and adults. Youth programs include: baseball, softball, football, basketball, cheerleading, golf, and skill camps. Adult programs include softball and basketball.
*For information on league standings, youth and adult game schedules, teams and coaches, go to www.leaguelineup.com/warecounty.
The Ware County Participation Philosophy is as follows:
Participation policies in all youth sports programs assume that each child who registers to play will actually play in all scheduled games. The Recreation Department’s philosophy is that winning is secondary to learning and experiencing the excitement that comes with playing the game.
The community Recreation Division offers programs involving youth and adults. Community Recreation includes after school programs, Summer Day Camp, Spring Day Camp, Special Olympics, Senior Citizens’ Day, Swimming and Walking Clubs, and Supervised Free Play and Supervised Computer Access at the Memorial Park Facility.
Our Services should ensure a better quality of life by:
1. Unifying the cooperative spirit within the county.
2. Communicating the opportunities and advantages of parks and recreation services.
3. Being geographically accessible.
4. Being economically feasible.
5. Networking with community agencies and other recreation providers and the school system.
The Ware County Recreation and Parks Department’s twelve full-time employees have the responsibility of supervising all programs, operations and maintenance of Trembling Earth Youth Complex, Trembling Earth Adult Complex, Grove Ave. Recreation Main Office and Basketball Gymnasium, Meeting Rooms and Baseball Fields, Bailey St. Park, Memorial Park, Erin Johnson Softball Complex, and the City Auditorium.
Ware County Recreation Board Members
Dave Callaway, chairman
Alton Bennett
Bo Carter
Terry Chancey
Alesia Gibson
Kevin Hill
Mike Woodard
Recreation Staff
Director – Scott Rodgers srodgers@warecounty.com
Park Supervisor – Cecil Brown cbrown@warecounty.com
Maintenance Supervisor – Rod Mitchell rmitchell@warecounty.com
Athletic Supervisor – Terri Meeks tmeeks@warecounty.com
Memorial Park Supervisor – Lance Adamson ladamson@warecounty.com
Office Manager – Sarah Thrift sthrift@warecounty.com
Secretary – Jodi Osborne josborne@warecounty.com
Maintenance Workers
Chuck Griffin
Greg Cox
Mike Lee
Lee Parr
Alton Cade
Ware County Recreation Department Office Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
1507 Grove Ave. Waycross, GA 31501
Phone – 912-287-4488
Fax – 912-287-4485 |
