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From YouTube: Ames Responds to Covid-19 | Episode 37
Description
On this episode of Ames Responds to Covid-19, we speak with Ames Parks and Recreation director, Keith Abraham about the status for programs and recreational facilities (including Furman Aquatic Center) as we head into summer.
Do you have a covid-19 related question? Send your question to covid19@CityofAmes.org and we will work your question into a future episode. Thanks for watching!
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A
B
B
You
know
regarding
the
the
covet
19
virus
and
the
pandemic,
and
and
how
to
try
to
provide
safe
facilities
for
staff
and
our
our
users
so
and,
as
we
all
know,
those
guidelines
that
we've
been
going
off
of
whether
it's
federal
state
or
local
or
in
some
cases,
all
three
sometimes
changed
quite
a
bit
and
they
change
frequently
and
we
had
to
make
changes
on
the
fly.
So
over
the
year
we
did
open
our
facilities,
but
we
did
have
some
changes.
B
We
had
people
registering
for
lap
swim,
I
had
to
register
for
a
basketball
hoop
or
if
they
wanted
to
come
down
and
use
the
the
weight
room
or
the
cardio
room.
Some
of
our
programs
were
canceled
because
people
just
weren't
ready
to
to
come
back
in
a
group
setting
over
the
past
year.
We
did
two
surveys
to
try
to
understand
when
our
customers
were
ready
to
come
back
and
what
they
were
looking
for
when
they
they
came
back.
B
So
we
did
offer
a
lot
of
outdoor
activities
last
year,
especially
in
the
wellness
category,
and
we
also
did
a
number
of
virtual
activities.
So
some
of
those
are
going
to
continue
to
happen
as
we
go
forward
and
we
have
found
that
the
way
we
do
business
will
probably
change
from
this
point
forward.
So
again,
more
outdoor
wellness
programs,
the
the
continuance
of
some
virtual,
whether
it's
fitness
classes,
we
did
some
concerts
and
so
on.
B
Most
of
our
other
programs.
We
are
going
to
be
offering
again.
There
will
be
covid
things
in
place,
but
but
people
have
started
coming
back
just
for
example,
in
the
spring,
our
spring
soccer
program,
we
saw
about
three
times
as
many
participants
as
than
what
we
did
in
the
fall
and
people
are
starting
to
to
tell
us
they're
ready
to
come
back
and
and
and
and
we'll
continue
to
to
do
and
look
for
ways
to
again
provide.
You
know,
safe
activities
for
the
patrons
and
our
our
staff.
B
So
you
can
go
to
our
website,
which
is
ames
park,
rec
and-
and
you
can
look
to
see
what
we're
doing.
We
generally
have
done
a
brochure
that
we've
mailed
in
the
past,
and
we
have
not
done
that.
So
what
we've
been
doing
is
is
creating
little
mini
guides.
We
have
one
for
wellness,
we
have
one
for
recreational
opportunities
and
you
can
access
those
on
our
website
and
then
you
can
also
register
online.
B
A
Thank
you
that
was
parks
and
recreation
director
keith
abraham.
If
there's
something
that
you're
curious
about,
let
us
know
we
can
put
it
in
a
future
episode
of
aim's
response.
Send
us
an
email
at
covid19
city
of
ames.org.
Remember
that
city
of
aims
has
cobid
19
information
on
our
website
go
to
cityofames.org
covid19,
no
hyphen.
Thanks
for.