Neighborhood Notes - Foxhall: 6 February 2002

New direction at the Hardy Recreation Center (HRC) has brought to the community a whole host of new ideas. Rodney L. Brown, the new site-manager for the Center, and Enrique Leiva, the Center’s veteran recreation specialist, are keyed up for spring Espanol classes and other community activities available to Foxhall residents.

Leiva says the idea for the Center to host Spanish classes developed after neighbors repeatedly requested a need for the community to introduce a second language course.

“Parents of the neighborhood were looking for Spanish language help,” said Leiva. “So we decided to look into offering the class.”

The Center’s staff is also in the midst of coordinating community aerobic classes for March, which will meet every Monday, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Also, if neighbors are interested in improving their kitchen presence, Brown is planning a weekly cooking class and hopes to invite youth and adults to participate.

Tennis, basketball, and soccer activities will be offered as weather improves, but Brown insisted their primary goal is to promote a safe haven for the community to learn and partake in recreation.

“I want kids to come to Hardy Recreation Center to have fun and be in a safe environment to enjoy these fun activities,” Brown said.|

Both Leiva and Brown urge residents to contact the Center for further information or to register for any of these activities at 202-282-2190.

Erica N Miller, Foxhall