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WELCOME
Town of Acton Recreation Department Online Registration
All New!
Spring~Summer Programs open for enrollment
Printed copies of the program are available at the Acton Town Hall and were mailed to all homes and businesses in Acton & Boxborough.
Programs offered thru mid-September and are open to both Acton residents and non-residents.
If you prefer to register in-person, you are welcome to come in person to our office located at the Acton Town Hall during normal business hours. Our office is located on the ground floor.
NYC BUS TRIP, SATURDAY MAY 18 - UPDATE!!!
This trip has reached maximum capacity. If you are interested in being placed on a waitlist, please email: recreation@acton-ma.gov
Check out all the other great trips coming this summer and fall!
WHERE IS ROBBINS MILL RECREATION AREA?
Acton Recreation Department's newest fields are located at 61 Canterbury Hill Road is located in North Acton in the Robbins Mill subdivision. Take Main Street (Rt. 27) to Carlisle Road and make a right on Canterbury Hill Road. The fields are located at the end of the road.
Please contact us if you have any questions or problems with online registration, please contact us:
recreation@acton-ma.gov or call 978.929.6640 ext. 0
All programs noting "Limited Availability" means there is space available to register.
Special Information:
Sign up for our Recreation E-Newsletter! Get the latest information from us. Just email: mhaberman@acton-ma.gov and ask to be added to our E-News.
Camp Acton is located on Pope Road. Click here to obtain a permit application.
Picnic Permits for Summer Rentals: Be sure to secure your outing date. Many weekend dates fill up quickly for our park picnic areas. Applications can be obtained at www.acton-ma.gov/recreation.
NARA Summer Camp for Ages 4-15
We look forward to seeing you this summer! Registration is open.
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DATES |
SESSION THEME |
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1 |
June 17-June 21 |
Dungeons, Dragons, & Knights, Oh My! |
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2 |
June 24-June 28 |
Decade’s Week |
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3 |
July 1, 2, 3, 5 |
Party in the USA! |
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4 |
July 8-July 12 |
Under the Sea |
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5 |
July 15-July 19 |
Pirate Week |
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6 |
July 22-July 26 |
Olympics Week |
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7 |
July 29- Aug. 2 |
Hawaiian Week |
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8 |
Aug. 5-Aug. 9 |
Jurassic Week |
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9 |
Aug. 12-Aug. 16 |
Space Adventures Week |
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10 |
Aug. 19-Aug. 23 |
Superhero Week |
2013 Session Lineup:
NARA Park Beach
NARA Beach will reopen May 25, 2013. Register now for your 2013 membership and obtain the early bird rate (now through May 31)
REFUND & WITHDRAWAL POLICY
- Refunds will not be issued after a program’s specified timeframe; specified timeframe are listed below for each category. All refund and withdrawal requests for all offerings must be submitted in writing. Requests cannot be accepted by phone. Remit to: Acton Recreation Department, 472 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720 or email: recreation@acton-ma.gov. If request is submitted via email, requester should call the office to confirm receipt of email at 978.929.6640 ext. 0. Please allow 2-3 weeks for refunds for payments by check. Online refunds will be issued within one week. If payment was made by walk-in credit card payment, registrant must present card in person for refund.
- GENERAL RECREATION PROGRAMS: You may withdraw from a program up to 7 business days prior to the start date. A $10 non-refundable administrative fee will be applied to each program.
- SUMMER CAMP: You may withdraw up to 10 business days prior to the start of each session. A $50 non-refundable fee will be applied for each session. Exception to policy; a written letter from a licensed physician excusing participant from a program prior to the 1st day of session start date. Refunds will not be issued due to weather conditions or any water closure. Switching session fee: A fee of $15 per session fee is applied per person pending availability of session openings.
- BEACH MEMBERSHIP: Refunds will not be issued for beach memberships due to participant cancellation, water closure due to weather or Board of Health water standards or closure by lifeguards due to patron-lifeguard ratio. The Town of Acton has the right to revoke a beach membership for non-compliance to beach rules and regulations.
- Certain programs and bus trips have separate refund policies and will be duly noted in description and/or on form. Show tickets are non-refundable but are transferable. We take great pride in the respect that all of our program participants have exhibited over the years. For the enjoyment and safety of all participants and staff, inappropriate behavior will not be permitted. Our program has a zero tolerance policy. Grounds for dismissal from any offerings include: disrespect for others or property, foul language, fighting, bullying, sexual harassment, spitting and biting. Refunds will not be given to a participant who has been dismissed from a program due to behavioral issues.
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BUS TRIPS: Bus trips will run if minimum amount of registrations are received. Many of our trips are merged with other local town departments to fill a bus to help meet the minimum required. If trip is cancelled due to the lack of minimum participants, a full refund will be issued. Please note that pickup/drop-off locations are subject to change if adequate number of registrations are not received for a pickup location in Acton. Refunds will not be issued for a non-Acton pickup/drop-off location. In the event of illness, a trip can be transferred but not refunded once commitment has been made. If you have any refund questions, please inquire prior to signing up. Individual bus trip refund policies will be outlined in trip description. If a trip is refundable, all changes and special requests must be completed in writing up to 30 days prior to the trip and are subject to a $50 cancellation fee per person. No refunds will be issued with less than 30 days notice.
