Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #18 - Discussion ItemFACT SHEET: Miami: A City of Leisure GRANT NAME: Opening Doors to Leisure FUNDING: The United States Department of the Interior ($158,250.00) National Parks Service Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program and The State of Florida ($27,926.00) Department of Natural Resources GOAL: To demonstrate methods of increasing access to recreational opportunities through community awareness and utilization of transportation systems. Length of grant project: One (1) year expanded to a two (2) year project. Completion of grant project: October, 1982. The Opening Doors to Leisure film entitled "Miami: A City of Leisure" is thirteen and one half (13.5) minutes and was produced at a cost of $29,109.00. There was no cost to the City of Miami for this project, and included are ten (10) copies and two (2) thirty (30) second commer- cials suitable as public service announcements. The film was produced under contract by the Cinema East Corporation. The film was developed to expose the general public, as well as our target population of the handicapped, elderly, and socially disadvantaged to the wide variety of leisure opportunities available at the City of Miami park facilities and recreation programs. i I CITY OF MIAMl I F,_ORIDA t' � IIjMR-1 ifICE-'MEMORANDUM To Jack Eads DATE: April 13, 1982 FILE Assistant to the City Manager SUBJECT May 13, 1982 Commission Agenda Item «CM Cg"M�War Director REFERENCES Department of Recreation ENCLOSURES. The intent of this memorandum is to request alloted time for the showing of this Depart- ment's recently completed promotional film "Miami, A City of Leisure" to the City Com- mission at the May 13, 1982 meeting. This film is 13� minutes in length and is in full color. If possible we request to be placed first on the Agenda so we may make the presentation and remove the equip- ment so the meeting may continue uninter- rupted. AHH/KCS/za Howard V. Gary City Manager '�/oia d, Dir ctor Department of Recreation CITY OF !IIAMI• = LGRIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANOU`A April 7, 1982 „_:` Opening Doors to Leisure Film `- 'R`q APR 13 1982 T. Dr ^E RE ATIG'I As a follow up to your viewing of the film "Miami, A City of Leisure", we are requesting your approval to proceed with the duplication of the sample as agreed upon in the contract. Perhaps you would like to arrange for a viewing of the film by the members of the City Commission, before we schedule a showing to the general public. Would it be possible to show the film at the May 13, 1982 Commission meeting? The film is 13� minutes in length. With your approval we will place this item on the agenda. daw- 64P--)4t0-t d4at Approved: G�� (�"�?�� • Gl^ Howard V. Gary AHH/KCS/za I] kPayis 4 ! 0000 r+ y Y.. t 1 rY e S. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF T14E INi'ERIOR NATIONAL PARK - SERVICE -STATE OF FLORIDA 4 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES - CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION doft ALBERT H. HOWARD, Director 115uZ'P PROGRAMS FOR THE HANDICAPPED RECREA TION IN MIA MI ?? QUIET ON THE SET A CTI01V !!! As the amount of leisure time has increased for many Americans, so too has the use of Public Recreation Facilities. Recreation is a vital need in Everyone's daily life. It can provide numerous �! benefits to our society including relief from the daily stress and increased physical and mental fitness. In attempt to promote recreation in South Florida, the City of Miami has launched a new project called "Opening Doors to Leisure." This project is designed to sensitize the citizens of Miami's awareness ofand to amplify their access to, the 104 Tropical Parks and Leisure Programs offered by the City of Miami. To obtain our goal of increasing the use of our Park Facilittes and Recreation Programs, we are employing a wide variety of methods and materials. Promotional campaigns directed towards such target groups as adults and.families, children and youths, elderl y artcl handicapped and the culturally deprived, are being designed through printed materials. An integral part of our leisure awareness campaign is a 16-min Promotional Film. This ftlm will generate and receive community interest in the Municipal Recreation Program. The City of Miami Programs for the Handicapped is coordinating the production of the film. The Promotional Film will be geared to the general public and after completion, it will be available to various community groups. Completion of the An is expected b y� March. 1982. EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT! The "Opening Doors to Leisure" newsletter will be dispatched to interested parties periodically in the upcoming months. It will be our means of informing these parties of the progress being made with the "Opening Doors to Leisure" project. If you are interested in receiving a copy of this newsletter please send your name and address to: City of Miami Department of Recreation Handicapped Division Opening Doors to Leisure 2600 South Bayshore Drive Miami, Florida 33133 HOT LINE — 579 3437 One of "Opening Doors to Leisure" most important functions is to act as a leisure information referral system. The Hotline is established to help any person interested in the "Opening Doors to Leisure" project, the Park Breeze Special Transportation system, and any of City of Miami Park Location, Facility or Recreation Program, get the information fast and easy. In addition, we support the use of Public Transportation to and from the City of Miami Parks and available is information on Metro Bus Routes. The Hotline number operates 8.a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The number is: 579-3437 For direct information on Recreation Programs sponsored by the City of Miami, ,Department of Recreation you may call 579-6916 or write the City of Miami, Department of Recreation, 2600 Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida 33t,33.