SILVER SPRING, MD— Registration for Montgomery County Department of Parks summer camps opens today, Thursday, January 10, 2008.
The Department of Parks is offering more than 50 different summer camp options this year, through its nature facilities, ice skating rinks, tennis facilities and public gardens. There are also week-long options, including the department’s signature Week in the Park summer day camp and archaeology camps for both children and adults.
Also new this year: a Camping Camp and Outdoor Adventure Camp at Little Bennett Regional Park, Tennis and Ice Skating Camp at Cabin John Regional Park and a camp the department calls, “Yesterday and Today on the Farm” at the Agricultural History Farm Park.
Parks officials will also take part in the in the 2008 Camp and Summer Programs Expo at White Flint Mall in Rockville on Saturday, January 26 from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm and Sunday, January 27 from 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm. Parks summer camps managers will be on hand to answer questions and accept registrations.
To register or to view all the Department of Parks summer camps available this year, visit www.ParkPASS.org and for more on the White Flint Mall Expo click on Events at www.ShopWhiteFlint.com.
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Contact:
Kelli Holsendolph
Media Relations Manager
Montgomery County Department of Parks
301-650-2866