PLEASE NOTE: The Recreation Council's corporate office in Clayton has changed suites. We have moved from Suite 518 to Suite 100.

HELP SPONSOR a child with a disability to attend a summer day camp for $200.00 or sponsor a child with a disability to attend an overnight camp for $500.00. Call the Recreation Council at 314-726-6044 for more information or you may send us a check or pay with your Mastercard or Visa.

KEEP THIS DATE OPEN! Second Annual Fun Walk to benefit the Recreation Council & Special Olympics. Event will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2008 from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. at Quail Ridge Park in Wentzville, MO. For more information, call the office at 314-726-6044 to be put on the mailing list for Fun Walk information.

NEW Equipment for Loan:
Discover Hippocampe, the leisure wheelchair that lets you enjoy outdoor activities to the fullest, whatever the season. Imagine you are on a beach at the seaside. With Hippocampe, you can cross the sand, get over any obstacles and go right into the sea. Enjoy simple pleasures with family or friends: strolls along coastal tracks, in the woods or in the mountains. Share exciting moments and create memories with the people you love. Hippocampe has undergone stringent testing to ensure full compliance with safety standards conformity, resistance tests, endurance tests, etc. Well designed yet recreational, Hippocampe perfectly fits into the holiday enviornment. Collapsible, lightweight and non-bulky, you can take it anywhere in it's caryall.
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Landeez All-Terrain Wheelchair is back in service with all new tires! This chair has 4 extra large wheels to provide superior tracking and stability on stteperslopes and is ideal for larger adults. The Landeez glides graciously over sand, snow, gravel, and soft soils so you can come in closer contact with nature. finally, you can enjoy total access even in rural settings together with family and freinds. disassembles easily without tools and weighs 37 lbs. The wheels come off and the chair folds for transportation.
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ACCESSIBLE DESTINATION PLAYGROUNDS
Play is an important part of every child's life. Click here for more information on St. Louis & St. Charles County area Accessible Destination Playgrounds.

There is a new and easy way that YOU can help raise money to benefit the Recreation Council of Greater St. Louis. Please click below to see the information on the Schnucks eScrip Community Card program!
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Upcoming Board of Directors Meetings:
May 19, 2008           5:00 p.m. at the Non-Profit Development Center, St. Peters, MO
July 28, 2008           5:00 p.m. at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters
Sept. 22, 2008           5:00 p.m. at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters
Nov. 24, 2008           4:00 p.m. at the Maryland Heights Recreation Center

Voucher Programs:
If interested in, or if you are a current recipient of, the Recreation Council’s Voucher Programs you now can access the voucher applications via our new website!  You will still need to adhere to all requirements in terms of mailing deadlines, due dates, etc.  As always, please feel free to contact the Recreation Council if you have any questions or concerns!

Do you want to be included on the Recreation Council's email mailing for special
upcoming recreation and leisure events?  If so, please email us this request (see form at this website) at: reccoun@stlouis.missouri.org  or give us a call at (314)726-6044. 

The Recreation Council's Resource Center is located at 200 South Hanley, Suite 100, in downtown Clayton.  From Hwy 40 take the Hanley North exit.  Go North about one and a half miles.  Look for the large building (as your traveling down Hanley) with the "200" at the top of it.  We are in the first large office building after you go under the Forest Park Parkway viaduct.  Parking is in the back of our building!

The Recreation Council 's  Staff & Board of Directors