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Franciscan Recreation Complex

908 Sterling Ave, West Peoria • 677-6705 facebook.com/PPD.FRC

Drop-In Programs at FRC

Motor Mites
This open gym for ages 1-5 is a great way to let little ones with lots of energy enjoy the fun of
playing freely with scooters, balls, hula hoops, tumbling equipment and more! It’s a great way
for children and parents to socialize. Parents must attend.
Fee: $3/visit or $25 for a 10-visit pass.
AT A GLANCE
The Franciscan Recreation Complex January 2 through February 28:
(FRC) is a multi-purpose recreation M through F, 9:15-11:15 am and F 1:00-3:00 pm
center located in West Peoria at the March 1 through May 24:
intersection of Heading & Sterling M, W, F 9:15-11:15 am and F 1:00-3:00 pm
Avenues. FRC features a full-size
gymnasium, multi-purpose room with Groups are welcome at Motor Mites! Plan a private
kitchenette, community room, dance session for a class or playgroup.
studio, soccer field, two baseball
fields, and an outdoor playground.
FRC and its services are accessible to
people with disabilities.
MANAGER Val Marek: Open Pickleball FREE PICKLEBALL CLINICS: Ages 18+
vmarek@peoriaparks.org W: 1/25, 1-3 pm
Ages 18+ • $3/visit or $25/10 visit
RENT FRC See pg. 99 punch card Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in
• Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1-3 pm the nation, and is a combination of tennis,
BIRTHDAYS AT FRC See pg. 103 through February 28 badminton, and ping pong. It is fun for
• Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-11 am all ages and skill levels. This clinic, taught
FRC is closed 12/31 and 1/1 March 2-May 30 by a volunteer instructor, is for folks who
• Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm are interested in the sport but have never
*There will be no Pickleball on 2/28 or 4/4 played and for newbies who want to learn
basic skills and rules.

Find more
pickleball on
pgs. 12, 68,
& 75.

Advanced Registration Programs at FRC

Valentine’s Day Bakers St. Patty’s Day Green Thumb
Let’s bake up some love for Valentine’s Day! Scientists Gardeners
We’ll be baking and decorating sweet treats Everyone is Irish on St. Patty’s Day! Join us Get your thumb green and watch your garden
for our special Valentines. After baking our for St. Patty’s Day fun! We will perform grow. Children will get down and dirty
sweets, we will visit our card making station. science experiments with gold coins, learning the basics of flowers and gardening.
We will color, cut, paint, and glue one of a create magical rainbows and mix up a We will read garden books, eat worms and
kind love notes to our Valentines.
Age: 5-11 batch of shamrock slime. We will construct dirt, make and take our own planter, and play
leprechaun traps in hopes of catching
some flower and garden games.
Fee-R/NR: $10/$12
the little fella. We’ll end our class with a Age: 7-11
Code Day-Date Time delicious and fizzy shamrock punch. Don’t Fee-R/NR: $10/$12
77504 Th: 2/9 4:30-6:00 pm forget to wear green! Code Day-Date Time
Age: 3-6
Fee-R/NR: $10/$12 77139 Sa: 4/22 10:00-11:30 am
Code Day-Date Time
77140 Th: 3/16 10:00-11:30 am

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