Extra Credit

Extra Credit Options

Spring 2013

Students may select ONE (1) of the following extra credit options for a possible total of five points.

Deadline for Extra Credit: Friday, April 19 by midnight

1) Public (Municipal) Recreation Related Public Meeting

Attend any public park and recreation meeting (Coconino County Parks and Recreation Department or Flagstaff Recreation Department) which may include a commission or board meeting, focus group, or public planning meeting and then submit a one page report (via email) on the issue and outcome of the meeting.

Flagstaff Area Park and Recreation Commission meeting dates:

	Coconino County Parks and Recreation Commission meetings are at 4:00 PM on the first Thursday of the month in the Supervisors Meeting Room at Cherry Street.
	Flagstaff Recreation Department Commission meeting are at 4:00 PM on the third Wednesday of the month at the Aquaplex on 4th street.
	Other public park and recreation meetings may be substituted for the above with the permission of the course instructor.

Submit this assignment as a single file or document.

2) The DEW Special Event

Students may volunteer for the Dew which is a snowboarding event in downtown Flagstaff. The event is on Saturday, February 9^th and Sunday, February 10^th. Flagstaff Recreation Services need volunteers on Saturday between the hours of 8a-8:30p and Sunday between the hours of 7am-3pm. Duties would include handing out flyers, handouts, picking up trash, directing people to parking areas. Volunteers will work in shifts of 3-4 hours.
Contact: Tammy Bishop, Environmental Code Technician, City of Flagstaff,
(928) 213-2148 or email tbishop@flagstaffaz.gov

Submit a brief report on your hours and duties for the event.

Submit this assignment as a single file or document.

3) Book Report

Read ONE (1) of the books listed below. Then submit a book report via email, include in your report a summary of the critical concepts and most importantly, your critique or comments on how it relates to issues in recreation and leisure.

	DeGraaf, J. (ed.). 2003). Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America. San Francisco. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. (http://www.simpleliving.net/timeday/) OR
	Covey, Stephen R. (2004). Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Free Press

Submit this assignment as a single file or document (.doc; .docx; or .rtf).

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