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BUS TRIP SPECIAL NEEDS INFORMATION: If you are not self sufficient and have special needs, you must travel with a companion who can provide assistance to you. By making a reservation for any trips, you are certifying that you do not have any mental, physical or other condition that could compromise your safety or others. Call us for details if you are uncertain of the demands of this trip!
CLASS CANCELLATION POLICY
Recreation classes are cancelled if Acton and Acton-Boxborough Schools have closed or have early dismissal due to weather. Notification via e-mail for Recreation Dept. run programs will be made if class is cancelled due to poor weather, poor field conditions or lack of minimum participants. Programs run by companies contracted by the Recreation Dept. are responsible to notify participants of class cancellations. Efforts will be made to makeup weather-cancelled classes, but are not guaranteed. Any class cancellations due to an illness of an instructor will be made-up or refunded. Refunds will not be issued due to a participant’s inability to partake in makeup session(s). Some programs or classes have special cancellation policies and are duly noted in program description and/or special registration form.
Proxy Registrations, Program Confirmation & Disclaimer
A person may submit another’s registration form, provided the form is properly completed and signed.
The Recreation Department reserves the right to correct mistakes or adjust program fees and activities in this brochure at the time of release by print or internet, and reserves the right to cancel any program due to low enrollment or poor weather.
Town of Acton Website Security and Privacy Policy
Credit Card information gathered from any internet transaction will not be maintained by the Town of Acton. This site uses a secure server for conducting online services. The user of this website understands by its website use that the Town of Acton, its officials and employees will not be liable for any injury caused by the disclosure of your information, whether by security breach, accident, inadvertence, or any other act resulting in disclosure.
The Town of Acton is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. The Town will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.
Security Policy
This site uses a secure server for conducting online services. Some information that you submit through this Web site is protected by encryption technology, some is not. As a general rule, all personally identifiable information is encrypted at submission time.
Personal information on this site is secured and only those employees who monitor the status of the computers, or perform routine maintenance are allowed access. If you submit information to our server through a Web page that contains visible indicators of active encryption technology, we will take reasonable precautions to safeguard the confidentiality of such information.
The user of this Web site understands by its Web site use that the Town of Acton, its officials and employees will not be liable for any injury caused by the disclosure of your information, whether by security breach, accident, inadvertence, or any other act resulting in disclosure.
Information Collection and Use
The Town of Acton is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. The Town of Acton collects information from our users at several different points on our website.
LINKS
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that the Town of Acton is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the Town of Acton website.
Notification of Changes
The Town of Acton will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected. If the Town of Acton decides to change its privacy policy, it will post those changes on its Homepage so users are always aware of what information is collected, how it is used, and under circumstances, if any, it is disclosed.
Opting-out
At any time while assessing our site(s), any user while online may "opt-out" of further E-mail contact from us (while still allowing access to our sites).
USE OF COOKIES
We do not use "persistent" cookies to collect permanent information. (Note: A cookie file contains unique information a Web site can use to track such things as passwords, lists of pages you've visited, and the date when you last looked at a specific page, or to identify your session at a particular Web site. A cookie is often used in commercial sites to identify the items selected for a specific shopping cart application.) We do use "non-persistent" cookies in applications (like the online job application) that keep track of a user and make it possible for you to complete a form or use a function, but this cookie disappears when you finish filling out an application, or searching a database.
DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES
As a governmental agency, we are governed by open records laws. Any information that we receive through use of our site is subject to the same provisions as information provided on paper. Otherwise, we do not share personal identifying information with any third party without your permission. We disclose only in aggregate form our statistical analyses or demographics of users to third parties. In some instances, we may operate shared Web sites with other organizations. Our privacy policy will apply to these Web sites, and we require those organizations to adhere to our privacy policy, and will not share personal information with any third party without your permission. This information is not reported or used in any manner that would reveal personally identifiable information, and will not be released to any outside parties unless we are legally required to do so in connection with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings.
CONTROL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
At any time, while assessing our site(s), any user while online may decline participation in any activity that asks for information (i.e. survey or E-mail). In online applications that ask for personal information, you are provided the option of canceling or "clearing all fields" of information and terminating the application. You will also be provided a way to "unsubscribe" to any newsletters, notices, schedules, etc., sent to you automatically.
DATA DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING:
The authorized use of this data is limited to informational and educational purposes only, and NOT for operational or commercial purposes. This data is provided as is and in no event shall the Town of Acton, its departments or its representatives be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from lost data or lost profits or revenue, costs of recovering such data, the costs of substitute data, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, punitive or consequential damages, arising out of the use of the data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and the Town of Acton, its Agencies and Representatives disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use the data. The Town of Acton and its agencies are and shall remain the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title and interest in and to all lists, libraries, databases, maps, graphics, compilations, files and other data created and posted for inclusion in this system, including ownership of any trade secrets or copyright pertaining thereto, except as specifically noted. Please e-mail webmaster or system operator for permission requests. Linkage to this system by any other person, organization or entity does not constitute endorsement by the Town of Acton of that site or the views of the person, organization or entity responsible for the link. By use of this system and any data contained therein, the user agrees that use shall conform to all applicable laws and regulations and user shall not violate the rights of any third parties.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY
I agree to hold harmless the Town of Acton and/or its employees, independent contractors, their agents and employees, from claims or liability related to any accident or injury that may occur. I certify that the participant is in good health. I understand there is some risk in taking part in sports and recreational related activities, and I am willing to assume those risks. I give participant permission for medical treatment to be given if the need arises.
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