Summer Camp is for Everyone

Free and Reduced Price Camps for Youth!

Make this a summer your kids will always remember! Camp registration is open for City of Eureka summer camps! Whatever your kids’ interests, they’ll have fun in the north coast sun with all sorts of creative and exciting activities. Summer camp is a valuable experience for all children, which is why Eureka Community Services has multiple options to make our summer programs accessible to families of all backgrounds.

FREE

Camp Cooper is a free summer camp for kids ages 5-12! From June 20-August 11 kids will participate in enriching environmental education activities learning about the natural world near and far! With limited space, there is an application process for Camp Cooper based on three different criteria to qualify: receipt of public assistance, income eligibility, and special hardship circumstances. If accepted, a space will be secured for the entire summer.

REDUCED PRICE

We accept Changing Tides and offer 50% fee reduction scholarships to qualifying families while available for our other fee-based summer programs: Camp ALL Stars, Camp Sequoia, and Leaders-In-Training. To utilize these programs, you must apply in person at the Adorni Center, 1011 Waterfront Dr., Eureka. To learn more about qualifying for a scholarship, visit https://bit.ly/eurekacampscholarship Note that scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Applications are available online at https://www.eurekaca.gov/249/Summer-Day-Camps

To see all 2023 summer camps, follow this link.

Summer Team Program: Leader In Training Starts June 20

Transforming Eureka Teens into Tomorrow’s Leaders

Is your teenager an up-and-coming leader? Then the Leader in Training (L.I.T) program is just for them! Held in conjunction with City of Eureka Summer Day Camps, this leadership-based training program provides hands-on experience for personal and professional growth. Being a teen leader in our summer camps means participants will work alongside summer camp staff hosting activities and excursions for children. Teens will have the opportunity to work on a variety of skills including leadership, communication, conflict resolution, responsibility, teamwork, and more! Many of our L.I.T’s end up working in city programs when they get older! It’s the perfect resume builder and stepping stone to a career in recreation!

Applications are available online at https://www.eurekaca.gov/245/Leaders-In-Training-LIT-Program

Details:

Camp Cooper Starts June 20

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. SPOTS FILL QUICKLY.

Summer is a time to explore, have fun, and learn along the way. Camp Cooper is a no-cost summer camp for all! Children will get to explore Cooper Gulch Park while enjoying science outside. This enriching camp provides opportunities for youth to learn environmental stewardship, wildlife habitat, conservation, and interpretation.

Applications are available online at bit.ly/campcooperapp or in person at the Adorni Center, 1011 Waterfront Drive, Eureka.

Details:

The NEW Grace Marton Memorial Park

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The City of Eureka is excited to announce the upcoming establishment of the Grace Marton Memorial Park. This new park will be located on the grass lawn area in front of the Sacco Amphitheater and is made possible due to a generous donation by Lance Hardie and Grace Marton.

Grace and Lance made this donation to honor the many lunches they enjoyed on the waterfront together and memorialize their fondness for this area. They wished to improve this location for the community’s benefit by establishing a park and gardens. Since receiving the bequest, the City of Eureka has begun the development of a waterfront-themed playground featuring a reproduced Merchant Ship handmade by Eric Hollenbeck of Blue Ox Millworks. Working with the Wildling Design Studio, a thoughtful cohesive park plan is underway. The public’s input is needed to develop this park design into a shared community vision.

Waterfront Trail improvements and realignment are planned as part of this park project. A 50% match grant is being pursued to double the park and trail budget. This opportunity is provided by the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the application is due June 1st, 2023. The grant award will be announced in September 2023.

Sequoia Park Ivy League – Volunteer Work Day

Ivy is invasive and chokes Redwood trees as it grows up their trunks.

HERE WE GO AGAIN! SEQUOIA PARK IVY LEAGUE IS BACK FOR ANOTHER PULL!

Sequoia Park Ivy League is back for another pull! On March 19, Meet at the Historic W St. entrance from 9am to 1pm. Celebrating 1 year of volunteer work! There will be live ukulele and guitar music courtesy of Angels Creations Guitar School Eureka and FREE donuts kindly donated by Happy Donuts!

