Technology – Manassas Park Parks & Recreation

Behind the Scenes of Electronic Registration Forms – by Jacquelyn Tyre-Perry

As a Department, we’re always trying to find ways to be innovative. Our goal is to make our registration process easier and more convenient for our patrons and for ourselves. Often people don’t get a chance to see the endless hours and all of the work that goes on behind the scenes to get something […]

August 1, 2019

On iPhones, pressing the sleep/wake button 5 times quickly will show the medical ID option as well as the emergency SOS feature. You can also access medical ID through the emergency phone setting which is you can access when you type in your passcode.

Preparation – by Sue Jurjevic

September is National Preparedness month and October is Fire Safety month, so it seems like a great idea to remind everyone how to be ready for emergencies. As parents, we always want to make sure that our household is the safest place for our families to be, and we have to take measures to […]

September 26, 2018

Are Video Games Bad for Your Kids? – by Eliut Morales

New video games are released on a weekly, even daily basis. I’m sure your kids have asked you to buy them the new Pokémon game, and you probably asked yourself, “Didn’t I buy this a few months back?” Eventually, you will find yourself in a situation when you must say to them that enough is […]

May 30, 2018

Preferred Method of Social Media for Today’s Teens – by Tony Thomas

I work directly with teenagers, and I truly love hanging with the teens here at the Community Center. I find kids this age challenging but so rewarding at the same time. Recently, I was engaged in a conversation with several seventh and eighth grade teenagers who frequent many of the programs and classes we […]

November 16, 2017

Working out is more fun with a friend. Starting late August, we'll start rewarding you for telling your friends about us.

Two New Ways to Save at MPCC – By Jason Shriner

When the team here at Parks and Recreation comes up with sales and promotions, we try to imagine what kinds of deals are both interesting and useful to our customers. For example, the $1 for your first month deal is a favorite of residents while non-residents love when we offer the resident rate as a […]

July 31, 2017

How to Start Taking Better Photos Today – By Jason Shriner

Have you ever scrolled through your Facebook or Instagram feed and wondered how some people can take such beautiful pictures so effortlessly? You may shrug it off thinking that technology plays a large part in that, and while that’s true to a certain extent, the photographer is largely responsible for taking that perfect shot. You […]

January 4, 2017

How Pokémon Go is Positively Affecting Our Community – By Kaitlyn Collier

I am sure by now that you have heard of the game being played globally, Pokémon Go. If you yourself aren’t playing it, I’m sure your kids, coworkers, or family members probably are. I personally am astounded at how popular this game quickly became. This one game is bringing so many people together. It is […]

July 21, 2016

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