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Washington, D.C.
Join us as we travel by motorcoach to
Washington D.C. on Saturday, April 10, 2010. The bus will
leave from the main entrance parking lot of Alverthorpe Park
at 7:30 am and return around 9:00 pm. We will dropping off
at the Air and Space Museum and the Holocaust Museum around
11:00 am. The drop off at the Holocaust Museum is a self guided
tour at no additional cost for anyone interested. It will
take approximately three hours to tour the museum. All forms
and fees must be received by the Bureau’s main office
no later than Thursday, April 8, 2010.
Date:
Saturday, April 10, 2010 Time: 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM Cost: $40 per person Depart & Return: Alverthorpe Park main
parking lot Registration: Please return form and
fees to Abington Parks & Recreation. Make checks
payable to "Abington Township".
The Bureau will be visiting
Washington, D.C. for the second time this year on Wednesday,
July 7. This weekday trip will offer the participant an opportunity
to visit Government buildings normally closed on the weekend.
If you are interested in joining us, return the registration
form and fees to the Bureau’s main office by 4:00 PM
on Friday, July 2nd.
The bus will leave from the Forrest
Avenue parking lot of Alverthorpe Park at 7:30 AM sharp! We
will make one brief stop on the way down and one on the way
back.
We will be dropping off at the Air
and Space Museum and the Holocaust Memorial Museum. If you
plan to visit the Holocaust Museum please indicate that on
the registration form. It takes 2-3 hours for the self-guided
tour the Museum.
Date: Wednesday, July
7, 2010 Time: 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM Cost: $40 per person Depart & Return: Alverthorpe Park main
parking lot Registration:
Please return form and fees to Abington Parks & Recreation.
Make checks payable to "Abington Township".
Inner
Harbor Baltimore
The Parks & Recreation Department
will be traveling to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for a
day on your own. While there you can check out the Gallery
and Harborplace (with over 160 shops and restaurants), visit
Ft. McHenry, or go to the National Aquarium (discount tickets
can be purchased through the Parks Department). There will
be plenty of time to go to Fells Point or tour the historic
ships or just enjoy the harbor itself.
Date: Saturday, August
14, 2010 Time: 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM Cost: $40 per person Depart & Return: Alverthorpe Park main
parking lot
If you are interested in Aquarium tickets, please contact
the Parks & Recreation Department. Registration:
Please return form and fees to Abington Parks & Recreation.
Make checks payable to "Abington Township".
New
York City Day Trip
Enjoy a day of shopping or sight-seeing
without the hassle of driving or parking. We will be traveling
by bus to New York City where you will have the option of
three drop off points: The Theatre District (W. 48th Street),
The Hard Rock Cafe (W. 57th Street), or The Metropolitan Museum
of Art (E. 82nd Street). There will be one pick up point,
The Paramount Plaza (between 50th and 51st Streets on Broadway)
We will leave from the main parking
lot of Alverthorpe Park at 7:30 AM (sharp) and travel non-stop
to New York. We will leave New York at 5:00 PM from the Paramount
Plaza and return to the park around 8:30 PM.
Date: Wednesday, October
13, 2010 Time: 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM Cost: $40 per person Depart & Return: Alverthorpe Park main
parking lot Registration:
Please return form and fees to Abington Parks & Recreation.
Make checks payable to "Abington Township".
U.S.
Tennis Open
Abington Township Parks and Recreation
will be travelling to Corona Park in Flushing Meadow, New
York to attend the U.S. Open Tennis Program this summer.
Date: Thursday, September
2, 2010 Time: 7:30 AM to 10:30 PM Cost: $95 per person, includes ticket and
transportation Depart & Return: Alverthorpe Park main
parking lot Registration:
Please return form and fees to Abington Parks & Recreation.
Make checks payable to "Abington Township."
Radio
City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular The
Bureau of Parks & Recreation has arranged for two 49-passenger
buses to leave from Alverthorpe Park on Thursday, December
? for a trip to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring
the Rockettes.
The
buses will leave from the Alverthorpe Park main gate at 7:00
AM, arriving in New York City at approximately 9:15 AM in
front of the Radio City Music Hall. Show time is 2:00 PM.
Seats are confirmed to be in the orchestra section. Before
the show you will be on your own to tour the city.
The
pick up location will be determined the morning of the show
before you exit the bus. We will board the buses promptly
after the show to return home. We will not be stopping on
the way to or from New York. It is suggested that you bring
a snack if needed for the ride. The buses are expected to
return to Alverthorpe Park around 7:00 PM.
WHEN:
Thursday, December 2, 2010
LEAVE:
7:00 A.M., ALVERTHORPE PARK (Forrest Avenue parking lot)
RETURN: To the same location at approximately 7:00 PM
COST: $95.00 PER PERSON (TRANSPORTATION & SHOW TICKET)
Parent
or other adult must accompany all children under 18 years
of age.
REGISTRATION:
Register in person at Alverthorpe Manor,
Mon - Fri,
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM or
by mailing the form and fees to:
Abington Parks &
Recreation
515 Meetinghouse Road
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Registration
will remain open until all seats are filled. All forms &
fees must be received before you will be registered for this
trip.
