Friends of Parks and Recreation

10/02/2026

Our first group of friends from Clark County Preschool graduated their Splash Class yesterday! Instructors Maggie and Kalina pose here with this proud group of new swimmers! We're so proud of them!

09/23/2026

Our Swim at the Gym Splash Class began for the 2026-2027 school year yesterday, and like a great nonprofit we took ZERO photos. 🤦‍♀️

Instead, enjoy this throw-back and know that we are PUMPED to have our little friends from the Clark County Preschool back in the building for the school year in partnership with Clark County Public Schools

This program, offering free swim lessons for all 4-5 year old preschoolers at Clark County Preschool, is truly our shining star and we are SO proud of it!

09/03/2026

We're so happy to be sponsoring the Splash Park for this holiday weekend! Grasp up the last bits of summer with us!

Got Labor Day Weekend plans? Now you do! Thanks to our nonprofit Friends of Parks and Recreation the Splash Park is free ALL WEEKEND, including opening for special hours on Monday! The weather looks shady Saturday but we'll try, and the rest of the weekend looks beautiful and hot and perfect for water play!

📍335 CG Stephenson Dr., Wi******er
☎(859) 448-1275
🕘Labor Day Weekend Hours
Saturday 10am-7pm
Sunday 12-6pm
Monday 10am-7pm
🆓FREE this weekend Saturday-Monday thanks to Friends of Parks!
🍭Concessions available!
*There will be no entry allowed for individuals 17+ who are not supervising or providing guardianship of a child.

07/28/2026

Peep 👀 our friend and family advocate Valerie Frost using our Bicycle Rodeo 🚴 event as an example of inclusivity and accessibility in a growing Wi******er!

As Wi******er grows, the community has a chance to protect what already helps families feel connected. From Youth Fishing Day and the Bicycle Rodeo to Extension Office traditions and sponsored spla…

07/20/2026

Proud is an UNDERSTATEMENT when it comes to this program. Ensuring all Clark County Preschool Children receive the basics of swim and water skill and safety is quite literally our pride and joy!

A local partnership is making a lasting difference for hundreds of Clark County children by helping them gain confidence in the water before they ever step into kindergarten.

07/13/2026

Learning how to better share our mission with our community? Amazing. Learning to do it alongside other Clark County nonprofits? Priceless!

05/20/2026

As the 2025-2026 school year comes to a close, we can't help but reflect on the four years we've been doing our Swim at the Gym Splash Class and being SO grateful for our school system!

In addition to that partnership, we want to thank YOU, our community and supporters, whose generosity have allowed us to serve OVER 600 preschool children so far in this program! We couldn't do it without you, and 600 kids means we have even gotten to see siblings of some of our OGs!

Congrats to our Clark County Preschool graduates, and we can't wait to continue this program again next year!

04/23/2026

Annnndd that’s a wrap on our 2025/2026 school year for Swim at the Gym Splash Class! This program in partnership with the Clark County Public Schools has officially served OVER 600 KIDS by providing FREE swim lessons to Clark County Preschool’s students since its inception in 2022.

There’s no way around saying it - this program just wouldn’t exist without two things. 1st, a partnership that no other school district in the state is doing, and 2nd, YOUR help! There’s simply no room in traditional budgeting for this kind of program, and that’s why Friends of Parks and Recreation is proud to call this program our shining star!

Special thanks to multiple CCPS administrators, including Superintendent Dustin Howard and Chief Academic Officer Kelly Fithen, for showing up to celebrate our little ones today. Even more special thanks to the CC Preschool teachers and our own in-house instructors Kalina Callahan and Ella Cravens for being so amazing with these kiddos. Our community means the world to us, and we are proud to be building it with them, and you!