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Volunteers
Minsky Gym
obert E. Minsky Gymnasium is located in Whispering
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Pines Park. It is an 8,000 square foot gymnasium that
features six basketball courts, 200-seat bleachers and
two full-sized volleyball courts. e need you! The City of Port St. Lucie Parks & Recreation Department has many opportunities for volunteers, in our
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Recreation programs, Special Events, Junior Basketball program, in our facilities as maintenance assistance and at our
Recreation Services desks at the Civic Center, Community Center and Minsky Gym. The Saints Golf Course also offers
residents the opportunity to volunteer their services. We have opportunities available within our more than 40+ parks,
to assist City staff in maintaining our phenomenal parks.
We offer a wide range of activities for people of all ages,
including basketball, volleyball, soccer, open gym time
for adults and children, our popular Junior Basketball
League, Adult Softball League and much more. I t is only through the support and donation of hours by our City Volunteers that Parks & Recreation is able to provide
the quality programs and services that we do.
Minsky Gym is a “Kids at Hope” facility and staff has been
trained. In doing so, we have become a Kids at Hope
site with signage indicating that we follow the guidelines
and principles of the organization to demonstrate
how all children can succeed, NO EXCEPTIONS. Our
staff encourages children to be successful and help
them achieve their goals by using the little steps, big
dreams ladder to success and other tools provided by
the organization. Our facility is also a designated Safe
Place site. Project Safe Place is a nationally-acclaimed
prevention and outreach program.
In FY 2017-2018, P & R volunteers donated hours per the
following divisions within our department:
• Community Center = 727 hours
• Junior Basketball Program = 13,287 hours
• Parks = 100 hours
• Saints Golf Course = 15,128 hours
• Special Events = 274 hours
•Fitness Centers = 297 hours
TOTAL HOURS DONATED BY P & R VOLUNTEERS = 24,559
Location: 750 S.W. Darwin Blvd., Port St. Lucie, FL 34953
Hours: Daily 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Contact: 772-344-4142
Website: www.CityofPSL.com/Recreation
Please consider joining our team of committed volunteers
as you work alongside City staff to deliver fun and exciting
events and programs in your community!
Please call [phone] for more information. We look
forward to hearing from you!
Community Garden
The City of Port St. Lucie’s first Community Garden
opened in 2015 via a Community Development Block
Grant. It features 48, 4ft x 8ft x 12ft raised beds
available for rent at $25 each per year. Located at 2600
SE Waterview Dr., Port St. Lucie, FL 34952 (just south
of the Civic Center parking garage), the Garden is for
renters only and is locked to the public. Annual fee
expires 1 year from date of purchase and is available to
renters from dawn till dusk.
Location: 2600 S.E. Waterview Dr, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
Fee: $25 annually
Contact: 772-807-4499
Website: www.CityofPSL.com/CommunityGarden
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FACILITIES: MINSKY GYM/COMMUNITY GARDEN
Kids at Hope
Kids at Hope is, first and foremost, a belief The Parks & Recreation Department is committed
system supported by a cultural strategy
and then enhanced by programs. The Kids
at Hope vision is that every child is afforded
the belief, guidance and encouragement
that creates a sense of hope and optimism.
The City of Port St. Lucie has adopted the
Kids at Hope belief that “All Children are
Capable of Success, NO EXCEPTIONS!”
Our staff has undergone the initial training
and became “Treasure Hunters”, looking
for the treasures in every child.
to sharing the Kids at Hope belief system with all
staff, volunteers, volunteer coaches, and recognized
user groups. We also offer the opportunity to you,
our valued customer, to be trained in the Kids at
Hope belief system so that you, too, can become
a Treasure Hunter. What better investment can we
make, as a community, than instilling the confidence
and belief among our youth that they are capable of
success ... NO EXCEPTIONS! Please call us at 772-
878-2277 for more information.
VOLUNTEERS/KIDS AT HOPE
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