Saturday, July 20, 2013

Are We Too Old To Recreate? Or Is It Only For the Young?


While walking in Brielle Park this summer, I saw the overgrown and unused bocce ball courts.  I also noticed the shuffleboard courts with a locked box probably containing the supplies needed to play shuffleboard.  It has been eaten through by a critter of some sort.  Our recreation commission has no problem organizing and running events for the children of our town.  It’s great that they have year round events for them in addition to every other activity they have at their disposal, but what about the rest of us?  Are we too old to recreate?  How about using the neglected areas of Brielle Park and organizing bocce ball and shuffleboard leagues for some of us older folks in town.  The weekly Monday night concerts you used to offer have gone by the wayside, but you can bring them back.  We don’t have to go into New York City on the weekends because many of us are retired.  We can go to a Wednesday matinee.  Why not offer a bus trip to a Broadway play or museum during the week? 

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