Details:

• Sunday, March 19, 2023
• Anytime between 9AM and 1PM
• Meet at the Historic W St. entrance
• Kid-friendly, but kids need a guardian with them
• All supplies are provided but bring gloves if you can

Live Theater Comedy Fundraiser to Help CAPE

Join us for a special family, fun event to raise funds for C.A.P.E.

An exciting opportunity is coming soon to support the Community Access Project for Eureka (C.A.P.E.) in developing new youth-oriented programming.

North Coast Repertory Theater will begin 2023 with an original play, Never After Happily, as a fundraising performance for C.A.P.E.

“Never After Happily,” written to be premiered at NCRT by Hollywood playwrights, Cindy and Flip Kobler, is a fun-filled, family-friendly, delightful, and poignant comedy about what happens to our favorite fairy tale characters AFTER happily ever after. A percentage of the proceeds will support C.A.P.E.’s initiative to develop a free music and arts program that will target children residing at local shelters including those served by the Betty Chinn Homeless Foundation.

This benefit performance will take place Tuesday, February 14th at 8pm. North Coast Repertory Theater is located at 300 Fifth Street in Eureka. Tickets are available for purchase at www.NCRT.net or by calling 707-442-6278. Special pricing for this event is $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.

This is a great opportunity for the whole family to laugh while supporting the development of programming to expose local youth to the arts.

Please share and RSVP to the Facebook event here.

Sequoia Park Ivy League – Volunteer Work Day

Ivy is invasive and chokes Redwood trees as it grows up their trunks.

HERE WE GO AGAIN! SEQUOIA PARK IVY LEAGUE IS BACK FOR ANOTHER PULL!

That’s right, we have our own Ivy League in town and it’s not what you think. Instead of hitting the books hard to get that college degree, we are hitting the park hard to eradicate ivy from our beloved Redwood forest. This group of dedicated volunteers is gaining some serious momentum. We hope to make this the biggest and best yet!

Details:

• Saturday, February 18, 2023
• Anytime between 9AM and 1PM
• Sequoia Park at the fountain on the corner of Glatt and T Streets.
• Kid-friendly, but kids need a guardian with them
• All supplies are provided but bring gloves if you can

Hoopsters Volunteer Coaches Needed!

The City of Eureka’s Hoopsters Youth Basketball Program is looking for more volunteer coaches for our upcoming season.

If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer Coach, no experience is required.  Simply complete a Coach Application.

You can download the application from our website (eurekacommunityservices.com) or pick one up at the Adorni Community Center.  Hoopsters consists of a Boys League and a Girls League, with teams available for 3^rd through 6^th grade students.

Games are played on Saturdays beginning in late January and continuing through April 2023. 

Call Steve at (707) 441-4245 for more information. 

What does a coach do?

Coaches  plan, organize, and supervise one weekly practice session, and coach one weekend game for the eight-game season, a small time commitment that will impact the youth in community for a lifetime.

January Membership Special Returns!

Save BIG getting in shape in 2023!

If you’ve been putting off getting in shape until after the holidays, January is the time to literally jump back into it and save big bucks!

Adorni has the lowest family rate in the area and we’re slashing it even more!

For the month of January 2023, the Adorni will not only waive the initiation fee BUT IN ADDITION, we’re slashing our rates by 20 percent!

January Rates:

Sequoia Park Ivy League – Volunteer Work Day

Ivy is invasive and chokes Redwood trees as it grows up their trunks.

HERE WE GO AGAIN! SEQUOIA PARK IVY LEAGUE IS BACK FOR ANOTHER PULL!

That’s right, we have our own Ivy League in town and it’s not what you think. Instead of hitting the books hard to get that college degree, we are hitting the park hard to eradicate ivy from our beloved Redwood forest. This group of dedicated volunteers is gaining some serious momentum. We hope to make this the biggest and best yet!

Details:

• Saturday, November 19, 2022
• Anytime between 9AM and 1PM
• Sequoia Park at the fountain on the corner of Glatt and T Streets.
• Kid friendly, but kids need guardian with them
• All supplies provided but bring gloves if you can