Community Development Re-creation kicked off the summer with a three-hour free celebration with music, food and fun at Ruggles Park. Activities included a rock climbing wall, pony rides, arts and crafts, balloons and carnival games for kids of every age. Pizza and refreshments were provided by Domino's Pizza of south Main Street. Fall River Community outreach sponsored a basketball shoot-out and Team F.R.E.S.H. hosted field games. "This annual event is a great way to kick off the start of our summer recreation programs and the free Summer Lunch in the Parks program," said Grace S. Gerling, executive director of CD-REC. "We are proud to be sponsoring this event with Seth Hockert-lotz of Domino's Pizza and are thankful for his continued support through the years and are very excited to share this day with the Greater Fall River community." For more information about the event or any of the summer programs, contact CD-REC at 508-679-0922.
 

(Top row, left) Eleven-year-old Jasmine Smith works intently on a craft project at the Family Service Association table with her friend Ariel Benevides. (Top row, center) Nine-year-old Audrey Figueroa demonstrates her hula hoop prowess. (Top row, right) Dana Ducharme, who attends the Adult Learning Center in Brockton, lowers himself down from the climbing wall after ringing the bell at the top. (Middle row, left) Five-year-old Jaime Peets, who attends the R.I. School for the Deaf, heads away from her mother, Jackie Peets, with a balloon from the Healthy City Fall River display table behind her. (Middle row, center) CD-Recreation Program Director Jamison Souza announces the start of the Community Development Recreation (CD-REC) opening day at Ruggles Park. (Middle row, right) Fifteen-year-old Jeff Therriault and sixteen-year-old Dior Andrade walk past the B.O.L.D. display table. (Bottom row, left) Sixteen-year-old Darrell finch line up a shot at the basketball shoot. (Bottom row, center) Eight-year-old Teyla Sirois manages five hula hoops at once. (Bottom row, right) Seven-year-old Nicole Correa finishes her ride on a pony from Rebello Farms.